Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/22

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Oriental Asians
From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@pacbell.net>
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2003 19:02:47 -0700
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Frank

I will have you know that Bill Safire was my classmate at the Bronx
HS of Science, and it was his mother (my English teacher at junior
high school) who convinced me to become an English major.

Anyone who wrote speeches for Dick Nixon cannot be all good!

Jerry

frank theriault wrote:

> Hi, Marc,
>
> ...And, on a slightely more serious note, I mentioned Safire not to impress
> everyone with my reference, but exactly so that one could consider the source of
> my knowledge or belief, FWIW.
>
> Safire is, no doubt about it, full of himself, and I'll bet he loves to read his
> own columns.  Despite that, when one makes sense, one makes sense.  And, I
> thought that he made sense on that day.  And, let's face it, he's never been one
> for political correctness for it's own sake!
>
> cheers,
> frank
>
> Marc James Small wrote:
>
> > AI take Safire with a strong dose of salt:  he is often correct but often
> > allows his enthusiasms to run ahead of his knowledge. <snip>
> >
>
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