[Rhodes22-list] Re: Politics - Where do we draw the line?

brad haslett flybrad at yahoo.com
Wed Oct 20 09:06:12 EDT 2004


Bill,

Good Man, they'll get there on time!  If they don't, I
was off that day.

Brad
--- Bill Effros <bill at effros.com> wrote:

> Brad,
> 
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> 
> Bill
>                                      
> 
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: brad haslett 
> To: The Rhodes 22 mail list 
> Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 10:18 AM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Re: Politics - Where do
> we draw the line?
> 
> 
> The rest of the story:
> 
> On August 22, 2002 President Bush 43 was attending a
> Republican fund raiser in Portland, OR and the
> Presidential motorcade was met by over 1500 radical
> left-wing protesters as it approached the Hilton
> Hotel.  The local police lost control of the crowd
> and
> the streets surrounding the Hilton.  One of the
> vehichles near the "package" was hit with a rock and
> several others were stopped by protesters.  The
> Secret
> Service was furious with the local police for their
> lack of security.  Later, Republican donors
> attempting
> to enter the Hilton were physically attacked by the
> protesters.  Ironically, the North American Gay
> Amateur Athletic Alliance (NAGAA) was holding a
> meeting at the hotel and several members of their
> members were attacked trying to enter as well.  Had
> these gays been attacked by a bunch of rabid
> right-wing radicals it would be front page news on
> the
> NY Times and every other newspaper in the country. 
> It
> barely recieved any coverage.
> 
> Frankly, I'm a bit suprised that Bush went to
> Medford
> at all.   I love the city of Portland but it is
> known
> as "Little Beruit", Medford is even worse.  Were I
> on
> Bush's security detail I'd advise against going
> there
> at all.  You'll notice the school teachers did not
> sign their loyalty oaths, they in fact lied to get
> in
> a private affair.  That alone is reason enough for
> being escorted off the property at a private event.
> Ever try "crashing" a wedding party? This fact seems
> to have "escaped" the local press covering the
> event. 
> This event may be a bad PR day for the local
> Republicans but is hardly a "Brownshirt" incident. 
> 1500 protesters attacking the Presidential
> motorcade,
> attacking innocent hotel guests, even the gay ones -
> now there's your "Brownshirts".
> 
> BTW - Grayson, Rohm was killed at a resort on the
> Tegernsee.  I've been there.  Its a beautiful place
> now that we kicked the Nazi's out.
> 
> Brad Haslett
> "CoraShen"
> 
> Grayson/Ena Lynn <agl2001 at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> > (clip below)
> > 
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Chris Geankoplis" <napoli68 at charter.net>
> > To: "stan" <stan at rhodes22.com>; "The Rhodes 22
> mail
> > list"
> > <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 11:48 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Re: Politics
> > 
> > 
> > > Stan,
> > >
> > > I've been keeping my head down but I've got to
> > relate an incident that
> > > occurred here in Medford a few days ago.  The
> > President visited and there
> > > was a large turnout at the fairgrounds.  Three
> of
> > my fellow teachers,
> > ladies
> > > all (in all ways) went to the speech with their
> > tickets and were admitted.
> > > (the loyalty oath had been signed by another
> > person and the tickets were
> > > given to these teachers) (I suspect Ashcroft is
> > instituting an
> > investigation
> > > as we speak).  Then the threat was detected by
> the
> > "security" provided by
> > > the republican party and the teachers were
> > threatened with arrest for
> > > wearing an (and I quote from first hand sources)
> > an obscene slogan on the
> > > t-shirts.  More security guards and secrete
> > service were called and the
> > > teachers were " emphatically" escorted out: 
> they
> > were told they would be
> > > arrested if they tried to enter the "private
> > affair"again.  The obscene
> > > slogan on their t-shirt?
> > >
> > > "Protect our Civil Rights"  and nothing more.
> >
>
======================================================
> > 
> > Sturmabteilung
> > >From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
> > This article focuses on the stormtroopers of Nazi
> > Germany. For other types
> > of stormtrooper, see Stormtrooper.
> > 
> >
>
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> > ----
> > 
> > The Sturmabteilung (SA, German for "Assault Unit"
> > and is usually translated
> > as stormtroops or stormtroopers) functioned as a
> > paramilitary organisation
> > of the NSDAP - the German Nazi party. It played a
> > key role in Adolf Hitler's
> > rise to power in the 1930s. SA men were often
> known
> > as brownshirts from the
> > colour of their uniform and to distinguish them
> from
> > the SS who were known
> > as blackshirts.
> > 
> > History
> > 
> > The term Sturmabteilung originally came from the
> > specialized assault troops
> > used by Germany in 1918 in World War I utilising
> > Hutier tactics. Instead of
> > a large mass assault, the Sturmabteilung were
> > organized into small teams of
> > a few soldiers each. First applied during the
> Battle
> > of Cambrai the wider
> > use in March 1918 allowed the Germans to push back
> > British and French lines
> > tens of kilometers.
> > 
> > In Munich, in the fall of 1920, Hitler himself
> > created the Ordnertruppen; a
> > body of muscular Nazis, ex-soldiers, and beer hall
> > brawlers in order to
> > protect his speeches and disrupt his opponents. It
> > originally functioned as
> > a group of bodyguards to enforce order at Nazi
> > gatherings. It was shortly
> > changed to Sportabteilung, a cover name meaning
> > "Sports section" and came to
> > be known by the initials SA. In late 1921, the
> name
> > was changed to the
> > current name Sturmabteilung. Under their popular
> > leader, Ernst Röhm, the SA
> > grew in importance within the Nazi power
> structure,
> > eventually claiming
> > thousands of members. The SA carried out numerous
> > acts of violence against
> > socialist groups throughout the 1920s, typically
> in
> > minor street-fights
> > called zusammenstösse ('collisions'). The SS
> > eventually took over their
> > original role.
> > 
> > After Hitler took power in 1933 the SA became
> > increasingly anxious for power
> > and saw themselves as the replacement for the
> German
> 
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