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Originally Posted by Shea
It is really a shame that his whole situation got clearly blown way over the top .... It is about working together as a team for charity. Not for ratings.
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From the contestants' view, yes, and that's why feelings run high as the teams work under pressure on unfamilar tasks. The producers chase ratings. Meat having said that the bag of paints JR found and taken to be his were in fact Busey's was illuminating. One could be forgiven for wondering how far the situation may have been contrived by producers who, having observed Meat Loaf managing his growing frustration with Busey during the first four tasks, were hoping to provoke a confrontation that would achieve exactly the pubicity it did.
As you say, it's a shame that the media has taken it to another level, and also that their column inches are devoted solely to Meat's momentary loss of temper when, under pressure, his buttons were pushed once too often, and none to his sincere and heartfelt apology afterwards, or that he made no excuses or self-justification later in the boardroom, both of which are more a measure of the man .. I doubt they get any reference in the TV shows which have been mentioned here either, but would have provided the more fair and balanced picture of Meat which I would like to see given to America's huddled masses.
But that's the media, I doubt Meat is surprised, and as you say, they will get bored and move on. As will Meat move on to more success in the programme, and continued success in all he does.
Caryl