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Jason Lezak Enables NBC to Continue Hyping Michael Phelps
By Brian | August 11, 2008 | Share on Facebook
I’m not what you’d call a swimming fan, watching the sport only during the Summer Olympics, but what Jason Lezak did yesterday (last night? this morning? the timezones here are confusing enough to drive Doctor Who insane) was amazing regardless of whether you’re a fan or not.
Topics: News and/or Media, Sports Talk | 3 Comments »
I got thrown off by your last paragraph a bit. Yes, both guys got gold medals for the relay. But wasn’t the point of Lauer’s comment that Phelps – and the media that can continue hyping Phelps’s quest – now owes Lezak something extra for that? “Fruit basket” was a silly metaphor, I assume… Unless your point is that Phelps has to sign his own medal over to Lezak…
Lauer’s comment just exemplifies what, in my mind, is the media’s foregone conclusion that everyone’s goal here is to get Phelps his eight medals. I took it to mean, “Lezak did a great job getting Phelps his medal in that race – he should be rewarded.” As if Lauer had forgotten that Lezak did get rewarded for the race, in that he received his own medal.
Which, I believe, is that the media is being asinine by not celebrating Lezak for his heroic performance on its own merits. And in that, I am in a complete agreement with you.
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