Yeah!!! Political Questions ( very OT - feel free to delete )

[Alan]

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Sarah, may there ALWAYS be peace between us. But as to the list being
true ... did you know that for the last three years of his life Jesus
was a homeless vagabond and a rebel who held no job, contributed nothing
to the economy, travelled with a similar group (all men -- wink, wink)
and was constantly in trouble with the authorities?
 
Truth suffers in the hands of its enemies. 
 
Bottom line for me: We dare not turn this country over to anyone who
would yank the troups, decimate morale in the armed forces, signal to
the world that we are fair game to all terrorists, throw the Iraqis to
the wolves, seriously empower Iran, Libya, Syria, etc., put the
Israelies (our ONLY steadfast allies over there) in mortal danger,
dismantle our intelligence services, and drastically hamper the economic
recovery (or kill it) by raising taxes. I have my troubles with George,
too. But he has my vote over any of the Democrats. You know, they guys
who saw the same intelligence info from both Clinton and Bush, voted FOR
the war, and now claim otherwise. They frankly and literally scare me.
 
Alan R. Barnard
Salem, MO 
 
PS "Dear Jesus, I didn't mean it. Just illustrating a point!" 

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From: Sarah Fox [mailto:sarah@gendernet.org] 
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:34 AM
To: Pianotech
Subject: Re: Yeah!!! Political Questions ( very OT - feel free to delete
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Hi Alan,
 

>> Bravo! Brilliant! Sadly, the people who need to read your comments,
thoughtfully, will not. And they know their arguments are bogus, anyway.
They just don't care about truth. Hatred blinds the terrorists. Hatred
blinds half our nation, too, it seems.
 
That's the interesting thing.  Usually political rhetoric *is* bogus --
on both sides.  The side out of power rails against the side in power,
using far-reaching statements that strain at the truth, if not
circumvent it altogether.  Meanwhile the side in power chants a mantra
of far-reaching praises for their leader that are equally stretched.
What's more, both sides *realize* they are straining at the truth and/or
departing from it entirely.  I've never seen an election year in which
this didn't happen -- until this one.
 
As a friend of mine and I read through the very clever "Presidential
Resume," we were both struck by the facts that (1) as far as we knew,
nothing in it was untrue (* but anxiously awaiting Rob's rebuttal), and
(2) there were a few items we could think of that the author neglected
to include!  It's truly amazing, when you add it all up!  Yes, the
resume was somewhat redundant, perhaps stretching a list of, say, 35
items to a list of, say, 50 items.  However, nothing seemed incorrect
about it at first glance.
 
While those discontented with the current leadership (including Dems, a
minority of Reps, Libertarians, all minorities, clergy, yada, yada,
yada) rattle off a series of understandable grievances, Bush supporters
shrug and say, "Yeah, but in times like these, I don't think anyone
could do any better."  
 
Then do these Bush supporters spout off glowing praises of their
imperious leader?  No.  All they do is to grumble about Bush critics,
while muttering, "Lies, lies, all of it lies!"  Tempered criticism of
those "damned Liberal Democrats" is about all I hear, if that.
 
This is a very curious election year indeed.  Other dynamics seems to be
surfacing -- those of guilt and good sportsmanship.  Legitimate
criticisms of Bush are so glaringly obvious that pointing them out is
rather like hunting defenseless lions and tigers at the zoo.  I think it
will be interesting to see how Kerry (?) plays his cards.  He will of
course need to shoot those lions and tigers, but can he do it in a way
so as not to offend the people who cast their ballots for Bush in 2000?
I think there may be a sympathy factor for the defenseless animal caged
at the Whitehouse.  Even though it may be a ravenous beast that has
killed thousands of people and brought ruin upon its captors, it may be
viewed with the same guarded sympathy as, say, Saddam Hussein.  Remember
how pathetic that murderous monster looked as medics were examining it
for parasites?  Bush is a quick learner and is using the same strategy
to garner sympathy, IMO.  Remember how pathetic Bush looked when
defending his decision to invade Iraq?  Notice the posture?  The tilted
head?  The tilt of his eyebrows?  The tone of his voice?  Brilliant!
Bravo!
 
This may well evolve to be the first gentlemanly campaign in modern
history.  Or it may be the same Jerry Springer slug-fest that prior
elections have been.  This should be a *very* interesting election to
watch!
 
Rob, as someone who values the truth, I would love to see what you found
about the claims on the resume.
 
Dave, sorry about not deleting the lengthy text before replying.  Very
bad form.  I usually don't do that.
 
Peace,
Sarah
Fiscal Conservative
Social Liberal
Independent Voter
 
 


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