When where the rules changed that OFF-Topics (OT) posts would be changed
to Political Off Topics (POT)?
Since the subject came up:
A little google searching on Daniel Min will explain Wirt's comments..
> -----Original Message-----
> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Tracy Pierce
> Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 10:12 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: POT: Well-reasoned political discourse
>
> Maybe my nose is overwhelmed by recent brain farts, but I
> missed said "nuanced odor of sardonicism" in Wirt's post.
>
> Not to say that Wirt's wit can't easily fly right over my
> head, but the article presented does offer a reasoned case
> for avoiding the switching of horses midstream.
>
> Wirt will probably clarify his position, now that it's been
> questioned, and maybe you blindered patriots will be able to
> listen; maybe I'll wake up and smell the coffee.
>
> Tracy (the other) Pierce
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Denys Beauchemin [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 8:35 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: POT: Well-reasoned political discourse
> >
> >
> > I would venture to say both you and Craig, and perhaps some
> others as
> > well, have failed to detect the nuanced odor of sardonicism
> in Wirt's
> > post.
> >
> > Denys
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> > Behalf Of Johnson, Tracy
> > Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 10:15 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: [HP3000-L] POT: Well-reasoned political discourse
> > Importance: Low
> >
> > (I re-chopped the reply wrap-arounds to be short.)
> > >
> > > --- Wirt Atmar <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I don't think that anything so enthralls me as well-reasoned
> > > > political discourse. It is the essence of our American
> democracy.
> > > > In that regard, I've copied and pasted the most recent posting
> > > > from Daniel Joseph Min below. Daniel is a persistent poster to
> > > > sci.astro, as well as a few hundred other newsgroups.
> > > > Although this posting of his is less animated than most, it was
> > > > more than enough to convince me to vote Republican this year:
> >
> > Craig Lalley replies:
> > > Well, I didn't realize that Wirt was a Republican, I am shocked.
> > > Since Wirt is enthralled by a well- reasoned political
> discourse, I
> > > thought I would present the other side of the argument that Wirt
> > > presented. This was more than enough to convince me to vote
> > > Republican this year.
> > >
> > > http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/29/bin.laden.transcript/
> > >
> > > -Craig
> >
> >
> > I don't get that meaning at all.
> >
> > It doesn't necessarily mean Wirt "IS" a Republican, it only
> means he
> > is voting that way ... this time.
> > (It is his citizenship privilege.)
> >
> > BT
> >
> >
> > Tracy Johnson
> > MSI Schaevitz Sensors
> >
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