> Robert Munn wrote: > What qualifies this guy as a serious source for analysis?
What qualifies anyone? How do you become a foreign policy expert? Historical knowledge doesn't make you an expert. Look at Dougals Feith, the architect of the Iraq post-war strategy: General Franks called him "the stupidest f'ing guy on the planet" and rightly so. The reason celebraties get news coverage is because they've done something that's made them successful and, therefore, role models. Since they've been able to captivate us (or some of us) we want to know what they think about the issues of the day. For the majority of 20th century, for example, scientists were looked upon for advice on foreign affairs, philosopy, and religion. That disappeared in the 80s and we started asking CEOs those questions. In the 90s we added entertainers. Science isn't cool anymore - at least not to Mr. Bush and his supporters which seem to be 50% of the country. I'd vote for going back to asking scientists - Let's ask Stephen Hawking or Brian Greene what they think about Mr. Bush and the issues of the day and cover that as hard news. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Sams Teach Yourself Regular Expressions in 10 Minutes by Ben Forta http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=40 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:132450 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
