[Rhodes22-list] This day in history
Herb Parsons
hparsons at parsonsys.com
Sat May 3 10:46:52 EDT 2008
OK, I understand, it REALLY IS a "because I said so" type thing.
R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:
> Herb,
> This isn't about me or my mother. This is a discussion about the dumbest SOB
> that has ever taken the oath of office. I didn't call you on breaking the
> rules, that was someone else.
>
> Rummy
>
>
> In a message dated 5/2/2008 10:57:37 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> hparsons at parsonsys.com writes:
>
> I'm sure that the quantity has ensured that. Betcha that the President
> could say the same.
>
> But you didn't answer either question, you simply side-stepped them.
>
> Would insulting your mother break those rules that you talk about?
> Where does one draw the line?
> If I say there's no doubt in my mind that President Bush, who was smart
> enough to get a Masters from Harvard, is smarter than you - HAVE I
> insulted you, and does that break protocol?
>
> I suspect it's much easier to talk about the "dumb" "son of a bitch"
> than it is to actually show how you're better.
>
> R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:
>
>> Herb,
>> I've been insulted by better people than you. Keep trying as you will,
>>
> this
>
>> president is a joke.
>>
>> Rummy
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 5/2/2008 10:06:25 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>> hparsons at parsonsys.com writes:
>>
>> As I mentioned to another member, does that mean insulting your mother
>> is OK as well? Where do you draw the line Rummy? And, if I say there's
>> no doubt in my mind that that President George W Bush, who was "smart
>> enough" to get a Masters in Business Administration from Harvard
>> Business school, is undoubtedly smarter than you, does that mean I've
>> broken protocol by insulting you?
>>
>> Oh well, too bad.
>>
>>
>> R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Herb,
>>> The last time I checked, Bush was not a member of this list, so calling
>>>
>>>
>> him
>>
>>
>>> a son of a bitch is acceptable.
>>>
>>> Rummy
>>>
>>>
>>> In a message dated 5/2/2008 4:15:44 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>> hparsons at parsonsys.com writes:
>>>
>>> OK folks.Where the admonitions about "personal attacks." Some idiot
>>>
> gets
>
>>> on here and calls the President of the Nation a "son of a bitch", and
>>> that's OK. However, calling Robert a loser because of his pathetic
>>> Bush-hating nonsense is somehow bad bad stuff.
>>>
>>>
>>> R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Rob,
>>>>
>>>> Not true. Many of us have questioned his military service, but have
>>>>
>>>>
>> never
>>
>>
>>>> been given the straight answers. It seems that privileged children
>>>>
> live
>
>>>> privileged lives, even in the military. Since it's already Friday and
>>>>
> I
>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> have a ton
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> of yard wok to do this weekend and won't be actively on the list, I
>>>>
> will
>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> leave
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> with this parting comment. Our current president is the dumbest son of
>>>>
> a
>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>> bitch that's ever taken the oath of office. History will back me up on
>>>>
>
>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> this.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Rummy
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> In a message dated 5/2/2008 2:44:43 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> rlowe at vt.edu
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> writes:
>>>>
>>>> Nobody questioned his service, Herb.
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Herb Parsons" <hparsons at parsonsys.com>
>>>> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>>> Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 11:34 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] This day in history
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> And, I'll add, bitch all you want to about his politics. When you
>>>>>
>>>>>
>> insult
>>
>>
>>>>> his service, you're being a jerk. THAT was what was pathetic.
>>>>>
>>>>> Brad Haslett wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Rob,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Herb's a big boy and can defend himself, so I'll let him. I too
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>> feel
>>
>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> his
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> > frustrations at times though. The carrier landing was a
>>>>>
> celebration
>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>> for
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> the
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> men and women who had been at sea for a good long while in support
>>>>>>
> of
>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> the
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> Iraqi liberation. They were honored to have been visited by their
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> Commander
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> in Chief and it showed on their faces. President Bush didn't
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> immediately
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> rush for the Admiral's quarters, he spent a lot of time with the
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> 'grunts'
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> > taking photos, hugging them, etc. It was obvious they loved
>>>>>
> having
>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>> him
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> aboard and watching it live made me proud to be an American. Was
>>>>>>
> it
>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>> a
>>
>>
>>>>>> political event as well? Everything a politician does is a
>>>>>>
> political
>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> event.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> > Today's newspaper is the first draft of history and often wrong in
>>>>>
>
>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>> the
>>
>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> reporting and analysis. Go read a newspaper from 1948 to 1952 and
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>> see
>>
>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> how
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> popular Truman was at the time. Some people are so jaded by their
>>>>>>
>
>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>> BDS
>>
>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> (Bush
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> Derangement Syndrome) that they can't see anything positive in
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>> anything.
>>
>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> You
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> are probably a classic case. Bush's term is almost over and it
>>>>>>
> might
>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>> be
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>>> time for everyone to move on to tomorrow's problems.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> >
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Let me say this - when I think critics are taking delight in the
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> difficulty
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> and losses our military is encountering because it suits their
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>> political
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>>> slant, it pisses me off to no end. Frankly, I don't think we should
>>>>>>
>
>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>> have
>>
>>
>>>>>> engaged in 2/3rds of the deployments we did under Clinton, and I
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>> didn't
>>
>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> and
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> still don't like the Clintons. That said, I want to see any
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>> engagement
>>
>>
>>>>>> where we put our troops in harm's way to go well regardless of how
>>>>>>
> I
>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>> may
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>>> personally feel about the commander. My guess is, Herb gets upset
>>>>>>
>
>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>> for
>>
>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> the
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> same reasons I do. Bitch about Bush is you want, it's a free
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>> country.
>>
>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> The
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> men and women on that boat that day risked their lives so you can
>>>>>>
> do
>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>> so.
>>
>>
>>>>>> Brad
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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