[Culturechat] Rick Steves Op-Ed

Robert W. Miller rwm1029@chartertn.net
Sat, 30 Oct 2004 16:29:50 -0400


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I almost wish there was a spot on the ballot that read, "None of the =
above"!.

Bob Miller
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  From: Kk5qq@aol.com=20
  To: jclancy@billtrak.com ; gigli.saw@dplanet.ch ; =
culturechat@untours.com=20
  Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 3:04 PM
  Subject: Re: [Culturechat] Rick Steves Op-Ed


  In a message dated 10/27/2004 11:04:27 AM Central Standard Time, =
jclancy@billtrak.com writes:


    As a moderate Republican (an endangered species), I have to say that =
DeLay,=20
    in my opinion, represents all that is wrong (did someone say evil) =
with=20
    today's party.=20
  And echoing Vance again, why must we always be presented=20

    with a Hobson's choice of candidates?


  I'm one of those also, and agree on DeLay.  It's not uncommon to see =
both a Bush-Cheney and a Richard Morrison (DeLay's main opponent) sign =
in the same yard.  btw, the Bush-Cheney signs far outnumber the Kerry =
signs in our neighborhood -- but I have one of the latter.

  Ditto on the Hobson's Choice.  As happens so often to many of us, I =
find myself voting for the candidate I dislike the least.  Polls in this =
election show that most people favoring Kerry actually are mainly =
opposing Bush.  My car sported a Dean sticker for a long time.

  Back to signs:  In 1964 I rang doorbells for Barry Goldwater in =
Abilene TX.  The joke was that one had a Goldwater sign in front yard =
and Johnson Grass (a week) in back yard.  Another joke was "If you vote =
for Goldwater, the war in Viet Nam will escalate."  I did and it did.

  Irv 
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I almost wish there was a spot on the =
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read, "None of the above"!.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Bob Miller</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
  <A title=3DKk5qq@aol.com =
href=3D"mailto:Kk5qq@aol.com">Kk5qq@aol.com</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
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  href=3D"mailto:jclancy@billtrak.com">jclancy@billtrak.com</A> ; <A=20
  title=3Dgigli.saw@dplanet.ch=20
  href=3D"mailto:gigli.saw@dplanet.ch">gigli.saw@dplanet.ch</A> ; <A=20
  title=3Dculturechat@untours.com=20
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 27, =
2004 3:04=20
  PM</DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Culturechat] Rick =
Steves=20
  Op-Ed</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT lang=3D0 =
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  size=3D3 FAMILY=3D"SCRIPT" PTSIZE=3D"12">In a message dated 10/27/2004 =
11:04:27 AM=20
  Central Standard Time, <A=20
  href=3D"mailto:jclancy@billtrak.com">jclancy@billtrak.com</A> =
writes:<BR><BR>
  <BLOCKQUOTE=20
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  TYPE=3D"CITE"></FONT><FONT lang=3D0 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: =
#ffffff" face=3DArial=20
    color=3D#000000 size=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" PTSIZE=3D"10" =
BACK=3D"#ffffff">As a=20
    moderate Republican (an endangered species), I have to say that =
DeLay,=20
    <BR>in my opinion, represents all that is wrong (did someone say =
evil) with=20
    <BR>today's party. </BLOCKQUOTE>And echoing Vance again, why must we =
always be=20
  presented </FONT><FONT lang=3D0 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" =
face=3DArial=20
  color=3D#000000 size=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" PTSIZE=3D"10" =
BACK=3D"#ffffff"><BR>
  <BLOCKQUOTE=20
  style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px =
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  TYPE=3D"CITE"></FONT><FONT lang=3D0 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: =
#ffffff" face=3DArial=20
    color=3D#000000 size=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" PTSIZE=3D"10" =
BACK=3D"#ffffff">with a=20
    Hobson's choice of candidates?</BLOCKQUOTE><BR></FONT><FONT lang=3D0 =

  style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=3D"Comic Sans MS" =
color=3D#000000 size=3D3=20
  FAMILY=3D"SCRIPT" PTSIZE=3D"12" BACK=3D"#ffffff"><BR>I'm one of those =
also, and=20
  agree on DeLay.&nbsp; It's not uncommon to see both a Bush-Cheney and =
a=20
  Richard Morrison (DeLay's main opponent) sign in the same yard.&nbsp; =
btw, the=20
  Bush-Cheney signs far outnumber the Kerry signs in our neighborhood -- =
but I=20
  have one of the latter.<BR><BR>Ditto on the Hobson's Choice.&nbsp; As =
happens=20
  so often to many of us, I find myself voting for the candidate I =
dislike the=20
  least.&nbsp; Polls in this election show that most people favoring =
Kerry=20
  actually are mainly opposing Bush.&nbsp; My car sported a Dean sticker =
for a=20
  long time.<BR><BR>Back to signs:&nbsp; In 1964 I rang doorbells for =
Barry=20
  Goldwater in Abilene TX.&nbsp; The joke was that one had a Goldwater =
sign in=20
  front yard and Johnson Grass (a week) in back yard.&nbsp; Another joke =
was "If=20
  you vote for Goldwater, the war in Viet Nam will escalate."&nbsp; I =
did and it=20
  did.<BR><BR>Irv</FONT> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>

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