Still Spanish, of course, don't tell the Basque that. They are still seeking to beak away. At least the part in Spanish territory.
On Mon, Oct 10, 2016 at 10:25 AM Jaime Solorza <[email protected]> wrote: > Yep... In a way... My European ancestors came from Basque area actually... > > On Oct 10, 2016 9:22 AM, "Chuck McCown" <[email protected]> wrote: > > I dunno, I’ll bet you have Spanish blood in you.... > > *From:* Jaime Solorza > *Sent:* Monday, October 10, 2016 9:08 AM > *To:* Animal Farm > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Politics > > > Decorum, decency, character.... Where did they go? I agree, we are in > bad place with the choices we have... But spooky part is how we got > here.... You Republican guys had an army of candidates... All better > choices than Fuckwad Trump, even Prick Perry or Cruz, yuk.... But no... And > the loyalty no matter what he does reminds me of Hitler and his > followers... On other side.. Sanders was better choice but Hillary had more > going for her... Can't say I happy about it, but she is smarter than > Trump. Johnson needs a class on current events. I pray for our > country... Lincoln ,Reagan and Kennedy are spinning away... Like I said > before.. New source of clean energy > ..and on side note... I wish the aliens that followed Columbus's fleet had > sunk them... Oh well. > > On Oct 10, 2016 8:44 AM, "Chuck McCown" <[email protected]> wrote: > > “We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion > may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic > chords of memory will swell when again touched, as surely they will be, by > the better angels of our nature.” > > Abraham Lincoln, first inaugural address. An effort to stave off the > Civil war. > > Of the presidents I have been aware of during my short life, in my opinion > only the following would have had the temperament to have penned the quote: > Kennedy > Regan > Perhaps Bill Clinton > Maybe Obama but probably not. > > And then this: > > Executive Mansion, > Washington, Nov. 21, 1864. > > Dear Madam, > > I have been shown in the files of the War Department a statement of the > Adjutant General of Massachusetts that you are the mother of five sons who > have died gloriously on the field of battle. > I feel how weak and fruitless must be any word of mine which should > attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming. But I > cannot refrain from tendering to you the consolation that may be found in > the thanks of the Republic they died to save. > I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your > bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost, > and the solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice > upon the altar of Freedom. > > Yours, very sincerely and respectfully, > A. Lincoln. > > Mrs. Bixby. > > > > Neither of our candidates could do this. They could get an aide to > perhaps pen something similar, but if you consider their heart, neither > possess this type of heartfelt caring or duty to serve. > > Wouldn’t it be nice to have a president that truly has these kinds of > thoughts and feelings? > Someone that could be a role model for kids. > I wonder if it will ever happen again. > > > > >
