<HTML><HEAD><TITLE></TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type= content=text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1></HEAD> <BODY text=#000000 bgColor=#ffffff> Richard: Please tell me that a virus infected your computer= and sent this political post.  I know that if you had sent= it personally you would have at least marked it "OT". dave __________________________________________ David M. Porritt, RPT Meadows School of the Arts Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 75275 <A= href="mailto:dporritt@mail.smu.edu">dporritt@mail.smu.edu</A></P= >   ----- Original message= ----------------------------------------> From: Richard= Brekne <<A= href="mailto:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no">Richard.Brekne@grieg.u= ib.no</A>> To: Pianotech <<A= href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>> Rec= eived: Thu, 05 Aug 2004 10:56:50 +0200 Subject: Re: Oh= yeah.... I forgot about hammers ????? ????? Thought you might enjoy= this ???r??? Keith McGavern wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE cite=mida06020407bd3735f7f51a@%5B192.168.2.25%5D= type="cite">You know, Terry, for someone who has had some rather= slanted things to say in the past about the Steinway folks and= the way they advertise their products, I don't see you balking= one bit at getting on the bandwagon you openly have an aversion= to them doing when it might serve your purposes.= Speaking of course, your web site with you posing next= to a piano that has that NAME. <A= class=moz-txt-link-freetext= href="http://www.farrellpiano.com/">http://www.farrellpiano.com/= </A> Keith Keith McGavern Registered Piano= Technician Oklahoma Chapter 731 Piano Technicians Guild= USA </BLOCKQUOTE>Things you have to believe to be a Republican= today: > >   Saddam was a good guy when= Reagan armed him, a bad guy when Bush's > > daddy made= war on him, a good guy when Cheney did business with >= > him and a bad guy when Bush needed a "we can't find Bin= Laden" > > diversion. > >   Trade= with <SPAN= style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">Cuba<FONT= face="Courier New"> is= wrong because the country is communist, but > > trade= with <SPAN= style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">China<FONT= face="Courier New"> and= Vietnam is vital to a= spirit of international > > harmony. > >=   A woman can't be trusted with decisions about her= own body, but > > multi-national corporations can make= decisions affecting all mankind > > without= regulation. > >   Jesus loves you, and shares= your hatred of homosexuals and Hillary > >= Clinton. > >=   The best way to improve military morale is to praise= the troops in > > speeches while slashing veterans'= benefits and combat pay. > >   If condoms are= kept out of schools, adolescents won't have sex. > >=   Providing health care to all Iraqis is sound policy.= Providing > > health care to all Americans is= socialism. > >   HMOs and insurance companies= have the best interests of the public > > at= heart. > >   Global warming and tobacco's= link to cancer are junk science, but > > creationism= should be taught in schools. > >   A= president lying about an extramarital affair is a= impeachable > > offense. > >   A= president lying to enlist support for a war in which= thousands > > die is solid defense policy. > >=   Government should limit itself to the powers named= in the > > Constitution,  which include banning= gay marriages and censoring the > > Internet. >= > The public has a right to know about Hillary's cattle= trades, but George > > Bush's cocaine conviction is= none of our business. > >   Being a drug= addict is a moral failing and a crime, unless you're a >= > conservative radio host. Then it's an illness, and you need= our prayers > > for your recovery. > >=   You support states' rights, which means Attorney= General John > > Ashcroft can tell states what local= voter initiatives they have the > > right to= adopt. > >   What Bill Clinton did in the= 1960s is of vital national interest, > > but what Bush= did in the 1980s is irrelevant. > >   Feel= free to pass this on. If you don't send it to at least 10= other > > people, we're likely to be stuck with Bush= for 4 more years. <SPAN= style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:= Arial"> </BODY></HTML>