[Happygal]

You *read* what the Irish were saying about you.

You OBVIOUSLY don't read the Irish Independent, or the Sunday Independent.

Should I add you to my Irish ping list?

You talk about spending money in Ireland, but haven't (a) bothered yer arse to come and see what the people on the ground think? (b) read the reputable newspapers.

Guess you should buy your horses in Texas, where the Dixie Chicks come from.

Jesus wept!

[Capriole]

Happygal, if I have made a mistake about the reactions of the Irish people, please educate me! Heavens, I don't want to believe that the land of my forebears (through a thin strain on my mother's side) is altogether arrayed against us! I have not only read of Irish opposition to America's actions but have heard the reports of my friends who went hunting there this winter, and it was dismaying. I only wonder, is it possible that all the Irish people oppose what the newspapers say? Can the papers survive economically if what they write doesn't reflect the views of the readers at all? I welcome your instruction on this because it's a grief to me, to think that Ireland too despises us.