>Regarding Doug's quibble about my rather cold take on Galloway,
>saying that GG was a nice guy in the 30 mins you spoke with him,
>remember that you were in media mode -- of course he's gonna be nice
>to you. You're granting him added exposure. I somehow doubt,
>however, that if you differed with GG over a pint in a pub that he
>would remain so charming. He's too good at invective to keep a lid
>on it when things go against him. Just my sense, anyway.
I read it more as the difference between public performance and a calmer one-on-one. It wasn't just that he was "nicer" - he was more thoughtful and less polemical. You may be right about the pint in a pub, though Galloway doesn't drink.
Doug