[Rhodes22-list] A Case for Obama; Calm Yourself Tootle (politics)

[Herb Parsons]

Let's see if I understand this right - baseless complaining about the 
current situation is "thoughtful commentary" and "a breath of fresh 
air", and calling  him on it is "staile farts from grumpy old men"

I suspect that Obama does look good to a kid that's traded Mommy's teat 
for that of the government; however, us "grumpy old men" that pay our 
way want to cut off the flow.

Live with it jr.

Richard and Sherry Day wrote:
> Ben, Thank you for the thoughtful commentary.  I enjoy reading everyone's 
> comments but yours was a breath of fresh air.   I think some of the last 
> responses to your email sound like stale farts from grumpy old men.  They 
> need to cool their jets and calm down life's too short someone's going to 
> have a stroke.  Richard Day
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Herb Parsons" <hparsons at parsonsys.com>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2008 6:06 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] A Case for Obama;Calm Yourself Tootle 
> (politics)
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>> And Ben, you, by the same token, can throw terms like "really dangerous
>> bad guys", "waste our resources", "cowboyd diplomacy", "abuses of our
>> ... constitution", "reproductive choices" (you folks just HATE calling
>> it "killing embryos, don't you?), etc etc. around. When you do so, it's
>> just more political hyperbole.
>>
>> Remember, when you do those things, they say a lot about who you are.
>>
>> And, no recommendations on beverages, just a suggestion for a little
>> self-reflection and a dropping of stones.
>>
>> Ben Cittadino wrote:
>>     
>>>  Tootle & Other Colleagues;
>>>
>>> I suggest there are explanations for those of us who intend (if the Good 
>>> Lord is willing and the creek don't rise) to vote for Senator Obama other 
>>> than those put forward in your latest screed. I prefer to focus on policy 
>>> issues as they relate to both candidates, rather than the hysterical 
>>> rantings of fearful conspiracy theorists.  People who support Obama tend 
>>> to want us out of Iraq sooner rather than later, want us to focus on the 
>>> really dangerous bad guys in Afghanistan rather than waste our resources 
>>> chasing folks who don't matter in the wrong place.  We tend to be the 
>>> people who believe collaborative efforts overseas are more likely to be 
>>> in our long term best interests more than cowboy diplomacy.  We tend to 
>>> think Sen Obama may be more likely to be accepted as an honest broker 
>>> between the Israeli Government and the Palestinians to bring about the 
>>> two-state solution all reasonable people want in that theater.  We 
>>> believe Obama is more likely to appoint Federal Judges w!
>>>       
>> ho!
>>     
>>>   understand that they are the last best defense between the potential 
>>> abuses of our wonderful Constitutional Rights by an out-of-control 
>>> Executive branch, and who will guard "The Great Writ"(habeas corpus), the 
>>> single most powerful human rights tool since the creation of the planet, 
>>> against the Dick Cheney wannabes.  We believe Obama is more likely to 
>>> support federal policies encouraging embryonic stem cell research, 
>>> climate change research, alternative fuels, support of the public 
>>> schools, teaching of Darwinian natural selection (evolution) as opposed 
>>> to Biblical Creation Science (?).  We don't view gays who want to make 
>>> the same commitments to each other as heterosexuals as a threat, and 
>>> we're happy to have them serve their country in the military, and we 
>>> think Obama is more likely to adopt policies toward those ends. We think 
>>> the reproductive choices made by women are none of our or the 
>>> government's business and we have good reason to believe Obama is more 
>>> likely to fe!
>>>       
>> el!
>>     
>>>   the same way and act accordingly.
>>> Tootle, you can throw words like marxism and sheep around all you want. 
>>> Just remember if you do it it says alot more about you than it does about 
>>> us.
>>>
>>> One friendly suggestion.  Maybe you should switch to decaf .
>>>
>>> Cheers!
>>> Ben C., s/v Susan Kay, Hughlands, NJ
>>>
>>> "Steer toward the iceberg, and speed up!"- George W. Bush
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