Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/19

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Tipper & Al Gore and M-cameras
From: Ted Grant <tedgrant@home.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 11:28:46 -0700
References: <01C009E3.1D80F270@user-2ive1b9.dialup.mindspring.com>

ted grant wrote:
> > I suppose there two ways of looking at this.  One, pissed off because
> > your tax money is perceived at being wasted photographing some dolt
> > politician, this attitude usually relates to ones political leanings.

Austin Franklin responded to the above:
> Well, not for me.  I believe the VP (no matter what party is in office)
> just isn't that important, or does that much.  I could see sharing a single
> photographer for all the cabinet/VP etc.  I'd be fine with that.  But the
> VP getting his own is just silly, in my book.  Like I said, name one VP
> that ever did anything significant while he was the VP...<<<<<<<<


Hi Austin,

As a Canadian I can't comment on your VP, but it does seem there are
always "snide or comical" comments floating about on the usefulness of
the VP, so I can understand your position.

ted

Replies: Reply from "Joe Codispoti" <joecodi@thegrid.net> (Re: [Leica] Tipper & Al Gore and M-cameras)
Reply from Rich Lahrson <tripspud@wenet.net> (Re: [Leica] Tipper & Al Gore and M-cameras)
In reply to: Message from Austin Franklin <austin@darkroom.com> (RE: [Leica] Tipper & Al Gore and M-cameras)