European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 8, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                 our guest while to wrestles with integrity watch for Anchorman Hulk have Konneker guest columnist there a been a Tot of talk lately about the proliferation of bad television. The list of a a bad programs is a Long one for any number of reasons sex fills mtg cartoons Are glorified commercials cop shows Are full of violence. Then there a pro wrestling and even the National news seems out of whack. Now i like mtg but 1 can Only watch the same videos Over and Over for about an hour. No modern cartoon will Ever measure up to the likes of Johnny quest or classic bugs. The new police programs have some Merit based on the theory that life a Tough and we ought to see some Tough reality once in awhile to keep us awake. That leaves the dilemma of whether pro wrestling or the evening news is Worth your time. In a supposedly a responsible adult so 1 must choose the evening news to stay informed and i really should give up on pro wrestling for All the obvious reasons. But All is not lost for us fans of tugboat Hacksaw the Macho Man and the rest of the Wasslin Crew if we expand our minds to refreshing new ideas. Try this on for size Hulk Hogan the Anchorman. I mean he a obviously better suited for the Job than Dan rather. A Short comparison is in order and we need some basis for evaluation. The National news ought to have an honest hard working Anchor with Good delivery skills. The Media gave up on integrity Long ago As evidenced by their following reports a when president Reagan was shot they said Jim Brady was killed. A during the san Francisco earthquake they reported the Golden Gate Bridge might have collapsed. A on the first air strike against Iraq they issued the unconfirmed report that scores of american planes were shot Down. In their Rush to scoop a Ach other the networks caused incredible amounts of confusion and suffering by placing the Burden of verification on the general Public. So when Dan rather gets on the screen i tend to take his information with a Grain of Alt. When the huckster stands up and says he a going top polish his opponent and make him wish head never entered the ring i believe him a a nuff said. In the rating hungry world of television when people complain about violence and explicit sex the networks Tell us they re giving us what we want. When lbs decided one night to give us a sporting event and delay the evening news Dan of decided he Wasny to ready to work for the night. He Wasny to fired so i gather he pretty much sets his own hours. Have you overseen Andre the giant i  want to Bench press his shorts much less step into the ring and try to Knock him Down and pin him. Or. Hogan earns his pay. Questions lately when i m forced to watch Dan in a sickened by How Low he a willing to sink in order to seem Jike he a affected by what he a delivering. I m not sure but i think in be even seen a tear once and awhile. In a not proposing that the news should be entertainment instead of information but if we re going to stoop to having an actor As an Anchor the Hulk has a better resume than Dan. When Hulk Speaks most everyone can hear him he has Good projection. And when he evokes emotion i believe him More than 1 tend to believe or. Rather. Besides that which one of you is going to Tell or. Hogan he a a Sissy for crying on to Thomas Jefferson knew Best when he implicated that Freedom of the press would belong to those who owned the presses. Since the owners of the a a presses have decided that the evening news is no longer an informational program but another ratings race they need to make the Tran Hulk Hogan muscling out Dan rather sit Ion Complete. Nothing would please me More than to see the huckster is. The Danster. I imagine the networks would set it up so the Hulk could leap from the top rope in a perfect Swan dive ending with a deftly delivered Sleeper hold on or. Rather. Then As the camera faded from the longtime Anchorman in the mangled Heap the worlds greatest Rassler would jog victoriously to the news desk of lbs. Its no contest. Capt. Dave Konneker to that Toad it Fly Len main a.  in your column plus a photo of yourself to be our guest sunday Magazine the stars and stripes Apo 09211 or Postrach 11 14 37, d-6100 Darmstadt 11, Germany. From the cover .4-6 Star Quality speakers. Andy rooney.7 i test ions for magic Johnson. Books and language.8-9 a the Bob Book Quot covers Roberts. Odds amp ends .10 firm a Bombick on pushing her husband. To plus.11 Bette Midler Hack again in a for the boys. A television listings.12-14 local Cable and satellite schedules. On the air.15 remembering a corps world War Irole. 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