On 13 Dec 2006 14:22:51 -0800, "Conan The Librarian"
wrote:


wrote:

On Wed, 13 Dec 2006 13:03:03 -0600, Conan The Librarian
wrote:

Ah, so because some hypothetical Joe Sixpack doesn't know who DeLay
is, he magically is no longer a major player in American politics?

See my reply to Joe - he was never a real player, at least not on his
own.

I said he was a "big name" on the right, and you said he wasn't. I
said he was the majority leader of the house and you went into your
song-and-dance about how Average Joe wouldn't know him.

And if by "the right," you mean him and possibly some or all of the 100
or so suckers who subscribed to his blog, then yeah, he's probably still
a real big name powerbroker stud. OTOH, if by "the right" you mean
anyone else, then no, he's old news.

I pointed out to you that equating whether Joe Average knows him to
him being a political big name was irrelevant.

So I'll point out that it's pretty hard to be a big name, political or
otherwise, if most of those to whom you wish to be a big name don't know
who you are and rest don't give a ****...

And now you've changed the discussion once again to say that he's
not a "major player .. on his own". Well of course not. He's a
frontman for the Ridiculous Right. That's exactly the point;

No, it isn't. The point is that he _was_ this, that, or the other, and
now, he _isn't_ anything but a washed-up nobody...which is exactly what
he deserves.

he is a
big name who is trotted out for things like re-districting (remember
that?) and other "issues" where they need a sleazeball with no ethics
or self-respect.

Was, Chuck, _was_, not _is_, and in politics, the difference is
everything.

HTH, but I doubt it.

I know just how you feel,
R