>>>Hello from iPhone ;-)
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>>That is actually right on point. I don't blame Obama personally any more than I blame and iphone or a Mac for the ad-agency presentation that "cool" people obviously make one choice and others are just dweebs. Every bit as offensive as the idea that anyone who doesn't vote GOP or want to bomb somebody isn't partriotic.
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>>But the media and the Believers and the ad agencies are ultimately going to do Mr. Obama more harm than good. Beware the backlash. As I see it, now it is mostly a question of whether the wave breaks before or after the election.
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>I put the smiley there on purpose, poking fun at myself for possible attraction to BSTs (bright shiny things). Actually I think both of them have real substance in addition to being bright and shiny.
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>It occurred to me that my messages will be very brief if I do all my UT access from the iPhone. All thumbs. I was at a volleyball tournament and had some time between matches, so decided to check in. I'm sure some are hoping for more brief replies ;-)

Reminds me of a commercial I saw recently for Food Lion. They have all the same products as the major manufacturers but without the fancy name brand. Shoppers are walking around and come across a stack of name brand items and one, in awe, just murmurs over and over 'shiny' ... :o)