The Black Rod has struck again with his scoop on the latest public health threat to Winnipeg. And this time it's not pork. Rather, a new deadly strain called HRSA??How did MSM miss it? What is it?
It's MSRA (as in Methicillin*), not HRSA, you dope!
For all his bluster about MSM's incompetence, you'd think one of its most ardent critics would at least take time to check his facts.
We don't wish to be petty - typos are typos - but clearly in this instant this is not the case.
Fact is, The Black Rod has no real interest in the difference between MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) and HRSA (e.g. Health Resources & Services Administration) or in facts generally. He's only interested in cheap political shots - in this case at the WRHA/health care system. MRSA, HRSA, WRHA, MDSA - what does it matter to the intrepid slayer of MSM?
Seems to us The Black Rod could use a shot in the ass. Of something strong. Or maybe just a large dose of humble pie?
Surely the health care system will pay for it.
*Methicillin, from the penicillin family, is a beta-lactam antibiotic. Bacterium that is resistant to it is a serious problem - everywhere. It reportedly now kills more Americans than AIDS.
Do citizen journalists publish corrections? If so, PolicyFrog has recently provided an example of one to emulate: http://policyfrog.wordpress.com/2009/01/11/now-this-is-how-to-print-a-correction/
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link PT. I'm sure we'll need it soon enough.
ReplyDeleteI note that TBR hasn't taken your advice and that's probably just as well. It's hard enough to get through his regular turgid posts; I cannot imagine what an "apology to my readers" blog would look like.