Kevin Gowen wrote:

> John W. wrote:
>
> > Kevin Gowen <kgowenNOSPAM@myfastmail.com> wrote in message news:<2oeg1iF9p3diU7@uni-berlin.de>...
> >
> >>mtfester@netMAPSONscape.net wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>Kevin Gowen <kgowenNOSPAM@myfastmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>John W. wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Yeah, Bush should have done something academic like going abroad and
> >>>>organizing protests against his own country while not inhaling, of course.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Sorry. Are you saying shirking of duty is OK, if the proper political
> >>>party is involved?
> >>
> >>I am saying nothing of the kind. I was mocking John's notion of "academic."
> >>
> >
> > Since the original reference was to Clinton ("... after 8 years...")
> > then 'academic' applies. And I figure anyone who at the very least has
> > actually gone to war (regardless of how long and under what
> > circumstances) stands much higher in my regard than a man whose
> > morality and patriotism guided him to party and pick up chicks under
> > the guise of being a military pilot.
>
> Which partying and chick-picking up would that be?
>
> BTW, I notice that you spin not being able to afford cable as being a
> good thing since you are untainted by the mainstream, broadcast media.

That's not the main reason I don't have cable. Just a benefit. The cost of cable simply isn't worth it
to me since I only watched a few hours of TV a week even when I had cable. I don't get my news solely
from the non-cable network media. I prefer a variety of online sources and my own brain, something that
is severely lacking across the board in this (and most, I reckon) election.

John W.