ESR: Goodbye Fedora <OT>

[Ric Moore]

On Thu, 2007-03-01 at 07:25 -0800, oldman wrote:
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> Aaron Konstam wrote:
> > On Wed, 2007-02-28 at 22:04 -0500, Ric Moore wrote:
> >> On Tue, 2007-02-27 at 23:15 -0500, Temlakos wrote:
> >>> Aaron Konstam wrote:
> >>>> On Mon, 2007-02-26 at 17:19 -0600, Mike McCarty wrote:
> >>>>  
> >>>>> jdow wrote:
> >>>>>    
> >>>>>> It's time to stop the political hate fest. But do watch this video
> first.
> >>>>>>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwAtNILh6uY&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eyoutube%2Ecom%2F
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> >>>>>>      
> >>>>> Requires FLASH, which I don't have (and don't want) installed.
> >>>>> So, sorry, I can't watch it.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Mike
> >>>>>    
> >>>> I watched the video which was a propaganda piece which would make the
> >>>> Bush administration proud . I am not sure why one should watch it.
> >>> Well, /I/ recommend it, to anyone who forgets what a force for good
> >>> America has been in this world.
> >>>
> >>> I voted for both Presidents Bush, and I should very much like to vote
> >>> for Newt Gingrich, if anyone can persuade him to stand for election as
> >>> President of the United States.
> >>>
> >>> Here is my challenge to you, Aaron: Can you refute that video? Can you
> >>> deny that without America, any of the newscasts in that video would
> >>> /not/ have come to pass?
> >>
> >> Australia would have picked up the slack. <g> Ric
> >
> > Well here is the thing. I am a Jew. I ma proud of the high percentage of
> > Nobel Prize winners are Jews. But I would embarrassed and repelled by a
> > video that took the same attitude about Jews that the video took about
> > America. That is, thinks that would not have happened if the Jews did
> > not exist I mean. The video was arrogant and self-serving. And is
> > certainly OT for this list.
> > --
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> > One Bell System - it sometimes works.
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> > Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam at sbcglobal.net
> >
> Aaron:
> 
>     I quite agree with you. This video goes way too far! but as a
> favor, can we Puhleeeeese let this thread die! If I really cared about
> anyone's opinion but mine, I would surely find them out and we could
> have a real good time patting ourselves on the back for the actions of
> our ancestors.

Mine probably didn't pay their tab back in Ireland and got tossed ashore
here. :) Ric

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