Pynchon and the current situation

[David Morris]

Dan,

Pardon me.  I over-reacted to what I perceived as your support of the 
"'flat-out lie' nonsense" from Mr. Fiero, whose offlist response continued 
to maintain that his theory was blatantly self-evident and that only a naive 
would believe the White House explanation.  You did not do this.  You only 
offered support for his thesis without offering an alternative possibility.  
You were not obliged to do so.

Like you, I have not stated my opinion on what is ultimately a very  minor 
matter, only my unwillingness to accuse the President of cowardice at that 
time of high crisis, which is the only important part of this exchange.  
Again, I apologize.

David Morris

>From: "Dan Jizzenberry"
>
>First of all your assumption about my lack of self-doubt is perplexing. 
>[...] I guess what I'm trying to say is that I don't think my little nugget 
>of info required a "blunt" response on your behalf, especially one which 
>professed to know my opinions on the matter before I had even formulated 
>them myself. For instance, I want to know why you thought I assumed that 
>"it would have been prudent for those charged with protecting the 
>President's life to have been so dull-minded?" This was a rhetorical 
>question, was it not? To be honest, I think the actions of Bush and his 
>handlers were perfectly reasonable, for the same reasons you mentioned 
>earlier; this "flat-out lie" nonsense is just that: nonsense. I thought I 
>was posting something that, for once, would not produce a stream of hostile 
>responses. I was merely trying to outline other people's opinions w/r/t the 
>airforce 1 debacle, while attempting to use my own skills of deduction.

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