In political campaigns, anything that can be used to question a candidates fitness for the job, or electability will be brought up. In Florida in 1950 a candidate (Smathers) campaigned against his opponent (Claude Pepper) by saying his sister was a known thespian, and saying Pepper was a septaugenarian (although Pepper was only 50). We all know thespians are actors and septaugenarians are in their 70's, but the tone Smathers used was so nasty some people accepted the terms and thought the worst. Pepper lost to Smathers in the 1950 election. http://tinyurl.com/2ww7x6 http://tinyurl.com/3czhwt Here's a good checklist to recognize political bullsh** from the League of Women Voters that was posted on a "local" TV stations' site. http://tinyurl.com/2ww7x6 OK, it's Denver, but Wyoming's television stations are painful to watch. We had Pete Williams back in the 70's and 80's but he was too good to last in our market. On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 9:15 PM, Tamar Raine <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I looked on the web. Apparently the pastor wrote the letter one year ago, > after a NY Times reporter misquoted him. What are they doing rehashing old > stuff? > > mag > > ----------------------- > > To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY list, go here: > > http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy > > -- Kendall An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's redundant!) The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man. -George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950 ----------------------- To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY list, go here: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy