Jim Rome
I was listening to the Jim Rome show for a brief spell in the kitchen today. I do that sometimes, though not much. I like sports and his show isn't too terribly "talk radio". But...
He opened his show today with a tirade about a cyclist who got in his way this morning on the way to work. Seems he left early, 5.30, and ended up behind a "Lance Armstrong" (his words) who was descending the local hills of L.A. out there. He claims he "has nothing against the guy" and "is impressed with his commitment", but then relates this story of how, at the bottom of the hils, the cyclist drops a huge F-Bomb at him. "Dude, I was just minding my own business". He goes on about why should the cyclist take up the whole lane, and why he is in a car and should get right-of-way and why this biker is distracting him from his important sports radio life. Can you imagine Rome tailgating this guy all the way down the hill and crowding him and being a menacing brat? No, the cyclists didn't have to drop the F-Bomb but I can see it now. Monster Truck, Soccer Mom, and self-important Jim Rome all out there too busy or arrogant to take a @#$@ 30-sec. breath and let the biker get out the way.
The ultimate point it, no matter how much education and information cyclists and clubs do, Jim Rome can do more damage in one 1min. spiel with Joe-Redneck than all these organizations in a month, a year. Depressing.
He opened his show today with a tirade about a cyclist who got in his way this morning on the way to work. Seems he left early, 5.30, and ended up behind a "Lance Armstrong" (his words) who was descending the local hills of L.A. out there. He claims he "has nothing against the guy" and "is impressed with his commitment", but then relates this story of how, at the bottom of the hils, the cyclist drops a huge F-Bomb at him. "Dude, I was just minding my own business". He goes on about why should the cyclist take up the whole lane, and why he is in a car and should get right-of-way and why this biker is distracting him from his important sports radio life. Can you imagine Rome tailgating this guy all the way down the hill and crowding him and being a menacing brat? No, the cyclists didn't have to drop the F-Bomb but I can see it now. Monster Truck, Soccer Mom, and self-important Jim Rome all out there too busy or arrogant to take a @#$@ 30-sec. breath and let the biker get out the way.
The ultimate point it, no matter how much education and information cyclists and clubs do, Jim Rome can do more damage in one 1min. spiel with Joe-Redneck than all these organizations in a month, a year. Depressing.
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