Re: Frist on Meet the Press

On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 07:50:20 -0500, Garry James
<downyonder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>On Sun, 29 Jan 2006 20:06:28 -0500, Thumper <jaylsmith@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 29 Jan 2006 17:28:05 -0500, Garry James
>><downyonder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>On 29 Jan 2006 12:53:06 -0800, "AndyS" <andysharpe@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>>That guy is the worse liar I have ever seen. He makes Nixon look
>>>>angelic. -- Gary
>>>>
>>>>Andy writes:
>>>> I saw the interview with Tim Russert, also. And I agree
>>>>with Gary's assessment.
>>>
>>>How did you like it when Frist tried to sneak away from the fact that
>>>he had made a medical diagnosis of Shiavo while looking at a video
>>>tape ? What an honest man !
>>>
>>>> On the other hand, I like Tim Russert a lot.
>>>
>>>I like Russert, too. I only wish he we would ask harder questions.
>>>And not let his prey change the subject as is their wont.
>>>
>>Russert knows that if they aren't going to answer he can't make them.
>>If he pushes too hard he won't get any guests. He points out their
>>non answers subtly but clearly and tries to get them to make a slip.
>>Every once in a while he'll ask a question in such a way as to trip
>>them up.
>>Thumper
>
>Yeah, I know. It's difficult to be hard on a man when you socialize
>with him all week. Drinking a man's liquor and sleeping with his
>wife tends to create an unnatural fondness. That's what's wrong with
>the press' relation to politicians.
>
>I think we all agree that we need term limitations for politicians.

Not at all. There is no reason to throw all of them out. We have the
best system in the world and get exactly what representation we
deserve. It's the people who are the problem for electing the same
guys over and over.
Thumper
>Now I begin to think we need career limitations on newsmen. Let's
>pay them a couple of million dollars for one good year (meaning at
>least one good scandal) and then send them away from DC for life. It
>would be cheap at the price.
>
>What got me about Frist was when he declared that Lobbyist are a
>Constitutionally protected constituency. The way he said it, you
>would have thought he was referring to a National Treasure. I sort
>of doubt that is what Washington, Jefferson and Franklin had in mind.
>One thing you have to say about men of Frist's high character: Unlike
>street corner whores, once bought, they stay bought.
>

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