On Tue, 5 Apr 2005, Dave Land wrote:
> On Apr 5, 2005, at 7:14 PM, Julia Thompson wrote: > > > Nick Arnett wrote: > >> On Tue, 5 Apr 2005 15:45:12 -0700 (PDT), Gautam Mukunda wrote > >>> I've seen him on TV and found him to be a stunningly > >>> unimpresive figure... > >> I've been following his writings for 20 years, finally heard him > >> speak in person a few weeks ago, and talked to him for a short time > >> about how on earth one can participate in today's media without > >> having one's words misused to cause more harm than good. It doesn't > >> bother me a bit if he doesn't come across well in the media. That's > >> probably a bonus in today's media environment. > >> The Weekly Standard just ran an > >>> article on him: > >>> http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/005/ > >>> 441oqlsg. > >> asp > >> This article misses the big points that Wallis is making -- the GOP > >> doesn't own religion, and that those who want other choices must > >> offer a real vision. As I said in public recently, it's not just > >> about what we won't do, it's about what we will do. > > > > OK, do we have anyone here who's personally met him, or do I have to > > bug my sister for that? > > Nick's quote above says that he "talked to him for a short time about > how on earth one can participate in today's media without having one's > words misused to cause more harm than good." > > So the answer to your question would be Nick, I think. D'oh! Thanks, Dave! (My sister has spent a lot more time with him than that, but her perspective may not be what I'm after.) Julia _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
