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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank

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To: Lane3 who wrote (38602)11/24/2001 5:25:11 PM
From: Jorj X Mckie  Read Replies (1) of 82486
 
It was a list of arbitrarily brainstormed negative characteristics to see if I could prompt anyone in the coward camp to acknowledge anything positive about him at all.

I think that OBL is intelligent, tall, charismatic and clearly has a way with the babes. Heck I could only attract one woman to marry me to his four. Does that satisfy you that I wouldn't apply any description that has a negative connotation?

Partly because, for some reason I don't understand, it's absolutely essential to some people on the coward side of this argument that that particular word be applied, seemingly whether it fits or not, to the point of ridiculing those who don't agree.

This part shows your bias Karen. There was very clear ridiculing by the anti-coward crowd on more than one occasion. I don't believe that either side of the argument has stood on higher ground than the other WRT to this.

Concur. Both are good examples of courage. Perhaps we should suggest Webster use them. <g> BTW, I did notice the absence of black and white thinking in your labeling the hijackers as brave.

Oh good, since my first post on the topic covered this point, it is clear that you don't have me in the black/white camp.
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