[net.politics] Gaffes

brown@rochester.UUCP (10/10/83)

Should people have careers ruined by what they say (Watt) or what
somebody says they said (remember Butz?)?  Instead why not get a
member of the "offended" societal segment to pass a rejoinding
slur on national TV and call it even?  A country that hangs a guy
for saying "cripple" while reelecting lots of smoothies who actually
DO terrible things may need to reexamine its hold on reality.
	--Sometimes tactless but never ill-intentioned CB
	--PS not that Watt didn't (try to) DO terrible things, too...
		that's a different issue.  Back to Butz if you want
		a clear case.