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Originally Posted by The_Jazz
Obviously this won't work on Shakran, but R_P, if I buy the beer and the nachos, will you blindly agree with everything I post?
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Of course not. I'm not saying that McCain has bought these journalists completely. I'm saying it's a conflict of interest, and they will naturally be (even more) biased in favor of him. However, if you buy me beer and nachos - of course I'll feel somewhat more kindly disposed towards you. I'll think "Wow, that Jazz is one swell guy!". If I were put in a position where I were charged with making an unbiased evaluation of you or something you did, I'd feel ethically compelled to disclose our prior 'relationship'. If I was already in such a position, I might feel compelled to decline your offer - beer and nachos would probably fall under a threshold where I would just disclose it instead of declining, as would anything around or below the cost of, say, a lunch.
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Now imagine me wearing a wizard hat and waving my magic wand/crooked stick and asking that.
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Now you're just making me all hot and bothered. ;-)
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Originally Posted by willravel
Yes, but the DoD rarely springs for hookers. Boeing? It's a distinct possibility.
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Hookers slathered in BBQ sauce? In that case, I can't really blame the journalists for accepting. Can I change my vote?