[Rhodes22-list] Goodbye for now

[Rob Lowe]

thanks Ron.  spend your time out sailing and come back and see us in the
winter. - rob

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ronald Lipton" <rlipton at earthlink.net>
To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 11:00 AM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Goodbye for now


> I have decided to unsubscribe until after the election.  I don't mind a
> political discussion when I have time and energy to contribute.  But I
> am simply too busy to spend much time on politics in a mailing list
> where very few minds will change.
>
> The list is becoming saturated by political attacks, some reasoned,
> but many which are echos of the politics of hate and fear which have
> become the norm, especially among our Republican friends.  I do
> believe this country is on a downward trend, that the current
administration
> is the worst in history.  I am afraid that the electorate has gotten
> what it deserves by allowing itself to be manipulated by fear and
> public relations.  I continue to be engaged in politic, will work for and
> contribute to people I respect.
>
> For the record I think very highly of Barach Obama, think that he is
> extremely intelligent and an excellent politician.  He may actually try
> to solve problems, rather than navagate the polls.  My wife has worked
> with Michelle at the University of Chicago, and has an even higher opinion
> of her.  It is clear to me that they are both outstanding people, I just
> hope that
> they can survive the kinds of personal attacks that seem to be a part of
> the normal political scene.
>
> Given that I don't spend my day on e-mail lists, I feel like being
> continually punched without being able to punch back.  It's not a
> good feeling, and not why I joined the list.  So goodbye for now.
>
> Ron
>
>
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