Tom: Interesting speculations. An AOL Brinker groupie could also
receive the inspiration to post here when Brinker presumedly posts
on AOL. Don Lane's last post to me was seemingly not anchored in
logic (a Brinker hallmark) and quite churlish, even silly in a child-
ish way (not a Brinker hallmark). The feature whereby the poster
echoes Brinker's words may denote nothing more than a certain
pomposity and the "donning" of a persona worthy of a groupie. The
posts you cite are standard fare, capable of anyone who can parrot
Brinker's ideas. There are many in the latter camp. Parenthetically,
I am certain Mr. Lane is enjoying his 15 minutes of fame here
immensely.
The evidence which, in my view, would estimably bolster your case
requires a direct A to B comparison of the Lane posts with the
the presumed, preceding AOL Brinker posts. If your hypothesis is
correct, there should be telltale similarities between the missives
in question as to style, vocabulary, diction, or, even, topic.
As to the redundant "ace" moniker, this proves nothing in itself.
Anyone, especially a Brinker groupie, might be so inclined to
adopt such an eponym.
That being said, there is the natural inclination for those
of us here to wish for Brinker's visitation. That power of
suggestion can be quite formidable and color our viewpoints.
On another bb I follow, there was a contingent of posters
convinced Alan Greenspan was amongst them, an active par-
ticipant in the discussion. Even the most skeptical were
beginning to be swayed until it was proved to be a hoax.
Bring us the AOL posts, if possible. |
