Blaming Doug

[Terrance]

Doug Millison wrote:
> 
> Since it is widely accepted as historical fact that a disproportionate
> number of combat soldiers in Vietnam were poor and of color -- Scratchit or
> Dingleberry or one of those anonymous folks cited several historians who
> made that general point while Terrance was dozing I guess  -- it would seem
> appropriate that Terrance  might offer to provide facts to support what
> appears to be (you haven't made a very clear point, in the final analysis)
> a revisionist assertion.  Put up or shut up, as they say.

Good try again, but this is not what is being debated.








> 
> It's interesting to recall that the two U.S. Vietnam War combat veterans
> who appear in Pynchon's work -- I'm thinking of the guys in Vineland who
> escort Brock Vond down to the river where the Native Americans will remove
> his bones -- are black and chicano, respectively.  That would be the
> Pynchon novel that castigates the policies of the Reagan-Bush
> Administration, if you recall.

Yeah, we recall,  Doug. Nice to have you guys say something about a
Pynchon novel here. 
Not much,  but it's a start. First one in a long time so we'll be easy
on you. 
Please try again soon. 


> 
> rj -- for somebody who claims to be Australian, you sure seem to have a lot
> invested in the Bush Administration.  I figure if President Bush can
> exploit the 9-11 tragedy for political capital before the bodies were cold,
> it's OK for me to call him on his bs.  I didnt have a chance to grieve the
> loss of loved ones in NYC before he was ramming his plans for cowboy
> revenge through Congress.  I'll let you write him the love letters and join
> in the chorus of praise for his "statesmanship" along with the corporate
> media.
> 
> -Doug


Nice try Doug, but it seems Robert is tired of your games. 
You've only got me to fight with now. Everyone else has had it with your
BS. 
This is an old trick. Join the pack, gang up on Doug. Put on the old
"kick me!" sign again.