Those that know me tend to think I’m negative about my home state of Mississippi. Truly, I don’t enjoy that but I’m also sick and tired of the citizens of my state being satisfied with the way things are (which aren’t good). I also want, in some way, to encourage my fellow Mississippians to better themselves by actually using the brains that God gave them.
I was a radio personality and programmer for 8 years before I joined EMS and I’m familiar with (and have participated in) the many stunts a station will do in order to bring attention to itself or an event it’s sponsoring, etc. A radio station in Biloxi has been airing an on-air countdown, which the station management state is a countdown to a new format. I’m not sure why but some of the citizens down there apparently thought it meant a terror attack was about to be launched on coastal plants for industrial companies such as Chevron. How they assumed this is anyones’ guess but I think it’s pretty sad that people are really that stupid. I also realize that there’s stupid everywhere the grass is green (and even where there is sand, etc.) but this is just plain nuts.
You can read the story here.
Wow.
Jonathan
