OT Middle of the road ?

On May 5, 3:13*pm, wrote:

...lemmee guess, you applied to one or more Ivy League schools, they explained
that they didn't accept morons, you explained that you were a Mor_mon_, and they
explained that they thought you were a Presbyterian...oh, well, welcome to cinco
de cuatro, Daffy....

HTH,

No wrong again. People from my neighborhood were allowed to be HS shop
majors mostly. I worked construction and went to night high school and
college, and a private JC before a wealthy LDS Bishop steered me, a
gentile, to BYU with a check for a semester's tuition. I don't
tolerate slurs or attacks on Mormons willingly. Or on Witnesses for
that matter.

As to your presumptions about what I think about the Ivy League I will
just say this. Both my spawn were National Merit and had lots of
choices. One chose a NW public. The Ivys have been very generous and
even built a lab for the other.

As to your other concerns . . . .
1. The Club for Growth is no secret society. Anyone can easily learn
their major role in driving out moderates from the Republican Party.
They are very open about it and have been much in the news lately.
2. The Federalist Society is no a big secret. It has thousands of
members and its influence on the courts, their rightwing agenda and
"conservative" politics are only masked for folks with little
curiousity about politics. And the Society was founded at Yale and by
Yale law students and grads. (I was going to use the words "fascisti
in tweed jackets" but I am trying to be more sensitive this mpnth.)

Why do you think you can safely discount their existance and
influence? ROFFIANS read too you know? Dumbassed debating ploy if you
ask me. Im actually surprised you haven't been a member of one of
these more upscale Whackjob fellow traveler groups.

Dave
Y Señor, es el Cinco de Mayo. Levantase, Napoleon le mataron a tiros.
Viva Mejico libre.

On May 5, 3:06*pm, "Tom Littleton" wrote:
"DaveS" wrote in message

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OK . . . Richard's Team
Funny you should ask. "Your Team" is simply shorthand for the
destruction handed to the American Republican Party by the convergence
of several radical rightest groups........

Who knew? g
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Tom
p.s. who always gets a bit of a chuckle when folks opine about that of which
they know little. Whether it be Dave oversimplifying Rick, Rick taking the
word of 'Washington Insiders' to understand Arlen Specter's place in PA,
Forty expounding on Fawn Lake or Beancounter discussing damn near anything,
the same amusing end resultsbseg.

I always get 2 or 3 full chuckles when you play this superiority card
without adding any substance or specifics whatsoever,Then again in a
month or two, when you catch up on the reading, and repeat and cherry
pick that which you previously discounted. Subscribe to my weekly
audio service and make better use of drive time. It comes with a
workbook, trading cards and a funny hat. E;0))

Dave

"DaveS" wrote in message
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.. Subscribe to my weekly
audio service and make better use of drive time. It comes with a
workbook, trading cards and a funny hat. E;0))

now THAT does not surprise me.
Tom

On May 6, 2:24*am, "Tom Littleton" wrote:
"DaveS" wrote in message

...
. Subscribe to my weekly
audio service and make better use of drive time. It comes with a
workbook, trading cards and a funny hat. * E;0))

now THAT does not surprise me.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Tom

Good. Wish you and all the Penn clavers a great week on the waters,
safe and productive fishing, matchable hatches and safety on the
roads. Have fun Tom.

Dave

"DaveS" wrote in message
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Good. Wish you and all the Penn clavers a great week on the waters,
safe and productive fishing, matchable hatches and safety on the
roads. Have fun Tom.

Thanks, and do try and make it out here once, before I get sick of throwing
these shindigsg. You missed my sarcastic point, however. I wasn't
commenting on your lack of knowledge or insight into the various
conspiracies.
You see, I just never trade in that sort of tinfoil-hat type of stuff, no
nothing of them beyond the fact that the whole story sounds sort of
paranoid, and, thus, wouldn't question that you have better information than
I. It was your speculating as to whether Rick bought into that stuff, which,
as far as I can tell, he has provided no real insight into.
Tom

On May 6, 3:01*pm, "Tom Littleton" wrote:

I do sometimes pine for Pennsylvania (and North Jersey believe it or
not) streams and limestoners in the early Spring. Maybe next year. Its
been a while.Until then I will just maybe settle for reading Fox, Meck
or Marinaro. Thank you for the special invite.

On the other stuff: Well its the characterization of the CLUB FOR
GROUTH and the Federalist Society in driving moderates out of the
Republican party, as "... tinfoil-hat type of stuff..." grates. The
Club for Growth is one of the best known, richest rightwing PACs. Here
is a link to an "On Point" show that dealt with the Club, and Specter.
Thats not "tin foil" or Dave's paranoia.

http://www.onpointradio.org/2009/05/...e-their-future

As to what Richard knows/believes: Richard operates on a few levels.
First, his discourse leaves traces of one who info grazes 1-2 levels
beyond the casual. But much that he writes on ROFF is spin.
Bottomline, I would not believe Richard is ignorant of the Club for
Growth. He knows that to most people, "Club for Growth" has no
significance. So as a debating tactic, he can dismiss it as an arcane
irrelevance, and be in tune with some of what most people already
believe. Its a standard debater's tactic, and a fave of spinning
wingers.
Complexity and conspiracy are different things.

Anyway, catch one or two for the Gipper.

Dave
Next year at Penn's

"DaveS" wrote in message
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Dave
Next year at Penn's


.....and, don't blame me if everyone tells you, "you should have been here
LAST year!"
Tom