[Rhodes22-list] Draftdodger/cowards and other random thoughts

[Steve]

Bill
Take is upon yourself to increase your home owner
insurance. If you want to be covered for it; buy the
insurance.  Being cheap is not the government fault. 
It is your fault. 

We are in a war due to terrorists have declared war on
us.  Clinton put his head in the sand; Bush is
fighting it.   The War on Teror is whereever the
terrorists are.  Not just one country.
Steve


--- Bill Effros <bill at effros.com> wrote:

> Brad,
> 
> If you don't know the answer, you can't just make it
> up.  That won't work on this list.
> 
> Kennedy had 2 million more popular votes than Nixon,
> and 84 more electoral votes.  Illinois only had 27
> electoral votes, so they could have recounted 20
> times and it wouldn't have made any difference.  The
> reason Nixon didn't ask for a recount was because he
> lost the election no matter how you counted it. 
> There are few lesser men than Nixon, although some
> in the present administration do come to mind.
> 
> On the matter of Florida relief, you seem to be one
> of the first to actually state a position, and I
> applaud you for doing so.  Just because I ask the
> question, does not mean I support the notion of
> welfare for storm victims--whether public or
> private.  Although, at the same time, I would
> strongly suggest that you read your homeowners
> insurance.  I did, and I am not covered if this kind
> of disaster were to befall me, and I would guess
> that you are not either.
> 
> How about when sailors fart crossways?  Should the
> government maintain buoys, and light houses, and map
> navigational hazards?  Should we launch and maintain
> satellites just so we can know which way the wind
> blows without ever leaving our computers?  Why
> should the Coast Guard rescue dopes at sea with more
> money than brains?
> 
> How about private armies, and private police forces?
> 
> We're in a war because the President farted
> crossways.
> 
> Oh, well.  So many books to sell.  So little time. 
> Some of my books may be on your plane.
> 
> Fly safe.
> 
> Bill
>                                      
> 
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> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: brad haslett 
> To: The Rhodes 22 mail list 
> Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 8:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Draftdodger/cowards and
> other random thoughts
> 
> 
> Rummy, and other Rhodies, et al
> 
> First, thank you for your service to your country. 
> As
> I stated in an earlier post, two kids from my home
> town of 630 were concientious objectors and that was
> more dangerous than Vietnam.  Both were "long-haired
> hippie types" which I probably would have been had
> my
> father allowed it.  Anyway, one was named Kenny
> Morgan.  I had a long-haired guinny pig (sp?) that I
> named Guinny Morgan.  I'm not sure if they ended up
> in
> Canada or not but I wouldn't blame them for it. 
> Canada has the best strip clubs in the world except
> for Memphis, Tennessee.  My theory is that in the
> US,
> the quality of strip bars is directly proportional
> to
> the number of churches.
> 
> I'm in downtown Boston and as much as I would enjoy
> generating a few flames on the list, there's still
> some beer left in this town and I intend to drink
> some.
> 
> Random parting thoughts:
> 
> The 2000 election count in Florida has been
> recounted
> every concievable way by independent reviewers. 
> Bush
> won every time.  The Presidential election is based
> on
> the Electoral College count and everyone has a copy
> of
> the rules.  If there was ever an election in history
> that should have been re-counted, it would have been
> 1960 election with the vote count in Illinois. 
> Nixon
> chose to accept defeat rather than put the nation
> through the turmoil.  Lesser men have different
> motives.
> 
> Florida relief work -  Roger is to be commended for
> his volunteer efforts.  People need help and we
> should
> applaud those folks generous enough to give up their
> time to provide that help.  On the other hand, if
> you
> live on a coast, in tornado alley, or on a fault
> plate
> as I do, buy insurance and quit whining.  I'm not
> suggesting the people in Florida don't need help,
> its
> just the government is not responsible for you every
> time you fart crossways or choose to live in an area
> with known hazards.
> 
> Of course, if John Kerry is elected (and he may be),
> he and John Edwards have a plan for people who fart
> crossways.
> 
> Flame away!  I'll be in a pub if you need me.
> 
> Brad Haslett
> "CoraShen"
> 
> 
> --- R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:
> 
> > My dear Friend Steve,
> > 
> > For one who is to young to have been part of the
> > Vietnam era, you certainly 
> > are quick to judge and label. Granted, there
> > probably were a few people that 
> > went to Canada because they were scared and didn't
> > want to die. As a Vietnam era 
> > vet, I won't hold it against them. People have a
> > right in this country to 
> > disagree with our government and if they don't
> like
> > it, they have a right to 
> > leave and live elsewhere.
> > In 1970 I was a private stationed at Ft. Bragg, NC
> > when I received my orders 
> > for Vietnam duty. When I went home on leave prior
> to
> > shipping out, I was 
> > pressured and given the opportunity by family and
> > friends to move to Canada and set 
> > up a new life if I had wanted. They offered tens
> of
> > thousands of dollars to 
> > help me. They were very persuasive, but I was up
> for
> > an adventure and went 
> > anyway. I personally know people that went to
> > Canada. Not all were cowards. The 
> > draft boards in those days weren't so considerate
> of
> > conscientious objectors, 
> > even for religious grounds. 
> > Until you have been there and had to face those
> same
> > tough decisions, don't 
> > be so quick to label people as cowards. I don't
> know
> > if you are simply 
> > attempting to stir up the list again, as is your
> > usual mode of operation, but there 
> > are several hundred people on this list, not all
> > share you viewpoints, tolerance 
> > of others views is what freedom is all about.
> > 
> > Rummy
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