My correspondence with a genius (Oct. 3, 2003)

After nine o'clock this morning, this writer chances on the dapper
Newstalk ZB "pundit" Leighton Smith talking, in rather elevated, some
might say pompous, tones about his grave concern that society is
suffering from an "erosion of values".   So impressed is this writer
that he (i.e. moi) is moved to compose a letter to the great man,
which is sent off, via e-mail, shortly before ten o'clock.....

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Dear Leighton,

It is interesting to hear you talking this morning of
your concern about the "erosion of values". 

Just yesterday, you were defending Paul Holmes's
racist comments ("People are calling Paul Holmes a
racist. Good GRIEF!") How does defending someone who
calls a black man a "cheeky darkie" show a "commitment
to "values"?

And how does calling Muhammad Ali a "nigger", as you
did a couple of years ago, show a commitment to
"values"?

Yours sincerely,

Morrissey Breen

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Shortly after, the great baritone deigns to reply!

LEIGHTON SMITH: Coming up to, errrrr,  twenty minutes to eleven. Just taking a look at the e-mails.  M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-Morrissey. You're an IDIOT. Let's just leave it at that. To the phones now....

And, errrr, that is it. THAT is, apparently, what the station means
by "Tune Your Mind".

E. Scrooge

10/3/03

"Morrissey Breen" <morriss...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:fb3a0456.0310021500.65a48460@posting.google.com...

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The results speak for itself.  You sent an email to a fool just to find that
out?
LMAO

As for trying to put Smith on the spot, just what did you expect?  An
apology from him and an offer of a job at the radio station?

Let that be a lesson for you, being right can easily make an idiot out of
you after contacting some fool in the media over your wise (arse - Smith)
findings.

E. Scrooge

billsmith

10/3/03

"Morrissey Breen" <morriss...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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He should of said slobbering cretin.

XboxLover

10/3/03

> Just taking a look at the e-mails.  M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-Morrissey.
> You're an IDIOT.

Maybe hes read some of your anal posts regarding anything American in this
NG. But hes spot on I give him that.

StuM.

Morrissey Breen

10/3/03

An almost illiterate twit called "billsmith" <Bill...@nospam.com>
has a go at this writer (moi) in message
news:<blicd4$hlp$1...@lust.ihug.co.nz>...

>
> He should of

[sic!]

>
> said slobbering cretin.

<stunned> Did you... did you... did you just call MOI a "slobbering
cretin"?!!???!?!?!? </stunned>

LeftAintRight

10/3/03

Morrissey Breen wrote:

>
> Shortly after, the great baritone deigns to reply!
>
> LEIGHTON SMITH:  Coming up to, errrrr,  twenty minutes to eleven.
> Just taking a look at the e-mails.  M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-Morrissey.
> You're an IDIOT.  Let's just leave it at that.  To the phones now....
>
> And, errrr, that is it.  THAT is, apparently,  what the station means
> by "Tune Your Mind".

I guess that means you're now famous. Congratulations!

Morrissey Breen

10/4/03

"E. Scrooge" <e.sc...@ieyehug.co.nz (remove eye)> wrote in message news:<blic3a$hdn$1...@lust.ihug.co.nz>...

>
> As for trying to put Smith on the spot, just what did you expect?  An
> apology from him and an offer of a job at the radio station?

No, not an apology.  But I expected some sort of an argument, or at
least a denial.  He couldn't even do that, because he can't.  What I
wrote was true, he knows that, and he knows everybody else knows that.
 If he'd been smart, he would not have acknowledged my e-mail, but he
is so arrogant he couldn't resist having a go at me, however lamely.

>
> Let that be a lesson for you, being right can easily make an idiot out of you after 

> contacting some fool in the media....

This writer (moi) often makes a fool of himself.  However, on this
occasion, it's Leghton smith that's ended up looking like a goat.