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[Linux-aus] He was mad as h*ll, and was just not going to take it any more.
Hi,
When I was growing up, I sometimes watched "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", and
on that show was an actor, Ed Asner, who played a hard-boiled,
roll-your-sleves-up, get-me-the-skinny editor with a heart of gold named
"Lou Grant".
Sterling Ball, the owner of a company screwed by the BSA, reminds me of
"Lou Grant". Here is Mr. Ball's story, and I think you can see it reflects
all that is wrong with big business today vs the small guy:
http://news.com.com/2008-1082_3-5065859.html?tag=lh
md
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