I think that Powell actually was fed incomplete or untrue information
which he then delivered. It's those who lied to him who are most at
fault.
That is incredible. An experienced General grade officer, former
chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff serving as the Secretary of State
with
Plus a long and distinguished career in the military, Chief of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff, and as the National Security Advisor.
His career wasn't so distinguished. His attempt to white wash U.S
massacres of Vietnamese villagers (such as My Lai) doesn't reflect well
on him either.
Can honor
On Oct 20, 2008, at 3:59 PM, Alberto Vieira Ferreira Monteiro wrote:
Julia Thompson wrote:
It's like the people running around accusing Obama of being a
Muslim --
it's inaccurate, but they may have been lied to by people who want
to turn
opinion against Obama, and not be intending to
On 15 Oct 2008 at 11:37, William T Goodall wrote:
It's been very quiet here since the thought police manifesto.
Obvious Maru
You posted a Manifesto?
AndrewC
Yes, I went there Maru
Dawn Falcon
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On 19 Oct 2008 at 19:07, Nick Arnett wrote:
I'll stop feeding him now and perhaps ponder just how much disruption the
list managers should tolerate. A lot, of course, but sheesh...
Said it before, say it again: You're far too forgiving.
On forum / list / wiki moderation, I fall into the
On Oct 21, 2008, at 5:20 AM, Andrew Crystall wrote:
On 19 Oct 2008 at 19:07, Nick Arnett wrote:
I'll stop feeding him now and perhaps ponder just how much
disruption the
list managers should tolerate. A lot, of course, but sheesh...
Said it before, say it again: You're far too
On Tue, 21 Oct 2008, Dave Land wrote:
On Oct 21, 2008, at 5:20 AM, Andrew Crystall wrote:
On 19 Oct 2008 at 19:07, Nick Arnett wrote:
I'll stop feeding him now and perhaps ponder just how much
disruption the
list managers should tolerate. A lot, of course, but sheesh...
Said it
On Oct 20, 2008, at 10:27 AM, Julia Thompson wrote:
On Mon, 20 Oct 2008, John Williams wrote:
Charlie Bell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I also like the one that goes One has two ears and one mouth, and
should use them in that proportion.
Don't forget the ten typing fingers.
Vs. 2 eyes for
On Tue, 21 Oct 2008, Bruce Bostwick wrote:
On Oct 20, 2008, at 10:27 AM, Julia Thompson wrote:
On Mon, 20 Oct 2008, John Williams wrote:
Charlie Bell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I also like the one that goes One has two ears and one mouth, and
should use them in that proportion.
Don't forget
On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 10:21 AM, William T Goodall
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 20 Oct 2008, at 15:59, Mauro Diotallevi wrote:
On Sat, Oct 18, 2008 at 8:45 PM, William T Goodall
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
_My Own Worst Enemy_ seems to have a very similar concept to the
forthcoming
... depending on what it is, I can type faster than
half as fast as
I can read at times. I've freaked people out with my
typing speed.
Julia
Very impressive! That was one of the things I admired about my ex-wife. Her
hands flew over the keyboard in a blur. In her case, however,
I have to ask -- would it be so unimaginably bad
to have a Muslim holding public office in this
country? The most disturbing part of the
rumor to me isn't the suggestion that he might
be, it's the implication
behind the rumor that that would be a reason
to disqualify him from office.
Jon Louis Mann wrote:
I would prefer Wesley Clark as Sec'y of Defense and give Colin Powell a
chance to redeem himself as Sec'y of State.
Clark would be a good choice for Sec. of Defense as well. I'm not sure
I'd put Powell back in at State. Seems like asking a bit much of the
world's
On Oct 21, 2008, at 3:19 PM, Jon Louis Mann wrote:
There is a lot of hysteria against Muslims in this country, even
before 9/11, so that now it even exceeds racism against Blacks.
Obama will be vilified by many because he is half black and has an
Arab middle name.
All the more
I would prefer Wesley Clark as Sec'y of Defense
and give Colin Powell a chance to redeem himself as
Sec'y of State.
Clark would be a good choice for Sec. of Defense
as well. I'm not sure
I'd put Powell back in at State.
Seems like asking a bit much of the
world's nations to accept
Has anyone thought much about the future list?
What it will be or should be like in 5, 10, 20, 50 or 100 years time?
Are people joining leaving at an accelerating, decelerating or constant
rate?
Is its demographic changing over time?
Has its purpose changed over time? Should its purpose be
There is a lot of hysteria against Muslims in this
country, even
before 9/11, so that now it even exceeds racism
against Blacks.
Obama will be vilified by many because he is half
black and has an
Arab middle name.
Jon
All the more reason, IMHO, to grab that bull
by the horns
On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 1:36 PM, Wayne Eddy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Should it move to a newer type of platform? Facebook or a wiki maybe?
Does the list have a life of its own? Does it somehow attract the type of
member that will enable it live forever? Are monotonous posts and trolls
and
On 21 Oct 2008 at 7:48, Dave Land wrote:
On Oct 21, 2008, at 5:20 AM, Andrew Crystall wrote:
On 19 Oct 2008 at 19:07, Nick Arnett wrote:
I'll stop feeding him now and perhaps ponder just how much
disruption the
list managers should tolerate. A lot, of course, but sheesh...
On Oct 21, 2008, at 3:36 PM, Wayne Eddy wrote:
Has anyone thought much about the future list?
What it will be or should be like in 5, 10, 20, 50 or 100 years time?
Are people joining leaving at an accelerating, decelerating or
constant
rate?
Is its demographic changing over time?
Has
On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 4:21 PM, Lance A. Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote:
Jon Louis Mann wrote:
I would prefer Wesley Clark as Sec'y of Defense and give Colin Powell a
chance to redeem himself as Sec'y of State.
Clark would be a good choice for Sec. of Defense as well. I'm not sure
I'd put
I might, or might not. Choosing someone for a public office based on
their gender/religion/ethnicity first and their qualifications second
is as offensive to me in the case of choosing a qualified Hispanic
woman as it is a qualified white man. (I'm willing to make an
exception in the
- Original Message -
From: Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs (David Brin et al) Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com
Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 6:46 AM
Subject: Re: Future of the list / Questions?
I hate to pre-announce... but I'm working on installing a blog interface.
I
On Oct 21, 2008, at 4:07 PM, Wayne Eddy wrote:
I hate to pre-announce... but I'm working on installing a blog
interface.
I
also hope to mirror that blog to another server, as backup.
Nick
Good idea.
William can do a blog on 'Why Religion is Evil'.
John can do a blog about 'Why
Jon Louis Mann wrote:
I agree, but only because the economic collapse has actually made it likely
that he will be elected. I still would have preferred that Obama picked a
qualified Hispanic woman for his VP. Jon
Like, say, J-Lo?
Alberto Monteiro
PS: fwiw, here's the uncyclopedia page
At 04:03 PM Tuesday 10/21/2008, Bruce Bostwick wrote:
I might, or might not. Choosing someone for a public office
or any job
based on
their gender/religion*/ethnicity first and their qualifications second
is as offensive to me in the case of choosing a qualified Hispanic
woman as it is a
At 04:07 PM Tuesday 10/21/2008, Wayne Eddy wrote:
- Original Message -
From: Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs (David Brin et al) Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com
Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 6:46 AM
Subject: Re: Future of the list / Questions?
I hate to pre-announce... but
On Oct 21, 2008, at 8:29 PM, Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
At 04:03 PM Tuesday 10/21/2008, Bruce Bostwick wrote:
I might, or might not. Choosing someone for a public office
— or any job —
based on
their gender/religion*/ethnicity first and their qualifications
second
is as offensive to
On 21 Oct 2008, at 21:58, Bruce Bostwick wrote:
There's an interesting sort of social dynamic to successful online
forums that seems to have been fairly constant since the dialup BBS
days -- I notice a lot of commonalities between an unusually
successful local BBS I used to frequent back in
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=%22power+of+nightmares%22hl=en#
A nice BBC series that shows parallels between the rise of the
Neo-Conservatives and the rise of the Radical Islamists.
Fairly comprehensive.
xponent
Info Dumps Maru
rob
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On 21 Oct 2008, at 19:27, Mauro Diotallevi wrote:
On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 10:21 AM, William T Goodall
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 20 Oct 2008, at 15:59, Mauro Diotallevi wrote:
On Sat, Oct 18, 2008 at 8:45 PM, William T Goodall
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
_My Own Worst Enemy_ seems to have
On Wed, 22 Oct 2008, William T Goodall wrote:
An email list represents the bazaar model of idea exchange. One can
simply ignore threads of discourse one isn't interested in and killfile
those that are irrelevant or pointless. Any more complicated model with
ratings, peer trust networks,
On Oct 21, 2008, at 12:34 PM, Julia Thompson wrote:
On Tue, 21 Oct 2008, Bruce Bostwick wrote:
On Oct 20, 2008, at 10:27 AM, Julia Thompson wrote:
On Mon, 20 Oct 2008, John Williams wrote:
Charlie Bell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I also like the one that goes One has two ears and one mouth, and
At 08:53 PM Tuesday 10/21/2008, Bruce Bostwick wrote:
On Oct 21, 2008, at 8:29 PM, Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
At 04:03 PM Tuesday 10/21/2008, Bruce Bostwick wrote:
I might, or might not. Choosing someone for a public office
or any job
based on
their gender/religion*/ethnicity
WTG wrote:
The fifth-columnist aspect of that is somewhat relevant but I think
the dual-identity theme although related is different. I don't have an
explanation and am just putting it up for discussion but it's
interesting that the TV Zeitgeist has thrown this up this year. I
suspect that
On Oct 21, 2008, at 6:53 PM, Bruce Bostwick wrote:
On Oct 21, 2008, at 8:29 PM, Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
At 04:03 PM Tuesday 10/21/2008, Bruce Bostwick wrote:
I might, or might not. Choosing someone for a public office
— or any job —
based on their gender/religion*/ethnicity first and
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