[Rhodes22-list] Politics

[Steve Alm]

Sir Stan,

It's really not a secret anymore.  I could almost go right down the list and
tell you how everybody's voting.  There are bound to be some lurkers who
haven't spoken up, but just off the top of my head, I'd say Kerry gets the
nod here.  The Bushies just make more noise.

You gotta give a lot of credit to Brad and Steve--they're doing the best
they can on holding up their end of the stick when everyone else seems to
fire away at them.  Poor bastards!

There's still a couple of unknowns.  Herb, unknown but probably a
conservative, claims to want to stay out of it but keeps jumping in anyway.
Grayson, still the misunderstood wildcard but decidedly
bird-lover-anti-hunting, so probably a liberal.  Roger, who I'm certain has
very conservative blood coursing through his veins but has seen the light
and is voting for Kerry.

Other liberals: me, you, Bill, Saroj, Lou, Todd, Anne, Lloyd, Skinner
(although I still don't know what "chiaroscuro" means) Wally (claims to be a
conservative but I think he's just "southern" but will vote for Kerry) and
possibly Ralph Zeto.

Other conservatives: Rik and Ed.  God bless 'em!  8-)

Now, as for the illustrious Rumster, I hate to even hazard a guess, we all
know he hates politics--but I'm damn sure he'll vote.  Tough call, but I'll
go out on a limb here and say he's a Kerry guy.

Hope I haven't pissed anybody off--or put you in the wrong group.  Not that
it matters because I'm just a damn musician so who cares what I think?  8-)

Slim Chance,  lead singer for "Cool Duty"


On 9/29/04 10:15 PM, "stan" <stan at rhodes22.com> wrote:

> You know, I think it would be great fun if we could somehow devise a secret
> e-mail ballot of all the Rhodies on the list to see who gets this groups
> presidential nod.  We really should do it for the education of our faith
> driven friends who are so convinced they are more right than this poll may
> prove.
> 
> stan/gbi
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Saroj" <saroj at pathfind.net>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 10:06 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Political/warin Iraq.
> 
> 
>> I'm a liberal, Steve, and I paid $65,000 in taxes last year alone.... so
>> just how is it that I am sucking on the tit of society?
>> 
>> Where exactly is my handout?
>> 
>> Who is it that is pulling my load?  I don't see anyone.... don't expect to
>> either... don't want it either...
>> 
>> I'm waiting...
>> 
>> Saroj
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Steve" <rhodes2282 at yahoo.com>
>> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 10:03 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Political/warin Iraq.
>> 
>> 
>>> Nope, their just liberals; sucking on the tit of
>>> society; and don't want to do anything for thier
>>> handout.  What more is there to say.  Some people have
>>> to pull the loads for everyone else.  It's a sad state
>>> of afairs!
>>> Steve
>>> 
>>> --- Robert Skinner <robert at squirrelhaven.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Herb Parsons wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> I don't think he was advocating not supporting
>>>> troops. I don't think a
>>>>> jab at those NOT reporting is a lack of support.
>>>> Anyone, no matter their
>>>>> job, that begins to behave as a criminal deserves
>>>> to be treated as such.
>>>>> When you join the military, you give up the
>>>> "right" to decide whether or
>>>>> not to report to your boss.
>>>> 
>>>> Perhaps the message is not that desertion/AWOL is
>>>> OK,
>>>> but rather the fact that so many reservists (if the
>>>> number is correct) are willing to risk so much in
>>>> defiance of orders.
>>>> 
>>>> A reserve army structure is naturally more
>>>> influenced
>>>> by civilian issues than the regular forces.  IMHO,
>>>> it
>>>> is very possible to overstress a reserve/volunteer
>>>> military structure with a divisive or unpopular war.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Perhaps that is what is going on...
>>>> 
>>>> /Bob Skinner
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