[Rhodes22-list] This day in history

[Claude Cox]

Rummy,
Thanks for the invitation--hope Nancy and I can get up there sooner rather 
than later.  No, Celtic Lass is still out of the water.  The ends of the 
ramps at Lanier aren't far enough under water that I would feel comfortable 
launching.

Claude
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> Claude,
> Glad to see that you are still with us. You will have to come and have
> dinner with us real soon and see the new estate. Wew purchased a ranch 
> style  house
> on two acres with 145 feet of frontage on Lake Hartwell. New home phone 
> is:
> 864-224-2230, Cell is the same as it has been for years. So, is "Celtic 
> Lass"
> back in the waters of Lanier?
> And no, I have never liked this president. Something about him makes the
> little hairs on the back of my neck stand straight up when I hear his 
> name.
> Dumbass comes to mind. Or Dumass if your French.
>
> Rummy
>
>
> In a message dated 5/2/2008 3:12:23 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> ccc974 at comcast.net writes:
>
> You  don't care for Bush do you Rummy.
> Claude
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>
>>  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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