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Subject: Re: Re: Ronald Reagan/Bombing USSR
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Date: Fri, 10-Aug-84 11:10:00 EDT
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/***** hplvla:net.flame / ames!barry /  6:06 pm  Aug 21, 1984*/
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	   So, OK, I've read flames ad nauseaum about Reagan's joke, and
>> since I'm not a Reagan fan I should have enjoyed it, but...
>> [FLAME ON]
	   Is this sort of lame-brained finger-pointing typical of the level
>> of criticism of which Reagan's foes are capable? The impression it leaves
>> is, "Gosh, we're all too stupid to make reasonable objections to Reagan's
>> stands on complex issues, but we'll bray real loud if he says anything
>> even brain-damage cases like us can see is dumb!"
	   When the evidence of Reagan's record on Central America, arms
>> control, social programs, etc., etc., is available to pick on, jumping
>> on him for a dumb joke is worse than a waste of time, it makes you
>> look like you're grasping at straws, or too uninformed to make substantive
>> criticism. The "logic" of arguing that such a faux pas gives us some
>> special insight into Reagan's true character escapes me, and the need
>> for such tortured reasoning in the face of far clearer indications of
>> Reagan's policy goals escapes me, as well.
	   Let's leave the cattiness to Rona Barrett, and use our thinking
>> ability on issues worthy of thought. Even Reagan's joke wasn't as dumb
>> as some of the stridently silly responses to it I've seen.
>>[FLAME OFF]

>>	If anyone has any *humorous* responses to Reagan's 'joke', please
>>post them; this flame does not apply to you.
>>
>>-  From the Crow's Nest  -                      Kenn Barry
>>/* ---------- */


Allright!!

	While I may be morally oppossed to sensible discussion in
	net.flame, I can't help but applaud the above response.
	Nothing makes me more upset than to see a bunch of gawdawful
	stupid arguments brought forth from "my" side of the fence.
	I'm not terribly wild about the democratic ticket but I'm
	terribly unwild about the present facade.

	Speaking of real things to bitch about, Senator Laxalt is
	one of the best targets in the Raygun camp.  Being known 
	as the President's closest f[r]iend in the senate, and 
	being the next man Raygun would like to see on the Supreme
	Court (if an opening appears), this man is worth looking
	into.  Funny thing, all paths of inquiry lead back to the
	same thing, organized crime in Las Vegas.  Raygun seriously
	trusts this fellow and *that* gives you some idea of his
	impaired judgement.

		   George Tatge