🚀 go-pugleaf

RetroBBS NetNews Server

Inspired by RockSolid Light RIP Retro Guy

Article View: ca.environment
Article #7152

Re: "Wise Disguise" Prop

#7152
From: Rick Herrick
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 1995 00:00
39 lines
2219 bytes
In article <ffb_9504200654@salata.com>,
Dave Wheeler <dave.wheeler@salata.com> wrote:
>JB>From: jbuck@synopsys.com (Joe Buck)
>JB>Date: 15 Apr 1995 01:48:19 GMT
>
>JB>dseitel@crl.com (David S. Eitelbach) writes:
>JB>>There are a few other articles in Forbes about Greenpeace that you may
>JB>>wish to consider looking up also, since it appears you may be going to
>JB>>the library anyway:
>
>JB>Forbes is not exactly a neutral, objective source on this topic.  They're
>JB>quite militant about promoting their positions which are diametrically
>JB>opposed to those of Greenpeace.  Which is quite funny because of all the
>JB>environmental groups, Greenpeace probably comes closest to the
>JB>entrepreneureal, non-bureaucratic, kick-butt, flashy, do what it takes,
>JB>ask questions later approach that Forbes salutes when a successful
>JB>businessperson engages in it.
>
>        Of course, the funniest thing about "Forbes" was the publisher.
>
>        Don't forget that the bastion of Capitalist publishing was a
>        flaming homosexual.
>
>        Is that the best or what?

No.  What's so funny about that?  Homosexuals can be anything anyone else
is.  Do you assume all gays are socialists?  All gays are liberals?  All
gays are interior decorators and drag singers?  I don't see what Forbes'
sexual preference and his business views have to do with anything.  Recall
that the CEO of one of the largest music publishers in the world is gay
(David Geffen).

Rick

-- 
Rick Herrick, Technical Writer, New Media Division, Oracle Corporation
Work: 500 Oracle Parkway, Box 659503            rherrick@us.oracle.com
      Redwood Shores, CA 94065                                        
      (415) 506-9071                         PRS, Rickenbacher... Yes!
Technical Details
Message-ID: <3njm7i$ark@dcsun4.us.oracle.com>
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!unknown!not-for-mail
References: <ffb_9504200654@salata.com>

Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit
X-Google-Thread: 10df74,2603cc690864d1ce,start
X-Google-Attributes: gid10df74,public
From: rherrick@us.oracle.com (Rick Herrick)
Subject: Re: "Wise Disguise" Prop
Date: 1995/04/25
Message-ID: <3njm7i$ark@dcsun4.us.oracle.com>
X-Deja-AN: 101516382
references: <ffb_9504200654@salata.com>
organization: Oracle Corporation, Redwood Shores, CA
newsgroups: ca.environment