Live by the speech, die by the speech...

On Aug 29, 12:29*pm, wrote:

*I have no doubt that folks of
all races and colors can be another Chester A. Arthur...

now, wait just a damn minute. i normally eschew participation in
these political ****ing contests, but when the honored name of chester
a. arthur is sullied, even by implication, the **** *will* hit the
fan.
you are talking about a brilliant, clever, immensely effective
champion of the poor, the unwashed, the little people--the salt of the
union. this is a man of whom franklin delano roosevelt once said, "if
chester arthur is for it, how can any be against it!" well, i *think*
it was fdr... maybe that was ulysses grant... anyway, just watch your
mouth about such a great man in the future.

yfitons
wayno(a closet whig, if the truth be known)

Ken Fortenberry wrote in rec.outdoors.fishing.fly:

wrote:
I'll admit it - I was stunned. ...

It must suck to be you.

If you can't find it in your mean, small, cynical,
it's all about me, me, me, mindset to appreciate
the mind-boggling historic import of the nomination
of the first black man to lead the ticket of a major
party then you're too far gone.

I was born in 1956 and I never in a thousand years
thought that I would see this day.

That was a great speech and only a blind fool partisan
cynic could believe otherwise.


Jeez Ken I always thought you were THE old fart around here.

I was born in '54 and meet my "54" on Oct 14.

As a Canucklehead I would sure as hell vote for Obama 'cause Bush has got
to go.

We're going to have our own election soon and at least I can put my two
cents worth in here.

We've gotta get rid of Harper because he's so far up Bush's ass our
country is about to end up like the US with minimum jail sentencing,
total revocation of rights etc.

Next thing you know we'll have to buy a piece of river to fish.

I don't have much use for the Liberal Party up here but anything is
better than what's going on at this point.

Tight lines to you and yours.

Bruce

On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:09:29 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote:

On Aug 29, 12:29*pm, wrote:

*I have no doubt that folks of
all races and colors can be another Chester A. Arthur...

now, wait just a damn minute. i normally eschew participation in
these political ****ing contests, but when the honored name of chester
a. arthur is sullied, even by implication, the **** *will* hit the
fan.
you are talking about a brilliant, clever, immensely effective
champion of the poor, the unwashed, the little people--the salt of the
union. this is a man of whom franklin delano roosevelt once said, "if
chester arthur is for it, how can any be against it!" well, i *think*
it was fdr... maybe that was ulysses grant... anyway, just watch your
mouth about such a great man in the future.

Actually, it wasn't a dig. He was, by most accounts, exactly as you
say, personally honest and effective, often as much by knowing what not
to "fix" as what could actually benefit from a little tinkering, and
most importantly, being objective and realistic about the whole thing.
Even Twain/Clements liked him. And largely forgotten by history - when
is the last time anyone, of any party, running for so much as dog
catcher, suggested they would like to be remembered by a relative few
folks, but for the few that do as the Chester A. Arthur of their
generation? We're ass-deep in would-be Kennedys and re-Reagans. We got
wannabe-Roosevelts and Lincolns out the ying-yang, and even a
pseudo-Truman buck-stopper or two, but, alas, we're fresh the **** out
of Chester A. Arthurs...

yfitons
wayno(a closet whig, if the truth be known)

Um, "closet?" "Whig?" Oh, man, be careful - we got a Sergeant Snedeker
running around on the lookout for just that sort of degenerate
stuff...he'll be easy to spot - he'll be the guy who looks like an old
New York Doll in a Jackie Kennedy suit and tin-foil pillbox hat...

TC,
R
....and amazingly enough, he was even a lawyer...Arthur, I mean, not
Snedeker...

On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:20:27 GMT, RedFisher54
wrote:

Ken Fortenberry wrote in rec.outdoors.fishing.fly:

wrote:
I'll admit it - I was stunned. ...

It must suck to be you.

If you can't find it in your mean, small, cynical,
it's all about me, me, me, mindset to appreciate
the mind-boggling historic import of the nomination
of the first black man to lead the ticket of a major
party then you're too far gone.

I was born in 1956 and I never in a thousand years
thought that I would see this day.

That was a great speech and only a blind fool partisan
cynic could believe otherwise.


Jeez Ken I always thought you were THE old fart around here.

I was born in '54 and meet my "54" on Oct 14.

As a Canucklehead I would sure as hell vote for Obama 'cause Bush has got
to go.

Please don't think me insincere - I truly mean this: you obviously have
a much better understanding of US politics and law, and even the world
at large, than the vast majority of Obama supporters...

We're going to have our own election soon and at least I can put my two
cents worth in here.

Uh-oh...and you were doing so well...IAC, will that be two cents US or
Canadian?

We've gotta get rid of Harper because he's so far up Bush's ass our
country is about to end up like the US with minimum jail sentencing,
total revocation of rights etc.

Next thing you know we'll have to buy a piece of river to fish.

Yeah, what's up with that? It's the thin end of the wedge, I tell ya.
It'll lead to Disneyworld charging to ride ****, country clubs charging
not only dues but initiation fees, having to buy ski-lift tickets, no
more free boats from Boston Whaler or Hatteras (with lifetime free fuel
and maintenance), and the real horror of horrors, the complete end of
free food and lodging for all recreational travelers...

I don't have much use for the Liberal Party up here but anything is
better than what's going on at this point.

Anything? Really? I mean, really, ANYTHING? You don't travel much, do
ya?

Tight lines to you and yours.

And good luck to you and yours.

Bruce

R

On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:46:11 -0400, "Tim J."
wrote:

Ken Fortenberry typed:
snip
. . . but I got news for
you, that's all Obama-Biden have to do between now and
November. Just like the instructions on the shampoo bottle:
McCain, Bush, repeat. LOL !!

Any bets on how they screw up your instructions? ;-)

And speaking of screwing, the funny part is that the instructions on the
shampoo bottle exist for a single purpose - to screw naive and gullible
consumers.

Hee-hee-hee,
R
....I guess the folks who make Joy didn't think folks would fall for
"Wash dishes. Dry. Rewash dishes"...

"Dave LaCourse" wrote in message
...
Tom, I think RD is having fun with youse guys and you took the bait.

Hell, man, I KNOW Rick was having fun with it, which is part of the whole
nature of our exchanges. You can't take this stuff TOO seriously, you know.
Hope fishing goes well, it's raining here, but I may go up to Penn's for a
day or two this weekend myself!
Tom

On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:35:56 GMT, "Tom Littleton"
wrote:

Hope fishing goes well,

Fished a couple of ponds in Westminster, MA, where my two little
grandsons live. Had a neighbor's kid with me. She did well, as did
the grandsons.

Worms and powerbait for them. I didn't fish. Beautiful day with the
fall colors aready starting in the hills. Jo and I and a couple of
friends from town are heading up to Lakewood soon. Gonna be cold.

Dave

"Dave LaCourse" wrote in message
...
Jo and I and a couple of
friends from town are heading up to Lakewood soon. Gonna be cold.

Dave



It's freaking Maine, David. Cold is permanent, there. There is a reason why
Handyman wears shorts outside in March at Penn's Creek.........
Tom

On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:08:14 -0400, Dave LaCourse
wrote:

Tom, I think RD is having fun with youse guys and you took the bait.
It was a great speech. Will it be enough? I don't know.

A total misread of Richard's ridiculous post, but that won't surprise anyone
here...

/daytripper (ahahahahahahaha!)

On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:24:16 -0400, daytripper
wrote:

On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:08:14 -0400, Dave LaCourse
wrote:

Tom, I think RD is having fun with youse guys and you took the bait.
It was a great speech. Will it be enough? I don't know.

A total misread of Richard's ridiculous post, but that won't surprise anyone
here...

Well, not a _total_ misread. I thought the speech was pretty weak and
generally, another example of the Dems snatching defeat from what should
be the jaws of certain victory, but I did post a some bait, as well. The
last vestige of hope for at least one party to carry on a fairly
straightforward, honest (as modern campaigns go) campaign relatively
free of horse**** now appears totally snuffed well and truly out. Even
if Palin turns out to be a real diamond in the rough, her selection will
still be marred by the whole pandering aspect of it. Thus far, it
doesn't seem to have the sheer hypocrisy of Obama picking Biden, but
this thing is shaping up to be a real circus...

HTH,
R

/daytripper (ahahahahahahaha!)