Aww man I hope they can get them out soon and safely, its been so tense, what amazing men.

I'm soooo been sad for these miners, its amazing they survived the clasutophobia of thowse 5 days when we didn't know if they were alive or dead. a friend of mine's ex boss is down there as he's been on the news. appartnly eddie maqguire personally called to speak to him to see if he can help out and "take care of the family" (for exclusive deal of course) so its very funny to hear that he's rtold the papers he hasnt' done any deal personally when he called as my friend spoke to him. he said "hi this is eddie maquire from the UN wanting to knwo if bill will sign a peace treaty" or something along those lines.

her work colleague trained on e of them as aunion delegate as well so she cried when she heard that. it was her last day of work on friday and most of the office were down there. the boss was in the US and expected to be in london but he cut it short to get back.

I only really began paying close attention last night. I feel awfully sorry for the miners themselves, but the media are being SO cheesy and nationalistic! The men were trapped on ANZAC day, and these "boys" are "our national hero's". I am sorry, but they're not. One was KILLED. Is he NOT a hero? The other two are (supposedly) holding up well. They've been brave, strong and are so far lucky to be alive. People should hope and pray (if they're religious) and feel sympathy for these guys. No heroic glow is necessary for their ordeal to matter.

Oh & how about Richard Carlton, that 60 Minutes reporter, dropping dead live on camera! That really shocked me. To be honest, I always hated him - as a journalist. He was sanctimonious and unpleasant.
Long ago he made a 60 minutes story all about a man who'd been on the dole for 10 years, and he was so cruel and vicious towards this guy, all for not having a job (and who knew what his life was otherwise like?). It was repeated in some 20 year "retrospective" on 60 Minutes once. I've never forgotten it (and there's plenty of other interviews where his style and the values he espoused bugged the **** out of me).
I didn't wish death on the man for the way he did his job though! The way he died proved he was sincere about having a work ethic at least.

Dave Grohl sent a fax.
recalitrant my dear, you should have put this into the thread title.


GROHL'S PLEDGE TO TRAPPED MINERS
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Rocker DAVE GROHL has invited two Australian miners trapped underground to join him from a beer when they are freed.

BRANT WEBB, 37 and TODD RUSSELL, 35, have been stranded one kilometre underground in a Goldmine in Tasmania since 25 April when a massive rockfall sealed them in.

After hearing about the accident and that one of the miners requested Grohl's music while he awaits rescue, the FOO FIGHTERS frontman sent a fax to the pair, which was read out by rescue workers.

Mine manager MATTHEW GILL explains, "I had a message from Dave Grohl. I passed on his message to Brant and Todd, I read it to them. And they were both stoked by that.
"It was basically thinking of you and anywhere, anytime to catch up with two cold beers.
"And Dave wanted to know if that was a deal. And I can tell Dave that those two say that yes, that's a deal." (IG/WNWCAG)
http://www.pr-inside.com/grohls-pled...ners-r4378.htm

god what a circus now.

60 Minutes reporter Richard Carleton died trying to make someone else feel guilty and ashamed of themselves. Of course, they're saying he died asking something "hard" and "controversial". This is true. But rude and insensitive and on camera, as per usual ...

From the Sydney Morning Herald:

Minutes before his extraordinary televised death yesterday ... most of the assembled press wanted to know about the speed of the recovery effort. Not Carleton.

He asked: "Mr Gill, on the 26th of October last year not 10 metres from where these men are now entombed, you had a 400 tonne rockfall.

"Why is it - is it the strength of the seam or the wealth of the seam - that you continue to send men into work in such dangerous conditions?"

It might have been a good and fair question though. I've no idea.