Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2008 13:19:16 -0800
Reply-To: David Marshall <mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.CA>
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From: David Marshall <mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.CA>
Subject: Re: NO POLITICS ON THE LIST was: Crowded at the polls today
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My last comment on this would be that this is a VANAGON mailing list - as
we discuss VANAGONs and things related to Vanagons - so stuff like the new
VW Routan would not necessarily be on topic but in the ball park as it is
a VW product and a van and the majority of the people won't take serious
objection to it as it is all in the family. I am sure most other
people arn't taking offence to messages like this, all I am saying is
there is a time and a place for it and this isn't one of them.
I could go on a separate tangent from politics and say how much I enjoy
riding my BMW GS and that it is much superior to a Harley or the virtures
of Canadian banks over American banks... or get really in the mood an tell
the list how cute my cousin's baby is or get the nitty gritty and say that
I changed it's diaper three times when I was at thier house and that I
could tell it had carrots for lunch... I am sure people don't give a rats
ass about this, so why would it be correct to assume most people on a
Vanagon mailing list would give a rats ass about the US electons?
Some do I am very sure, but most don't and there another time and place
for it and that is not here a the Vanagon mailing list. Public
service mesages as someone chimed in... really... sure... I can give daily
public service announements if you like - I am sure I would asked to stop
pretty quickly.
If you want to talk politics I am sure [100%
positive] there are many other forums out there to do it in. Just
like there is for BMW motorcycles, the banking industry and your
relatives. Join Facebook - there are lots of people there willing to
share your view on various things. Most of the people on the Vanagon
mailing list signed up for Vanagon stuff and Vanagon stuff only.
Back to our regularly scheduled boring old Vanagon posts please!
David Marshall
VW Adventure Driver and BMW Adventure Rider
http://www.hasenwerk.ca
On Tue, November 4, 2008
11:01, PB wrote:
>
> I see nothing offensive, either.
What's wrong with commenting about a
> crowd
> in a public
place?
> Patti
>
>
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>
>> On Tue, Nov 4, 2008
at 10:02 AM, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com>
>>
wrote:
>>
>>> Well here is a vote for Al, I found
nothing offensive in his post. And
>>> David, if you did,
then why did you re-send Als post with your message?
>>>
>>> On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 8:47 AM, David Marshall
>>> <mailinglist@fastforward.ca>wrote:
>>>
>>> > Ya know... I'm gonna go into a rant
here....
>>> >
>>> > <RANT>
>>> > I can go to cnn.com or news.google.com and get all the
news about the
>>> US
>>> > election. The
Canadian election came and went and not a peep on the
>>>
> list - nor would I expect it to be on this list.
>>>
>
>>> > Politics, sex
>>> > and
religion are not conversions for mixed company nor the Vanagon
>>> list...
>>> > unless there is a polling
station in your Vanagon I and most others
>>> don't
>>> > want to hear about it.
>>> >
</RANT>
>>> >
>>> > David
Marshall
>>> > VW Adventure Driver and BMW Adventure
Rider
>>> >
>>> >
http://www.hasenwerk.ca
>>> >
>>> > On
Tue, November 4, 2008 06:47, Al
>>> > Knoll wrote:
>>> > >
>>> > > It's going to be
crowded at the polls.
>>> > There'll be a lot of
people
>>> > > you don't know there. Some will be
>>> > there to vote and some to
>>> >
>
>>> > > help others vote but
>>>
> another group will be there too. They're quiet.
>>>
> > You hardly
>>> > notice them there in booth
with you.
>>> > >
>>> > > With
names like
>>> > Smith, Jones, Brown, Gonzales, Nakamoto,
Chan, Begay,
>>> > > and others
>>> >
they stand there with you. They
>>> > >
>>> > > wear odd clothing.
>>> > Some
have three cornered hats, some have rags
>>> > >
around their feet,
>>> > others are dressed in tattered
and
>>> > >
>>> > > faded, blue
or
>>> > grey uniforms. Some wear the baggy stripes
of
>>> > > prisoners, some
>>> > have
tiger stripe fatigues, they're all with you
>>> >
>
>>> > >
>>> > there in the
voting booth.
>>> > >
>>> > >
They've stood before in
>>> > places as close as the
bridge at Concord or
>>> > > the angle at
>>> > Gettysburg or in places as far away as
>>> > >
>>> > > Belleau Wood,
>>> > Bastogne, Iwo Jima, Chosin Reservoir, Ia Drang, Khe
>>> > > Sahn,
>>> > Mogadishu, Fallujah
and others. They're truck
>>> > >
>>>
> >
>>> > drivers, nurses, mechanics, pilots,
rebels, cooks, clerks, riflemen,
>>> > > artillerymen,
tank commanders, rangers, and patriots.
>>> > >
>>> > > They're standing with you today as they stood for
you in places
>>> > and
>>> > > times
far away to be sure you excercise your freedom
>>> >
>
>>> > > and responsibility to vote.
>>> > >
>>> > > You'll
>>> > not see them, but they're there just the same,
watching while
>>> > >
>>> > you make
your mark on history. Vote today.
>>> > >
>>> >
>>>
>>
>>
>
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