[Rhodes22-list] Re: Politics -Brad and Chicken Bumpers.

Thu Oct 21 12:08:22 EDT 2004

Thats why I enjoy having you on the list, you full of interesting stories,
why heck lots of members are full of stuff that's what makes this such a
neat list.

Chris G
-----Original Message-----
From: brad haslett <flybrad at yahoo.com>
To: stan <stan at rhodes22.com>; The Rhodes 22 mail list
<rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Date: Thursday, October 21, 2004 10:32 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Re: Politics - Where do we draw the line?

>Stan,
>
>These political love-fests are strickly for the red
>meat partisans and a few video clips for the evening
>news.  Pick your party, there's no difference.  When I
>was flying charter I attended over a hundred of these
>things in Arkansas for state-wide races, mostly
>Democrats.  This much I am certain, Democratic rubber
>chicken tastes the same as Republican rubber chicken.
>
>There was one rally that stuck out from the others.
>Senator Dale Bumpers invited me to go with him to a
>rally in Rogers, Arkansas (he always did). I went for
>the free chicken rather than hang around the airport,
>plus, I liked Bumpers personally.  Three KKK members
>were there with their robes, but sans hoods.  Why?
>Political correctness and sensitivity run amok
>probobably, but who knows?  One clansman was trying to
>hand the Senator a pamplet while another tried to get
>a photo.  Sen. Bumpers asked me to run interference by
>standing between him and the "boys".  This went on for
>about five minutes and they finally gave up.  I asked
>the Senator on the way home to Little Rock if he ever
>thought about security.  "Nah, you're doing a fine job
>Brad".  The Senator's politics never agreed with mine
>but I sure liked the chicken and the flying!
>
>Brad Haslett
>"CoraShen"
>
>
>--- stan <stan at rhodes22.com> wrote:
>
>> OK you two intellectual elitists of the list.
>>
>> You can both probably agree that it is the sad state
>> of today's political
>> show business that only invited guests can come to
>> the candidates speeches
>> to mislead the simple folk at home into seeing that
>> 100% of the world agrees
>> with their man.
>>
>> Let's lobby for either freedom to attend "public"
>> rallies or, in the
>> alternate, a government warning banner across the
>> product labeling that this
>> program contains canned applause of screened guests
>> only.
>>
>> I get the feeling both these guys are only risking
>> speeches to immediate
>> family members - we know Brad's son is on the banned
>> list.  (sorry Brad.  I
>> love your candidness and would probably vote for
>> your candidacy - but I
>> can't help chuckling whenever I think of your son
>> being a Kerry man.  Where
>> did you go right - I mean left).
>>
>> stan/gbi
>>
>>
>>  Original Message -----
>> From: "brad haslett" <flybrad at yahoo.com>
>> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list"
>> <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2004 12:12 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Re: Politics - Where do
>> we draw the line?
>>
>>
>> > Chris,
>> >
>> > "Please explalin how "protect out civil rights" is
>> > obsene.  Focus on answering that one question if
>> you
>> > please."
>> >
>> > Thank you, I'll focus because I'm between trips
>> and
>> > have little time for unfocussed activity.  There
>> is
>> > nothing obscene about "Protect Our Civil Rights"
>> and
>> > IF a Republican operative said it, they were
>> foolish.
>> > I suspect your friends were searching for their
>> > fifteen minutes of fame with some harmless
>> > mischievousness (they weren't there because they
>> were
>> > die-hard Bush fans).  The locals should have
>> > lightned-up.  One minor incident is hardly a party
>> > platform.  I was asked to leave a bar in Harvard
>> > Square last year because the bartender asked my
>> view
>> > on an issue and then got pissed with my answer.
>> That
>> > doesn't mean all bars in Boston are ultra-liberal.
>> > Well, maybe they are!
>> >
>> > Brad Haslett
>> > "CoraShen"
>> >
>> >
>> > --- Chris Geankoplis <napoli68 at charter.net> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hey Brad,
>> >>  what do you mean that Medford is worse than
>> >> Portland?  You know nothing of
>> >> Medford!  Jackson county and Medford have always
>> >> gone Republican for the
>> >> last 20 years!  Where as Portland goes
>> Democratic.
>> >> (hey I guess you are
>> >> right, it is worse).  I am not addressing the
>> >> incident in Portland I am
>> >> talking about the attitude of the Republicans at
>> the
>> >> rally and how they
>> >> percieve the concept of "protect our civil
>> rights"
>> >> nothing  more.  Please
>> >> explalin how "protect out civil rights" is
>> obsene.
>> >> Focus on answering that
>> >> one question if you please.
>> >>
>> >> Chris G
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: brad haslett <flybrad at yahoo.com>
>> >> To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
>> >> <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>> >> Date: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 7:19 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,
>>
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