[Rhodes22-list] Serves him right--MUST READ

Mon Feb 4 13:47:06 EST 2008

Actually, Groucho Marx stole it from Mark Twain.  It may have been in Horse
Feathers.

Philip

"I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution
which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence,
the money of their constituents...."  - James Madison

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Robert,

I always thought Woody Allen said that.  He probably stole it from Mark
Twain.

Lee

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From: Robert Skinner [mailto:robert at squirrelhaven.com]
Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 11:04 AM
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Too right!  In any group of whatever persuasion, there are those who
give the decent and thinking members a bad name.  It was Mark Twain
who said (I believe) that he did not want to be a member of any
organization who would have him join them.

Unfortunately, there are ultimately a limited number of choices for
leadership in our two-party system.  Politics make strange (and often
unsavory) bedfellows.

/Robert
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Philip wrote:
>
> Unfortunately they are in the minority, I think.  Another professional
was
> doing the same thing at an airport in Denver a few years ago.  I can't
> remember the details but I read about it while I was at CENTCOM.
>
> Philip
>
> "I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the
Constitution
> which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of
benevolence,
> the money of their constituents...."  - James Madison
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From:   rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]  On Behalf Of Robert
Skinner
> Sent:   Sunday, February 03, 2008 10:30 PM
> To:     The Rhodes 22 mail list
> Subject:        Re: [Rhodes22-list] Serves him right--MUST READ
>
> Thanks for the story, Hank.  Grodner got a lot less than he deserved.
>
> I will note that there are those of a liberal bent who are decent
> people, do not countenance this or other kinds of destructive
> behavior, and support the rule of law.
>
> /Robert
>
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> Hank wrote:
> >
> > Speaking about marines, you guys will like this story my uncle sent
to me.
> >
> > Hank
> >
> >   I keep hearing that liberals support the troops but oppose the
war.
> Sounds
> > like the hate the troops more than they oppose the war. nfs
> >
> > **Courtroom combat in the Riverside Press-Enterprise: ***
> >
> > The U.S. justice system should not tolerate even minor assaults on
> military
> > personnel. In the case of an Illinois Marine, we're glad to see the
system
> > work, even if it took an Internet-generated push.
> >
> > Thanks to a few Marines, both active-duty and retired, the story
ends
> well.
> >
> > On Dec. 1, Chicago lawyer Jay Grodner took offense at "Semper Fi"
Marine
> > Corps license plates on a black BMW. So the anti-war activist keyed
the
> car.
> > The car's owner, Marine Sgt. Michael McNulty, saw him do it and had
him
> > arrested.
> >
> > The police wanted to charge Grodner with a misdemeanor. McNulty held
out
> for
> > a felony charge, which the damage warranted. The prosecutor felt it
was a
> > minor case and urged the parties to make a deal, but neither was
inclined
> to
> > do so.
> >
> > Complicating matters was the fact that McNulty was en route to Camp
> > Pendleton for his second deployment to Iraq. He was slated to report
Jan.
> 2.
> > The case was set for Dec. 31.
> >
> > At this point, a military-affairs blogger, BlackFive (
> > http://www.blackfive.net ), posted the story. A BlackFive reader
attended
> > the Dec. 31 hearing and reported a crowd in the courtroom supporting
> > McNulty, along with a new prosecutor -- Patrick Kelley, USMC
1969-72.
> > Grodner also had the misfortune of having his case assigned to Judge
> William
> > O'Malley, USMC 1961-64.
> >
> > The case was resolved Monday when Grodner pleaded guilty. The judge
> couldn't
> > resist a little lecture. From the transcript:
> >
> > "You probably also wondered why there was a whole crowd of people
here
> > today, Mr. Grodner. That's because there is a little principle
that**the
> > Marine Corps has and has had since 1775, when they had fought and
lost
> their
> > lives so that people like you could enjoy the freedom of this
country; and
> > that is a little proverb that we follow, that no Marine is left
behind.
> ***
> >
> > ** **
> >
> > **"So, Sgt. McNulty couldn't be here, but other Marines showed in
his
> stead.
> > Take him away." **
> >
> > ** **
> >
> > **Grodner will do community service, spend a year on probation, pay
> > restitution and then, if his promise to a newspaper columnist can be
> > believed, move to France. **
> >
> > ** **
> >
> > **To the online Marine community, congratulations on a gratifying
victory.
> > *** ** And to Sgt. McNulty, come home safe. ***
> >
> > *You can see a little more on this if you go to Snopes.com and
search *
> >
> > *under "Lawyer defaces Marines car". There was also an article in
the *
> >
> > *Chicago** Tribune on Jan. 20th. I work with a lot of attorneys in *
> >
> > *Chicago**, and will inquire about this asshole - and pass on any
tidbits
> I
> > *
> >
> > *pick up. Maybe we can set up a regular visitation to his
home/office *
> >
> > *when anyone goes to Chicago! *
> >
> > *Link to Snopes *
> >
> > *http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/keyedcar.asp*
> >
> > http://urbangrounds.com/2007/12/30/jay-r-grodner/
> >
> > http://www.blackfive.net/main/2007/12/anti-military-l.html
> >
> >
>
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-kass_03jan03,0,5792645,fu
ll.c
> olumn
> >
> >  ------------------------------
> >
> > I just love the Marines.
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> Gorham, Maine         04038-1331
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