tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640358.post114936565864778921..comments2023-10-31T06:25:46.016-04:00Comments on SLANTblog: Black Velvet Bruce Lee Sue-icideF.T. Reahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02042465274190082050noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640358.post-1149486066725822572006-06-05T01:41:00.000-04:002006-06-05T01:41:00.000-04:00virginia centrist,Allow me to say you've chosen a ...virginia centrist,<BR/><BR/>Allow me to say you've chosen a name for your political blogging persona -- "virginia centrist" -- that may be as opposite from what I dubbed my little 'zine in the '80s, SLANT, as I've seen. In my day, I wanted to signal the reader, plainly, I was publishing a stream-of-the-moment opinion rag, for the pure fun of it, don’t say you weren't warned. <BR/><BR/>Perhaps the name "virginia centrist" is your attempt at a wiseass goof on the whole copycat, branding, safe-as-milk way of choosing an inoffensive name for products and policies these days.<BR/><BR/>Then again, I shouldn’t assume your reasons for using that nameplate.<BR/><BR/>Either way, propaganda is an old game. There are lots of ways to play it. Some of us do the painfully obvious, others use the oblique. Sometimes the two approaches actually move toward the same end. Your comments are appreciatedF.T. Reahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02042465274190082050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640358.post-1149368517395982912006-06-03T17:01:00.000-04:002006-06-03T17:01:00.000-04:00"Well, all in all, I think this discussion has bee..."Well, all in all, I think this discussion has been more healthy than not. It may have made a few people think for themselves, for a change, instead of always running in a pack. My thinking has been sharpened on some things. It may have even drawn some interest in the race that wasn't there before"<BR/><BR/>That's probably right. I've been thinking hard about these issues for the last few days. And while we disagree...well yeah.Dvt guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03039476504212188452noreply@blogger.com