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Brian Reed
11-03-2006, 07:30 PM
Who has more influence over people who make the decision when they go to the ballot box than anyone who actually deals in foreign affairs.

Which has what bearing on which thing, exactly?
Brian Reed
11-03-2006, 07:33 PM
the fuck? my time settings are all screwy and now my replies are coming before the original posts? Is this just on my screen?
mewelke
11-03-2006, 08:06 PM
the fuck? my time settings are all screwy and now my replies are coming before the original posts? Is this just on my screen?

Nope. Here as well.
mewelke
11-04-2006, 03:08 AM
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/12272000/the_low_post_why_did_mass_culture_turn_on_republic ans/1
Brian Reed
11-04-2006, 03:27 AM
And Letterman's subsequent reasoning -- that seeing one death turn into dozens and then hundreds and thousands made him reconsider the whole thing -- all that tells you is that this is a person who makes life-and-death decisions without considering the consequences.

No... all that tells me is that this person is a talk show host and not someone who deals in foreign affairs on a regular basis.
mewelke
11-04-2006, 03:43 AM
No... all that tells me is that this person is a talk show host and not someone who deals in foreign affairs on a regular basis.

Who has more influence over people who make the decision when they go to the ballot box than anyone who actually deals in foreign affairs.