Michael Hart wrote:
None of these are my views, none written by me, or at my instigation.
So are you saying that you did *not* write the following sentences, and that they do *not* reflect your views? -- "No mention is made of what to do about those for whom no transportation is available. . .those were obviously beneath the radar scope of planning." -- "Somehow it seems that those farthest from the situation are the only ones willing to state what is obvious locally." -- "I supposed the strangest words of the week were those NOT heard, as NBC censored Kanye West's comments" -- "5/8 of Bush's emergency management appointees had no experience" And are you saying it's *not* your view that the various comments on how the Katrina relief efforts are going (from the President, VP, and First Lady) are "doublespeak"? Given that these items appear in 'Michael Hart's "Founder's Comments" section of the Newsletter', I think the natural inference is that any un-attributed comments are yours, and represent your views.
Our readers send me various articles, synopses, URLs, etc., and I usually just put them in exactly as I receive them, and sometimes I ask our CEO if something should be included.
And is that the case for any of the items listed above?
I am not a political person, I am apolitical to the point of anti-political, and I don't have any political agenda, other than to stay pretty much as far away from politics as I can get, as many people are aware.
If you were staying as far away from politics as you could get, you wouldn't be including political items in the newsletter.
If you don't like something from one of those articles, the URL is usually there,
There were no URLs or other attribution for the following items: -- reports of racism in US media -- New Orleans refugees turned back at Gretna (other than the attribution of a headline to the LA Times) -- 40 Died In A Hospital, There Was No Evacuation Plan For Them. -- Palestinians Burn Gaza Synagogues -- Comments on How The Katrina Relief Efforts Are Going -- 5/8 of Bush's emergency management appointees had no experience -- Meat consumption in China us up 400% in 20 years. -- One Ohio high school was reported to have 63% of the girls pregnant. -- In some communities blacks are 9 times as likely to be pulled over for traffic stops than are whites. -- Nearly 3/4 of a million dollars for 30 second American Idol ad!
Please note that no mention was made of the political events of Michael Brown,
What about this?: "Michael Brown was simply the college roommate of the original FEMA chief, not other recommendation or expertise, not even a real job on his resume, other than the Arabian Horse group."
Judge Roberts, etc., or similar political "hot buttons."
So if you quote someone as saying "George Bush doesn't care about black people", you think that *isn't* a political hot button? -Michael Dyck