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To: Gondring; jan in Colorado
I'm not trying to be difficult, but I don't see that the messenger matters regarding the message. It's just that Alan Keyes was an interesting messenger for such a message.
Yes, you are trying to be difficult. First you accuse me of offering a red herring and now you're backtracking.
First Keyes is "made of straw" and not worthy of spreading the message (paraphrased) and now he's simply an interesting messenger for such a message.
Enough. I won't be bothering you with this again.

That seems to me to be a pretty good description of what we see in America today. Wouldn't you agree?
No, I don't agree that the statement is a good description of what we see in America today. I would, however, agree that such a description is what many want America to be in the very near future.

An aside, which I will discuss with you if you so choose...why in the world did you ping jan in Colorado to our conversation?

27 posted on 09/25/2008 9:31:22 AM PDT by philman_36
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To: philman_36; jan in Colorado
First you accuse me of offering a red herring and now you're backtracking.

It's a red herring to ask me about something I've already plainly stated, as if my comment on the messenger would refute the message. (Your argumentum ad verecundiam posting of Rush Limbaugh's comments was irrelevant.)

And "interesting messenger" does not at all backtrack from the fact that he is made of straw. I find it rather interesting that he would make such claims, when he does not appear to follow the same principle (or at least he didn't, at one time) in his own dealings.

And I'm fine with letting it drop, as that explanation should be amply clear.

No, I don't agree that the statement is a good description of what we see in America today. I would, however, agree that such a description is what many want America to be in the very near future.

This isn't the first bailout. It's merely the most recent and biggest.

An aside, which I will discuss with you if you so choose...why in the world did you ping jan in Colorado to our conversation?

Why does it concern you?

As it happens, I thought that she might be interested in the discussion. If you wish to discuss things privately instead, please feel free to FReepmail me.

29 posted on 09/25/2008 10:31:56 AM PDT by Gondring (I'll give up my right to die when hell freezes over my dead body!)
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