"BiffClinton" wrote in message
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Another Blakey screw-up. **YAWN** Imagine my surprise. Those are more
regular than a Metamucil shake with a Fibercon chaser. But what does all
this mean? What does it mean for Mom and Pop in their airplane? PLENTY.


Interesting article. I'm concerned about anything with language such as:
"The FAA is pretending to care, although Marion Blakey wouldn’t know a
flight plan if it bopped her upside her little pumpkin head" because it
basically amounts to an ad hominem attack. I don't need to know anything
about her "little pumpkin head" but since comment is clearly mean-spirited,
it brings into question whether she actually knows what a flight plan is.

Because, if she does, the writer is misrepresenting the facts. Once that is
established, credibility easily goes out the window. If the author wants
to rally up the people who already agree with him, that tactic works. If
the author wants to inform or convert undecided readers or sway opinions,
it's counterproductive.

-c