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[joeallonby]

on 10/2/04 10:30 AM, Paul Mackin at paul.mackin at verizon.net wrote:

> Americans are very sophisticated. We live in (what I saw referred to the
> other day as) the post-truth society. While many of us would enjoy
> immensely seeing a 9-point headline in the Times saying "Bush makes an
> idiot of himself," we also know that such would largely be a gratuitous
> waste of ink. Fomerly it might have been considered truth. Today it has
> gotten to be almost irrelevant. Folks (sophisticated American folks) now
> only want to know the latest take on which of the two parties' versions
> of (un)reality is up for the day and which is down.
> 
> I'm glad to see my guy is up.
> 
> Hope springs eternal.
> 
I certainly hope that you are correct, but I have personally spoken to
people who very recently were still buying the Saddam planned 9-11
propaganda. People really do seem to believe that this stuffed shirt slacker
is some sort of tough guy. He's a whiny little weasel. The spin is
mind-numbing. 

On the other hand, I have also heard some interesting comments in my
blue-collar world over the past few days. I didn't hear that he was
"nervous" or "petulant". I heard "He got his ass kicked." So I guess that
I'll have to believe in the judgment and intelligence of the American
people. 

Peace,
Joe