"I'm also a member of the NRA, but so are many of the worst people with whom you would not want to cross paths. Over the years, the NRA has turned a little sour as a political lobbying force. Bush, Sr. revoked his lifetime membership after the "Jackbooted Thugs" ad they ran during his term."
Adam, I don't know if it means anything to you or not, but my respect level for you just went up alot I had you pegged for an NRA apolgist, I was very, very mistaken. and I apologize for my mis-conception. Adam Churvis wrote: > Tim, you know I respect you, so please keep this in mind while you read my > reply, which is offered as a reflection on (and possible perspective of) the > foundation upon which you've made your decision. > > >> 1. Palin is a gun owner, a hunter, a life member of the NRA. >> > > I'm also a member of the NRA, but so are many of the worst people with whom > you would not want to cross paths. Over the years, the NRA has turned a > little sour as a political lobbying force. Bush, Sr. revoked his lifetime > membership after the "Jackbooted Thugs" ad they ran during his term. > > >> 2. As Mayor she cut her own salary and cut property taxes by 60%. >> > > Both were artificially inflated when she took office. To her credit, she > burst that bubble, but it was an obvious bubble to break -- especially since > it was one of the promises on which she ran for office. > > >> 3. While I am pro-choice I really admire the fact that she carried to >> term her latest son knowing he had issues. >> > > I will bet my bottom dollar on this: she's lying. It's her daughter's baby, > not hers, and it suffers from Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, which is a disease > caused by irresponsible mothers, not Downs Syndrome, which is an innocent > disease for which you can't blame anyone. This is the extent to which she > will lie about something relatively unimportant. What will she do to cover > up something of substance to the American people? > > >> 4. She is a true outsider. >> > > You don't want an inexperienced person at the helm of the most powerful > position on the entire planet (well, at least for now). You need someone > with the ability to do seemingly happy business with another person whom > they know is corrupt to the core -- if that person can do them some measure > of good. > > >> She came to power in AK by nailing corrupt republicans in her state, these >> > were members of her own party. > > Low-hanging fruit. Easy pickings. Wasn't very hard to do, though I'll > grant her the will to do it. > > Just please consider these arguments while making up your mind. > > Respectfully, > > Adam Phillip Churvis > President > Productivity Enhancement > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:267838 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5