[Rhodes22-list] A Case for Obama; Calm Yourself Tootle (politics)

[Richard and Sherry Day]

Yes Sir, you are almost right.  If we could all have our senior moment and 
forget about the last eight years then the complaining would indeed be 
baseless.   jr.  :):):)
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Herb Parsons" <hparsons at parsonsys.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2008 7:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] A Case for Obama;Calm Yourself Tootle 
(politics)


> Let's see if I understand this right - baseless complaining about the
> current situation is "thoughtful commentary" and "a breath of fresh
> air", and calling  him on it is "staile farts from grumpy old men"
>
> I suspect that Obama does look good to a kid that's traded Mommy's teat
> for that of the government; however, us "grumpy old men" that pay our
> way want to cut off the flow.
>
> Live with it jr.
>
> Richard and Sherry Day wrote:
>> Ben, Thank you for the thoughtful commentary.  I enjoy reading everyone's
>> comments but yours was a breath of fresh air.   I think some of the last
>> responses to your email sound like stale farts from grumpy old men.  They
>> need to cool their jets and calm down life's too short someone's going to
>> have a stroke.  Richard Day
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Herb Parsons" <hparsons at parsonsys.com>
>> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2008 6:06 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] A Case for Obama;Calm Yourself Tootle
>> (politics)
>>
>>
>>
>>> And Ben, you, by the same token, can throw terms like "really dangerous
>>> bad guys", "waste our resources", "cowboyd diplomacy", "abuses of our
>>> ... constitution", "reproductive choices" (you folks just HATE calling
>>> it "killing embryos, don't you?), etc etc. around. When you do so, it's
>>> just more political hyperbole.
>>>
>>> Remember, when you do those things, they say a lot about who you are.
>>>
>>> And, no recommendations on beverages, just a suggestion for a little
>>> self-reflection and a dropping of stones.
>>>
>>> Ben Cittadino wrote:
>>>
>>>>  Tootle & Other Colleagues;
>>>>
>>>> I suggest there are explanations for those of us who intend (if the 
>>>> Good
>>>> Lord is willing and the creek don't rise) to vote for Senator Obama 
>>>> other
>>>> than those put forward in your latest screed. I prefer to focus on 
>>>> policy
>>>> issues as they relate to both candidates, rather than the hysterical
>>>> rantings of fearful conspiracy theorists.  People who support Obama 
>>>> tend
>>>> to want us out of Iraq sooner rather than later, want us to focus on 
>>>> the
>>>> really dangerous bad guys in Afghanistan rather than waste our 
>>>> resources
>>>> chasing folks who don't matter in the wrong place.  We tend to be the
>>>> people who believe collaborative efforts overseas are more likely to be
>>>> in our long term best interests more than cowboy diplomacy.  We tend to
>>>> think Sen Obama may be more likely to be accepted as an honest broker
>>>> between the Israeli Government and the Palestinians to bring about the
>>>> two-state solution all reasonable people want in that theater.  We
>>>> believe Obama is more likely to appoint Federal Judges w!
>>>>
>>> ho!
>>>
>>>>   understand that they are the last best defense between the potential
>>>> abuses of our wonderful Constitutional Rights by an out-of-control
>>>> Executive branch, and who will guard "The Great Writ"(habeas corpus), 
>>>> the
>>>> single most powerful human rights tool since the creation of the 
>>>> planet,
>>>> against the Dick Cheney wannabes.  We believe Obama is more likely to
>>>> support federal policies encouraging embryonic stem cell research,
>>>> climate change research, alternative fuels, support of the public
>>>> schools, teaching of Darwinian natural selection (evolution) as opposed
>>>> to Biblical Creation Science (?).  We don't view gays who want to make
>>>> the same commitments to each other as heterosexuals as a threat, and
>>>> we're happy to have them serve their country in the military, and we
>>>> think Obama is more likely to adopt policies toward those ends. We 
>>>> think
>>>> the reproductive choices made by women are none of our or the
>>>> government's business and we have good reason to believe Obama is more
>>>> likely to fe!
>>>>
>>> el!
>>>
>>>>   the same way and act accordingly.
>>>> Tootle, you can throw words like marxism and sheep around all you want.
>>>> Just remember if you do it it says alot more about you than it does 
>>>> about
>>>> us.
>>>>
>>>> One friendly suggestion.  Maybe you should switch to decaf .
>>>>
>>>> Cheers!
>>>> Ben C., s/v Susan Kay, Hughlands, NJ
>>>>
>>>> "Steer toward the iceberg, and speed up!"- George W. Bush
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