[opendtv] Re: (No Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 10:30:37 -0400

  • From: Michael Hazarian <haz@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 00:20:00 -0700

On Oct 18, 2004, at 8:22 AM, Craig Birkmaier wrote:

> At 6:22 PM -0400 10/15/04, Manfredi, Albert E wrote:
>> With your idea of no standards, the problem would
>> never have gone away. Or perhaps the better way to say
>> it is that *even* by imposing no standards, de facto
>> standards would have emerged. And did! For very
>> practical, sensible reasons.
>>
>
> This sounds very much like some of the political rhetoric we are
> subjected to today.
>
> We are told that partial birth abortions are need to protect the life
> of a mother, when the procedure is not used or taught by any medical
> school in the country. There are many approved medical procedures
> available to protect the life of a mother in the third trimester.
>
> We are told that we need more embryonic stem cells for research, when
> research has failed to produce any useful result from these cells.
> What's more, there are NO restrictions on private research on
> embryonic stem cells. The issue is strictly related to whether
> Federal funding should be used to support embryonic stem cell
> research.
>
> I am NOT trying to turn this discussion to politics. These examples
> were fresh on my mind after some political discussions this weekend,
> so they got the nod. The point I am trying to make is that almost
> every argument gets shrouded in political debate. The battle between
> the computer industry and the CE/Broadcast industry is no different.


This really comes off as disingenuous.

If you would have offered up both sides of the political debates you 
have itemized, I could see your analogy, but as it stands, you are just 
begging for political discussion. Please don't use political analogies, 
references, etc or any useful information will be as apparent as WMDs 
in Iraq. Oops :)


Michael Hazarian
Rx Productions

 
 
----------------------------------------------------------------------
You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways:

- Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at 
FreeLists.org 

- By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word 
unsubscribe in the subject line.

Other related posts:

  1. Home
  2. opendtv
  3. Archive
  4. 10-2004