Author Chomsky eager to meet Venezuela's Chavez

I won't go into details. But once, decades ago, I wrote Chomsky a letter and got a personal typed reply. (Thanks to him, of course.) Bit it contained misspellings and was very careless. I pointed this out to a professor, and got a "tut, tut, you shouldn't fault the master" kind of answer. I did.

41 posted on 09/22/2006 8:05:28 PM PDT by Tax Government (Defeat Islamic imperialists and their democRAT cheerleaders)

To: Tax Government

Wow. Still have it? Can you post a .pdf?

Be glad to help you post it if I can...

42 posted on 09/22/2006 8:08:20 PM PDT by thoolou (The last time I saw a smile like Nanci Pelosi's, it was on a pirate flag...)

Sorry; it was thrown out with college stuff a long time ago. If I'd known he would turn into a persistent idiotic icon I would have framed it, of course.

43 posted on 09/22/2006 8:16:00 PM PDT by Tax Government (Defeat Islamic imperialists and their democRAT cheerleaders)

To: thoolou; Petronski; governsleastgovernsbest; jimfree; Tax Government; reg45; hinckley buzzard; ...

I don't know why this article reminds me of poor Dan Quayle's misfortune of misspelling potato, but it does. Do you remember when Dan Quayle was filmed in an elementary school and misspelled potato? Do you remember when the media and the alphabet networks talked about it ad nauseum, ridiculed and poked fun of Quayle for months because he added an "e" onto the end of potato? The media thought potatoes were the only political news worth reporting at the time.

Now let's fast forward to today and compare that Chavez, a crude loud mouth dictator from this hemisphere who came here and took advantage of American hospitality to insult and degrade our President. His behavior is hard for most Americans to swallow, especially when remembering how Dan Quayle was ridiculed and mocked for goofing up and adding an "e" to the word, potato.

Contrast the media's relentless attacks on Quayle to the treatment they've given Hugo Chavez, a man that will go down in history as giving the most insulting and crude speech that has ever been given in the history of the United Nations, attacking our President and country.

Chavez was allowed to leave the U.N. and continue his anti-Bush and anti-American rhetoric in New York City. Yes, the press covered it, but in a sneering way. The DBM/MSM wasn't collectively outraged, nor did they condemn Chavez. They didn't even poke fun at him, but instead giggled at the spectacle. The fact that the MSM/DBM didn't condemn or at least editorialize that Chavez is a nut unhinged, speaks volumes and is once again evidence of their blatant media bias.

It is outrageous to see that these same media outlets have glossed over the fact that Chavez tauted Chomsky's book on television and in front of hundreds, said that he wished he would have met Chomsky before he died. Never mind that Chomsky is alive and 77 years old!

Wouldn't you expect your American media to at least make as much fun of Chavez as they did Dan Quayle when he stated that his hero, Chomsky, was dead? Isn't Chavez's "goof" a lot huger than Dan Quayle's "e"?

If that's not a perfect example of media bias, I don't know what is!

44 posted on 09/22/2006 8:49:54 PM PDT by demkicker (democrats, terrorists, Powell, McCain, Graham & Collins are intimate bedfellows)

Chomsky IS dead. It's just that nobody's told him yet.

45 posted on 09/22/2006 8:52:46 PM PDT by Petronski (Living His life abundantly.)

Like the good Red that he is, Chumpsky has been brain dead for most of his adult life.

46 posted on 09/22/2006 9:18:34 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY ((((Truth shall set you free))))

I sympathize with you disgust for Chavez, but I think you are missing something. His speech is probably giving Bush and the Republicans a major boost. I think he should be allowed to give speeches at the UN whenever he wishes. Freedom of speech has more benefits than we sometimes realize.

47 posted on 09/22/2006 9:25:52 PM PDT by RussP

To: Tax Government

Priceless. The "master" of what?

48 posted on 09/22/2006 9:59:41 PM PDT by My2Cents (A pirate's life for me.)

Ever since he had to stop supporting the Khmer Rouge, he's been fishing around for a new psychopathic communist to support.

49 posted on 09/22/2006 10:45:28 PM PDT by Question_Assumptions

Master == patron saint of transformational grammar.

I'm not sure which words were used. The intent of my message was, "Look at this guy! He famous as a linguist, but can't write a letter." The intent of the response was, "you should feel a bit ashamed [for thinking like that]."

50 posted on 09/22/2006 11:14:02 PM PDT by Tax Government (Defeat Islamic imperialists, democrats and...)

To: Tax Government

If you look even casually, you will see I also make typos and errors... mostly omissions of small helper words.

But I, unlike Chomsky, am not being propped up for others to revere as a demigod.

51 posted on 09/22/2006 11:18:01 PM PDT by Tax Government (Defeat Islamic imperialists, democrats and...)

Chavez is clearly the DNC front-runner for '08...

52 posted on 09/23/2006 2:35:03 AM PDT by Sir Francis Dashwood (LET'S ROLL!)

His speech is probably giving Bush and the Republicans a major boost. I think he should be allowed to give speeches at the UN whenever he wishes.

Invite him to address a joint session of Congress!

53 posted on 09/23/2006 2:37:17 AM PDT by Sir Francis Dashwood (LET'S ROLL!)

I'll have to invest in KY Jelly futures for this event.

54 posted on 09/23/2006 2:38:05 AM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)

LOL--and BTW, I DID hold back.

55 posted on 09/23/2006 4:02:32 AM PDT by Pharmboy (Every single day provides at least one new reason to hate the mainstream media...)

True however it was for most people the best reference point. It is IMHO when the enemies of this nation found out we wouldn't defend ourselves against their attack.

56 posted on 09/23/2006 6:28:17 AM PDT by Nuc1 (NUC1 Sub pusher SSN 668 (Liberals Aren't Patriots))

To: Sir Francis Dashwood

"Invite him to address a joint session of Congress!"

Bingo. Get the Dems to do that, and you'll see a Republican landslide.

57 posted on 09/23/2006 12:51:38 PM PDT by RussP

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