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From: Jim Thompson on 2 Oct 2006 14:10 On Mon, 02 Oct 2006 18:02:17 GMT, <lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote: > >"Jim Thompson" <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon(a)My-Web-Site.com> wrote in >message news:hrj2i21th5cvd23pja8g3btor5g430mfll(a)4ax.com... >> On Mon, 02 Oct 2006 17:35:27 GMT, <lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote: >> >>> >>>"Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message >>>news:45214934.C22CE6C9(a)hotmail.com... >>>> >>>> >>>> Jim Thompson wrote: >>>> >>>>> What is your street address? I have some buddies at Ohio State that >>>>> are just drooling for the chance to "meet" you ;-) >>>> >>>> Presumably a threat of physical violence again ? >>>> >>>> Do you Americans know nothing else ? >>> >>>Graham, while I do agree with much that you say, I really do wish you >>>would >>>learn to distinguish between 'Murc'ns of Jim's ilk, and those of us who >>>choose to think about issues, and not just respond on a simplistic gut >>>level. You're just as guilty of the fallacy of "guilt by association" in >>>assuming that all US residents/citizens are the same, as you say Meron, >>>Jim >>>and other Americans are by lumping all radical Islamist terrorists >>>together. >>>In neither case does labelling allow for intelligent discussion. On the >>>other hand, maybe that's not anybody's aim, in which I return you to the >>>regularly scheduled pissing matches.... >> >> "lumping all radical Islamist terrorists together" >> >> Yep. Think about that sentence, if you're actually capable of >> thinking ;-) > > Boy, you really do go out of your way to pick fights, don't you? Those >were Graham's words, not mine. > >Eric Lucas > In this message, provided your reader is not misconfigured... > Lucas >> JT >>> Lucas >>>> Eeyore >>>>> JT N'est pas? ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | | | E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat | | http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.
From: Homer J Simpson on 2 Oct 2006 14:31 "John Fields" <jfields(a)austininstruments.com> wrote in message news:a4j2i21n96u8g2joe6mti04hnacnt0p8uf(a)4ax.com... > LOL, with all that anti-American bile surging through your system, > "Methinks the gentleman doth protest too much." :-O Yes, it's a well known fact that racism has been entirely eliminated from all of US society. Why even the notion of it is completely foreign to all residents of that land. 3 whites indicted in dragging death of black man in Texas July 6, 1998 JASPER, Texas (CNN) -- Three white men were indicted Monday on capital murder charges in the death of a black man who was chained to a pickup truck and dragged to his death on a rural East Texas road in early June.
From: lucasea on 2 Oct 2006 14:31 "Jim Thompson" <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon(a)My-Web-Site.com> wrote in message news:h8l2i255f5lo5asj157sa0o4t3pblaa449(a)4ax.com... > On Mon, 02 Oct 2006 18:02:17 GMT, <lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote: > >> >>"Jim Thompson" <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon(a)My-Web-Site.com> wrote in >>message news:hrj2i21th5cvd23pja8g3btor5g430mfll(a)4ax.com... >>> On Mon, 02 Oct 2006 17:35:27 GMT, <lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>>"Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message >>>>news:45214934.C22CE6C9(a)hotmail.com... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Jim Thompson wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> What is your street address? I have some buddies at Ohio State that >>>>>> are just drooling for the chance to "meet" you ;-) >>>>> >>>>> Presumably a threat of physical violence again ? >>>>> >>>>> Do you Americans know nothing else ? >>>> >>>>Graham, while I do agree with much that you say, I really do wish you >>>>would >>>>learn to distinguish between 'Murc'ns of Jim's ilk, and those of us who >>>>choose to think about issues, and not just respond on a simplistic gut >>>>level. You're just as guilty of the fallacy of "guilt by association" >>>>in >>>>assuming that all US residents/citizens are the same, as you say Meron, >>>>Jim >>>>and other Americans are by lumping all radical Islamist terrorists >>>>together. >>>>In neither case does labelling allow for intelligent discussion. On the >>>>other hand, maybe that's not anybody's aim, in which I return you to the >>>>regularly scheduled pissing matches.... >>> >>> "lumping all radical Islamist terrorists together" >>> >>> Yep. Think about that sentence, if you're actually capable of >>> thinking ;-) >> >> Boy, you really do go out of your way to pick fights, don't you? Those >>were Graham's words, not mine. >> >>Eric Lucas >> > > In this message, provided your reader is not misconfigured... > >> Lucas > >>> JT > >>>> Lucas > >>>>> Eeyore > >>>>>> JT > > N'est pas? No thanks, I prefer Hershey's. But yes, those are correct attributions. Eeyore's comment wasn't in this direct subthread, it has appeared at least a couple of times in other subthreads. Eric Lucas
From: David Brown on 2 Oct 2006 14:32 John Fields wrote: > On Mon, 02 Oct 2006 00:48:31 GMT, <lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote: > >> "John Fields" <jfields(a)austininstruments.com> wrote in message >> news:6ln0i296ogmudnj5hhpl3nl9gadkfo6o9c(a)4ax.com... >>> On Mon, 02 Oct 2006 00:17:17 GMT, "Homer J Simpson" >>> <nobody(a)nowhere.com> wrote: >>> >>>> "John Fields" <jfields(a)austininstruments.com> wrote in message >>>> news:j0j0i21qmups653btr7mdtr7q44pu7b1ug(a)4ax.com... >>>> >>>>> I see. You think that we've isolated ourselves and that we're >>>>> pursuing a strictly military solution to the problem. >>>>> >>>>> You are insane. >>>> I seem to recall references to "Shock and Awe". >>> --- >>> Of course. What you don't hear about is the clandestine work that's >>> being done. You're not supposed to. >>> --- >>> >>>> Doesn't sound like the cops >>>> to me - unless it's the nutjob US cops who shoot everything in sight. >>> --- >>> Yup, we've got some bad ones, same like everywhere. >> "Some bad ones" is more than a little disingenuous. The nutjob that made >> the quoted words famous is supposed to be the leader of the free world--he's >> not supposed to be one of the "bad ones". It really robs him and his >> mission of credibility to act like some sort of irresponsible cowboy. > > --- > In the first place, we were talking about 'cops' which, in my view, > refers to civilian officers of the law. > > You're obviously referring to the President of the United States of > America, who is a civilian but, nonetheless, the Commander-in-Chief > of the armed forces of the United States of America, which places > him in a role quite different from that played by a common 'cop', > and to try to liken him to a cop strikes me as being a little > disingenuous. > > You may disagree with his policies and those of his staff, but the > fact remains that, for better or for worse, those policies will be > carried out and there's very little you or I can do to stop that > from happening. > It's fair enough that us "foreigners" can't do much about Bush and his policies, but it's quite telling that you think that *you*, as an American citizen, can't do anything either. > I suggest that a letter to the White House or an email to: > > http://answers.firstgov.gov/cgi-bin/gsa_ict.cfg/php/enduser/ask.php > > might be appropriate if you can spare the time to make your thoughts > known to those who matter. > >
From: Eeyore on 2 Oct 2006 14:39
lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net wrote: > "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote > > Jim Thompson wrote: > > > >> What is your street address? I have some buddies at Ohio State that > >> are just drooling for the chance to "meet" you ;-) > > > > Presumably a threat of physical violence again ? > > > > Do you Americans know nothing else ? > > Graham, while I do agree with much that you say, I really do wish you would > learn to distinguish between 'Murc'ns of Jim's ilk, and those of us who > choose to think about issues, and not just respond on a simplistic gut > level. You're just as guilty of the fallacy of "guilt by association" in > assuming that all US residents/citizens are the same, as you say Meron, Jim > and other Americans are by lumping all radical Islamist terrorists together. > In neither case does labelling allow for intelligent discussion. On the > other hand, maybe that's not anybody's aim, in which I return you to the > regularly scheduled pissing matches.... Sadly Americans with open minds are in a serious minority in s.e.d. My comments simply refect my experience. I am pleased to hear you're not all alike for sure. I was somewhat impressed by some videos of Keith Olberman on YouTube recently fearlessly criticising the current administration and its better-known members. I haven't entirely given up hope yet. Graham |