----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Walker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 10:27 AM Subject: Re: [PEN-L] No Googling quiz
> Ian wrote, > > >No. Enron hearings iirc. > > That's two out of three. For the (partial) answer to number three, I'll > defer to NYT columnist, Thomas Friedman's possibly hyperbolic reference: > > "There are two superpowers in the world today in my opinion. There’s the > United States and there’s Moody’s Bond Rating Service. The United States can > destroy you by dropping bombs, and Moody’s can destroy you by downgrading > your bonds. And believe me, it’s not clear sometimes who’s more powerful." > > For extra credit now (an open-ended question): what are activist > groups/scholars/journalists doing to comprehend and contest the "superpower" > influence of these private companies with government-conferred power? > > (Hint: 1. the answer is not "nothing" and 2. I don't know the answer. That's > why I'm asking.) ======================= Question 3 response readout: "The synaptic cluster 'you' are trying to access is quiescent at this time, please diffuse more serotonin to the hypothalamic region to avoid this response in the future." For scholars try Timothy J Sinclair for starts....... Ian
