Re: politicking in the workplace

2008-10-29 Thread denstar
On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 7:09 PM, Won Lee wrote: > What's wrong with Ayn Rand? Nothing at all, I love her work. I think she's been brought up because of the (in my opinion) misguided Socialism-ish comments. Even moving to Galt's Gultch won't get you far enough away. :-) -- Bad men are full of

Re: politicking in the workplace

2008-10-29 Thread Dana
sometimes you just have to laugh ;) >What's wrong with Ayn Rand? > What threat does McCain pose to the constitution? ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http

Re: politicking in the workplace

2008-10-29 Thread Won Lee
What's wrong with Ayn Rand? - Original Message - From: "Judah McAuley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "cf-community" Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:30:49 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: politicking in the workplace Perhaps you should get you

Re: politicking in the workplace

2008-10-29 Thread Sam
So you claim Bush destroyed the constitution with domestic spying and the patriot act. Obama voted for them both. What threat does McCain pose to the constitution? On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 4:38 PM, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I support him because he will uphold the constitution. ~~

Re: politicking in the workplace

2008-10-29 Thread Scott Stroz
Honestly? None. I just wanted to see what kind of reaction that would get. On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 7:54 PM, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hehe. You mean you think it is intact now? Seriously, what threat to > you think he poses to the constitution? > > On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 5:44 PM, Scott

Re: politicking in the workplace

2008-10-29 Thread Dana
hehe. You mean you think it is intact now? Seriously, what threat to you think he poses to the constitution? On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 5:44 PM, Scott Stroz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You mean he will uphold the parts of the Constitution he leaves intact. > > On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 7:38 PM, Dana <

Re: politicking in the workplace

2008-10-29 Thread Scott Stroz
You mean he will uphold the parts of the Constitution he leaves intact. On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 7:38 PM, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I support him because he will uphold the constitution. > > > -- Scott Stroz ~| Adobe®

Re: politicking in the workplace

2008-10-29 Thread Dana
I support him because he will uphold the constitution. On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 5:36 PM, Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You support him because he's not republican. > > > On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 4:28 PM, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> as an Obama supporter? I think not. I support Obama also b

Re: politicking in the workplace

2008-10-29 Thread Sam
You support him because he's not republican. On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 4:28 PM, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > as an Obama supporter? I think not. I support Obama also but not out > of political correctness and not because I think Hillary Clinton is an > old bitch and not because I think that ev

Re: politicking in the workplace

2008-10-29 Thread Dana
as an Obama supporter? I think not. I support Obama also but not out of political correctness and not because I think Hillary Clinton is an old bitch and not because I think that everyone who isn't is an idiot. On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 5:24 PM, Larry Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>one of my co-

Re: politicking in the workplace

2008-10-29 Thread Larry Lyons
>one of my co-workers spews an endless commentary, much of it as >malicious and small-minded as anything Sam could dream up. Are you sure it isn't Sam? ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic relea

Re: politicking in the workplace

2008-10-29 Thread Dana
I would find it amusing :) I don't think they would play nice though. My co-worker is an Obama fan. On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 3:30 PM, Judah McAuley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Perhaps you should get you coworker and Sam together for a play date. > > I'll supply the Ayn Rand coloring book. > > Juda

Re: politicking in the workplace

2008-10-29 Thread Dana
you are welcome :) On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 3:28 PM, Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 1:40 PM, Pea Brain wrote: >> one of my co-workers spews an endless commentary, much of it as >> malicious and small-minded as anything Sam could dream up. > > Thank you > > ~

Re: politicking in the workplace

2008-10-29 Thread Judah McAuley
Perhaps you should get you coworker and Sam together for a play date. I'll supply the Ayn Rand coloring book. Judah On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 2:28 PM, Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 1:40 PM, Pea Brain wrote: >> one of my co-workers spews an endless commentary, much of it

Re: politicking in the workplace

2008-10-29 Thread Sam
On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 1:40 PM, Pea Brain wrote: > one of my co-workers spews an endless commentary, much of it as > malicious and small-minded as anything Sam could dream up. Thank you ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the

Re: politicking in the workplace

2008-10-29 Thread Dana
one of my co-workers spews an endless commentary, much of it as malicious and small-minded as anything Sam could dream up. Fortunately I don't normally have to work with him, but I *have* had to say to him, "Look, you don't need to convince me. We support the same candidate. Now, I am trying to wor

Re: politicking in the workplace

2008-10-29 Thread Larry Lyons
>I work from home, so mostly I just argue with myself (well...and Larry, Gus, >Dana and Maureen) > >On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 10:56 AM, Scott Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Depending on where you are, I can recommend a good psychologist who specializes in that sort of disorder... just j/k of

RE: politicking in the workplace

2008-10-29 Thread Won Lee
-community Subject: Re: politicking in the workplace None from the top, but the conversation ALWAYS moves to politics when I am in the office, with a couple of people getting so passionate and emotional that it's pretty sickening. Which drives me crazy. I think political views are best left cl

Re: politicking in the workplace

2008-10-29 Thread Scott Stewart
Y'know they have medication for that now :) Scott Stroz wrote: > I work from home, so mostly I just argue with myself (well...and Larry, Gus, > Dana and Maureen) > > On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 10:56 AM, Scott Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > >> How much is going on in your office, how much is

Re: politicking in the workplace

2008-10-29 Thread Scott Stroz
I work from home, so mostly I just argue with myself (well...and Larry, Gus, Dana and Maureen) On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 10:56 AM, Scott Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > How much is going on in your office, how much is coming from an > "official capacity"? > > > -- > Scott Stewart > ColdFusion D

Re: politicking in the workplace

2008-10-29 Thread C. Hatton Humphrey
> How much is going on in your office, how much is coming from an > "official capacity"? Nothing official - there is talk of it in a number of different ways as the campaign promises of one of the candidates would directly affect our operations in a negative capacity... most of our clients are "sm

Re: politicking in the workplace

2008-10-29 Thread J.J. Merrick
I'm Left, My boss is Right, Boss Boss voted for McCain in the primary and is leaning toward Obama. Apart from jabs here and there it is all in good fun. We both respect each others position. -J.J. On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 9:56 AM, Scott Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How much is going on

Re: politicking in the workplace

2008-10-29 Thread Ray Champagne
None from the top, but the conversation ALWAYS moves to politics when I am in the office, with a couple of people getting so passionate and emotional that it's pretty sickening. Which drives me crazy. I think political views are best left close to the vest. Getting too emotionally involved is a

Re: politicking in the workplace

2008-10-29 Thread Larry Lyons
None here. My wife's supervisor on the other hand has really been going at it. Unfortunately for my wife its a very small office so if she complains about it again I'm sure there's going to be some retaliation over that. ~| Ado

Re: politicking in the workplace

2008-10-29 Thread Scott Stewart
ilitary or ex-military. > > >> -Original Message- >> From: G Money [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 11:01 AM >> To: cf-community >> Subject: Re: politicking in the workplace >> >> Zip. None. Nada. >> >> On Wed, Oct 29, 20

RE: politicking in the workplace

2008-10-29 Thread Loathe
Not a topic we discuss. I doubt it would be a big surprise really though, the people I work with are all military or ex-military. > -Original Message- > From: G Money [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 11:01 AM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re:

Re: politicking in the workplace

2008-10-29 Thread Ian Skinner
G Money wrote: > Zip. None. Nada. Same here. State government position. They are extremely sensitive to anything like that. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Tr

Re: politicking in the workplace

2008-10-29 Thread G Money
Zip. None. Nada. On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 9:56 AM, Scott Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > How much is going on in your office, how much is coming from an > "official capacity"? > > > -- > Scott Stewart > ColdFusion Developer > > Office of Research Information Systems > Research & Economic Devel

politicking in the workplace

2008-10-29 Thread Scott Stewart
How much is going on in your office, how much is coming from an "official capacity"? -- Scott Stewart ColdFusion Developer Office of Research Information Systems Research & Economic Development University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Phone:(919)843-2408 Fax: (919)962-3600 Email: [EMAIL PR