A thousand Pardons

[Richard.Brekne]

David Portitt.

I just dont know what to say in the face of your continuing animosity 
towards me. But I will say simply this... I offered an apology and 
repeated my well known standpoint about public civility relative to 
bringing things in on a personal level... which you again do.

You might have had the graciousness to accept my apoligy for what it 
was, and good taste (since you seem so very concerned about tastes) to 
take this very personal note of yours off the list. But good taste 
perhaps was not your primary motivation here.

You accuse me of something you are far better at then I ever could be. 
Now that you have forced another public face, I will beg you (again) to 
air your personal views about me in private. You have my address, use 
it. In any case... I will not respond to any further public comments on 
this matter by you.

RicB

David M. Porritt wrote:

>Richard:
>
>A "joke" is something that is funny.  An appropriate joke is one that
>is funny to the whole group.  Your joke would have been very
>appropriate at the Democratic National Convention as that group would
>have agreed with you (mostly) and laughed with you.  That joke would
>not have been funny at the Republican National Convention, and you
>would have experienced lots of people who didn't "understand" your
>humor.
>
>This group is a mixture of both.  You are certainly intelligent
>enough to realize that there are people who hold opposite views from
>yourself, and hold them as dearly as you hold yours.  Making jokes
>that you know will offend half of the list is just poor taste.
>Accusing the offended ones of not having a sense of humor is also
>poor taste.  
>
>dave
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