Why is Horiuchi so paranoid?
In a recording* of a meeting with a committee probing Kennecott's tailing-pile fiasco, Salt Lake County Councilman Randy Horiuchi sounds like he is telling spooky stories around a campfire.It is going to be clear for the next while, this committee is going to be looked at under a microscope by The Tribune because they created the story. . .Randy, the developers' pal, is correct in saying The Tribune uncovered that Kennecott, with the help of state regulators, hid the tailings' danger from the public for decades. And, yes, the reporters involved probably will try to make sure it doesn't get swept under the rug again.
The fact of the matter: We are the enemy that is going to be harpooned and hammered. If this thing comes out and exonerates Kennecott, The Tribune could very well take it out on us.
Gee, Randy, you might even say that when it comes to cozy government-industry intrigues, the Tribune's "got game."
*Also on the tape, one of the committee members says Trib reporters "are not smart enough." In the immortal words of Curly Howard: "I resemble that remark!"
4 Comments:
Sorry Glen. You are no longer a reporter. You are even lower, more ignorant scum. You are a blogger!
How can this sleazy guy be related to such a nice fellow as that Vincent Horiuchi, the Tribune's television critic?
Man, the irony of 'free speech's comment.
Think that's what they call an oxymoron.
And, you could call him an ox (and a) moron, too.
Tribune reporters are not smart, and here is why. Ten years ago Kennecott told the Magna community about the seismic risks associated with the tailings pond. The Tribune has tried its best to take credit for breaking the story, but the fact is they weren't the first to report on this. The story was published in Magna's local newspaper in 1998. So just because Jeremiah Stettler or Rebbecca Walsh didn't hear about it until ten years later, that doesn't make it news. Maybe this will help all of you at the Tribune understand why residents of Magna don't seem to be very concerned about the safety of the tailings pond. We were told of the risks ten years ago. We see the huge pile of tailings, the emergency signals, and the berms made to divert any runoff. We live here and we understand the risks, we don't need the Tribune to take care of us.
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