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To: lovecraft
You have made a point, and that is, don't give them ammo to ridicule you with.

But the Opryland Hotel was chosen for several reasons, I am sure, and one of them is that it is a really conservative venue. It is where medical conventions and other business meetings take place.

It is a real place, not a 'hip' place.

And the family running it has a surname Gaylord.

There is nothing wrong with that.

You are letting cretins like SNL people, and talentless bastards like Springsteen and Bono and other pop icons define your culture.

Time to cast aside such childish things. Adulthood is good.

38 posted on 02/06/2010 5:09:24 PM PST by caddie
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To: caddie
This isn't about adulthood or the hotel itself. And yes I've been there several times for conferences.

This is about marketing, PR, and Political images. You think GW might've thought the whole "Mission Accomplished" thing should've been done different now? What about John Kerry's windsurfing pic? Michael Dukakis in a tank ring a bell?One bad image can ruin a campaign or a political movement...so yes...

I'd like to see some adults actually running the show.

You are letting cretins like SNL people, and talentless bastards like Springsteen and Bono and other pop icons define your culture.

And when you say YOUR culture, I'm curious as to what culture you think you're actually living in today? These "childish things" as you put it, childish they may be. But it is the world the rest of us are living in. And it's the battlefield where the war of ideas is being fought. To deny it is to deny reality.

39 posted on 02/07/2010 7:32:47 AM PST by lovecraft (Specialization is for insects.)
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