Kevin Gowen wrote:

> John W. wrote:
>
> > mtfester@netMAPSONscape.net wrote in message news:<cft11n$apb$5@news.Stanford.EDU>...
> >
> >>John W. <worthj1970@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>>mtfester@netMAPSONscape.net wrote in message news:<cfrvop$jb9$3@news.Stanford.EDU>...
> >>>
> >>>>Kevin Gowen <kgowenNOSPAM@myfastmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>>John W. wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>>>Because he's a rich fat cat?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>>Naw, cause he's an idiot draft-dodger.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>Increasingly I'm prone to believing he isn't as big of an idiot as he
> >>>sometimes appears. If he was, he wouldn't have been able to get past
> >>>the primaries, much less actually get elected.
> >>
> >>In many respects, he's not so much stupid, as lazy. He doesn't think
> >>through the consequences of his actions, and expects to charm (or
> >>"lead", if you will) his way out of any problems.
> >>
> >>And being a "true believer", he cannot understand much of his
> >>opposition.
> >>
> >
> > Ignoring Reagan comments, I'd say that's a fair assessment. One thing
> > I love about not having Cable is that for the most part I get a
> > reasonable view of the news since I am forced to actually go get it
> > and not have it forced upon me. I personally will probably never watch
> > Farenheit since a lot of the things in the movie (the things that have
> > made the press, that is) I already know from just paying attention to
> > the news. It's sad that Moore is considered by some to have presented
> > eye-opening stuff, but as Ted Koppell (sp) pointed out on NPR
> > yesterday morning some of those stories had already been done (and
> > ignored) by the mainstream. If you're not yelling the story at someone
> > these days I guess it's not news.
>
> OMG THE AFGHAN WAR WAS TO BUILD AN OIL PIPELINE!!!11!! NO BLOOD FOR
> OIL!!!1!!
>

See, now that you've appropriately yelled the message I believe it's gospel.

(And you don't think the 'blood for oil' actually has anything to do with Afghanistan, do
you?)

John W.