Guy Cabot comments on how Lott keeps trying to make it look like the question was whether he had a disk crash or not. Jo Fish isn't impressed either. Tom Spencer suggests that the American Enterprise Institute is looking for a way to let Lott go. skippy thinks Lott should "stop lying".
Postwatch also comments on Lott's letter. He doesn't "understand why the Post wouldn't allow someone to correct a blatant error". The explanation is simple---Lott invented the "blatant error".
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In response to this story in the Washington Post, Lott has apparently orchestrated a letter writing campaign. Eugene Volokh has posted the four letters. Julian Sanchez points out that all four letters make the same incorrect claim: that the Washington Post is questioning whether Lott had…
From: John Lott Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 1:58 PM To: Eugene Volokh [Critical Commentary by Tim Lambert. This is a copy of a January 20 email by Lott to the firearmsregprof list. My comments appear in italics like this.]
Response to Lindgren's January 17th posting:
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