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Well, I certainly see the difference, but I am afraid it is not the difference you see.   Bye Bye, all.
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> On 7/21/2004 at 5:31 PM Charlie hill wrote:
> 
> 
> >What's good for the goose is good for the gander my friend.  I never
> >started
> >any of these discussions.  But apparently they are ok as long as they
> speak
> >positively of folks like Edwards with a (D) behind their name.
> >
> >...snip It was just a reminder to you that rules are rules regardless
> >of your point of view.   That's all.   
> 
> First, I DO follow my own rules.  Your remark implying I don't follow rules
> is a thinly veiled lash-back rooted in sensitivity resulting from getting
> called to the carpet when you and Don _insulted_(it was not a "joke" by
> anyone's definition) John Nash, by implying that he "doesn't think" .
> Granted, at the time I even said it was a small slight.   It was indeed an
> insult though and not a joke.
> 
> Second, let me make this clear because EVERYONE has guessed wrong:  No I DO
> NOT support Edwards run VP because I think he lack experience and is a
> little too ambitious for my taste.  NOT because he is a "shyster" or some
> other half-cocked insult that would require intimate knowledge of him and
> his character that I don't have.  
> 
> Third, am I the only one that sees a difference between:
> 
> =================
>  NORTH CAROLINA NEWS:
> 
> "John Edwards in in the race:  We are big time now!   Now we'll have a
> Christmas tree AND maybe a vice-president that shows up in the White
> House(most years recently North Carolina provides the White House Christmas
> Tree - a Frasier fir from the mountains).
> =================
> 
> and
> 
> =================
> Insulting John Nash and calling someone you don't know a "shyster".
> =================
> 
> ????
> 
> The first is clearly a simple statement; mainly about Christmas trees. The
> last contains two insults.  This is why I detest political discussions.  I
> can't even mention the name of a politician without his opponents rising up
> like hill of dirt against me, ready to use any vindicative at their
> disposal.  I mentioned his name in the context of:
> 
> 1 - Bragging about out Christmas trees in the White house.  HONEST why else
> would I mention Christmas trees????
> 2 - Brag that a North Carolina was in the news a lot lately
> 3 - Bring to light an interesting story about lion fish
> 
> Trust me, I regret posting this whole "NC in the News thing" (or did
> everyone conveniently forget that heading 1/3 of the way into the message?)
> and the backlash is why I barely participate anymore.   During the last few
> years there has always been about 30% of the people on this list bent on
> twisting other's words into missives that serves their own ends.  This
> exact reason has been the stated reason of many great ex-members as to why
> they left the ATIS mailing list.
> 
> I want to take a vote:  Everyone that thinks my post was really something
> designed to unleash liberal theology on the world,. say so now,.   I am
> ready to shut ATIS down over this foolishness.  I spend coultess hundred of
> hours and thousands of dollars a year on this and I;'ll be damned if
> mean-spirited and petty remarks like the ones I have seen today are going
> to take it over.
> 
> 
> Spencer Yost
> Owner, ATIS
> Plow the Net!
> http://www.atis.net
> 
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