May I remind you that this is neither a list for discussing politics nor for comments about persons may they be members of the list or ex-presidents. To me, it becomes more and more difficult to find valuable contributions to the study and understanding of election methods here these months.
Russ Paielli wrote: > >> At 03:55 AM 6/24/2005, Russ Paielli wrote: >> >>> MIKE OSSIPOFF nkklrp-at-hotmail.com |EMlist| wrote: >>> >>>> Abdul says: >>>> I intend to set a filter for Mr. Ossipoff, I'd rather not expose myself >>>> routinely to the temptation to comment again on his writing >>>> I comment: >>>> That's good news. An idiot considerate enough to quit commenting. >>>> Mike Ossipoff >>> >>> >>> >>> It always seems to boil down to the same thing, doesn't it. >> >> >> >> Note that, in such a contentious environment, we have been able to >> reach complete consensus. All agree on the value of my abstaining from >> response to Mr. Ossipoff. As to idiocy, well, it is idiocy indeed to >> waste effort trying to convince idiots. Again, I'd expect we'd all >> agree on that. >> >>> Also by the way, I'd like to take this opportunity to introduce a >>> foolproof new election method. I'll call it the Saddam system. Here's >>> how it works: you vote for Saddam or you watch your children tortured >>> and mutilated (and I mean tortured in the original sense, not just >>> disrespecting your holy book). >> >> >> >> Ah, Russ! You and Mr. Ossipoff deserve each other. > > > Ah, Abd, you know exactly how best to insult me, don't you! > >> You make a lot of assumptions, don't you? > > > Assumptions? That Saddam Hussein tortured children and initmidated > voters? You call those "assumptions"? > >> Has it ever occurred to you that a habit of >> gratuitous insult, or the attempt at same, might be a sign of some >> deeper difficulty? > > > Yes, that is entirely possible. However, in this case I'd say it applies > more to you than me, considering that you insulted me even though I was > trying to *defend* you. And whom did I insult, by the way? Saddam > Hussein? If an insult of Saddam is a personal insult to you, sir, then > I'd say you have a problem. And I say that with all due respect. > > Also, judging from your "brief" political statement, I'd say you clearly > have much more in common with Mike Ossipoff than I do -- including an > interesting notion of what the word "brief" means. In fact, I'd say you > deserve each other. I'll look forward to the full multi-volume debate > right here on EM to see which of you is the more ignorant about world > politics. We may need to beef up the disc storage for this one! > ---- > Election-methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info > ---- Election-methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
