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Old 05-09-2008, 09:24 AM
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Default Great article defending Horse Racing

http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/story/523670.html
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Old 05-09-2008, 09:36 AM
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That's the best I've seen so far. Humorous and to the point.
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Old 05-09-2008, 09:50 AM
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Nice artice. Thanks JMS.
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Old 05-09-2008, 09:52 AM
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Go beyond the article and read the comment section... You'll see what we're facing. Not good.
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Old 05-09-2008, 09:55 AM
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What we're facing is horse beauty pageants on MTV with popups of tweens commenting online about how each horsie looks. They're the people making comments on these stories.
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Old 05-09-2008, 10:05 AM
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What we're facing is horse beauty pageants on MTV with popups of tweens commenting online about how each horsie looks. They're the people making comments on these stories.
I know what you're saying, but if you read these comments under most of these columns extensively, you'll see it's a much wider sample.
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