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To: combjelly who wrote (233067)	5/16/2005 5:52:58 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574312

This juxtaposition of material couldn't possibly have been intended by the Times' news editors to make Brooks look like a condescending idiot or a closet Democrat, but that's the result. Because there's no way to put these two articles together without concluding that those poor people out there who vote Republican because they think they have a chance to get ahead, those people whose praises Brooks are singing, are, sadly, chumps. They have been sold a bridge. They believe in something that, like creationism or Saddam Hussein's WMD arsenal, is contra-factual. On the other hand, those poor Democrats, however unfashionably glum and not-with-the-morning-in-America program they may be, seem to have a clearer picture of the state of the union. I think that's what I was saying and I further believe that unfortunately they will be the last to 'get' it and are not the ones who will be in the best position to instigate for change. Did you read the article on what's believed to be Lucas's political intent with his latest star wars episode.........beyond its entertainment value? It very much worries me when so many people keep providing subtle, and not so subtle signals that they see a big problem. How late in the game are we? That's the question I keep asking myself.