[Cialug] Wow.

[Todd Walton]

On Sat, Aug 22, 2009 at 11:05 AM, Stuart Thiessen<thiessenstuart at aol.com> wrote:
> Your comment was not in view, but the original post was what I was
> responding to. Your response prompted my response. And, yes, I am
> aware of Jonathan Swift's writings from school. I personally would not
> equate the original post (or its link) with Swift's writings. Swift's
> satire served a purpose to point out flaws in people's thinking. The
> original post or its link did not use satire for a helpful purpose.
>
> Let me add. If political climate were such that we had intelligent and
> respectful dialogue about political issues, I would likely have passed
> it by as attempted humor (though how grilling babies can even be humor
> is quite beyond me). But given the current political climate, I was
> quite tired of these kinds of statements (by both sides of the
> political spectrum). It was too much. That was all. I don't have
> anything more to add to this discussion. I hope you all understand.

Just to clarify, my original post was not so much about Republicans or
even politics in general.  It was about the "news of the weird" type
story.  I don't aspire to Swift-ness.

--
Todd