On Thu, 13 Nov 2003, John D. Giorgis wrote:
> But anyhow, tiredness didn't actually play into my above post. I was
> alluding to the fact that two football commentators, Rush Limbaugh and
> Gregg Easterbrook, lost their jobs this year under accusations of using
> code words for racism and anti-Semitism, respectively. In at least the
> case of the former, many List Members agreed that use of code words was
> an appropriate reason for driving someone out of the public sphere of
> commentary.
>
> Given that The Fool was trotting out the old codewords for
> anti-Catholicism in this country, namely that Catholics are all in hock
> to orders of the Pope, it seemed like an apt anaology.
Spelling things out for the sleep-deprived would be nice. :) Also, I
can't remember some things from one week to the next.
Thank you for the explanation.
Julia
at least Tommy has stopped screaming for now...
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