[Rhodes22-list] Fellow list members as straw man targets

Sat Jul 19 12:41:43 EDT 2008

MJM,

You want flowers?  I just sprayed some in my front yard this morning, send
me your address and I'll FedEx you a dozen. My Bo list penalizes listers
with donations to the Margarita fund at the Oshkosh fly-in.  If I had to
apologize to everyone I ever offended I'd never have time to fly or sail,
that said -

Please accept my apology to those of you who feel they have been a
"target".  That includes you Al Gore for me suggesting you're a charlatan
and you Chocolate Baby Jesus for suggesting you don't have a single
significant accomplishment under your belt.

Brad

On Sat, Jul 19, 2008 at 11:13 AM, michael meltzer <mjm at michaelmeltzer.com>
wrote:

> Guy's lay-off, and say you are sorry(and be happy this is not costing you
> flowers), she is not enjoying it...........They are not going to change the
> world here but the still play as a full contact sport...........
>
> -mjm
>
> PS. "thin skin" was a pretty good "comeback" and a half way decent joke in
> context; it was not a "personal attack" more along the lines of topping
> each
> other.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Dana
> Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2008 11:37 AM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Fellow list members as straw man targets
>
> Brad, Ed,
>
> I joined this forum because I had a question regarding anchor lights and
> steaming lights.  After one or two posts, Ed compared me to Obama by
> calling
> me an elitest for preferring to spend time with my children rather than
> dropping my mast to replace a bulb.  I ignored it and went away for a
> while.  The other day, I had something to add regarding a source for light
> bulbs.  Within a few posts, I was labeled as having an a-hole hero in
> Obama..
>
> I'm a registered Rebublican, yet you somehow determined (from my sailboat
> related light bulb posts) that Obama is my a-hole hero.  I asked you to
> stop, and you resorted to a personal attack saying that I have thin skin.
>
> You apparently feel such a strong need to attack people and their views,
> that you are willing to project your own preconceived (and unfounded)
> typecasts on others so that you have a target.  Your credibility takes a
> huge hit as a result.
>
> I know it is a lot to ask, but a little introspection may be in order.
>
> -Dana
>
> --- On Sat, 7/19/08, Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:
> From: Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Will Al Gore now ask to stop space exploration
> and bring down space lab? [for Dana, Political]
> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008, 2:46 PM
>
> Dana,
>
> If you delete Ed's and my posts then there shouldn't be a problem
> should
> there? For those who want some more info on global warming here's an
> interesting read-
>
> http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=12403
>
> Be sure and use lots of sunscreen on your sail today, Dana.  My guess is
> that your skin is a bit thin.
>
> Brad
>
> On Sat, Jul 19, 2008 at 9:39 AM, Dana <realnamen at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Brad,
> >
> > I understand that you want to address these diatribes to somebody.
>  Please
> > pick someone else.  I routinely delete both your and Ed's messages.
> Other
> > than scanning them quickly, I haven't read (or watched) any of them.
> I
> > haven't responded with any political content.  Please just go away.
> I'm
> > going sailing now on an awesome sailboat.
> >
> > -Dana
> >
> > --- On Sat, 7/19/08, Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:
> > From: Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Will Al Gore now ask to stop space
> exploration
> > and bring down space lab? [for Dana, Political]
> > To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List"
> <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008, 12:11 PM
> >
> > John & Dana,
> >
> > Gore has built a very lucrative business for himself selling "carbon
> > credits" (lucrative enough to fly around the globe in a Gulfstream).
> > Until
> > he got exposed, he lived in a huge Bell Meade mansion in Nashville with a
> > $20,000 a year utility bill.  He still lives there, except now he has
> solar
> > panels and some other gimmickry installed.  Gore and his minions serve a
> > purpose, as useful idiots often do, in that they encourage conservation
> > (not
> > a bad thing).  The problem with their ideas is they want to take one of
> the
> > largest segments of the economy and place it under a centralized,
> > government
> > run command-and-control system.  If you want to get serious about
> "carbon
> > footprints", tax the carbon and let the market sort out the
> alternatives.
> > Nukes would be the first winner.  Every time you slap a subsidy on
> > something, say 54 cents a gallon on ethanol, you skew the attractiveness
> in
> > the marketplace for less than optimal results - same with wind and solar.
> > Focus on the carbon if you believe in global warming.
> >
> > Now as to living on the Gulf Coast, I bought our 1.7 acre Global
> Corporate
> > Headquarters (housed in a 20 foot shipping container) in Gulfport, MS 10
> > miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico and about 70 ft elevation. If you
> live
> > near coastal water and get hit by a hurricane, your house is taking a
> bath.
> > If you choose to do so anyway, don't blame me or expect me to help pay
> for
> > your loss when the inevitable happens. The biggest reason single-family
> > housing is so slow being rebuilt in Mississippi after Katrina is
> insurance
> > companies won't touch them with a ten-foot pole, or if they do, the
> rates
> > are four times or more higher than pre-Katrina.  For those of you who
> live
> > on the East Coast or Florida, expect to pay more. Now as to New Orleans,
> > much of it is 6-feet below sea level.  Helloooo! Did I mention that the
> > area
> > that flooded is six-feet below sea level?  Do you need an engineering
> > degree
> > to understand the implications of this?  Move inland folks!
> >
> > There, any other problems you need solved today?
> >
> > Brad
> >
> > On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 10:34 PM, John Shulick <jsbudda at verizon.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Hi Brad,
> > >
> > > Please can you tell me how the Amerikans for prosperity managed to
> attend
> > > the same event? Did they all walk ride bikes or take public
> > transportation
> > > to get there? I would really like to know why you hate this man so
> > > intensely. I can tell you feel he is a hypocrite but I thought that
> was
> > one
> > > of those values you southerners hold so dear. If you feel global
> warming
> > is
> > > so much bs why don't you put your money where your mouth is and
> move
> > to the
> > > gulf coast. Then when the oceans don't rise in 20 or so years you
> can
> > laugh
> > > and say "I told you so".
> > >
> > > Waiting patiently for the responding diatribe
> > > John Shulick
> > > Pgh Pa elevation Approximately 720 ft above sea level (for now at
> least)
> > >
> > >
> > > Dana,
> > >
> > > Here's your a-hole hero exposed-
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESxvY1tQHTo&eurl=http://michellemalkin.com/20
>
> 08/07/17/limousine-liberal-video-of-the-day-gore-and-his-gas-guzzling-fans-e
> xposed/<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESxvY1tQHTo&eurl=http://michellemalkin.com/2008/07/17/limousine-liberal-video-of-the-day-gore-and-his-gas-guzzling-fans-exposed/>
> > >
> > > I used to live down the road from Big Al.  What an ass!  I mean,
> HERO!
> > >
> > > Brad
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > View this message in context:
> > >
> >
> >
>
> http://www.nabble.com/Will-Al-Gore-now-ask-to-stop-space-exploration-and-bri
> ng-down-space-lab---for-Dana%2C-Political--tp18533759p18540982.html<http://www.nabble.com/Will-Al-Gore-now-ask-to-stop-space-exploration-and-bring-down-space-lab---for-Dana%2C-Political--tp18533759p18540982.html>
> > > Sent from the Rhodes 22 mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
> > >
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