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[The Great Quail]

Barbara,

>I'll get back to you in more detail later, Quail (on one of your 
>pervious posts), but in the meantime, why are you so self-centered 
>as to think Doug was talking to you in that post?

Well, for one thing, except for one paragraph, I was addressing him 
on his tone and comments in general. However, considering that Doug 
and I have been exchanging numerous emails regarding the subject 
during a period where others have relaxed replying to him, I think it 
was within reason to assume that I am among the people he is 
complaining about.  Also, if you recall, Doug's reply to Mike started 
by telling him that Mike's post was no use, because the List is full 
of Bush zombies and so on. And what was Mike's post? Well, in part, 
it was a reply to one of mine, and quoted me directly.

>and to be perfectly honest, didn't give even the slightest thought 
>to you personally.

Well, then, perhaps you didn't read Mike's post. Seems to me you are 
more concerned with finding an angle to attack me (Quail the 
egocentric....) than actually following the thread of argument.

>Everything that comes across this board lately you seem to think is 
>an attack on your posts or beliefs.

Everything? To defend this exaggeration would be to give it too much credit.

>Give it up, dude, you're not the center of the universe. We're not 
>all laying awake at night thinking about how to pick at the feathers 
>of the The Great Quail.

I am sorry of you seem to think my ego is that large, dudette. I for 
one have been taking up the "for" military intervention quote 
vocally, and therefore believed that many of Doug's replies to me, as 
well as his comments in general bemoaning the position I happen to 
hold, have had me at least tangentially in mind. There are others 
here, you know, that share some of my opinions on the matter. And 
some who don't, and yet can carry on a reasonable conversation about 
it. (As a matter of fact, only you and Doug seem to lack that 
ability.)

If I did indeed think I was the center of the universe, I would 
perhaps speak of the List as a whole, united front standing behind 
me, and make claims to know what "all" the List is doing or not doing.

--Quail

PS: Don't bother to reply to any of my earlier posts, I am pretty 
much done with political posting for a bit, and frankly speaking, I 
haven't heard much from you in terms of valuable opinions anyway. 
Maybe if you put down the Doug pom-poms and actually started thinking 
critically....? Although I must confess, I am glad you are around, 
because the very idea of someone who agrees so wholeheartedly with 
Doug, and who is blind to all his machinations and sleazy methods, is 
really quite amusing. It adds color to his otherwise tedious 
browbeating.