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what do you think about James Frey and Henry Blodget? exactly.
by beatle 15y ago
what do you think about James Frey and Henry Blodget?
exactly.
- rhizome 15y agoThat they're making their way in the world just fine despite their histories, rendering any imaginary cosmic retribution impotent?
- pfraze 15y agoThe voice of the people is the voice of God.
- beatle 15y agoBig difference. James Frey lied about his own personal experience and Henry Blodget was involved in securities fraud. They are relatively unknown outside their industry. Mike Daisey told lies that he presented to news organizations, blogs, etc. as facts -- for money and self-promotion at the expense of a well respected company. CNN, NYTimes, The Washington Post, etc. wrote articles based on Mike Daisey's lies. In my view this is similar to what happened to Dan Rather a few years ago. People will forget, but they will remember.
- rhizome 15y agoThe public at large has a very short memory. Dan Rather was different: he stuck to his guns rather than dive for the exit by calling it art.
- oodalolly 15y agoThere was enough of a backlash, especially in the literary community (who silently give all memoirs wiggle-room for truthiness), to Oprah's public castigation that James Frey isn't really thought of negatively. More people remember Oprah's childish need for revenge over Frey changing the way a character committed suicide.