To: types@cis.upenn.edu Subject: Possible amusement Date: Fri, 12 Nov 1999 11:11:24 -0500 From: Jon Riecke [----- The Types Forum, http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/types -----] I hope the "types" community will find the following article (obtained off the Internet?) as enlightening as I did. -Jon Riecke --------------------------------------------------------------- WOLF CLARIFIES ADVICE TO GORE Washington, DC (AP) Naomi Wolf, advisor to Vice President Al Gore's presidential campaign, today clarified her remarks on the dominance of alpha and beta. "I never counseled Al to project an `alpha' male image," Wolf said in a phone interview. "Al is too much of an alpha male already. Instead, I told him that `beta rules' and that he should consider more carefully the role of substitution in his campaign. Over the next few weeks, you will see him replace many of his formal advisors with actual, working ones." Unnamed sources in Gore's campaign confirm Wolf's remarks. It was not clear whether they would adopt a `strict' policy of starting the new advisors to work immediately, or a `lazy' strategy of starting them when needed. When informed of the turmoil caused by Wolf's latest pronouncements, presidential-hopeful Bill Bradley said, "It's sound advice. For years, Gore has been nibbling around the edges on policy---in effect, preferring changing names over changing substance. `Reinventing government' was just another name for `Republican slash-and-burn.' If I am elected president, I will certainly prefer beta over alpha." When asked about the possibility of extending her remarks to `eta,' Wolf only said, "No comment."