--- In rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, JIM DOHERTY <jimdohertyjr@...> wrote:
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> T,
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> When Montois said that what he was really interested was not who the actors were who were elected to public office but rather:
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> "... what are the institutional elements making this possible..."
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> then when on to admit that this was:
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> "In a certain way this is off topic so if it is too much (off topic) then let's drop it..."
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> You responded by saying
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> "Let's... the question is not likely to have an easy answer, and it is totally off-topic."
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> I have no objection to dropping the subject, but if you're dropping it only because you do't think the question has an easy answer, what am I here for but to make that which you're all convinced is complicated simple to understand?
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> Montois, the reason actors sometimes get elected to public office is because more people vote for them than vote for the candidates who are running against them.
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> There. Now that I've explained it, you can go back to discussing >why no one makes PI movies anymore.
LOL, you're right, of course. One could also ask why actors _wouldn't_ be elected. But yes, count the votes and whoever gets the most, is elected. And when the qualifications are brought up, being a professional politician isn't always a very good or even an acceptable qualification!
Best,
mrt
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