Half Krocked

I've long held that J.B. Doubtless of Fraters could do Chris Krok's show better than Krok could.

The resemblance breaks down when it comes to writing. J.B.'s better.

David Strom toasts Krok's op-ed in the Strib.

Now frankly I don't mind Chris taking a shot at me, but I was pretty ticked to see that he either intentionally or not completely and utterly missed the point of my piece...My piece was not an argument to outlaw gambling in Minnesota, or even to prevent the private expansion of gambling in the state. Rather, I argued that anyone suggesting that the state getting into the casino business would be a way to get access to easy money is simply wrong on the facts. All the evidence suggests that the costs of gambling far exceed the benefits.

Krok simply ignores my point, and claims that I was trying to restrict his freedom to gamble in the same way that anti-smoking activists are attacking freedoms today, or the prohibitionists attacked alcohol....I never suggested that gambling should be banned to help or save problem gamblers; rather, I stated the provable FACT that the economic and social costs of gambling far outweigh the financial benefits being touted as reasons to build a casino. ...I ask: who, besides Chris Krok, ever said anything about banning anything? Arguing against a straw man isn't too difficult...

Weak, Chris, very weak. Wanna debate?

Y'see, there's the problem - when radio stations start employing "conservative" talk hosts who don't understand conservatism.

Posted by Mitch at March 15, 2005 01:41 AM | TrackBack