On Thu, 2007-03-01 at 08:48 -0600, Aaron Konstam wrote: > On Wed, 2007-02-28 at 22:04 -0500, Ric Moore wrote: > > On Tue, 2007-02-27 at 23:15 -0500, Temlakos wrote: > > > Aaron Konstam wrote: > > > > On Mon, 2007-02-26 at 17:19 -0600, Mike McCarty wrote: > > > > > > > >> jdow wrote: > > > >> > > > >>> It's time to stop the political hate fest. But do watch this video first. > > > >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwAtNILh6uY&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eyoutube%2Ecom%2F > > > >>> > > > >> Requires FLASH, which I don't have (and don't want) installed. > > > >> So, sorry, I can't watch it. > > > >> > > > >> Mike > > > >> > > > > I watched the video which was a propaganda piece which would make the > > > > Bush administration proud . I am not sure why one should watch it. > > > Well, /I/ recommend it, to anyone who forgets what a force for good > > > America has been in this world. > > > > > > I voted for both Presidents Bush, and I should very much like to vote > > > for Newt Gingrich, if anyone can persuade him to stand for election as > > > President of the United States. > > > > > > Here is my challenge to you, Aaron: Can you refute that video? Can you > > > deny that without America, any of the newscasts in that video would > > > /not/ have come to pass? > > > > > > Australia would have picked up the slack. <g> Ric > > Well here is the thing. I am a Jew. I ma proud of the high percentage of > Nobel Prize winners are Jews. But I would embarrassed and repelled by a > video that took the same attitude about Jews that the video took about > America. That is, thinks that would not have happened if the Jews did > not exist I mean. The video was arrogant and self-serving. And is > certainly OT for this list. Same thing about Stallman. He did a good and Right Thing (tm) but to ram "GNU-Linux" down everyone's throat, like he counts and Linus eats worms, jerks me off no end. Everyone kindly append <OT> to remain socially polite. :) Ric -- ================================================ My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say: "There are two Great Sins in the world... ..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity. Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad. Linux user# 44256 Sign up at: http://counter.li.org/ http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/oar http://www.wayward4now.net ================================================
