Where the hell did this come from? I was just citing historical fact in my
quotation below. I wasn't aware any of this thread had anything to do with
partisan politics other than citing the facts in the sorted Apple saga. What
follows below is clearly a political endorsement.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> My apologies to the list for keeping things off-topic, but I feel I must
> chime in after two dozen posts about partisan politics.
>
> The political arena is no longer left, middle or right, regardless of what
> the media tries to pigeon-hole you into. There are many types of political
> affiliations. I am a member of a modern breed of pro-business, fiscal
> conservatives who also values individual freedoms and creativity. Known in
> some circles as a classic liberal - or Libertarian.
>
> The lesser of two evils is still evil. I am a Macintosh User because of
> the personal satisfaction I get out of a machine which I truly call my own.
> It flies in the face of a swarm of Windows users and still rises to the
> top. I am surprised more anti-big-brother Mac users continue to pine over
> the curent and past "evil" administrations in the White House. There are a
> lot more choices and as open minded as this group is, I invite you to
> explore the Third-Party options.
>
> Sorry for the extra diversion
>
> Mike Bellman - Individualist
>
> >In this case, the straw that broke the camel's back: specifically hob
> knobbing
> >with Bill Clinton. Most of the board were conservative staunch right wing
> >Republicans. Including Apple's co-founder Mike Markkula (hard to believe
> isn't
> >it, it's somehow ironically anachronistic).
>
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