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> On May 23, 2008, at 6:23 PM, Dennis Claxton wrote:
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> > Try putting down the
> > Socrates for a while and buy yourself a tv. It might make you take
> > yourself a tad less seriously.
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> To steal a quote from Alex Cockburn, initially applied to rumors that
> Rupert Murdoch would sell the NY Post: "It would be like Dracula
> selling his coffin."
Apparently only people on this list think I take myself seriously. Did Socrates, or even Siddartha or Jesus for that matter, take themselves seriously? Both were great jokers. On the other hand those who mix the realm of power with realm of the Academy Awards are deadly serious in a way that could kill us all.
So yes, Dennis and Doug, the same criticisms that Doug has aimed at the Obama fanatics can be aimed at him for the same reasons, when it comes to this elections and his uncritical postings of demographic analysis and the like on this list. What can be funnier than that?
I was away from email over the weekend and look forward to reading Doug's explanation in full.
Jerry
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