Julio Huato wrote: > On the other hand, although not surprising, it is sobering to me that > an educated person like Jim can so easily and grossly misunderstand me > as to wonder if I'm suggesting that he or anybody else should lie or > apologize for Obama's choices.
It's about time I got some credit for my education! ;-) I did _not_ say that Julio was apologizing or lying. I referred only to one alternative response to Obama. For the record, I wrote: >how do "we" avoid botching it? by apologizing for Obama, supporting him indiscriminately? or by telling the truth as we see it, pointing to both his positive and negative sides?< As a rule -- a rule which I stick to religiously[*] -- I do not criticize individuals on pen-l. Rather, I criticize specific statements or general attitudes or positions. Above, I do the latter. My comments are _not_ aimed at the person to whom I am responding as much as to the other people who are reading the thread. [*] This means that sometimes I backslide, like all followers of religion. -- Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
