[Rhodes22-list] This day in history

elle watermusic38 at yahoo.com
Fri May 2 23:44:10 EDT 2008


Do ya think ya can give it a rest?

'Nytol...'

elle
--- Herb Parsons <hparsons at parsonsys.com> wrote:

> I'm sure that the quantity has ensured that. Betcha
> that the President 
> could say the same.
> 
> But you didn't answer either question, you simply
> side-stepped them.
> 
> Would insulting your mother break those rules that
> you talk about?
> Where does one draw the line?
> If I say there's no doubt in my mind that President
> Bush, who was smart 
> enough to get a Masters from Harvard, is smarter
> than you - HAVE I 
> insulted you, and does that break protocol?
> 
> I suspect it's much easier to talk about the "dumb"
> "son of a bitch" 
> than it is to actually show how you're better.
> 
> R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:
> > Herb,
> > I've been insulted by better people than you. Keep
> trying as you will, this  
> > president is a joke.
> >  
> > Rummy
> >  
> >  
> > In a message dated 5/2/2008 10:06:25 P.M. Eastern
> Daylight Time,  
> > hparsons at parsonsys.com writes:
> >
> > As I  mentioned to another member, does that mean
> insulting your mother 
> > is OK as  well? Where do you draw the line Rummy?
> And, if I say there's 
> > no doubt in  my mind that that President George W
> Bush, who was "smart 
> > enough" to get a  Masters in Business
> Administration from Harvard 
> > Business school, is  undoubtedly smarter than you,
> does that mean I've 
> > broken protocol by  insulting you?
> >
> > Oh well, too bad.
> >
> >
> > R22RumRunner at aol.com  wrote:
> >   
> >> Herb,
> >> The last time I checked, Bush was not a member of
>  this list, so calling 
> >>     
> > him  
> >   
> >> a son of a bitch is  acceptable.
> >>  
> >> Rummy
> >>  
> >>  
> >>  In a message dated 5/2/2008 4:15:44 P.M. Eastern
> Daylight Time,  
> >>  hparsons at parsonsys.com writes:
> >>
> >> OK  folks.Where the  admonitions about "personal
> attacks." Some idiot gets 
> >> on  here  and calls the President of the Nation a
> "son of a bitch", and 
> >>  that's  OK. However, calling Robert a loser
> because of his pathetic  
> >> Bush-hating  nonsense is somehow bad bad  stuff.
> >>
> >>
> >> R22RumRunner at aol.com   wrote:
> >>   
> >>     
> >>> Rob,
> >>>  
> >>>  Not true. Many of us have  questioned his
> military service, but have  
> >>>       
> > never  
> >   
> >>> been given the  straight answers. It seems that 
> privileged children live  
> >>>  privileged lives, even in  the military. Since
> it's already Friday and I 
> >>>      
> >>>       
> >> have  a  ton 
> >>   
> >>     
> >>> of yard wok  to do this weekend and won't be
> actively on  the list, I will 
> >>>       
> >   
> >   
> >>>     
> >>>       
> >> leave 
> >>    
> >>     
> >>> with this parting comment. Our current 
> president is the  dumbest son of a 
> >>>       
> >  
> >   
> >>> bitch that's ever taken the  oath of  office.
> History will back me up on  
> >>>      
> >>>       
> >> this.
> >>   
> >>     
> >>>  
> >>>   Rummy
> >>>  
> >>>  
> >>> In a message dated  5/2/2008  2:44:43 P.M.
> Eastern Daylight Time,  
> >>>   
> >>>       
> >> rlowe at vt.edu 
> >>   
> >>     
> >>>   writes:
> >>>
> >>> Nobody  questioned his service,   Herb.
> >>>
> >>> ----- Original Message ----- 
> >>>  From:  "Herb  Parsons" <hparsons at parsonsys.com>
> >>>  To: "The Rhodes 22 mail  list"  
> <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >>> Sent: Friday, May 02,   2008 11:34  AM
> >>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] This day in  
> history
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>   
> >>>   
> >>>       
> >>>> And,  I'll add,  bitch all you want to  about
> his politics. When you 
> >>>>         
> > insult
> >   
> >>>>   his service,  you're being a jerk. THAT was
> what was   pathetic.
> >>>>
> >>>>  Brad Haslett  wrote:
> >>>>   
> >>>>        
> >>>>         
> >>>>> Rob,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Herb's  a  big  boy and can defend himself, so
> I'll let him.  I  too  
> >>>>>           
> > feel
> >   
> >>>>>        
> >>>>>         
> >>>>>           
> >>>   his
> >>>   
> >>>      
> >>>       
> >>>>  > frustrations at times  though.  The  carrier
> landing was a celebration 
> >>>>         
> >   
> >   
> >>>>     
> >>>>         
> >> for
> >>   
> >>     
> >>>>   
> >>>>       
> >>>>         
> >>>  the
> >>>    
> >>>      
> >>>       
> >>>>> men and women who had been at sea for a good
> long   while  in support of
> >>>>>        
> >>>>>         
> >>>>>           
> >>>   the
> >>>   
> >>>      
> >>>       
> >>>>> Iraqi liberation. They were honored  to  have 
> been visited by their
> >>>>>         
> >>>>>         
> >>>>>           
> >>>  Commander
> >>>   
> >>>      
> >>>       
> >>>>> in Chief and it showed  on  their faces.  
> President Bush didn't
> >>>>>      
> >>>>>         
> >>>>>           
> >>>  immediately
> >>>   
> >>>      
> >>>       
> >>>>> rush  for  the Admiral's quarters, he spent a 
> lot of time with  the
> >>>>>        
> >>>>>         
> >>>>>           
> >>>   'grunts'
> >>>   
> >>>      
> >>>       
> >>>>  > taking photos, hugging  them, etc.  It  was
> obvious they loved having  
> >>>>        
> >>>>         
> >> him
> >>   
> >>     
> >>>>    
> >>>>       
> >>>>         
> >>>>> aboard and  watching it live made me proud to
> be  an  American.  Was it  
> >>>>>           
> > a
> >   
> >>>>> political event as  well?   Everything a 
> politician does is a  political
> >>>>>     
> >>>>>          
> >>>>>           
> >>>  event.
> >>>   
> >>>   
> >>>       
> >>>>  > Today's newspaper is the  first  draft of
> history and often wrong in  
> >>>>         
> > the
> >   
> >>>>    
> >>>>       
> >>>>         
> >>>>> reporting and  analysis.  Go read a  newspaper
> from 1948  to 1952 and  
> >>>>>           
> > see
> >   
> >>>>>     
> >>>>>     
> >>>>>           
> >>> how
> >>>    
> >>>     
> >>>       
> >>>>> popular Truman  was  at the time.  Some 
> people are so jaded by their   
> >>>>>           
> > BDS
> >   
> >>>>>       
> >>>>>   
> >>>>>           
> >>>  (Bush
> >>>    
> >>>     
> >>>       
> >>>>> Derangement  Syndrome)  that  they can't see
> anything positive in  
> >>>>>           
> > anything.
> >   
> >>>>>     
> >>>>>   
> >>>>>           
> >>> You
> >>>    
> >>>     
> >>>       
> >>>>> are   probably  a classic case.  Bush's term
> is almost over and it might 
> >>>>>           
> >    
> >   
> >>>>>         
> >>>>>           
> >>  be
> >>   
> >>     
> >>>>> time for everyone to move on to  tomorrow's 
> problems.
> >>>>>        
> >>>>>          
> >>>>>           
> >>>>   >
> >>>>      
> >>>>       
> >>>>         
> >>>>> Let me say  this - when I  think critics are
> taking delight in   the
> >>>>>     
> >>>>>     
> >>>>>           
> >>> difficulty
> >>>    
> >>>     
> >>>       
> >>>>> and  losses our  military is encountering
> because  it suits their   
> >>>>>         
> >>>>>           
> >>  political
> >>   
> >>     
> >>>>> slant, it pisses me off to  no end.  Frankly,
> I  don't think we should 
> >>>>>           
> > have
> >   
> >>>>>  engaged in 2/3rds of the   deployments we did
> under Clinton, and I  
> >>>>>           
> > didn't
> >   
> >>>>>     
> >>>>>   
> >>>>>           
> >>> and
> >>>    
> >>>     
> >>>       
> >>>>> still  don't   like the Clintons.  That said,
> I want to see any   
> >>>>>           
> > engagement
> >   
> >>>>>  where we put our troops in harm's way to  go 
> well regardless of how I  
> >>>>>     
> >>>>>           
> >> may
> >>   
> >>     
> >>>>>  personally feel about the  commander.  My
> guess is, Herb  gets  upset 
> >>>>>           
> > for
> >   
> >>>>>   
> >>>>>     
> >>>>>           
> >>> the
> >>>    
> >>>     
> >>>       
> >>>>> same  reasons I  do.  Bitch about Bush  is you
> want, it's a free   
> >>>>>           
> > country.
> >   
> >>>>>        
> >>>>>         
> >>>>>           
> >>>   The
> >>>   
> >>>      
> >>>       
> >>>>> men and women on that  boat that  day risked 
> their lives so you can do  
> >>>>>           
> > so.
> >   
> >>>>>    Brad
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>    
> >>>>>          
> >>>>>           
> >>>>   
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