Re: Max, China, Hilary, a chance to express our very different prejudices
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>>>> Some of us oppose Hilary Clinton because she attends religious
>>>> prayer meetings with republicans.
>>>>
>>>
>>> And some don't give a damn because we're not CNN junkies living in
>>> the US.
>>
>> Who actually watched CNN for news? I find the best sources of US news
>> are either on Comedy Central or HBO.
>>
> Never really "got" Colbert myself - just nasty in my books and
> right-wingers aren't really considered seriously here, but Stewart is a
> breath of truth in a sea of spin. Myself, I just stick to the BBC and
> CBC for the "facts".
>>>
>>>> So when nationwide surveys ask questions like "Should Max resign?",
>>>> the resultant stats reveal nothing about the nature of the
>>>> opposition to, or support of, Moseley's position in the FIA.
>>>>
>>> No, but it shows how bad a media image he has, which is crutial.
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>> Media image? I'd say image in general. And who is responsible for
>> that? The man who did it or the those who reported it?
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> No idea, but I figure it's something that was inevitable. People like
> Max ( or Jerry Falwell, Spitzer et. al) eventually f*ck up to the extent
> that their point is invalidated by their own behavior. It's just one of
> the very few signs that there *might* be a god after all.
>
Ah, interesting point. People in this position do seem to take more and more
risk untill they get caught out. And they know the consequences, ragardless
of fairness.
>>>
>>>> I propose Hilary Clinton as candidate for the FIA presidency,
>>>> however.
>>>> Explain, giving three reasons (10 marks).
>>>>
>>> Rejected. Absolutely no merit in the idea. The job *isn't* a elected
>>> post in the US. Far from it.
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>> Oh, you took that seriously? Damn.
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> Given the context of the rest of the message yes, because of the absence
> of any appreciable humor.
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I would have thought that HC being FIA president can only be amusing.
AC