Are they nuts?!
Kasia August 24th, 2007
A reporter from a major television news outlet was just asking our monsignor for a comment on the new book of Mother Teresa’s letters that’s coming out. He asked me if I knew anything about it – I had seen a few articles, yes – and asked if I wanted to comment.
Do I want to comment? On what? On the reports I have read about the book? I sure can’t comment on the book itself, ’cause I haven’t read it. It isn’t even out yet. Give me a break! Of what value would any comment I gave be, anyway?
“A random secretary at the diocese who has not even had her 90-day review yet said that she thinks that I was silly to ask her for comment about something she can’t have read yet, and privately opined that it’s akin to inbreeding to have people continuously commenting in the media on the news stories that they read. She then directed me to the diocesan communications office, since it’s their job to decide whether something merits comment on behalf of the diocese. Finally, she typed a post on her blog about the experience, adding that the only comment she has so far is that Christopher Hitchens is, as usual, being an obnoxious blowhard.”
Now you know how those innane comments get into the paper.
Yes, I suppose I missed my fifteen minutes of fame. I might be disappointed, but compared to retaining my job (especially in this economy), somehow getting quoted on the TV news seems to pale by comparison…
To think I could have been one of the inane commenters…ah! the loss!
Well, you feel free to make inane comments online as much as you like. Heaven knows I do.