Dave

When I wrote of an inferior candidate who used smear tactics to get
elected, I had a couple others in mind, not Jefferson.  I think you know
that but thanks for the history lesson.

So you never heard of the Global Warming Swindle.  Google it, but be sure
to read the critiques as well.


--- MA/NY DDave <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi Chuck, Harvey, EnViroNetrs,
> 
> <We don't have to agree whether Kerry was a hero or a villain in the
> Viet
> Nam War Swift Boat episode.  But I think that you will agree that the
> art
> of the Smear has been used as a tactical political weapon by some very
> inferior candidates to win elections.>
> 
> Harvey, I agree, yet not with the word inferior candidates.  Thomas
> Jefferson 
> (Number 3) hired a smear publicity person that smeared John Adams. John 
> Adams was a firebrand, with a temper, and later in life letters between
> the 
> two older men showed that Adams was right where Jefferson's team had 
> smeared him on items like Adams not starting a war as sign of weakness
> rather 
> than smarts.
> 
> <We don't have to agree on Al Gore's honesty. But perhaps we may agree
> that
> "Global Warming Swindle" argument is being used to smear him.>
> 
> I don't remember seeing, and for sure not hearing, the term "GW Swindle"
> 
> anyplace so I will keep looking.
> 
> It's not his honesty or dis-honesty (as Chuck wrote) that bothers me so
> much. 
> It is Al's hype and over the top showing of the information and how he 
> politicizes his act now as Dems vs GOP.  On thinking about his movie,
> and 
> testimony I guess I would have to agree with Chuck that some of his 
> information and hype can be darn dishonest.  Gee can I be a politican
> since I 
> agree with both of you. Any babies for me to kiss.
> 
> The problem with his hype is: (sustained performance to match the hype).
> 
> Think the shepard boy story of saying Wolf Wolf too many times.
> 
> In (performance vs expectation) drawn on an axes system one learns that 
> performance should always beat expectations (the 4th quadrant). When it 
> does the customer, client, whomever is pleased and wants to buy or have 
> more. The 1st quadrant is acceptable yet not as good as the 4th. When 
> performance falls below expectation the customer is dissatisfied first a
> smidgen 
> and the in Quadrant 4 completely and will move on.  What is interesting
> is that 
> the absolute level of performance isn't too important. Which means a
> poor 
> performer can gain more clients. It is the relationship between the two
> that is 
> the important human factor.
> 
> Anway, I think Al and others are raising expectations so high it's going
> to be 
> difficult to have weather to match.
> 
> 
> Yours in Engineering, MA/NY DDave
>