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To: jlallen who wrote (62675)	11/10/1999 3:50:00 PM
From: Edwarda	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

In this case, LT is not expressing an opinion as to the origins of the graphical user interface. She is pointing out that the interface did not originate at Apple. She is also offering her opinion as to the wisdom of Kemp's making such a statement flying in the face of fact.

To: jlallen who wrote (62675)	11/10/1999 3:55:00 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

I think the point here is that Kemp was acting more like an academic and less like a politician than was good for his image. I happen to think that image is important, especially for a politician. I realize that may seem superficial, but I don't think it is, really. People respond to politicians on a gut level, they have to have the mask of leadership just as a commanding officer does. Even athletes talk about putting on their game face. If Kemp has decided that he will never again seek high political office, and that his future is best spent as an intellectual, then fine. But the impression I got from the anecdote was that the incident took place during the last campaign, in which case what was the point? Even if Thurow was wrong, it would still be unseemly for Kemp to be quibbling over what seems like minutia to me.