tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post6337930239812790123..comments2024-03-18T04:36:26.547-04:00Comments on Paul Levinson's Infinite Regress: ABC's Abuse of American Electorate to Be Included in my Curriculum This FallPaul Levinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07609987407926836519noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post-5917884982733935072007-08-22T13:09:00.000-04:002007-08-22T13:09:00.000-04:00I agree with Ron Paul, it is time to abolish the F...I agree with Ron Paul, it is time to abolish the Federal Reserve. <BR/><BR/>Today in August 2007, the world financial systems and investment markets, real estate and the availability of credit are all under direct assault due to past actions of the Federal Reserve in the United States. <BR/><BR/>Read and sign the Ron Paul Is Right – Abolish the Federal Reserve Petition at http://www.petitiononline.com/fed/petition.html <BR/><BR/>Please link to the petition and forward this message to your friends and help the general public wake up during the current financial panic conditions to the problems we face from the Federal Reserve and Ron Paul’s solution.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post-8710744699964818772007-08-10T11:20:00.000-04:002007-08-10T11:20:00.000-04:00cjgolf - I'm afraid it's your reading of this blog...cjgolf - I'm afraid it's your reading of this blog post and thread that's incorrect. Of course ABCNews.com reported the votes on its site - that's how we know Ron Paul did so well. But what ABCNews.com neglected to do was mention that Ron Paul won when ABC was evaluating the debate and mentioning the poll in its "Green Room" segment on television.Paul Levinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07609987407926836519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post-84799721785323290212007-08-09T23:48:00.000-04:002007-08-09T23:48:00.000-04:00I don't know what you're talking about. I just we...I don't know what you're talking about. I just went to ABCNews.com. found the poll, voted and saw that Ron Paul now has over 40,000 votes. You quibble all you want with the commentary but get your facts straight.CJgolfshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11041400816422744026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post-43915772999007849552007-08-09T17:52:00.000-04:002007-08-09T17:52:00.000-04:00:) I wasn't teaching at Fordham in 1985, but I'm g...:) I wasn't teaching at Fordham in 1985, but I'm glad to see my colleagues wised you up about the New York Times and mainstream media ...<BR/><BR/>Welcome to Infinite Regress!Paul Levinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07609987407926836519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post-60068527600224525592007-08-09T13:40:00.000-04:002007-08-09T13:40:00.000-04:00My first semester at Fordham I took Communications...My first semester at Fordham I took Communications with Prof. Mary Roach. I remember we were discussing propoganda and bias in the media (this was in 1985, pre-internet) and I remember saying something like; "Well, one way to avoid bias would be to get the real story in The New York Times." everyone snickered at me and I ended up getting a D in that course, but over the next few years I was taught to think critically which was the one enduring gift from Fordham I received. <BR/><BR/>Acceptable presidential candidates are pre-annointed by the elites before we the people are allowed to consider them as viable. This is to prevent another messy situation like the JFK murder. Ron Paul is clearly heading this way. The goal now is to use the media to keep him on the sidelines and one of the ways it's done is through poll tinkering. Vote fraud will be used in the Iowa Straw poll to keep him marginalized. He must be lumped into the Nader/Kucinich camp, because if he gets too popular, he will have to be murdered. The elites will never allow a president that favors people over profits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post-48225809316978056642007-08-09T11:20:00.000-04:002007-08-09T11:20:00.000-04:00anon1: Read what I said in my comments - I was tal...anon1: Read what I said in my comments - I was talking about America having been the bright light, and saying it could be again. Therefore, WWII is completely relevant. And, in another comment, I said that of course other countries and people made sacrifices in WWII - my point is that it was the US contribution that was decisive.<BR/><BR/>anon2 and 3: thanks for the links.Paul Levinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07609987407926836519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post-90578433672622139982007-08-09T10:33:00.000-04:002007-08-09T10:33:00.000-04:00hahahaha sorry its the Aussie back I actually got ...hahahaha sorry its the Aussie back I actually got my post grad at UC Berkeley :)with Brad Delong<BR/><BR/>Olbermann is only journalist in America<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQbYENgHJ2o<BR/><BR/>Ok there are a few more but not many !<BR/><BR/>CTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post-3326714187926853052007-08-09T10:16:00.000-04:002007-08-09T10:16:00.000-04:00This is Amoerica :)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...This is Amoerica :)<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eaMj1DPI6UAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post-40329763030117951732007-08-09T10:04:00.000-04:002007-08-09T10:04:00.000-04:00I think Paul is trying to live off his fathers or ...I think Paul is trying to live off his fathers or grandfathers reputation and deeds while his generation spends his grandchildrens future.<BR/><BR/>I go back to what the Aussie pointed out WW2 is 60 years past who cares whether we did or didnt win WW2 its of no consquence. Ike warned us about the military industrial complex, the founding fathers warned us about foriegn entanglments, the great American economists like Schumpeter and Keynes warned us about debt and deficits and we turned and gave the one finger salute to our grandparents ideals. <BR/><BR/>Idealism !, there is not idealism left and no one willing to fight for it.<BR/><BR/>Think about it we actually borrowed 1.2 trillion from the Chinese and the press never mentioned it till some communist party member decided to remind us.<BR/><BR/>and Paul you have to reach right back to WW2 to get some ammo to throw at the Aussie ?<BR/><BR/>I wonder what the 28m Russians that lost their live in WW2 would say ? maybe you should summer school in history?<BR/><BR/>oh Im sorry its all Bush and Cheney?<BR/><BR/>Everyone else in America is innocent?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post-29640938376778122282007-08-09T09:58:00.000-04:002007-08-09T09:58:00.000-04:00anon - What ABC did regarding your comment is outr...anon - What ABC did regarding your comment is outrageous - I will definitely include it as an example of their sad performance in my class lecture in September - thanks for letting us know about it...<BR/><BR/>another European - whew, I see you're a master of subtle wit ... do yourself a favor, and see if you learn somewhere how to insult with a little style and flair ... at least the annoying European had a little of that :)Paul Levinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07609987407926836519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post-85683330474528473322007-08-09T09:12:00.000-04:002007-08-09T09:12:00.000-04:00Paul "Knows It All" said:"I don't know what kind o...Paul "Knows It All" said:<BR/><BR/>"I don't know what kind of education they mete out in some places overseas, but apparently it doesn't have much regard for historical facts."<BR/><BR/>I guess the only place in the world where you learn the "fact" that the US won the second World War and the Cold War is in the US. That's why your educational system is so great! LOL And that's why Americans are known all over the world for being so intelligent! hehehe<BR/><BR/>Ok I'm not trying to say that there aren't some brilliant people in the US... Of course there are! Too bad Paul isn't one of them though.<BR/><BR/>Check out what the Anonymous guy said at 2:33... It's good to see not all americans eat up all the propaganda that is shoved down their throats every day.<BR/><BR/>Paul is using that good all tactic of the US media. He keeps repeating a lie until it eventually becomes true. Unfortunately for him that only works in the US.<BR/><BR/>I had a good laugh reading the posts from the annoying european. But I think he should stop posting here, cause trying to reason with an american such as Paul is like trying to educate a brick.<BR/><BR/>Ohhh Paul, do us all a favour, start reading books instead of writing them!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post-70774297305738893122007-08-09T08:47:00.000-04:002007-08-09T08:47:00.000-04:00I would just like to add that I experienced ABC Ne...I would just like to add that I experienced ABC News forum censorship first-hand. I made a post about how the mainstream media and ABC News in particular marginalizes Ron Paul. By the next morning, the post was deleted (along with the dozen or so responses). When I realized the post was deleted, I posted it again, having made a copy of it just in case it was removed. Within minutes the repost was gone as well.<BR/><BR/>I thought maybe the fact that I commented specifically on ABC News's coverage was to blame, but I figured it would be ok after reading this at the top of their forums home page:<BR/><BR/><I>"We encourage you to talk back, discuss and debate, and make your voice heard. And, of course, we welcome your feedback both on our newly redesigned website -- <B>and on our reporting.</B></I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post-35471948324977980312007-08-09T03:48:00.000-04:002007-08-09T03:48:00.000-04:00Well, let me be clear about why I think America ha...Well, let me be clear about why I think America has been the "bright light," and why that view is based on fact, not delusion:<BR/><BR/>WWII: Nazi Germany was supreme in Europe, Japan in Asia. It was not until the US got in the war that both of these non-democratic societies were rolled back and defeated.<BR/><BR/>This doesn't mean the US was perfect then, or is now. It also doesn't mean that the US had no help from valiant allies - we did. What it does mean is the US was the decisive force. For some reason, this makes some people overseas uncomfortable. That doesn't mean that it isn't true.<BR/><BR/>Cold War: The Soviet Union had Eastern Europe under its thumb. Which was the most decisive society in ending that? Again, the United States. That doesn't mean that we acted alone, or we had no help. It does mean that we were the most responsible for ending The Soviet Union.<BR/><BR/>About Ron Paul: he and I don't agree on his views about the best course of action for the US in international relations.<BR/><BR/>What we do agree upon - and what I support and admire in his position - is that, whatever the US does or doesn't do, it must be done in accordance with our Constitution.<BR/><BR/>The US is in the trouble it is in now because we lost our way. We've been losing it with every undeclared military action we take, which is criminal under our Constitution.<BR/><BR/>If we had had a proper debate in Congress about Iraq, if the Constitution had been followed, we wouldn't be there now.<BR/><BR/>The last time the Constitution was followed in the US regarding wars was in WW II.<BR/><BR/>And before that, the Constitution was being trampled in other areas - such as with the creation of the FCC in 1934, in contradiction of the First Amendment.<BR/><BR/>Getting America back on course will not be easy, but I think it's possible. And, yes, part of that will be being more careful in international relations. But not turning our back in the world - that's no longer really possible in this interconnected world, anyway.Paul Levinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07609987407926836519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post-64725457712706415772007-08-09T02:33:00.000-04:002007-08-09T02:33:00.000-04:00I think the Annoying European is simply sore becau...I think the Annoying European is simply sore because of the "bright light" statement.<BR/><BR/>Yes, without the help of the US, the entirety of Europe and likely the USSR as well would have fallen. Does that mean we beat the Nazis? Semantics, yes we did, and at the same time yes the brave people who were and are not only our allies, but also our blood cousins across the sea achieved the same goal. It's because, you know, we worked TOGETHER. Because we're all in it together.<BR/><BR/>And as to the bright light? No, I do not think we Americans are a bright light ... right now. But we are nation founded upon idealism, and our ideals are something we all always strive for - it is what makes us who we are.<BR/><BR/>The most troubling thing about the past 50 years of American history is that these ideals have been completely hijacked. I mean, speaking to other Americans, do you actually take the president seriously when he talks about freedom? I've often wondered what definition he's using, because it's not mine, and never has been.<BR/><BR/>To me freedom does not mean the choice to drink Coke or Pepsi, fascism or communism, red state or blue state. It also does not mean "free to screw over anyone in my path to get what I want." My freedom is not the sum of my possessions. Freedom is not needing an oil company, another nation, my own government or any organization to survive, let alone live. Freedom is being able to choose to take part in one or more of those organizations in order to enrich and strengthen ability to live. <B>Freedom is not surrendering control.</B> Freedom is not trademarked, nor does it have a brand. Freedom is not being part of the system, freedom is being the system.<BR/><BR/>How's that for boat-load of bumper sticker material, lol. But at the same time my sentiment is serious ... America has gone astray, our bright light has gone dim. <BR/><BR/>And the shenanigans you pointed out that are pulled not only by ABC, but all the mainstream media in America and even elsewhere are a big facilitation of this dimming by all the same people who simultaneously sit on the boards of numerous corporations, they all know each other if not through family, then through business retreats like the Bohemian Grove. Corporations and industry organizations being allowed the unfettered access they have to the government has poisoned it.<BR/><BR/>I think it all began in the Civil War, when states rights lost out to industrial expansion. And it was engineered so perfectly - slavery goes against every idea we hold dear - who's going to speak out against a war fought to free the slaves? I certainly wouldn't, I abhor the concept. But at the same time, we got started on this track that the federal government knows whats best for the states ... and now over the past 150 years, they've taken so much control - ingrained their bureaucracy into every facet of our life. And now over the past, how long? 50 years? 100 years? There has been the tandem usurpation of the federal government by the executive branch and the executive branch by "business interests," which now, under Bush has essentially declared itself above the rule of law. That my friends is dictatorship - the perfect dictatorship: the faces can change every four or eight years, but the family ties, business ties, social ties ... the dictator remains in power indefinitely.<BR/><BR/>So which dictator should we choose next year? Coke or Pepsi? We know which brand ABC wants - their own.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post-88607410280735899072007-08-09T02:27:00.000-04:002007-08-09T02:27:00.000-04:00American has done exceptional things no doubt, its...American has done exceptional things no doubt, its a country populated by allot of exceptional people, but this view that you have about your place in the world and your national virtue is delusional.<BR/><BR/>The partisan hack factory otherwise known as the "American Media" is probably one of the worst in the western world. Anyone that takes you to task is "anti American" Most of congress haven’t been out of the damn country and have no real idea what is happening even in your own country.<BR/><BR/>Your press have been seduced by big business and sensationalism. Most Australians watch the news from all over the world a large minority of Americans still believe the world was made in 7 days. Your politicians are the most manipulative amoral politicians outside or Russia, you borrow money to wage wars from your natural enemies the Chinese. I am not your enemy I am just trying to wake you folk up cause if you don’t your going to really regret it when you do <BR/><BR/>Ron Paul realizes the truth of your peril.<BR/><BR/>Scenario: America has begun and remains embroiled in a horrific, genocidal war with the Iraqis in order to steal their oil. Profit Sharing Agreements, written in Washington, D.C. prior to commencing this illegal war mark the greatest attempted theft of another country's natural resources in world history. Under these agreements, which have cost us dearly to try and get signed, 85%-87% of Iraqi oil profits for the next thirty years will go to Big Oil. Already America is beginning to make deals for the sale of vast quantities of oil to Israel by promising to ship it by pipe, through Jordan to Haifa's refineries. We are spending $5,000.00 per second, borrowed money all, in our attempt to divvy up that which is not ours. America is borrowing the five thousand dollars a second from our newest bankers, the Red Chinese Communist government, which has been only too glad to finance the debacle in which we find ourselves, while their government quietly circles the globe buying up every oil contract it can find for sale at a cost of pennies on the dollar compared to what America is spending squandering lives, devastating countries, killing hundreds of thousands of Iraqis, breaking our military, and bankrupting the Treasury the Chinese are all too willing to keep full for us. <BR/><BR/>America has been living on borrowed money and borrowed time as we once again begin saber-rattling, blowing smoke, and making utterly puerile threats to start imposing sanctions against our bankers. Well, bankers can strike back, too.<BR/><BR/>See this article from the Telegraph.co.uk: <BR/>Two officials at leading Communist Party bodies have given interviews in recent days warning - for the first time - that Beijing may use its $1.33 trillion (£658bn) of foreign reserves as a political weapon to counter pressure from the US Congress.[…]<BR/><BR/>Described as China's "nuclear option" in the state media, such action could trigger a dollar crash at a time when the US currency is already breaking down through historic support levels.<BR/><BR/>It would also cause a spike in US bond yields, hammering the US housing market and perhaps tipping the economy into recession. It is estimated that China holds over $900bn in a mix of US bonds.<BR/><BR/>Xia Bin, finance chief at the Development Research Centre (which has cabinet rank), kicked off what now appears to be government policy with a comment last week that Beijing's foreign reserves should be used as a "bargaining chip" in talks with the US.<BR/><BR/>"Of course, China doesn't want any undesirable phenomenon in the global financial order," he added.<BR/><BR/>He Fan, an official at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, went even further today, letting it be known that Beijing had the power to set off a dollar collapse if it choose to do so.<BR/><BR/>"China has accumulated a large sum of US dollars. Such a big sum, of which a considerable portion is in US treasury bonds, contributes a great deal to maintaining the position of the dollar as a reserve currency. Russia, Switzerland, and several other countries have reduced the their dollar holdings.[…]<BR/><BR/>The threats play into the presidential electoral campaign of Hillary Clinton, who has called for restrictive legislation to prevent America being "held hostage to economic decicions being made in Beijing, Shanghai, or Tokyo".<BR/><BR/>She said foreign control over 44pc of the US national debt had left America acutely vulnerable.[…]<BR/><BR/>"The words are alarming and unambiguous. This carries a clear political threat and could have very serious consequences at a time when the credit markets are already afraid of contagion from the subprime troubles," he said.<BR/><BR/>A bill drafted by a group of US senators, and backed by the Senate Finance Committee, calls for trade tariffs against Chinese goods as retaliation for alleged currency manipulation.[…]<BR/><BR/>Henry Paulson, the US Tresury Secretary, said any such sanctions would undermine American authority and "could trigger a global cycle of protectionist legislation".<BR/>Could it be any more obvious that bush's "war on terra" has exposed America to more existential threats than any terrorist group possibly could?<BR/><BR/>The Chinese "nuclear option", if exercised, would instantly bankrupt us, cause blockbuster inflation at a breakneck pace, reduce the value of the dollar to about 20¢, and cause every other major holder of the dollar to push a massive selloff of dollars guaranteed to break us.<BR/><BR/>Imagine $25 flip-flops, $30 T-shirts (a 2-pk, of course), a $180,000.00 Toyota Prius, and $10-$15 for a gallon of gas.<BR/><BR/>Can't happen? All too sadly it can, and will happen if bush keeps up his imperial ambitions to conquer all the oil-rich nations to steal the oil we could have bought for much less than what we have spent in blood and treasure just to avoid doing the honest thing and buying the damned oil we need.<BR/><BR/>bush/cheney, the 108th and 109th Rubberstamping Congress, and the willingness of them all to sell off American assets and spend trillions every year we do not have has placed America in far greater danger from the enemies within than from without.<BR/><BR/>We are not safer.<BR/>9/11 happened on bush's watch.<BR/>bush has spent more money, in collaboration with his congressional sycophants, than all previous presidents combined.<BR/>His criminal attempt to commit genocide in Iraq to steal their oil jeopardizes us all.<BR/>The instant we go after any Chinese-controlled oil fields the free ride will stop and all markers will be called in.<BR/>The financial collapse of the government will lead to martial law and more frantic attempts to steal what America needs because we will not be able to afford to buy whatever that may be.<BR/>Then America will be no more, as every prior principle that guided America has been corrupted and twisted-in-a-sick-way by bush and the Republicans, with the assistance of the spineless, cowardly mice we have in congress that are called democrats.<BR/><BR/>After all, it wasn't until Saddam started demanding payment for his oil in a "more stable currency" like the euro that it suddenly became urgently necessary to attack and destroy him.<BR/><BR/>http://vidiotspeak.blogspot.com/2007/08/financial-armageddon-or-hey-mister-have.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post-75080438186734543232007-08-09T00:39:00.000-04:002007-08-09T00:39:00.000-04:00Kim - excellent posts - and thanks so much for the...Kim - excellent posts - and thanks so much for the appreciation of how I responded to the Anonymous Australian (the Annoying European was a lot of fun, too).<BR/><BR/>I don't know what kind of education they mete out in some places overseas, but apparently it doesn't have much regard for historical facts. :)<BR/><BR/>Glad you made your way over to Infinite Regress - most everyone else, too - hope you keep coming back and reading and commenting.Paul Levinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07609987407926836519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post-75426844348545507672007-08-08T18:46:00.000-04:002007-08-08T18:46:00.000-04:00Clarification. My post regarding "Anonymous" (I g...Clarification. My post regarding "Anonymous" (I guess everybody gets this monikor if you don't have a website or a Google username) is in reference to the chap from Australia.........enuf said. Kim ThurmanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post-81948397572301789722007-08-08T18:09:00.000-04:002007-08-08T18:09:00.000-04:00Dr. Levinson: Thank you for "outing" the media in...Dr. Levinson: Thank you for "outing" the media in terms of their propensity to manipulate "information" or "news". Based upon what the media has reported, I felt rather discouraged about the choices we had for President on either side of the fence. Friends of mine who have been historically hardcore Democrats or Republicans are voicing the same sentiments. A couple weeks ago, a friend sent me a copy of an article entitled "Gaming the U.S. Elections" from Stratfor.com. This article mentioned Ron Paul who I had never heard of before. Curiosity prevailed and I Googled him. After a day of watching and reading everything I could on him, I will confidently say that this 60 yr old life long registered Democrat will be voting for Paul and actively campaigning for him. He is the only candidate at this point where I feel like I can look at myself after election day. I believe that we are in the middle of some kind of "paradigm" shift in regards to many social/political issues. Contrary to "Anonymous", there is a tremendous ground swell building where people are "getting it". It is so gratifying to see that so many young people are uniting and seeking a better solution to our government. Lastly, I was impressed with the professional manner in which you responded to "Anonymous". Kim ThurmanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post-84299656999306055592007-08-08T14:05:00.000-04:002007-08-08T14:05:00.000-04:00Joaquin - yes, indeed. The only remedy at present...Joaquin - yes, indeed. The only remedy at present is to keep talking about it, keep those abuses in public focus.Paul Levinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07609987407926836519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post-30274593201978276922007-08-08T14:03:00.000-04:002007-08-08T14:03:00.000-04:00European - no offense taken - you're providing goo...European - no offense taken - you're providing good comic relief... :)<BR/><BR/>Let's see ... The Soft Edge has been translated into nine languages, most recently Polish, so I think it should be available in some European libraries...<BR/><BR/>But I like your idea that it's really science fiction! Sometimes an author is the last one to realize the implications of his/her own work - I'll let my agent know about the science fiction angle, and, who knows, maybe they'll make a movie out of the textbook, which will save you the hassle of reading it...<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for your interest...<BR/><BR/>(Happy to say that I'm not the most famous person in my household - we talk much more about our son and daughter...)Paul Levinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07609987407926836519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post-73878302272114436602007-08-08T10:38:00.000-04:002007-08-08T10:38:00.000-04:00the ABC story that "explains" why RP won the poll ...the ABC story that "explains" why RP won the poll is chilling. They create a poll, then discredit the poll. The George Stehanopoulus interview with RP and Gravel is still one of the most disturbing things that I have seen in terms of suppression and the maintenance of status quo. It can make you break out in a cold sweat just thinking about what is considered acceptable in the environment we live in today.Joaquinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17636175191077250525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post-66565877961695705812007-08-08T07:05:00.000-04:002007-08-08T07:05:00.000-04:00No offense, but I hardly doubt your book will be a...No offense, but I hardly doubt your book will be available in many libraries in Europe... But that's ok, for what I can tell from your description it's just another science fiction pro-American propaganda book, so I'll skip it. I'll just watch some Hollywood movie and get the same message. And I get to eat some popcorn. Buying your book would be cheaper though, I could get it for $5 + shipping. That's pretty cheap, even cheaper than a package of 6 Scott toilet paper rolls.<BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work of trying to promote yourself!<BR/><BR/>Who am I kidding, you're probably the most famous person in your household already. Bye bye, professor! ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post-67712280202064283672007-08-08T02:18:00.000-04:002007-08-08T02:18:00.000-04:00From what I just read of the poll on your web site...From what I just read of the poll on your web site - and the link to the Washington Post - it looks like it as a scientifically legimate poll.<BR/><BR/>Meaning: in a genuinely randomly selected sample, 100 is actually three times the minimum number (which is 30) needed to get an accurate result. Further, the initial sample size was actually 402.<BR/><BR/>I of course can't speak to how the poll was actually conducted on a person to person basis.<BR/><BR/>Scientifically conducted polls can of course be wrong - and have been in the past.<BR/><BR/>But, as far as I can see, ABC did nothing wrong in this case.Paul Levinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07609987407926836519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post-83556626249861976582007-08-08T01:45:00.000-04:002007-08-08T01:45:00.000-04:00check this out... ABC started the debate off with ...check this out... ABC started the debate off with deception:<BR/><BR/>http://rattube.com/blog1/2007/08/05/abc-cites-odd-washington-post-poll-to-discredit-ron-paul/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post-67305246659620010642007-08-07T21:53:00.000-04:002007-08-07T21:53:00.000-04:00I have a better idea - seeing as how The Soft Edge...I have a better idea - seeing as how <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0415197724/ref=nosim/?tag=dexter2a-20" REL="nofollow">The Soft Edge</A> has only three out of five stars on Amazon and all, and that seems important to you ...<BR/><BR/>They have public libraries in some parts of Europe, right? Why don't you give yourself a break, and take The Soft Edge out of a library?<BR/><BR/>That way, if you dislike it - which is likely, given that it's filled with inconvenient facts about how the United States helped bring democracy to the world (you know, Thomas Jefferson, etc) - you won't hate yourself in the morning for having spent any Euros on the book...<BR/><BR/>:) see, I want to minimize discomfort for my readers...<BR/>an American consideration for neighbors...Paul Levinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07609987407926836519noreply@blogger.com