From: patrick@is.rice.edu (Patrick L Humphrey)
Subject: Re: Rush is bad for our country
Summary: Buckner is bad for Texas, definitely.
Organization: That little institute on S. Main
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 18:54:09 GMT

In article <1992Oct12.170523.9872@ringer.cs.utsa.edu> jbuckner@lonestar.utsa.edu (James A. Buckner) writes:
>In article <1992Oct12.163400.6664@news.ysu.edu> ae642@yfn.ysu.edu (Kelley Miller) writes:
>>
>>In a previous article, jbuckner@lonestar.utsa.edu (James A. Buckner) says:
>>
>>>In article <1992Oct10.050228.16939@news.ysu.edu> ae642@yfn.ysu.edu (Kelley Miller) writes:
>>>>
>>>>In a previous article, jbuckner@lonestar.utsa.edu (James A. Buckner) says:
>>>>
>>>>>In article <LARRY.92Oct8111459@peak.psl.nmsu.edu> larry@peak.psl.nmsu.edu (Evil Engineer doin' it the Cowboy Way) writes:
>>>>>>In article <1992Oct6.131337.27752@ringer.cs.utsa.edu> jbuckner@lonestar.utsa.edu (James A. Buckner) writes:
>>>>
>>>>[various mindless anti-liberal rhetoric deleted for the sake of good taste]
>>>>
>>>>>>You are hereby certified for rank of MegaDitto..
>>>>>>
>>>>>Thank you very much. I AM a Mega DittoHead!
>>>>
>>>>Translate: "I am a mindless idiot who has no clue WRT how to think for one's
>>>>self, therefore, I just agree with the drivel Limbaugh puts out, because
>>>>so many other people do."
>>>>
>>>>Thank the fates that when Bush falls, Rush will fall...
>>>>
>>>To you who called me that wonderful name: Are you one of those poor bastards
>>>who just sits at the terminal all day who has no friends and get his kicks
>>>by spilling his immature drivel all over the Internet?
>>
>>Yep, you ARE an asshole, aren't you...
>>
>>>I thought so.
>>>
>>>You know something, I agree with him for many reasons. I think for myself,   
>>>unlike you who believes EVERYTHING on TV.
>>
>>Funny, I believe almost _NOTHING_ on TV.
>>
>>You, of course, who believes without exception everything Rush vomits up,
>>would make that assumption.
>>
>>>May God make his wrath known to you, you insignificant scumbag!
>>
>>Er...God who?
>>
>>Did you miss the .sig?
>>
>>Just one more example that you rely strictly on others opinions to shape
>>your own.
>>
>>Don't be a sheep.  Think for yourself.
>>
>>>Hey I listen to Rush for many reasons. I was actually thinking for myself
>>>even BEFORE I started listaning to Rush.
>>
>>Indeed?  Then why did you stop after you began listening?
>>
>>> What we have here is a lonely boy
>>>who wants to live off the governemnt largess for the rest of his life, IMHO.
>>              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>Pardon me?
>>
>>You're the one who has nothing to do from noon to 3 that allows you to listen 
>>to Limbaugh's swill.  Most normal people can't do that, they work during those
>>hours.
>>
>>Must be nice to have that monthly welfare check...
>>
>>>And another thing: Rush was around when Carter was President! And his ratings
>>>were the highest in his old market. 
>>>
>>So what?  The garbage Limbaugh pumps out appeals to the lunatic fringe, and
>>the lunatic fringe was around, even then...
>>
>>You're proof of that...
>Okay Kelley, here's the damned facts!
>
>I'm in class from 11 to 2, when Rush is on. I can't listen to him because
>I am in class, studying something you probably don't understand.

Whether Kelley would understand it or not is pretty immaterial -- the
question is, do YOU understand it?  He's right on the mark in my case -- the
fall semester, I work during those hours, so I don't usually listen either.
Most of my listening to (and laughing at) Rushbo gets gone during the spring
semester, when I work evenings.

>Number one, I was referring to YOU, Kelley, that YOU live off the government
>largess!

I presume you have proof of that?  (Besides that, you're doing it yourself,
you know -- UTSA *is* a state school, you know.  I might not be all that
thrilled about *my* tax dollars going to Bexar County to support folks like
you in getting an education -- ever look at it that way?)

>Number two, I am not part of the lunatic fringe that supports Rush. You put
>me down, you are putting 13+ million people down.

Really?  Did they appoint you their spokescritter, or did you just "sort of"
assume that title yourself?

>Have you ever listened to Rush? Hmmmmm? I thought you looked at things with an
>open mind. I guess not.

Do you ever ask questions of someone to which you don't already know (or
think you know) the answer?  I guess not.

>Another thing about the lunatic fringe: The lunatic fringe you talk about and
>the lunatic fringe I and Rush talk about are two different things?

And the lunatic fringe *I* talk about at times is a different thing from
either of the ones you talk about.  So?

>So what, you believe conservatism is bad? Here's the true story!

If you'd said "here's my true opinion", it'd have been a lot more
believable.

>Conservative policies were vindicated in the 1980s, the decade YOU, Kelley, 
>call "the decade of greed"

Sure.  I bet folks like Michael Milken are heroes to you.  (Got some
evidence to back up your assertions, by any chance?)

>When I talk about the homeless, there were no 3+million homeless. There never
>was nor will ever be.

Got some evidence of *that* claim?  Just because you don't see them in your
safe little community out I-10 halfway to Fredericksburg doesn't mean they
don't exist.  I get to see them every day on my way to work.  Maybe you
should venture inside 410 once in a while.

>When I talk about the lunatic environmental fringe, I'm talking about the 
>Earth First and the animal-rights activists. These communists who have cushy
>jobs are just like YOU, Kelley. They just complain, complain, and complain.

How about some proof that 1) they're, in fact, Communists; 2) they have
cushy jobs, and 3) they do nothing but complain?

>Now if you don't like this country, then GET THE HELL OUT! We don't need
>any more of radicals like YOU, Kelley.

Funny, but I always thought we didn't need any more clueless gits who can't
distinguish between dissent and disloyalty -- and you're doing a great job
of being completely unable to tell the difference between 'em.  I'd
appreciate it if you'd pack up and head for somewhere where the thinking is
more to your liking.  For some reason, the PRC, Iraq, and North Korea are
the first places that come to mind...

>Now, any more flames directed at me or anyone else shall be summarily
>destroyed.

Such ambition.  The only question I have is, are you going to have the time
to do all that?  What was that you said about spending time in class?
(Boy, you really destroyed Kelley's flame, all right -- like we rousted
Saddam out of power in '91.  Yep.  Uh huh.)

>Any questions? Now get back to Russia, you Clinton-supporting Communist!

You know, it's *almost* enough to tempt me to vote for Clinton -- but not
quite.  I'll stay the course and vote for Marrou.  (It's enough to make me
embarrassed to have to share the same state with you, though.)

--PLH (am I glad I'm in Houston, even if it's on the side facing San
'Tone...)


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