A&E after thought

[Lora Knepper]

Originally posted by Mike Soukup

I get my points across best when I'm blunt, so here I go...

Your point about someone telling A&E about gracious professionalism is misplaced. Someone should tell all the teams & individuals about it. The producer didn't manufacture those comments, people said them. They were a part of the competition and the producer has a right to use them. Maybe the individuals should have restrained themselves better.

The fact about comments like that is most, if not all of us, (myself included) have thought or verbalized similar feelings. We get caught up in the moment and think, say, or do things we shouldn't. We're not perfect, and I don't think we should try to pretend we are. If someone unintentionally does or says something out of line at a competition, accept their apology and go on

Mike

I have to say I agree with you Mike on this one. I drove for team 69 for three years, in FIRST for 4 and still going - I'm one of the most die hard FIRST-a-holics as anyone who knows me will tell you. I try more than anything to stick to Gracious Professionalism...and although you dont mean to, sometimes things slip out in the "heat of battle" it's happened to me, I will admit to it. Happened more than once.

If A&E had manufactured the sound bytes, fine, I'd have an issue with it. But as it was, things like that are also part of the competition. You apologize and move on.

Though from what Justin said, I think it would have been nice for them to put the interviews where it really showed how FIRST was changing lives. But really - it was A&E's first try. I for one hope they come back to try again.

I really wish they hadn't put the turkey calling thing at the end though The rowboats were fine...but turkeys??

~ lora