HERE IS WHAT AN IGNORANT ESPN FREELANCER THINKS OF GUAM ....A U.S....

Good afternoon every one...just decided to vent a little...and here goes.. i am from the beautiful island of guam.....well this moring i woke up and went to the guam news web site...(keep in mind i was having a good day) UNTIL i read this article some free lance writer for the espn decide to slander the island i am from ....wich is actually us terriority...well he basicilly degraded MY ISLAND OF GUAM...i guess what upset me the most is espn had published this ignorant idiot' article on there website sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=ogle/050524... i know we live a liberal country(freedom of speach)but does that give a person the right to slander the island of Guam...where we fly the america flag above or own flag.... We have suffered many more deaths, per capita, in the Vietnam conflict and in Iraq than any U.S. city and in a small community like Guam, we all know who died and why HERE ARE JUST SOME OF THE THINGS HE WROTE: .That ****fighting "is what locals do to pass the time on this 341-square-mile island, ... stuck all by itself in the middle of the Pacific. Truly, the middle of nowhere. Entertainment options are limited." People here fit into one of two categories. Either they've lived here their entire lives, or they're stationed here by the U.S. military." "Guam, though, is not exactly Manhattan, ... and the crowd was not exactly the upper crust of the population. They say if an American man walks through a particular poor village in Guam, families will offer their daughters." (not true at all)... i suggest you read all the article to get where i am coming from...bbut then switch Guam to whatever state u r from...would you be just as angry

that link gives me an error 404

.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=ogle/050524

Why on earth would you want to direct our attention to a story that is misleading and derogatory to your homeland? Thanks to your efforts to make sure we find this particular story, it will take on a longer "shelf life" than if you'd simply vented without giving enough particulars to lead us dirrectly to its location. I respect your frustration and will not lower my standards to go to that particular website & read that awful story. Lauralyn

Lauralyn, I guess that your parents never taught you the infamous saying... "If you have nothing nice to say, then don't say anything at all!" This is the NY board, and we take pride in our family. If you can't come to visit and mind your P's and Q's then DON'T visit. Jalonda 371/240/160?

JP I think your right,No matter what its our home or family and it hurts us if ANYONE has a negative opinion about them. I hope we dont gain an enemy. xoxoxoxo Rosie

I agree with JP. Why would you be so nasty! Rosie

I'm sorry that people have to be so ignorant and nasty.Although this site IS for OH I could understand that you feel like WE are family. And WE are. Dont let this get you down.O.K. We are here for you and you can vent anytime with us,because I know I will and It wont always be on the OH subject. Take care Rosie

Dear Sam S. & Others, I obviously did a poor job of expressing my deep sense of sympathy for your hurt and frustration at the insulting article you publicized. I hope no one reads such ignorant and sarcastic newswriting such as you cited that maligns your homeland. You are right to be upset with such journalism. However, anger inevitably injures the one feeling the anger more seriously than the object of their anger. I hope you have experienced the loving support of other readers on this post and can turn away from the irritating news stories and posts (apparently such as mine). It was never my intention to have my frustration with that journalist be misconstrued as an attack on you and I ask your forgiveness. Lovingly, Lauralyn

thank you...your sympathy and apology is greatly appreciated ...so forgiven you are