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From: orb@whuts.UUCP (SEVENER)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Re: Louis Farrakhan, Jesse Jackson, Jerry Falwell and Reagan
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Date: Wed, 18-Dec-85 17:10:57 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec 18 17:10:57 1985
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> While no particular fan of Mr Falwell, why is it that when his
> name appears in print it must be qualified by the adjectives
> "Right Wing, Fundamentalist Rev. Jerry Falwell" ?    
> 
> When we see Ted Kennedy's name printed it is "Senator Ted Kennedy."
> 
> To be fair, why not "Left Wing, Liberal Senator Kennedy" ??
> 
> 
> Bob Brown {...ihnp4!akgua!rjb}

why not?
And why not say: "right-wing reactionary President Reagan"?
That would be saying it like it is.
I am not embarrassed to call myself a liberal or leftist.
             tim sevener  whuxn!orb