I think that's exactly the point. He's paid to be a lightning rod.
This is becoming more common in media, e.g., radio hosts who make
outrageous statements and encourage people to call in to argue with
them. Controversy and outrage pull in an audience and that helps
increase advertising revenue.
ScottGee1
On 3/1/06, Andrew Fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> He's been around a long time and given the amount of time people
> spend discussing what he says, he's very successful. I have a great
> deal more sympathy since I began the magazine writing myself - being
> paid to stick your neck out in a circus full of geeks is an
> entertaining and sometimes nervous way to make a living. Good luck to
> him - at least he's rarely boring.
> AndrewF
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