Thanks for proving my point. larry
On 6/24/05, Adam Haskell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Give it some thought. You're more likey to give greater weight to Ben > > Forta's opinions on things than let say Joe Smith's opinion. > > I might if it were related to coldfusion otherwise I would > not...though I would be more willing to consider his opinion as valid > than say Sam's :) > > Adam H > > On 6/24/05, Larry C. Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Of course they do, its some fairly basic social psychology. "People" > > ascribe greater value to someone else's opinion because of their > > celebrity status. If you want to stop it you're going to have to > > change the fundimental nature of people. Either that or selectively > > remove free speech right from certain people. Which to me strikes me > > as another step towards a dictatorship > > > > Give it some thought. You're more likey to give greater weight to Ben > > Forta's opinions on things than let say Joe Smith's opinion. > > > > larry > > > > On 6/24/05, Ray Champagne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Nope, I know they have every right to speak their mind. I am a VERY big > > > proponent of free speech. In fact, I stayed out of the flag debate for > > > fear that I might piss off a lot of people with my opinions on the > > > subject. The situations aren't all that different, IMO. You want to > > > burn a flag? Fine. That's your right. If I'm around you , however, > > > you'll pay for it. > > > > > > I just am voicing my opinion that I think that they shouldn't use their > > > position of "power" to preach their views to a large audience. If they > > > want to, that is their right. I just don't like it. Too many people in > > > this country listen to celebrities as their chief source of information > > > on political issues. > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how to get a fax number that sends and receives faxes using your current email address http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=64 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:161935 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
