2003-03-21 No, it is Walter Rodgers, whose name appears in the original post.
John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Potts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, 2003-03-21 00:15 Subject: [USMA:25244] RE: Annoying Aaron Brown - CNN > I assume you're referring to Walter Isaacson. I thought he was leaving (or > had already left) CNN. > > Bill Potts, CMS > Roseville, CA > http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Behalf Of kilopascal > >Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2003 20:30 > >To: U.S. Metric Association > >Subject: [USMA:25243] RE: Annoying Aaron Brown - CNN > > > > > >2003-03-20 > > > >Walt should respond to Aaron and tell him to quit being so ignorant. He > >should tell the whole of America that is listening that the world is metric > >and so is the US armed forces. I'm sure that would Shock a lot of American > >listeners who must think that US army uses only feet and inches. > > > >Hey, why don't you guys who are watching the coverage go to the > >metric sucks > >sight at post a message detailing the fact that "our military" is 100 % > >metric. Those fools would freak out. > > > >John > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Bill Potts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Thursday, 2003-03-20 22:45 > >Subject: [USMA:25242] RE: Annoying Aaron Brown - CNN > > > > > >> If Aaron Brown is a moron, then he is selectively so. > >> > >> I find him to be one of the most thoughtful people on CNN -- > >very measured > >> and very careful. > >> > >> Having said that, I'll admit that someone needs to hit him > >upside the head > >> (figuratively speaking, of course) on that particular issue. > >> > >> Bill Potts, CMS > >> Roseville, CA > >> http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] > >> > >> > >> >-----Original Message----- > >> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >Behalf Of Brian J White > >> >Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2003 19:21 > >> >To: U.S. Metric Association > >> >Subject: [USMA:25240] Annoying Aaron Brown - CNN > >> > > >> > > >> >So Walter Rodgers was reporting just now from a convoy of the 7th Cav > >> >rolling into Iraq. Everything he said was full metric. > >> >"We're about 40 meters behind the lead M1 Abrams." "We're doing about > >45 > >> >kilometers per hour" He said something else as "half a kilometer." > >> > > >> >Good job Walt. > >> > > >> > > >> >Then Aaron Brown is on...talking his way through stuff and says > >> >"Well....Walt's riding on this tank doing about....uhh...err....about 40 > >> >miles per hour, don't talk to me in kilometers like we just did...laugh > >> >laugh..." > >> > > >> > > >> >Uhh...what a moron. > >> > > >> > >> > > >
