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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JohnRTroy" data-source="post: 4913318" data-attributes="member: 2732">I wasn't trying to insinuate that this was a support for it, and I wasn't particularly implying that you were saying that.  I apologize if it looked like I was targeting you or attempting to criticize you.  I was trying to target the quote, which is why I didn't talk about who used it.  I think I can also blame my tiredness.  Yours was the most recent that came to mind.But ironically, Bill, this kind of shows just how quoting can really confuse things.  Until you explained why you put the quote you did, how many others who saw the quote would have understood the message you were trying to say?  Would other people have thought just like me?  Is there a better quote that could have been used?The reduction of Gary to sound bites is something that I think we all need to be very careful of.  Sound bites are the kind of thing that ruins true discussion and reflection.  (See, already there's a misunderstanding!  ;-))I was kind of trying to point out that people should take the totality of his sayings when discussing his opinions--for instance, if a single quote from 1977 is contracted by 5 quotes from 1990-2008, which has more relevant weight on his feelings or beliefs?  I guess my message got a little lost there.</blockquote>