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Jim,
No need to be subtle.
. Just come right out and tell us what you think of
EPA, NRC, DOE, et
al :-) Jerry
> > > John, > > I think that the observation Ruth is trying to convey is -- Once ideas > > such as "deadly radiation" and "no safe level" become embedded in the mind of > > those running the news media, it is almost impossible to dislodge them. > > Use of facts and logic seems futile when confronted by spin, hype, and > > ballyhoo. > > There you go again... Blaming the media for believing the spin-doctors, > hype-generators, and ballyhoo-artists. :-) Bought and paid for by EPA, DOE, > NRC and the other Fed agency fear-mongers committed to the "profits" of the > LNT. > > Regards, Jim > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: RuthWeiner@AOL.COM [mailto:RuthWeiner@AOL.COM] > > Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 9:06 AM > > To: rorthen@EARTHSCIENCES.NET; jjcohen@PRODIGY.NET; > > radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu > > Subject: Re: Deadly Waste > > > > > > The speculation about Yucca Mountain resulting in fewer casino customers in > > Las Vegas is reminiscent of the quote from reporter Fletcher Knebel (as quoted > > in David McCullough's biography of Harry Truman) on the prediction that > > Truman would lose the 1948 election to Dewey, Speaking of the crowds that > > greeted Truman's train during hie "whistlestop" campaign, Knebel wrote "Of > > course, we experts in the press car talked about the crowd, and we finally > > decided it didn't mean a damned thing. Anybody will come out to see [the] > > President of the United States....But that doesn't mean they'd vote for Harry > > Truman. He was going to lose. We believed it because we wrote it every day." > > > > Ruth > > > > Ruth Weiner, Ph. D. > > ruthweiner@aol.com > > |