"The Wire" creator David Simon: Journalists & the Public Squ

It's a shame Simon doesn't seem to understand economics, or why the economy gets worse. He seems to be confusing capitalism with people losing jobs which isn't how it works. When he says people are "worth less" it isn't really true, except possibly in the worst of the inner cities where politics has destroyed everything. In actual terms humans are worth more in terms of the assets we hold. A poor person today has a tv, a microwave, often a car, 100 years ago they'd be strugling for food.

that fat idiot giving the intro needs a bottle thrown at his head

David Simon is a genius. He has broken the boundaries of Television. "The Sopranos" was a great show, very poetical. However "The Wire" cleverly depicts a certain realism which has never been so portrayed so unbiasedly and fair. To me David Simon is more than a "writer" or a "journalist". He is a humanist and dare I say it a socialist(Back off conservatives, lol). Above all he is a great speaker and I hope due to his position of power he can pass the baton to new upcoming talent.

I was disappointed to see David Simon testifying to congress about the decline of newspapers or something. I wouldn't have thought somebody who'd written the wire would think that politics was anything more than completely morally bankrupt. The idea he'd want those same people legislating newspapers shocked me.

Are you joking? You do know you are replying to a post that was placed over a month ago right? And that comment was in response to an argument that I was having w/ someone else. What does that have to do with you?

wow look who cant shut the fuck up

ROFL. Look who cant notice that I shut up over 2 months ago. Fucking idiot.

You're a disease.