Re: WOT: McCain Political Ads

On Thu, 14 Aug 2008 06:52:49 -0700 (PDT), MooseFET
<kensmith@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:


So then why did you suggest that Charlie was right? This seems like a
major tactical error on your part. It was a little like suddenly
referring to UFOs in hanger 19 when arguing about aircraft. It
damages your credibility. Charlie asserted that Obama claimed it
would save millions of barrels per day. No matter how many faults you
may find with Obama I assume you will agree that Obama isn't dumb
enough to make a statement like that.




Hi Moosie,
Sorry, but are trying to say that "Obama didn't say that, he meant
some other drilling." And that all his supporters and the media
analysts had somehow 'misinterpreted' his words that you, as a
superior analyst of the candidates position, correctly understand?

Sorry, it don't work that way. His statement, repeated for several
days in several venues, was that inflating tires would save more oil
than drilling for more oil in all those venues McCain had asked for
would. Statement is untry, unsupportable, and was designed to make
everyone who went out and just inflated their tires feel good, like
they had done something for their country.

Now, is inflating your tires to the correct pressure a good thing? Of
course it is. Are there people out there running on underinflated
tires? Sure there are! However, there aren't THAT many of them!

And, how many people will be killed and injured when they go out and
OVERINFLATE their tires in their messianic zeal? How many people will
these mislead zealots take out when their tires blow out on the
freeway? How much gas will be wasted in the traffic tie ups? How may
tires will have to be replaced prematurely?

Bad science, bad advice.

--
Charlie Edmondson
Edmondson Engineering Inc
www.edmondsonengineering.com
.

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