[Rhodes22-list] Oooops, I mean "chiaroscuro"

[Jim White]

Forgot to change the subject line....Sorry! (mil sientos)

Slim:

Bob Skinner wrote: "There are so
many shades of gray in the last couple of months'
discussions that it is a study in chiaroscuro."

In Spanish the word "chiaroscuro" means literally "crying in the dark".....

jw
Jim White
Le Menagerie

At 03:16 AM 09/30/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>Sir Stan,
>
>It's really not a secret anymore.  I could almost go right down the list and
>tell you how everybody's voting.  There are bound to be some lurkers who
>haven't spoken up, but just off the top of my head, I'd say Kerry gets the
>nod here.  The Bushies just make more noise.
>
>You gotta give a lot of credit to Brad and Steve--they're doing the best
>they can on holding up their end of the stick when everyone else seems to
>fire away at them.  Poor bastards!
>
>There's still a couple of unknowns.  Herb, unknown but probably a
>conservative, claims to want to stay out of it but keeps jumping in anyway.
>Grayson, still the misunderstood wildcard but decidedly
>bird-lover-anti-hunting, so probably a liberal.  Roger, who I'm certain has
>very conservative blood coursing through his veins but has seen the light
>and is voting for Kerry.
>
>Other liberals: me, you, Bill, Saroj, Lou, Todd, Anne, Lloyd, Skinner
>(although I still don't know what "chiaroscuro" means) Wally (claims to be a
>conservative but I think he's just "southern" but will vote for Kerry) and
>possibly Ralph Zeto.
>
>Other conservatives: Rik and Ed.  God bless 'em!  8-)
>
>Now, as for the illustrious Rumster, I hate to even hazard a guess, we all
>know he hates politics--but I'm damn sure he'll vote.  Tough call, but I'll
>go out on a limb here and say he's a Kerry guy.
>
>Hope I haven't pissed anybody off--or put you in the wrong group.  Not that
>it matters because I'm just a damn musician so who cares what I think?  8-)
>
>Slim Chance,  lead singer for "Cool Duty"
>
>
>On 9/29/04 10:15 PM, "stan" <stan at rhodes22.com> wrote:
>
> > You know, I think it would be great fun if we could somehow devise a secret
> > e-mail ballot of all the Rhodies on the list to see who gets this groups
> > presidential nod.  We really should do it for the education of our faith
> > driven friends who are so convinced they are more right than this poll may
> > prove.
> >
> > stan/gbi
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Saroj" <saroj at pathfind.net>
> > To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 10:06 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Political/warin Iraq.
> >
> >
> >> I'm a liberal, Steve, and I paid $65,000 in taxes last year alone.... so
> >> just how is it that I am sucking on the tit of society?
> >>
> >> Where exactly is my handout?
> >>
> >> Who is it that is pulling my load?  I don't see anyone.... don't expect to
> >> either... don't want it either...
> >>
> >> I'm waiting...
> >>
> >> Saroj
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Steve" <rhodes2282 at yahoo.com>
> >> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >> Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 10:03 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Political/warin Iraq.
> >>
> >>
> >>> Nope, their just liberals; sucking on the tit of
> >>> society; and don't want to do anything for thier
> >>> handout.  What more is there to say.  Some people have
> >>> to pull the loads for everyone else.  It's a sad state
> >>> of afairs!
> >>> Steve
> >>>
> >>> --- Robert Skinner <robert at squirrelhaven.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Herb Parsons wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I don't think he was advocating not supporting
> >>>> troops. I don't think a
> >>>>> jab at those NOT reporting is a lack of support.
> >>>> Anyone, no matter their
> >>>>> job, that begins to behave as a criminal deserves
> >>>> to be treated as such.
> >>>>> When you join the military, you give up the
> >>>> "right" to decide whether or
> >>>>> not to report to your boss.
> >>>>
> >>>> Perhaps the message is not that desertion/AWOL is
> >>>> OK,
> >>>> but rather the fact that so many reservists (if the
> >>>> number is correct) are willing to risk so much in
> >>>> defiance of orders.
> >>>>
> >>>> A reserve army structure is naturally more
> >>>> influenced
> >>>> by civilian issues than the regular forces.  IMHO,
> >>>> it
> >>>> is very possible to overstress a reserve/volunteer
> >>>> military structure with a divisive or unpopular war.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Perhaps that is what is going on...
> >>>>
> >>>> /Bob Skinner
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