In a message dated 99-02-08 14:18:16 EST, you write: > You say that turnabout is > fair play, but how is bashing a sick old man who has nothing to do with > Clinton fair play? I would say that in this instance a proper case of > turnabout would be in the form of attacks on Ken Starr. > > JB A President whom I admire, whose well-being I am concerned about, and with whom I agree on most issues, is under vicious attack. After suffering through twelve years of the cold-hearted policies of Reagan and Bush, I have seen hope for the future of our country. This is no small matter to me. To watch as he is investigated and impeached, mocked and ridiculed, offends me deeply. Fair play is to lash out at the icon of my political foes: Ronald Reagan. Let's say for argument's sake, that Reagan was not suffering from alzheimer's while President. Then you're right, it is unfair of me to ask for jokes about diapers. He's a sick old man, long out of office. However, if he wasn't ill, as you postulate, then he was by far the only man on the planet who could make Dan Quayle look like a genius. Therefore, alzheimer's aside, the "vegetable" joke and the requests for drooling jokes are still valid. Samantha
