<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1458" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: = #ffffff" bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Now that Kerry has given his concession speech, perhaps you'll = allow me to comment on one item I've been thinking about. I'm just as against = war as any of you.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Yes, the war in Iraq has been going badly as trumpeted by Kerry and = others.  It had been going well and the people were welcoming freedom.  As insurgency arose, the people realized that they would = face retribution if they supported the troops and so in self defense they withdrew.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In time they became petrified that Kerry would win and they then = would be at the mercy of the insurgents that wanted to rule Iraq as it has always = been.  The bad guys flourished.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Let's hope that now they will feel safe enough to proceed with = establishing a government and expose the criminal activity of the insurgency.  = Only though the courage of the Iraqi people can the long term problem be solved.  Could you believe that Kerry has prolonged this war as he = did in Vietnam?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Oh, and BTW to Thump and others that feel more confident in a = leader that has actually shot the enemy in the back in combat---You must have voted = for Bob Dole against Bill Clinton.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Carl Meyer Ptg assoc<BR>Santa Clara, Ca.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=LarryinAtlanta@aol.com href="mailto:LarryinAtlanta@aol.com">LarryinAtlanta@aol.com</A> = </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, November 03, = 2004 12:21 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Exit polls. OTsour = grapes!</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 11/3/04 3:00:17 PM Eastern Standard Time, <A href="mailto:sarah@graphic-fusion.com">sarah@graphic-fusion.com</A> writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px = solid"><FONT face=Arial>And at no time do I relenquish the right to cry "foul" = when the election is<BR>rigged.  That's not being uncivil, and it's not = being a bad sport.  We<BR>should ALL want fair elections, right?  = When we hold out ourselves to the<BR>rest of the world as the very model of democracy, we should try to be at<BR>least *somewhat* = democratic.  I'm embarrassed as an American that our<BR>election process is such a joke.<BR><BR>Peace,<BR>Sarah</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV>Sarah, your party had tens of thousands of lawyers in place. This = election was probably the most tightly watched election in our = history. Your view that the election was "rigged" is absurd. The people voted, and = your man lost. Our election process is far from a joke, you're just a sore = loser. Instead of complaining about our election process, I would recommend = you take some time and learn a bit more about what's going on around you. From = your posts it is evident to me that you have no clue, no offense intended.</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>