Ig Nobels

[rich]

i have been a ranter lately which I do admit is a wee bit ridiculous

it has been a pretty shitty year


On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 11:00 PM, Ian Livingston
<igrlivingston at gmail.com> wrote:
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> You are quite right, if, perhaps a bit overzealous, given that you are
> actually preaching to the choir. Yes, we want more, but are we willing
> to make that more happen? National change does not happen from the top
> down, as zealous Alice likewise overstates, change of the sort you are
> on about is a national thing that requires more than a vote, more than
> a man with a few allies.
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> On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 8:33 PM, rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com> wrote:
>> if no one is gonna rock the boat, what's the point? Yes, I understand
>> the vampire like suck the entrenched interests have in the US but if
>> the prez can't do it, who is?
>>
>> we want more--that so hard to understand?
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>> On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 7:55 PM, alice wellintown
>> <alicewellintown at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> But surely you understand that Presidents of the US don't have the
>>> power needed to make the kinds of changes we would love to see, right?
>>> Having a set of brazen Brunswicks doesn't mean the Prez can knock the
>>> pins down. He doesn't get to roll in most frames. And, some of the
>>> pins are glued to the lane. It ain't as easy as it looks on TV. The
>>> Nobel folks might just hekp the guy get re-elected. Right now it looks
>>> like he's lost a lot of support from the Peace vote, the gay voter,
>>> the anti-wall street vote, and other left, liberal, democractic,
>>> Reagan Democratic working class folk. The Nobel may help him win some
>>> of that vote back. He needs more support not less. Otherwise, it's
>>> back to Bush & Co. full tilt boogey.
>>>
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