>On Sun, 29 Jul 2007, Doug Henwood wrote:
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>>The Nation cruisers seem like a very agreeable bunch - mostly fairly
>>old, and wow do they love The Nation. You do get asked questions like
>>"whose your favorite Democrat" [i.e., presidential candidate]. I've got
>>to come up with a better comeback than "they all suck." Advice welcome.
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>How about "FDR?" They'll laugh, and if they're really old you'll be
>flattering them by soliciting them for stories (which might be
>interesting). But more importantly, it will allow you a kind way to segue
>into how, against the background of substantial change that we associate
>with FDR, all the current crop seem to have bag over their heads when it
>comes to imagining what's possible.
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>Michael
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I second that motion.
Joanna