One last attempt?

jbor jbor at bigpond.com
Tue Oct 30 00:47:05 CST 2001


Don't get me wrong. Both tirades had something to say, and I'm not knocking
you for sending the Horowitz piece along. Both employed a similar rhetorical
mode of emotional blackmail to prop up a coda of "I've seen the light",
that's all.

best
 

on 30/10/01 8:53 AM, Jasper Fidget at fakename at tokyo.com wrote:

> Damn, I'm never going to outlive that, I fear.  I'd better change my name
> (perhaps Slothrop669 is still available).
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "jbor" <jbor at bigpond.com>
> 
> [...]
>> Though Doug's piece was undoubtedly heartfelt, I can't help comparing it
> to
>> the paid ad. by David Horowitz which Jasper cited recently. Same tactic.
>> 
>> best
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
> 




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