Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-17 Thread Donald Snook
Ok Don wrote: 'Watching the nightly news does not make you informed enough to vote." I agree. In fact, I think if you watch too much of the nightly news, you will not be well informed, but misinformed. Donald H. Snook ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new p

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-17 Thread OK Don
Nope - he wants all the voters to educate themselves and to be activily involved. I don't particularly like him either, but he's got some things right. Watchnign the nightly news does not make you informed enough to vote. On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 8:16 AM, Donald Snook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > O

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-17 Thread Rolf
There is more than statistical evidence in FL. Read up on ChoicePoint's flawed felon detection removed thousands of valid democrats from the voter registration pool. http://archive.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/12/04/voter_file/print.html But again, participation in the Presidential election by

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-17 Thread Rich Thomas
> From: Rich Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year! > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > I got talking to this elderly lady poll work

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-17 Thread Donald Snook
Ok Don wrote: "Wow! You actually agree with Al Gore on this topic!" Al Gore doesn't want the voters to educate themselves. He wants to tell them what the truth is. I have more respect for Bill Clinton than I do Al Gore. Donald H. Snook ___ http://www.okiebe

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-17 Thread Curt Raymond
I've heard those sorts of stories too (although out in the hinterlands we use paper ballots) but how could you explain electing Romney twice? -Curt Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:51:35 -0400 From: Rich Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year! To: Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-16 Thread OK Don
Wow! You actually agree with Al Gore on this topic! > By the way, I think the subject on this thread has been very appropriate. If > voters really were careful in voting and really did try to educate > themselves, then I think we would all be better off. But, sadly most people > don't vote, c

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-16 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:53:50 -0400 "Bill R" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You obviously enjoy very edited history. Enjoy. There is statistical evidence that the presidential race in Florida was tampered. The shout then was, "let every vote count." The only left off the last, truthful, part of tha

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-16 Thread Bill R
16, 2008 3:34 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year! It seems than at Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:52:53 -0400, Bill wrote: > I don't have the kind of faith in our > political or judiciary or voting system you do. "Those who cast the votes decide nothin

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-16 Thread Rich Thomas
I got talking to this elderly lady poll worker in Melrose, Massachusetts (I think one of two generally Republican towns in MA, our used-to-be mayah, who was gay and took ovah from the old gay mayah who was 80-something, is now head of the Log Cabin Republicans -- we were tolerant and accepting!

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-16 Thread Fmiser
It seems than at Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:52:53 -0400, Bill wrote: > I don't have the kind of faith in our > political or judiciary or voting system you do. "Those who cast the votes decide nothing. Those who count the votes decide everything." -- attributed to Josef Stalin, though there is little e

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-16 Thread Bill R
Of Donald Snook Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 11:13 AM To: 'mercedes@okiebenz.com' Subject: Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year! Bill R. wrote: "You obviously enjoy very edited history. Enjoy." Mitch Haley wrote: "WTF are you talking about? Bush was elected (the electoral co

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-16 Thread pm7088
-- Original message -- From: "Gary Hurst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > they'd be famous south boston bartenders. > I don't think so, would have gone out of business after drinking all the profits. Maybe they would have owned brothels? No, that would have failed for si

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-16 Thread Mitch Haley
Donald Snook wrote: > Finally, if you think it some sort of commonly held belief that President > Bush stole the election in 2000, why didn't all of these people revolt and > vote against him in 2004. That's what I did, not that my vote meant anything. I voted for Bush in '00, Gore won Michigan

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-16 Thread Bill R
Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year! Bill R wrote: > You obviously enjoy very edited history. Enjoy. I was thinking the same about you. I remember it from when it happened. Did you have to read about it in Social Studies class? Mitch.; ___

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-16 Thread Donald Snook
Bill R. wrote: "You obviously enjoy very edited history. Enjoy." Mitch Haley wrote: "WTF are you talking about? Bush was elected (the electoral college way) in 2000, the only thing the courts did was stop certain criminals (Richard Daley's brother being one of them) from changing the results af

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-16 Thread Gary Hurst
they'd be famous south boston bartenders. On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 11:25 PM, Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Wonko the Sane wrote: > > Yep. Women got the right to vote in the 1920s and Kennedy was elected in > the > > 1960s. I can see the connection. > > Wouldn't have Kennedys without Car

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-16 Thread Mitch Haley
Bill R wrote: > You obviously enjoy very edited history. Enjoy. I was thinking the same about you. I remember it from when it happened. Did you have to read about it in Social Studies class? Mitch.; ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-16 Thread Bill R
You obviously enjoy very edited history. Enjoy. BillR -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mitch Haley Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 10:35 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year! Bill R wrote

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-16 Thread Mitch Haley
Bill R wrote: > Perhaps Bush being put in office by the Supreme Court was payback? WTF are you talking about? Bush was elected (the electoral college way) in 2000, the only thing the courts did was stop certain criminals (Richard Daley's brother being one of them) from changing the results aft

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-16 Thread Bill R
:27 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year! this is already common knowledge. you never heard this before? On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 9:48 PM, Wonko the Sane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Do you have any vetted documentation for your thesis, or is this

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-16 Thread John Robbins
Craig McCluskey wrote: > Before the Cuban missile crisis, we had missiles near eastern Europe. > During the Cuban missile crisis, we had missiles near eastern Europe and > Russia had missiles near Florida. > After the Cuban missile crisis, we had no missiles near eastern Europe and > Russ

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year! - Cuba

2008-07-16 Thread Bill R
Having spent a few weeks there [mostly Havana, but some wandering] I think the main effect of the embargo has been to greatly increase support for Castro among the Cuban people and give him a great excuse for many of the problems he caused or made worse. The threat of another invasion attempt by t

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-15 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:52:56 -0500 John Robbins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tom Hargrave wrote: > > Actually, the Russians lost - they were forced to pull their missiles > > out of Cuba and dismantle their launch sites, all under the watchful > > eye of the US. > > That was my understanding, but

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-15 Thread Mitch Haley
Wonko the Sane wrote: > Yep. Women got the right to vote in the 1920s and Kennedy was elected in the > 1960s. I can see the connection. Wouldn't have Kennedys without Carrie Nation and her Fascists. Before Joseph raised his junior mobsters to be politicians they stuck us with FDR and the origins

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-15 Thread Wonko the Sane
Yea, that would be me. On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 10:27 PM, Gary Hurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > this is already common knowledge. you never heard this before? > > On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 9:48 PM, Wonko the Sane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Do you have any vetted documentation for your the

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-15 Thread Gary Hurst
this is already common knowledge. you never heard this before? On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 9:48 PM, Wonko the Sane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Do you have any vetted documentation for your thesis, or is this an > anal-extraction? > > On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 8:28 PM, Gary Hurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> w

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-15 Thread Wonko the Sane
Do you have any vetted documentation for your thesis, or is this an anal-extraction? On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 8:28 PM, Gary Hurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > kennedy never got "elected". he was put into office by the chicago mob, a > creation of prohibition that would never happen if not for wom

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-15 Thread Gary Hurst
kennedy never got "elected". he was put into office by the chicago mob, a creation of prohibition that would never happen if not for women's political views mattering. On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 8:58 PM, Wonko the Sane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yep. Women got the right to vote in the 1920s and K

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-15 Thread Wonko the Sane
Yep. Women got the right to vote in the 1920s and Kennedy was elected in the 1960s. I can see the connection. On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 6:36 PM, Gary Hurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > you gave women the vote, so you got the kennedys. > > On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 7:28 PM, Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECT

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-15 Thread Gary Hurst
you gave women the vote, so you got the kennedys. On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 7:28 PM, Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mitch Haley wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> I believe that we pulled out of Turkey. > > > > So, we had an established position in Turkey, and they used the new Cuba

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-15 Thread Mitch Haley
Mitch Haley wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> I believe that we pulled out of Turkey. > > So, we had an established position in Turkey, and they used the new Cuban > bases > to negotiate us out of Turkey? Ahh, should have kept reading before I posted that comment. It seems that Kennedy blew

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-15 Thread Gary Hurst
the cold war was just another hoax of the warmongers anyway On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 7:02 PM, Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I believe that we pulled out of Turkey. > > So, we had an established position in Turkey, and they used the new Cuban > bases > to neg

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-15 Thread Mitch Haley
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I believe that we pulled out of Turkey. So, we had an established position in Turkey, and they used the new Cuban bases to negotiate us out of Turkey? Excerpt from Wiki: The climax period of the crisis began on October 15, 1962, when United States reco

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-15 Thread PM7088
I believe that we pulled out of Turkey. Tit for Tat Pete -- Original message -- From: "Tom Hargrave" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Actually, the Russians lost - they were forced to pull their missiles out of > Cuba and dismantle their launch sites, all under the watchfu

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-15 Thread John Robbins
Tom Hargrave wrote: > Actually, the Russians lost - they were forced to pull their missiles out of > Cuba and dismantle their launch sites, all under the watchful eye of the US. That was my understanding, but I am interested to hear what Craig has to say about it! John

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-15 Thread Tom Hargrave
John Robbins Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 9:48 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year! Craig McCluskey wrote: > The Russians won the Cuban missle crisis. Could you elaborate on that? John ___ http://www.okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-15 Thread John Robbins
Craig McCluskey wrote: > The Russians won the Cuban missle crisis. Could you elaborate on that? John ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or chan

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-14 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:51:15 -0400 Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > andrew strasfogel wrote: > > JFK was also a junior senator and several younger than Obama and no > > one questions his leadership abilities. > > I don't think he'd be any more popular than Johnson or Nixon if he'd > outli

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-14 Thread Wonko the Sane
Freudian slip? On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 6:20 PM, LarryT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I pray we *don > * > -- LT Don http://don.homelinux.net/~don/ apt-get update apt-get upgrade The following packages will be replaced Prez Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y ___

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-14 Thread LarryT
ussion List" Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 5:11 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year! >I didn't say that JFK was wildly popular, just that he had leadership > ability. > > On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 4:38 PM, LarryT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Kal

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-14 Thread Rich Thomas
Whatever he says, rest assured we will all be paying our "fair share" in taxes. I am really looking forward to that! (I am sure that will mean I will be paying more taxes, but that is OK as it will be going to lots of worthy causes and programs, and it will be my "fair share.") It will give

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-14 Thread andrew strasfogel
cussion List" > Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 2:07 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year! > > > > Or, maybe he is lying about both? > > > >> John R. wrote: "You do realize that Obama plans on making the Bush tax > >> cuts permanent fo

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-14 Thread LarryT
essage - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 2:07 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year! > Or, maybe he is lying about both? > >> John R. wrote: "You do realize that Obama plans on making the Bush tax

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-14 Thread LarryT
2008 11:05 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year! > Andrew wrote: "JFK was also a junior senator and several younger than > Obama and no one questions his leadership abilities." > > I do. JFK was the myth of Camelot. Like Obama he is a decent speaker. He &g

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-14 Thread kaleb
Or, maybe he is lying about both? > John R. wrote: "You do realize that Obama plans on making the Bush tax > cuts permanent for those under 250k? He's not trying to raise taxes > across the board as you have suggested multiple times before. I'm sure > you're still opposed to that as well, but it

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-14 Thread Donald Snook
John R. wrote: "You do realize that Obama plans on making the Bush tax cuts permanent for those under 250k? He's not trying to raise taxes across the board as you have suggested multiple times before. I'm sure you're still opposed to that as well, but it only affects 2% of all the households i

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-14 Thread Mitch Haley
andrew strasfogel wrote: > JFK was also a junior senator and several younger than Obama and no one > questions his leadership abilities. I don't think he'd be any more popular than Johnson or Nixon if he'd outlived his term in office. About the only thing I can think of to his credit is the reso

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-14 Thread John Robbins
Donald Snook wrote: > In contrast to Obama, JFK lowered taxes. You do realize that Obama plans on making the Bush tax cuts permanent for those under 250k? He's not trying to raise taxes across the board as you have suggested multiple times before. I'm sure you're still opposed to that as well

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-14 Thread Donald Snook
Andrew wrote: "JFK was also a junior senator and several younger than Obama and no one questions his leadership abilities." I do. JFK was the myth of Camelot. Like Obama he is a decent speaker. He was a lousy president. Other than the space race/peace corp, can you name much that he actually

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-14 Thread andrew strasfogel
JFK was also a junior senator and several younger than Obama and no one questions his leadership abilities. On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 10:21 AM, Rich Thomas < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I appreciate your taking the time to actually answer the question. Not > that I find the answer compelling but i

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-14 Thread Rich Thomas
I appreciate your taking the time to actually answer the question. Not that I find the answer compelling but it is one of two I have actually received that show at least a bit of thought, and I have asked several people. --R Wonko the Sane wrote: > My suggestion is to go listen to the man (an

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-14 Thread Wilton Strickland
'Same goes for "leaders" I've seen in USAF, too. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Wonko the Sane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2008 11:47 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year! &

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-13 Thread Wonko the Sane
My suggestion is to go listen to the man (and perhaps try to shake hands with him and exchange a few words) when he comes through on a campaign swing. Do the same with McCain. Then decide. It is impossible to quantify what will or will not make someone a good President. I think it boils down to th

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-13 Thread Rich Thomas
Again, what exactly qualifies this guy to be president? Would you hire him to be CEO of General Motors, Continental Airlines, Exxon Mobil, IBM, Microsoft, all these comparatively small operations? None of my Dem friends can give me a clear answer, and they are mostly pretty smart people, many

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-12 Thread Wonko the Sane
bs > > > > - Original Message - > From: "Alex Chamberlain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" > Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 11:52 AM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year! > > > > On Thu, Jul 10, 2008

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year

2008-07-12 Thread Mitch Haley
LarryT wrote: > Have heard nothing about Nader, Barr or R Paul -- I assume by October you'll be hearing about two of those. Dr. Paul is done, except for his Congressional race (some of the Rs want to dump him in the August primary) and whatever leverage he can apply to McLame at the RNC. Mi

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-12 Thread LarryT
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Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year

2008-07-12 Thread LarryT
- Original Message - From: "Wonko the Sane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 8:41 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year >I like the way you're thinking of voting. Take lots of friends and

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-11 Thread Mitch Haley
Russ Williams wrote: > But first they had to remove the Gross of Condoms and the Blow-Up > Doll that Billy Boy had in there. :-D Condoms? We don't need no stinkin' condoms! (just check Monica's dress) Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see offici

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-11 Thread Russ Williams
But first they had to remove the Gross of Condoms and the Blow-Up Doll that Billy Boy had in there. :-D andrew strasfogel wrote: > Don, you are really on a roll. Keep it up! > > On Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 12:10 AM, Wonko the Sane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Few individuals know what is actua

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-11 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 7:33 AM, Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > andrew strasfogel wrote: >> Watching a Republican debates was like a visit to the darker side of >> humanity. There were several candidates who simply exuded an aura of >> evil (Duncan Hunter and Tancredo, e.g.) > > Hunt

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-11 Thread andrew strasfogel
Don, you are really on a roll. Keep it up! On Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 12:10 AM, Wonko the Sane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Few individuals know what is actually in the FOOTBALL -- it is a paper bag > to be used in the case of hyperventilation. They added a word-find book > for > Dubya. And a penci

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-10 Thread Wonko the Sane
Few individuals know what is actually in the FOOTBALL -- it is a paper bag to be used in the case of hyperventilation. They added a word-find book for Dubya. And a pencil. On Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 12:06 AM, Allan Streib <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "Wonko the Sane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-10 Thread Allan Streib
"Wonko the Sane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > You have to ask yourself exactly what function the President has in > our country. > > He is nothing more than a cheerleader -- keep the nation happy. I think that "football" that goes everwhere with him is a bit more serious than the one most cheerl

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year

2008-07-10 Thread Wonko the Sane
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Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-10 Thread Curt Raymond
True enough... I don't think he comes off as a loon though, see my earlier comments. -Curt Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:18:39 -0500 From: John Robbins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year! To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Mercedes Discussion List     Message-

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-10 Thread LarryT
t.com/webercarbs - Original Message - From: "Donald Snook" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 10:02 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year! > Mitch wrote: "Neither of those turkeys, but at least we have adequate > history to judg

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-10 Thread LarryT
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Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year

2008-07-10 Thread Mitch Haley
LarryT wrote: > I think the arguments about McC. not being qualified might work when talking > about his Senate race wy back when - it doesn't hold water as pres after > this amount of time. > > Given the choices, I am considering the 3rd party choice of Bob Barr -his > website shows he's r

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year

2008-07-10 Thread LarryT
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Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-10 Thread Mitch Haley
andrew strasfogel wrote: > The debate I saw had Romney and Giuliani getting all hot and personal vs. > one another, effectively dealing each of them out of the running, IMO. Romney also took a lot of shots at Thompson as soon as he got into the debates. He mainly abused Thompson and Ghoulie, I don

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-10 Thread andrew strasfogel
The debate I saw had Romney and Giuliani getting all hot and personal vs. one another, effectively dealing each of them out of the running, IMO. On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 12:29 PM, Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > John Robbins wrote: > > Curt Raymond wrote: > >> I can't believe you of all p

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year

2008-07-10 Thread Donald Snook
Curt wrote: "I can't believe you of all people would say Ron Paul comes off as a loon. Or perhaps people have accustomed themselves to the lunacy that is Washington so the only candidate that makes any kind of sense whatsoever comes off as a loon..." What do you mean, "you of all people" ? Don

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-10 Thread Mitch Haley
John Robbins wrote: > Curt Raymond wrote: >> I can't believe you of all people would say Ron Paul comes off as a loon. > > There's a difference in thinking he is a loon, and him appearing to be a > loon. Especially when the reruns of some of the debates were edited to make him look like a loon.

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-10 Thread John Robbins
Curt Raymond wrote: > I can't believe you of all people would say Ron Paul comes off as a loon. There's a difference in thinking he is a loon, and him appearing to be a loon. John ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://ww

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-10 Thread Curt Raymond
lapped around for the "Electability... Have you got any sir?" question from one of the debates. Theres a great clip on Youtube of Dr. Paul asking "Can I be part of the debate that everybody else is in?" -Curt Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 17:39:15 -0500 From: Donald Snook <[EMAIL PROT

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-10 Thread Jim Cathey
> She just seemed to ooze a message that "if you ain't white and if > you can't speak English, you have no place in my corner of the world." Well, I think she's oozing half right. (And half wrong.) -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see officia

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-10 Thread Wonko the Sane
Tancredo's wife was at our small county fair last summer, putting literature on car windshields. I had a sudden flashback to my days at Bob Jones when I saw her. She just seemed to ooze a message that "if you ain't white and if you can't speak English, you have no place in my corner of the world."

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2008-07-10 Thread Mitch Haley
andrew strasfogel wrote: > Watching a Republican debates was like a visit to the darker side of > humanity. There were several candidates who simply exuded an aura of > evil (Duncan Hunter and Tancredo, e.g.) Hunter and Tancredo? I thought you were talking about Rudy and Romney. Mitch.

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2008-07-10 Thread andrew strasfogel
Watching a Republican debates was like a visit to the darker side of humanity. There were several candidates who simply exuded an aura of evil (Duncan Hunter and Tancredo, e.g.) On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 7:08 PM, Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Donald Snook wrote: > > > That is because

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2008-07-09 Thread OK Don
One could argue that neither extensive nor very little exposure to the inner workings of Washington qualify one to be Presidnet. I don't see a viable candidate. On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 11:21 AM, Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Donald Snook wrote: >> A State legislator who voted "present"

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2008-07-09 Thread Mitch Haley
Donald Snook wrote: > That is because Ron Paul comes off as a loon. My point was that Rudy the Ghoul was the overwhelming media pick before the primaries and caucuses got started, and he generally ended up in about 6th place in the elections. He beat Ron Paul a couple of times, but I don't thi

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2008-07-09 Thread Donald Snook
Mitch wrote: "They really missed the boat with the R pick. Rudy Ghoul was rejected by huge margins. The media presented him as the future R nominee, while they ignored Ron Paul just like they ignored Mike Gravel on the Dem side, and yet Ron Paul almost always got more votes than Ghoulie." That

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2008-07-09 Thread Mitch Haley
Scott Ritchey wrote: > Perhaps the most interesting aspect of the primary process is that voters of > both parties have rejected the ingoing party favorites. They really missed the boat with the R pick. Rudy Ghoul was rejected by huge margins. The media presented him as the future R nominee, whil

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2008-07-09 Thread LarryT
Haley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 9:26 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year! > Wilton Strickland wrote: >> I promise that I will not screw up the world like the present Bozo has. > > Notice how e

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2008-07-09 Thread Scott Ritchey
Perhaps the most interesting aspect of the primary process is that voters of both parties have rejected the ingoing party favorites. Scott Ritchey ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts em

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2008-07-09 Thread Mitch Haley
Donald Snook wrote: > A State legislator who voted "present" on more votes in the Illinois > legislature than any other before him who then went on to win ONE statewide > race for Senate. I thought the 'present' votes were supposed to be in the US Senate. At any rate, he racked up a lot more

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2008-07-09 Thread Wonko the Sane
Zaphod BeeblebroxHe was briefly the Presidentof the Galaxy (a role that involves no power whatsoever, and merely requires the incumbent to attract attention so no one wonders who's *really* in charge, which is a role Zaphod was perfectly suited for). On Wed,

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2008-07-09 Thread Rick Knoble
From: "Wonko the Sane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > You have to ask yourself exactly what function the President has in our > country. > > He is nothing more than a cheerleader -- keep the nation happy. He/(she) > wields no real power. Fly around the world meeting other powerless > figureheads. Make s

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2008-07-09 Thread Wilton Strickland
That's two! Movin' right along! Wilton - Original Message - From: "Curt Raymond" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Diesel List" Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 10:17 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year! I'd say Wilton's ability an

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2008-07-09 Thread Wonko the Sane
We retired military respect the office but not the individual. On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 8:26 AM, Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Wilton Strickland wrote: > > I promise that I will not screw up the world like the present Bozo has. > > Notice how even Wilton refers to the commander in chief

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2008-07-09 Thread Mitch Haley
Wilton Strickland wrote: > I promise that I will not screw up the world like the present Bozo has. Notice how even Wilton refers to the commander in chief as 'the present bozo'? If the Republican leaders can't keep the respect of military retirees, they are in trouble. Last year I worked with a

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2008-07-09 Thread Curt Raymond
I'd say Wilton's ability and or luck at not getting shot down makes him a better prospect. Besides he can do an evapectomy! I guess I just figured out my vote. -Curt Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 23:38:14 -0400 From: "Wonko the Sane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] B

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2008-07-09 Thread Donald Snook
"Unfortunately, I probably have more management experience than McCain -- and I'd hardly think I was qualified to run a nation. I fall back on what someone recently said -- getting your jet shot out of the sky does not qualify you to be President. ... I went through the very same flight training

Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year!

2008-07-09 Thread Donald Snook
Mitch wrote: "Neither of those turkeys, but at least we have adequate history to judge McLame by. I'm still astounded that somebody can sit down in the Senate in 2005 and be a major party nominee for President in 2008 without accomplishing anything in between." I saw an interesting article in S

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2008-07-09 Thread Mitch Haley
Wonko the Sane wrote: > Wilton -- > > Aren't you younger than McCain? Hey, wheelchairs and walkers haven't been a disqualifier in the past. Although I do wish we'd never had a president in a wheelchair. (wow, how many political posts have I made already today? time to shut my yap) Mitch.

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2008-07-09 Thread Wilton Strickland
No. I'm 74. I just LOOK younger and have more experience. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Wonko the Sane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 9:20 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this year! >

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2008-07-09 Thread Wonko the Sane
Wilton -- Aren't you younger than McCain? On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 8:11 AM, Wilton Strickland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I promise that I will not screw up the world like the present Bozo has. > > Wilton > > > -- LT Don http://don.homelinux.net/~don/ apt-get update apt-get upgrade The foll

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2008-07-09 Thread Wilton Strickland
I promise that I will not screw up the world like the present Bozo has. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Wonko the Sane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 11:38 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Be Careful Voting this ye

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