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June 15, 2011

Dick Goddard on religion and war

The well-known and long-standing Cleveland TV weatherman is an avuncular person, widely known for being an animal lover. In this radio interview on WCPN 90.3, he turns out to be quite outspoken about his anti-war views and his disbelief in god.

This 12-minutes portion of the interview begins at the 36:00 minute mark. (Thanks to Jeff.)

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Good for him. He has a lot of elderly conservative fans who won't be very pleased if they get wind of this, but he's at a stage of his life where he doesn't need to care about that.

Posted by Steve LaBonne on June 15, 2011 05:24 PM

Interesting post, Mano. While I happen to agree with most of what Mr. Goddard says, it troubles me that a local weather man is using (and being used by) the media to promote a book that sounds like it has content that is all over the map (war, religion, astrology, etc.)

I'm always troubled when experts presented in the media offer ideas and opinions outside the area of their expertise without any delineation.

Curious to hear your thoughts.

Posted by Tim on June 19, 2011 09:45 AM

Tim,

Goddard's book is a memoir and is not being presented as an expert's take on anything, so I don't think there is any confusion about the fact that he is just giving his personal take on things that are important to him.

The memoir genre allows for considerable freedom, which is why it is so popular among celebrities.

Posted by Mano on June 19, 2011 10:46 AM