To: WSFAlist at keithlynch.net
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 13:39:20 -0400
Subject: [WSFA] Re: 'genius' disses?
From: ronkean at juno.com
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

On Tue, 16 Jul 2002 09:11:11 -0700 (PDT) N Lynch <sfbookfan at yahoo.com>
writes:
> --- ronkean at juno.com wrote:
> > Libertarian self-described genius Michael Cloud
> > popped up at Alcor's
> > annual Cryonics Technology Festival
...

> Wow!!  What a genius of outreach!  He dissed how many
> people in one sentence?  So, I guess the presentations
> should be at Libertarian party meetings?
>

I attended a Libertarian fundraiser during the 2000 Presidential campaign
where Modest Michael spoke.   He informed the crowd that he is a
particularly annoying speaker, and that he would stop speaking when the
fundraising goal for the meeting was reached.  After about 20 minutes of
harangue, people began pulling $10 and $20 bills out of their wallets,
passing them forward, until he mercifully stopped his presentation.  I
suppose one could say he is an effective fundraiser.

Ron Kean

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