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

Sat Jul 19 13:46:05 EDT 2008

Michael,

"playing the dozens' I believe it is called...the forerunner to the "Yo' mama" retorts....

Dana,

the best way to play in this sandbox is to give as good as you get....with a smile ;^)

elle 

We can&#39;t change the angle of the wind....but we can adjust our sails.

1992 Rhodes 22 Recyc &#39;06 &quot;WaterMusic&quot; (Lady in Red)

--- On Sat, 7/19/08, michael meltzer <mjm at michaelmeltzer.com> wrote:

From: michael meltzer <mjm at michaelmeltzer.com>
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Fellow list members as straw man targets
To: "'The Rhodes 22 Email List'" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008, 12:13 PM

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/
> >
> > 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
> > Sent from the Rhodes 22 mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
> >
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