On 2 Aug 2004 20:04:09 -0700, jim rozen
wrote:

In article , ??? says...

Wayne,

You lost me when you interpreted photo op setups as statements on morals.
What do you infer by Mr. Bush's use of "ticket only " admission to his
rallies as a way of concealing dissenters? To me these things are just
photo op management; they say nothing of "morality".

Well, not morality. But smarts, they do say something about smarts.
If you have to sign a loyalty oath to hear the man speak then consider:

The folks who were *going* to vote for him anway, will sign and
show up. The folks who weren't going to vote for him, will be
excluded. But they weren't going to vote for him anyway.

But what about the folks in the middle, those who have an open mind?

I suspect they're gonna say "no, thanks." Both at the rally, and
more importantly, in the voting booth.

Frankly that stunt with the admission tickets struck me as a
*particularly* bone-headed move.

Jim

Like the Marx Brothers going to Wendys for a Everyman photo shoot,
then tossing the food and going out to the Executive Campaign Land
Yaght and having a 5 star meal catered in? And not even buying the
food for the people in the restaurant? And having it all recorded
for posterity? Yup..both sides tend to do really stupid things. Now
about the Tickets you were talking about..some details please.

Gunner

"There is no difference between communism and socialism, except
in the means of achieving the same ultimate end: communism
proposes to enslave men by force, socialism - by vote. It is
merely the difference between murder and suicide."
- Ayn Rand, from "Foreign Policy Drains U.S. of Main
Weapons"