[Rhodes22-list] Satire: Thin Skins and Short Memories

[Slim]

My 2 cents:  No apology necessary.  Philip himself said he wasn't all that
offended and he hasn't asked for an apology, so why would someone else
demand one on his behalf? I don't think they make you a Lt. Col. because you
have thin skin.  Philip's a big boy and I think he'll survive this "attack"
and still come back for more! He already has.  And he's welcome here.

In the years I've been on this list, I can no longer count how many
cannonballs have been fired across any given sailor's bow.  I remember once
being screamed at by a certain Rhodie who's name will not be mentioned, but
he lives in Little Rock,  8-)  His exact words were something to the effect
of "F**K YOU!!!!!!!"  Nobody demanded an apology then.  Nor was one
expected.  Many of us here have been known to get a bit prickly from time to
time, and so what?  No harm, no foul.  This is just email, folks.

The Rhodies are mostly liberals, so a guy like Philip is badly needed over
there IMO.  Brad needs the company.  I say let the cannons roar!

Slim

On 5/28/05 1:42 PM, "Herb Parsons" <hparsons at parsonsys.com> wrote:

> I'm sorry Bill, but I read all of those, and still can't find the one where
> they attack you because of a family member. You're flat wrong on this one (in
> my opinion), and you should apologize.
> 
>>>> bill at effros.com 5/28/2005 9:15:26 AM >>>
> Right wing people seem to think they have some kind of license to
> personally attack anyone, in any way.  But if someone attacks them or
> their institutions they start crying "foul".  You guys can dish it out,
> but you sure can't take it.  "Thin skin" is an understatement.
> 
> I have properly labeled each of my posts, this one included, as
> "Satire".  You don't want to read Satire--hit the delete key.  That's
> what you guys have been saying every time someone objected to a vile
> "Joke" or fascist "Politics".
> 
> Following are direct quotes from Philip and Deena's email over the past
> 6 months.  None of these comments was properly labeled, so it was not
> possible for me to just hit the delete key.  I am personally offended by
> each of these comments, for reasons I do not care to share with the
> list.  But please try to understand, these comments are just as
> offensive to me as my comments to Philip are to you:
> 
> "You are not or ever will be privy to the things that have gone on!
> Although I personally don't agree with it either, so sorry you cannot
> understand an explanation as to why someone made that decision and twist
> it into a sob story."
> 
> "Does Kathy really feel it is necessary to use an insulting and annoying
> confidentiality clause on what was a friendly website that everyone here
> sees."
> 
> "My husband has just recovered from a second surgery due to combat
> related injuries to help protect all Americans, including cheryle."
> 
> "It was my duty to respond (I could have gotten out of it)."
> 
> "Africa is a tragedy, but, like Kosovo, it holds nothing in the US
> interest and we should not sacrifice our children over it."
> 
> "As for PBS, if you do not detect the left wing near communist, praise
> Castro bias, then you might want to examine your own leanings."
> 
> "Typical of most liberals they want the rest of us to pay. I agree with
> you, if they want it so bad, cough up the dough, their own dough and
> stop stealing tax dollars that are better spent."
> 
> "The public schools have become a politically correct liberal forum for
> issuing condoms, undermining parental authority and values and have
> drifted away from teaching the fundimentals. Most of this can be laid at
> the feet of the liberals (usually Democrats) who are in bed with the
> teacher's unions.
> 
> "Why do we need guidance counsellors in elementary school?"
> 
> "In my diatribe I forgot to mention that one "teacher of the year" for 1993
> said our son needed ritulin, but couldn't explain why he could sit an build
> legos quietly by himself or read a book for hours. I also have an answering
> machine recording where the teacher said she would blame our son for any
> incidents regardless of fault and he would not be allowed to go to any class
> functions (second grade). This was a personality issue and she was a prima
> donna. The school administration and the superintendent did nothing."
> 
> "I said that myself to a teacher who wanted to put my son on drugs."
> 
> "The Clinton admistration is wholly responsible for setting up the situation
> we have now. By ignoring the threat and not responding to attacks when they
> had the opportunity, the campus intellectuals let us down."
> 
> "The best defense is a good offense. Where would you rather see the
> bombs, Iraq or New York?"
> 
> "The liberal idea of defense is (in person or as a country) if I am
> unarmed and helpless, the criminals (or terrorists or tyrannical
> governments) will leave me alone. Just like Tojo did."
> 
> Bill Effros
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