[Rhodes22-list] Political question.

[elle]

Hi, Hank,

this just plopped into my mail box..I think I sorta replied....

so I'm off to research 'hyperfocal distance' & check out monopods. (Thanks for the tip, Mike.)

And if the breeze comes up & the hail don't fly, I may even go out sailing...after a nap, of course...;^)

elle

We can't change the angle of the wind....but we can adjust our sails.

1992 Rhodes 22   Recyc '06  "WaterMusic"   (Lady in Red)


--- On Fri, 7/25/08, Hank <hnw555 at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Hank <hnw555 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Political question.
> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Date: Friday, July 25, 2008, 1:42 PM
> Elle,
> 
> I've thought for a long while now, that our political
> system and methods for
> choosing our candidates has denigrated to such a level as
> to ensure that no
> one who is actually qualified to have the job would
> voluntarily seek the
> job.  So no matter what, we're going to always be stuck
> with the "lesser of
> the evils".
> 
> Hank
> 
> 
> On 7/25/08, elle <watermusic38 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > There is no lesser of the two evils here...American
> people have really
> > messed over themselves.
> >
> > Rough four years ahead....Those who don't know the
> lessons of history are
> > condemned to repeat them. Yea, No Child Left Behind.
> We have all reached the
> > nadir of mediocrity.
> >
> > My last political statement.
> >
> > elle
> >
> >
> >
> > We can't change the angle of the wind....but we
> can adjust our sails.
> >
> > 1992 Rhodes 22   Recyc '06  "WaterMusic"
>   (Lady in Red)
> >
> >
> > --- On Fri, 7/25/08, R22RumRunner at aol.com
> <R22RumRunner at aol.com> wrote:
> >
> > > From: R22RumRunner at aol.com
> <R22RumRunner at aol.com>
> > > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Political question.
> > > To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> > > Date: Friday, July 25, 2008, 1:05 PM
> > > I'm just wondering, which one of the two
> (presidential
> > > candidates) would do
> > > the least harm to our country for the next four
> years?
> > >
> > > Rummy
> > >
> > >
> > > In a message dated 7/25/2008 12:48:51 P.M.
> Eastern Daylight
> > > Time,
> > > engineerpac at gmail.com writes:
> > >
> > > Elle
> > >
> > > Hear, hear! I do think that sailing should be the
> focus,
> > > and that the
> > > bullying is unnecessary. The folks on 'da
> list' are
> > >  intelligent and have
> > > varying opinions: excellent!- but: exchanges
> without
> > > grinding profanity and
> > > a little respect would be welcome.
> > > Andrew  C
> > > s/v Carmen
> > > Grass Island CT
> > > On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 8:05 PM, elle
> > > <watermusic38 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I can't necessarily disagree  w/some of
> the
> > > comments re: the tone of the
> > > > list.
> > > >
> > > > The  tone of some political posts can be
> downright
> > > bullying.....and the
> > > >  name-calling....and that is discomforting,
> even if
> > > the topic and the
> > > >  discussion may be worthy of a
> read.....it's a
> > > huge turnoff for me
> > > >  personally, and obviously for newbies.
> Bullies are
> > > turnoffs.
> > > >
> > > >  Please reread your posts tone it down
> before hitting
> > > send.  Your points
> > > are
> > > > better made with fluency and reasoning, not
> force.
> > > >
> > > >  You guys are a unique bunch with a huge
> spectrum of
> > > occupations &
> > > >  educational backgrounds, giving unique
> perspectives
> > > to the politics
> > > swirling
> > > > around us.
> > > >
> > > > The discussions do bring out  points that I
> find
> > > interesting ...and often
> > > > you guys find stuff that  is not in the
> news....but
> > > no one is going to
> > > > change anyone  else's minds about the
> candidates.
> > > But these are not
> > > > discussions any  more...they  are diatribes
> &
> > > anyone who does not agree is a
> > > >  &%$#(*&^)#.
> > > >
> > > > So let's stop the bullying, namecalling,
>  and
> > > label the posts as political
> > > > to be deleted at will.. ...and maybe  we can
> get some
> > > fresh insights and new
> > > > buds to hoist one  with.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > elle
> > > >
> > > > We can't change the angle  of the
> wind....but we
> > > can adjust our sails.
> > > >
> > > >  1992 Rhodes  22   Recyc '06
> > > "WaterMusic"   (Lady in  Red)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > 
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