Newsgroups: alt.rush-limbaugh,alt.news-media,alt.fan.dan-quayle
Subject: Re: Clinton Screws Up! Press Reports It!
From: Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1992 19:57:45 GMT
Organization: Actrix Information Exchange

In article <1992Sep14.121218.19645@anomaly.sbs.risc.net> kd1hz@anomaly.sbs.risc.net (Michael P. Deignan) writes:
> Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz writes:
> 
> I don't actually know why I'm responding to a posting from New Zealand...
> As if people there actually KNOW anything about American politics, or,
> for that matter, should be sticking their noses into our countries
> political scene...

Well.....you assume an awful lot here.....I grew up in North America and
follow events there closely. We get CNN and the ABC nightly news - in full -
as well as the New York Times and the L A papers - and many others being
available at the local library - only a few weeks old. The media of the world
are awash in US news...... 
 
So, unless you personally sit down and have heart-to-hearts with Mr Quayle,
there is a *very* good chance that I know just as much as you do.....

You must be a conservative to dismiss my views in the way you have. The usual
conservative tactic in debate is to try to discredit the arguer rather than
the argument. Lift your game.
 
For all you know, I might be an American living in New Zealand. But you don't
know.

> >Again....you dismiss the fact that he is a legitmate target because he has
> >demonstrated incompetence while holding high office.
> 
> Oh, Quayle has done some stupid things while in office. But, so has just
> about every President - Ford falling down all the time, Carter telling us
> how he spent evenings discussing world politics with Amy for her opinions,
> the list goes on and on. However, I wouldn't label them as "incompetence".
> In fact, most of the "stories" about things Quayle has done are better 
> posted to alt.urban.legend than anywhere else.
> 
> >He isn't just another man or woman. He is the Vice_president of the USA - and
> >is clearly not up to the job. 
> 
> As if you would really have the credentials to judge who should and shouldn't
> be in US political office. Leave that to people who know.

Again, you patronise. As pointed out above, you and I very likely gain our
information from the same media - unless Mr Quayle is in your personal circle
of friends. Like me, you have probably never met the man face to face (or done
more than shake his hand if you have). The fact that I live in New Zealand has
little relevance these days. According to your argument, people who live in
Hawaii aren't allowed to have an oppinion either because they would see as
much of Mr Quayle as we do in New Zealand. Similarly, people in Alaska would
be beyond the pale. 
 
Of course, if I want to talk directly with Americans about the poltics of the
US, I can always do that through the Net - if they aren't too patronising that
is.

Steve
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