Re: John R. Lott A PHOTO-FIX FOR VOTING


"Matt" <matttelles@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> SaPeIsMa wrote:
>> "Matt" <matttelles@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> > SaPeIsMa wrote:
>> >> "Matt" <matttelles@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> >> > Cole Firearms Inc. wrote:
>> >> >> http://johnrlott.tripod.com/op-eds/NYPPhotoVotingID.html
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Published Friday, September 23, 2005, in New York Post
>> >> >>
>> >> >> A PHOTO-FIX FOR VOTING
>> >> >>
>> >> >> By John R. Lott, Jr. and Mario Villarreal
>> >> >
>> >> > Not that I particularly disagree with him about photo-id's being a
>> >> > more
>> >> > useful solution (although they are just as easy to counterfeit as
>> >> > anything else), but WHY would I care what John Lott, an economist
>> >> > who
>> >> > knows nothing about voting, says on the matter?
>> >> >
>> >> > This is really no better than listening to Snoop Dogg hold forth on
>> >> > how
>> >> > to win in Iraq.
>> >> >
>> >> > Matt
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> How much more than him do YOU know about voting ?
>> >
>> > Probably nothing. I didn't say I did. I asked why I should listen to
>> > HIM, not why he should listen to me.
>> >
>>
>> You don't have to listen to ANYONE, Lott included
>> If you don't want to listen to him, don't !
>> If you want to listen to him, do !
>> He wrote an opinion article.
>> If you're curious about his O-P-I-N-I-O-N, then read the article.
>> If not read something or nothing else.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> >> And what exactly is the standard you espouse to judge "kowledge about
>> >> voting" ?
>> >
>> > I don't recall espousing. I said I didn't disagree with him, as a
>> > personal opinion, but that he was in no position technically to make
>> > such judgements. I'm only published in areas I have expertise in. If I
>> > wrote a book about, say, economics, people would fry me justifiably. So
>> > why are you listening to Lott about voting?
>> >
>> .
>> He is in EXACTLY the same position to express HIS opinion as you are to
>> express YOUR opinion
>> No more, no less.
>> The difference is that he's got enough people interested in reading his
>> opinion that he gets paid to express it.
>>
>>
>> Bottom line is that you're bitching for the sake of bitching.
>
> Have you considered seeing someone about your anger issues? They are
> getting rather severe.
>
> Matt
>

LOL.

1) Where have I shown anger ?

2) Have you considered seeing someone for your projection and presumption
issues ?
They are OBVIOUSLY severe and have been for a while.

PS
Your comments are funnier than you realize, since most people think I'm
rather cold-blooded.



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