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Originally posted by kddani
A different perspective doesn't justify making blatantly false statements.
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No - and (I've only been to Pittsburgh once) if he embellished about the smokestacks and mills, then he shouldn't have done so.
The rest though just strikes me as standard fare for a columnist from the rival's city. Maybe he sees the skyline as dark and forbidding; I've heard worse things said about the city I live in (Boston) and the closest city to where I grew up (Hartford). Heck, Keith Olbermann's quote about my hometown is that it looks best "in your rearview mirror." Sports personalities say things about this all the time during the playoffs, big games, etc., when talking about their rival's city.
Embellishing is one thing, and that's not good journalism - but the rest is just standard fare in many sports columns. It's great to love where you're living, but I think everyone has to expect that their city is open to criticism.
