Where good television is.....

I have ranted many a time about the terrible television programming out there nowadays and all the idiots who sit mindlessly in front of the TV watching. Shows like American Idol rake in 26+million viewers while quality and educational programming goes unwatched. One such program was on PBS tonight. They have a show entitled American Experience in which they focus on Americans living in America's history and their effect on today and how we view these individuals years later. Tonight it focused on Roberto Clemente and focused on while he was alive he was just an athlete but after his death he stood for so much more. Since it is PBS and they are non-profit, you can watch the whole show here and get further information about the great man.

It's sad that no athlete we have nowadays will ever approach the world-wide humanitarian impact of Roberto Clemente. He played baseball because he was good at it and his ability there helped him open doors in which he could help other through. Nowadays every sport gives away some award to an athlete who is the best role model, unfortunately this award usually goes to the athlete who gets arrested the least and has the fewest illegitimate children, not someone who actually does something to actually make the world and history notice.