[Peace-discuss] Re: Now that's an odd letter

[C. G. Estabrook]

No, it's certainly sarcastic, as the twist on Walt Kelly in the last line
shows.  His tongue is firmly in cheek.  Not at all a deranged mind -- just
one that expects (perhaps like the local billboard advertiser) irony
to be obvious. --CGE


On Thu, 3 Feb 2005, Ricky Baldwin wrote:

> Yeah, I thought it was sarcastic at first, but I waited in vain for
> the other shoe to drop.
> 
> It appears to be a straight bemoaning, perhaps a product of a deranged
> mind.  The terms he cites, for one thing, pale by comparison to the
> ones he himself had used in his professional capacity - notoriously,
> as Carl points out.  Remorse?  Alter ego?  Or just double standard?  
> Who knows?
> 
> I'm just glad we didn't choose him as our attorney.  His judgment
> seems to leave something to be desired.
> 
> Ricky
> 
> --- "C. G. Estabrook" <galliher at alexia.lis.uiuc.edu>
> wrote:
> 
> > It is odd, particularly since the objection to him
> > was his own
> > name-calling, specifically of female officials.  I
> > don't know what he's on
> > about here, given that he's also written strongly
> > anti-war letters to the
> > NG.  His last line -- "We have met the moron, and he
> > is us" -- perhaps
> > warns against limiting the responsibility for
> > American crimes to one
> > person.  --CGE
> > 
> > 
> > > At 11:13 AM 2/2/2005, you wrote:
> > > >Did anybody catch the letter to the editor in
> > last night's News Gazette, 
> > > >complaining about the "name calling" of George
> > Bush?  By Marvin Gerstein - 
> > > >the guy that AWARE was considering as attorney...
> > > >
> > k
> > 
> > 
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