OK, everyone. I've held back for this long, but my mailbox is getting annoyed. So, in the spirit of diplomacy, good cheer, and getting back to our dear C27's and other wind-and-waves-related subjects, let us now stipulate:
1. Patrick had an oops. We all do. I try to limit mine to 10/day. 2. The photo is not faked (this is pretty well documented). 3. The photo is open to whatever interpretation you'd like to give it. Have at it. In the privacy of your own home, please. 4. I know TF pretty well (there are 12-step programs for this) and he truly has no dog here, but is a known expert on faking photos (or C27's can get up on a plane, and John Myers can tip them over with one hand - I've seen photo 'evidence' of both). 5. Any other accusations of bias, ranting, or the like, as applied to political thought, may be entirely accurate but have absolutely no place on this list. Irrelevant as it pertains to our raison d'etre. 6. My boat is on stands, I'm 3,000 miles away from it, and I'm in a foul mood. So don't mess with me or I'll try to write poetry as quickly and creatively as Ralph. Then you'll all be sorry. Take a deep breath (accompanied by some Mount Gay or your favored equivalent) and let's stop this nonsense, shall we? Thanks all, Chris -----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Nov 28, 2007 8:14 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: Obama picture > >Look in the stands at any event and you will see some people with their hands >over their heart and some not during the national anthem. Does that make >those who do not cover their heart unpatriotic ? Or because one thinks the >photo is a FAKE, that makes them a lier... > >Clearly biased dispite your rants claiming the exact opposite. > >What did Obama do the second before the shot or the second after ? > > >Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:54:29 >To:[email protected] >Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: Obama picture > > >I dont have a dog in this fight as I reject the advances of both the >Stupid Party AND >the Evil Party, but as far as Obama is concerned, the picture is "real" in >that it >has not been Photoshopped®. Unless you believe the NYT is wedded to knowingly >publishing Photoshopped® images.... > >If you DO believe the NYT is cavalier about publishing >"doctered" images, I can cite you some cases whereby staff and >wire-service photographers have been fired for doing exactly that. They >take photographic authenticity VERY seriously >at The Times. > >Furthermore, it's pretty difficult for an amateur to "doctor" a video, at >least to the extent >the one on Snopes.com would need to be "doctored." > >So, while Patrick can be chided for accidently spamming the list with a >photo with content that some find objectionable, he cannot be criticized >for sending out a FAKE photograph >or as someone suggested, perpetuating a lie, as for better or worse, the >photo has not been altered....it is authentic. This is the rare case in >which the people who are spreading the >rumor the photo is FAKE...are actually...dare I say it..........lying. > >yours in solidarity, > >--tf > >
