http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/1905701
Denys
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From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Michael Baier
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 2:18 PM
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Subject: Re: Wirt's predictions
Seems like Denys predictions aren't very good either.
http://dallas.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2003/01/20/story5.html
and still no WMD found nor any terrorist from AL-Quaida in Iraq.
Hope you can stand the heat as well as Wirt.
On Wed, 21 May 2003 21:04:08 -0700, ed sharpe <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>like... lets turn the flame throwers off eh
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>From: "Tracy Pierce" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 11:58 AM
>Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] Wirt's predictions
>
>
>> doesn't look to me like Wirt's "taking credit" nearly so much as it looks
>> like you're jealously denigrating his very intelligence, once again.
>>
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Denys Beauchemin [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> > Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 11:27 AM
>> > To: [log in to unmask]
>> > Subject: OT: Wirt's predictions
>> >
>> >
>> > Actually Wirt's prediction was way off, as is the case with
>> > most of his predictions. The prediction he made was that she would
>> > resign by June of 2001. This did not happen. Even if one
>> > allowed for the 9/11 events to muddy the waters, so to speak, Christie
>> > Whitman should have resigned several months before these
>> > events took place.
>> >
>> > So, for Wirt to predict Christie Whitman would be gone by
>> > June of 2001 and watch her leave 2 years later does not prove
>> > that Wirt
>> > predicted correctly. Any ninny could see that CW was not
>> > really suited for W's cabinet and that he took her on because
>> > she was a
>> > moderate. CW was not and is not a conservative and that's
>> > why in the aftermath of the Florida debacle, W took her on, and placed
>> > her in an unimportant position where she promptly screwed up.
>> >
>> > Now Wirt takes credit for a prediction that is 2 years late
>> > (a time overrun of 800%) and believes she left on her own volition. I
>> > would say that she was probably eased out of the cabinet just
>> > like a few others were a few months ago. That would make Wirt's
>> > prediction insanely late and incorrect as to the cause just
>> > like his Enron prediction. Whilst Enron did fail, it was not
>> > due to the
>> > causes Wirt had predicted would cause Enron trouble.
>> >
>> > Here is a prediction, Wirt style. The stock market will
>> > reach 10,000 again in 9 months. Now, if it gets there within
>> > 6 years, I
>> > will be as accurate as Wirt is now.
>> >
>> > FYI, two environment items have come to light in the last few
>> > weeks, which further highlight CW's uselessness.
>> >
>> > 1- Europe is nowhere near meeting its obligation on the Kyoto
>> > farce. http://www.obv.org.uk/europe/eu20030507a.html (I saw other
>> > more complete articles a few weeks ago, but a quick search
>> > with Google brought this one directly.)
>> > 2- Belgium, the seat of all things Euro, just got the worst
>> > possible grade in terms of water quality. Belgium has the worst water
>> > in the world, worse than China, Mexico, India and the African
>> > continent. The US came in at number 12, out of 122. Read more about
>> > it here. http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993458
>> >
>> > In the meantime, the air quality in Houston has suffered for
>> > the last few weeks, but it is because of the "agricultural fires"
>> > burning south of the border, bringing us this nice pollution.
>> > I think Mexico is exempt from Kyoto, proving once again how flawed
>> > that accord was.
>> >
>> > Denys
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion
>> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of > Wirt Atmar
>> > Sent:
>> > Wednesday, May 21, 2003 10:48 AM
>> > To: [log in to unmask]
>> > Subject: Re: OT: Wirt's predictions
>> >
>> > Art writes:
>> >
>> > > RE:
>> > http://raven.utc.edu/cgi-bin/WA.EXE?A2=ind0103E&L=hp3000-l&P=R
>> 6756
>> >
>> > Well, Wirt, it took more than two years, not just three months, but
>> Christie
>> > Whitman, E.P.A. Administrator, has resigned:
>> >
>> > http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/21/politics/21WIRE-WHIT.html
>> >
>> > Still waiting on Colin Powell.
>>
>> As I wrote earlier, Whitman has demonstrated a much higher tolerance for
>> abuse than I ever would have if I were her -- or imagined that she would
>> have
>> either.
>>
>> Wirt Atmar
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