[Rhodes22-list] Brad, now my turn:
Herb Parsons
hparsons at parsonsys.com
Thu Sep 11 15:29:01 EDT 2008
And Rob, the "lie" was ... ???
Lowe, Rob wrote:
> It's been widely reported recently that she supported the Bridge to
> Nowhere, until it was clear that it was a political liability after
> Senator Stevens got in so much hot water. They did cancel "the
> project", but the state kept the money that was earmarked for the
> Bridge. According to one story I read, the state just shifted the money
> to a road project. But she continues to lie about her involvement with
> it every campaign speech because it plays well. But then again, when
> was it illegal to lie during a campaign, they all do it.
>
> http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94499884
>
> - rob
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Herb Parsons
> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 2:20 PM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Brad, now my turn:
>
> I don't know her intent. But, I'm willing to take it that she decided
> that building the "Bridge to Nowhere" wasn't a good idea, and that she
> put a stop to it. Isn't that what she said?
>
>
> stan wrote:
>
>> OK Herb, you know me, I am open minded. Let's not get sidetracked
>>
> on this
>
>> single issue that has overpowered my lust. What was her intent?
>>
>> ss
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Herb Parsons" <hparsons at parsonsys.com>
>> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 1:26 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Brad, now my turn:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> I think it's funny to watch someone debate her intent, when that same
>>> someone firmly backs the man infamous for his "it depends on what the
>>> meaning of the word 'is' is" comment.
>>>
>>>
>>> stan wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Brad,
>>>>
>>>> As you have said over the years, we don't disagree on everything but
>>>>
> come
>
>>>> on, you have to admit that if you took 1,000 folks who heard her
>>>>
> Bridge
>
>>>> to
>>>> Nowhere speech over and over and over again and asked them: did she
>>>>
> let
>
>>>> them
>>>> go away thinking she did Not take these ear mark dollars, 100% of
>>>>
> those
>
>>>> questioned would say she stood right up there and let us know she
>>>>
> saved
>
>>>> that
>>>> money from coming out of our pockets.
>>>>
>>>> Please, anyone coming to her defense, spare me that although she
>>>>
> took the
>
>>>> money she spent it more wisely or that she had no choice but to take
>>>>
> the
>
>>>> money. Don't befuddle the issue of her honesty. She wanted you to
>>>>
>
>
>>>> believe
>>>> what she wanted you to believe and she knew it and she made no
>>>>
> qualifying
>
>>>> remarks and kept repeating her fiction at every chance she could
>>>>
> without
>
>>>> even showing the wisdom of second thinking of what she was saying.
>>>>
> In
>
>>>> my
>>>> world, intent is the bottom line.
>>>>
>>>> Ben, Slim, and all you on the fencers, help on this disingenuous
>>>>
> (that
>
>>>> means
>>>> lying in my Bklyn district) speech review.
>>>>
>>>> ss
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Brad Haslett" <flybrad at gmail.com>
>>>> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 11:15 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Brad, now my turn:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Stan,
>>>>>
>>>>> Tax revenues have risen, to say they haven't is the "big lie". The
>>>>> lack of revenue isn't the problem, the growth of entitlement
>>>>>
> programs
>
>>>>> is the elephant in the room (feel free to make jokes about
>>>>>
> elephants
>
>>>>> here ________ ). Even with the cost of the Iraq war and the endless
>>>>> earmarks, "It's the Entitlements Stupid", to paraphrase Bubba circa
>>>>> 1992. Anyone who thinks a partial privatization of SS is a bad
>>>>>
> idea
>
>>>>> need only look around the country at the number of cities and
>>>>> municipalities that have retirement funds going bankrupt. Sometimes
>>>>> reality really sucks but it is what it is. Even the Democratic
>>>>>
> party
>
>>>>> in Alaska was touting Palin's killing the "Bridge to Nowhere" on
>>>>>
> their
>
>>>>> website until last week when they got the marching orders to send
>>>>>
> that
>
>>>>> webpage "down memory hole". Find a new talking point.
>>>>>
>>>>> Now as to stem cell research, I'm 'fer' it, and as to litmus tests,
>>>>> I'm 'agin' it! As to the Global Warming religion, I'm an agnostic
>>>>>
> in
>
>>>>> most things associated with religion.
>>>>>
>>>>> We're down to the last 55 days of this beauty pageant we call an
>>>>> election and O'Bambi isn't doing a good job of handling the fact
>>>>>
> that
>
>>>>> he just lost the swimsuit competition. He's never won an election
>>>>> against competition and so he's reverting back to his 'raisins',
>>>>> Chicago style politics. Expect more elbows in the days to come.
>>>>>
>>>>> Brad
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 9:59 AM, stan <stan at rhodes22.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> if you think they are cute and perky, wait 'til you've seen
>>>>>>
> John's.
>
>>>>>> but if you want 8 more of the same tax theory, stem cell thinking,
>>>>>> supreme
>>>>>> court litmus, global warming be damned, environmental leanings,
>>>>>> privatizing
>>>>>> of ss, and the dumbing down of America so everyone believes her
>>>>>>
> lying
>
>>>>>> about
>>>>>> not taking all the "Bridge to Nowhere" dollars from their pockets,
>>>>>>
>
>
>>>>>> she's
>>>>>> your man - even if she has breasts. Gad, at this age, even I
>>>>>>
> have
>
>>>>>> those.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ss
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: <R22RumRunner at aol.com>
>>>>>> To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 9:17 AM
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Brad, now my turn:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Stan,
>>>>>>> In case your eyeglasses are a little foggy this morning, she has
>>>>>>>
> cute
>
>>>>>>> perky
>>>>>>> breasts.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Rummy
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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