On Thursday 21 December 2006 17:28, Ed Leafe wrote: > All too predictable at this point by the right. Don't engage in > discussion of ideas; instead, make fun of the guy's name. > > http://mediamatters.org/items/200612200008 > > "On the December 11 edition of The Situation Room, CNN senior > political analyst Jeff Greenfield compared the similarity of Obama's > "business casual" clothing to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's > "jacket-and-no-tie look." Greenfield concluded the segment by saying: > "Now, it is one thing to have a last name that sounds like Osama and > a middle name, Hussein, that is probably less than helpful. But an > outfit that reminds people of a charter member of the axis of evil, > why, this could leave his presidential hopes hanging by a thread." He > later explained on the CNN website that he was making "a joke." > > Small minds at work.
Hi Ed! Well, I wouldn't bet on him being nominated, let alone elected. He seems like a nice enough guy, though. Too liberal for my taste however. -- Regards, Pete http://www.pete-theisen.com/ _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
