From: John B. on
On Feb 12, 11:26 am, BAR <sc...(a)you.com> wrote:
> In article <c108912b-ca95-4cff-a3fd-4a14700e6378
> @h2g2000yqj.googlegroups.com>, johnb...(a)gmail.com says...
>
>
>
> > On Feb 12, 1:06 am, assimil...(a)borg.org wrote:
> > > On 11-Feb-2010, "John B." <johnb...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > I don't read democratic propaganda, I read history. And I don't get it
> > > > from blogs, as you seem to.
>
> > > What has history got to do with 2009-2010? And if your history backround of
> > > the Depression is anything to go on, you do read propoganda.
>
> > > --
> > > bill-o
>
> > History has everything to do with 2009-10. Why do you think we study
> > history?
>
> If you write a history book and I write a history book for the same
> period of time, which one is the most accurate reflection of what
> occurred at the time?
>
> Whose history is more accurate, the conquered or the conquerer?
>
> History has to be viewed from all sources available with the
> understanding that the writers of history will always include some
> amount of bias in the recording of history.
>
> If you only read history from left leaning sources you are doing
> yourself a disservice.

I read history by historians who are acknowledged as the leading
experts in their fields of study without regard to their political
ideology. James McPherson for example. I have no idea whether he's a
liberal or conservative.
From: William Clark on
In article <7tlji6FfhhU1(a)mid.individual.net>,
"dene" <dene(a)remove.ipns.com> wrote:

> "William Clark" <clark(a)nospam.matsceng.ohio-state.edu> wrote in message
> news:clark-93314C.09480012022010(a)charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu...
>
> > >
> > > You're making a big deal out of nothing.
> > >
> > > -Greg
> >
> > Ah, so if it is Obama and the teleprompter to make sure he gets things
> > right, it is a matter of national importance, but if it is SarahQuitter
> > being incapable of answering scripted questions without stuff scrawled
> > on the palm of her hand like a third grader, that is trivial.
> >
> > Your hypocritical double standards know no bounds, do they?
>
> 1. Name the post where I criticized Obama for having a teleprompter.
>
> 2. Realizing none, be a man of integrity and take back these words.
>
> -Greg

Getting a bit whiny, aren't we? You jump into a thread where Obama and
the teleprompter are a huge deal, but Palin's palm notes can be waved
off.

> What's the big deal, Billy? Why is it acceptable for a person to take a
> sheet of paper up to the podium but it's not ok to put two or three
> words on one's hand? Have you ever done some formal public speaking? I
> have....and it's not easy.

You join the "Palin's palm notes are nothing" side, and then you get all
offended because you get called for doing it? Not to mention being dumb
enough to a k a college professor if they ever did any public speaking.
Duh.
From: William Clark on
In article <7tljlbFg5aU1(a)mid.individual.net>,
"dene" <dene(a)remove.ipns.com> wrote:

> "William Clark" <clark(a)nospam.matsceng.ohio-state.edu> wrote in message
> news:clark-13ED1E.09503912022010(a)charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu...
> > In article <hl3k94$337$1(a)speranza.aioe.org>,
> > "Moderate" <no_spam_(a)no_mail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > "dene" <dene(a)remove.ipns.com> wrote in message
> > > news:7tjvqjFuvU1(a)mid.individual.net...
> > > >
> > > > "William Clark" <wclark2(a)colnospamumbus.rr.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:wclark2-C14662.20553411022010(a)charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu...
> > > >>
> > > >> Oh, bullshit, Jack. We've been over that again and again - he's as
> dumb
> > > >> as paint.
> > > >
> > > > Hmmm....what does that say about the intelligence of Gore, Kerry, or
> the
> > > > American electorate who elected this dummy.
> > >
> > > I always enjoy watching idiots like Clark talk about other people's
> > > intelligence. What a boob.
> >
> > Yu and Intelligence don;t belong in the same sentence. Go find some.
>
> I'm waiting for an intelligent answer to my question, Clark.
>
> -Greg

Well, Bush is the one they elected (supposedly), so it is a frightening
indictment of the Americn electorate.
From: William Clark on
In article <MPG.25df5705d92a277b989ba0(a)news.giganews.com>,
BAR <screw(a)you.com> wrote:

> In article <clark-E5E247.11300912022010(a)charm.magnus.acs.ohio-
> state.edu>, clark(a)nospam.matsceng.ohio-state.edu says...
> >
> > In article <MPG.25df3ca0ae33d07d989b9d(a)news.giganews.com>,
> > BAR <screw(a)you.com> wrote:
> >
> > > In article <clark-215A25.10150012022010(a)charm.magnus.acs.ohio-
> > > state.edu>, clark(a)nospam.matsceng.ohio-state.edu says...
> > > >
> > > > In article <MPG.25df361646792775989b9c(a)news.giganews.com>,
> > > > BAR <screw(a)you.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > In article <clark-13ED1E.09503912022010(a)charm.magnus.acs.ohio-
> > > > > state.edu>, clark(a)nospam.matsceng.ohio-state.edu says...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > In article <hl3k94$337$1(a)speranza.aioe.org>,
> > > > > > "Moderate" <no_spam_(a)no_mail.com> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > "dene" <dene(a)remove.ipns.com> wrote in message
> > > > > > > news:7tjvqjFuvU1(a)mid.individual.net...
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > "William Clark" <wclark2(a)colnospamumbus.rr.com> wrote in
> > > > > > > > message
> > > > > > > > news:wclark2-C14662.20553411022010(a)charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.e
> > > > > > > > du..
> > > > > > > > .
> > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > >> Oh, bullshit, Jack. We've been over that again and again -
> > > > > > > >> he's as
> > > > > > > >> dumb
> > > > > > > >> as paint.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Hmmm....what does that say about the intelligence of Gore,
> > > > > > > > Kerry,
> > > > > > > > or the
> > > > > > > > American electorate who elected this dummy.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I always enjoy watching idiots like Clark talk about other
> > > > > > > people's
> > > > > > > intelligence. What a boob.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Yu and Intelligence don;t belong in the same sentence. Go find
> > > > > > some.
> > > > >
> > > > > "Yu"
> > > >
> > > > Kept the spelling phonetic for him.
> > >
> > > Maybe you should have gone to Harvard or Yale.
> >
> > They are not where the dictionaries come from.
>
> Over here we have commercialized dictionaries.

Indeed, sacrificing accuracy for profit again.
From: BAR on
In article <clark-2CCBF6.13593212022010(a)charm.magnus.acs.ohio-
state.edu>, clark(a)nospam.matsceng.ohio-state.edu says...
>
> In article <7tlji6FfhhU1(a)mid.individual.net>,
> "dene" <dene(a)remove.ipns.com> wrote:
>
> > "William Clark" <clark(a)nospam.matsceng.ohio-state.edu> wrote in message
> > news:clark-93314C.09480012022010(a)charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu...
> >
> > > >
> > > > You're making a big deal out of nothing.
> > > >
> > > > -Greg
> > >
> > > Ah, so if it is Obama and the teleprompter to make sure he gets things
> > > right, it is a matter of national importance, but if it is SarahQuitter
> > > being incapable of answering scripted questions without stuff scrawled
> > > on the palm of her hand like a third grader, that is trivial.
> > >
> > > Your hypocritical double standards know no bounds, do they?
> >
> > 1. Name the post where I criticized Obama for having a teleprompter.
> >
> > 2. Realizing none, be a man of integrity and take back these words.
> >
> > -Greg
>
> Getting a bit whiny, aren't we? You jump into a thread where Obama and
> the teleprompter are a huge deal, but Palin's palm notes can be waved
> off.
>
> > What's the big deal, Billy? Why is it acceptable for a person to take a
> > sheet of paper up to the podium but it's not ok to put two or three
> > words on one's hand? Have you ever done some formal public speaking? I
> > have....and it's not easy.
>
> You join the "Palin's palm notes are nothing" side, and then you get all
> offended because you get called for doing it? Not to mention being dumb
> enough to a k a college professor if they ever did any public speaking.
> Duh.

Is guilt by association codified in English Law?