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Oh, sure, I know you think I am cynical, but get a load of what some people say:

I have culled these quotes from some other newspapers, and some people seem to count on the inability of their audiences to think clearly or they themselves have a Reason deficiency:

And the abnormal shall be the norm...

"The boy next door has a silent crisis: He's desperate, lonely and confused about his self-esteem. The line between the normal, healthy boy and the ones who pick up a gun is much thinner than we would like to think. My question is, How come more don't do it?"
William Pollack, a clinical psychologist at Harvard Medical School and author of the book Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons From the Myth of Boyhood, commenting on Columbine High School. War is Peace. Opening fire on fellows is a right-of-passage.
Source: Boston Globe, April 22 1999

Pesky Civilian Personnel!

"I cannot explain the bodies seen on Serb TV. There is the possibility that civilian-type vehicles were struck (by NATO aircraft) and there may have been civil personnel harmed."
U.S. Air Force commander, commenting on NATO bombing a bus. Where's William Lutz when you need him to thunk a military speaker? Source: unknown April 19 1999

As much a victim....

"He really is saddened by the fact that 11 people are dead. He has been made out to be a bad guy, and that isn't true. He's as broken up about this as anyone, and he's as much a victim as anyone."
Leonard Sacks, attorney for truck driver John Stokes, whose truck full of steel happened to get in front of a passenger train in Illinois in March. I sincerely doubt Stokes was as much a victim as one of the casualties. Source: Chicago Tribune March 22 1999.

Oh, grow up!

"Look, I'm 66 years old, You were 56 years old just yesterday, and I just think we're a little old for all this nonsense."
John Clark, husband to actress Lynn Redgrave, after she filed for divorce. Seems Clark, while having an affair, fathered a child with a woman who later married his son, making a rather interesting family tree when things came to light. Source:abcnews.com March 10 1999