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

Herb Parsons hparsons at parsonsys.com
Mon Sep 1 17:34:58 EDT 2008


Foy, Warren, who in the hell are you? And what have I ever said to, or 
about, you?

That said, I'll say 'nuff said.

Foy, Warren wrote:
> Dana,
>
> Just be glad Herb's not here with them.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of michael meltzer
> Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2008 12:14 PM
> To: 'The Rhodes 22 Email List'
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Fellow list members as straw man targets
>
> 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
>   
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