Re: Proud and relieved

2008-11-08 Thread xponentrob
- Original Message - From: xponentrob [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs (David Brin et al) Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 4:54 PM Subject: Re: Proud and relieved - Original Message - From: Deborah Harrell [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs (David

Re: Proud and relieved

2008-11-07 Thread Deborah Harrell
Jon Louis Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip I had obama on a redeye flight from d.c. to chicago two years ago, just before he declared. he was in my section so we chatted for over a half hour. he was very gracious and charismatic... Oh, cool - he appears to be a really interesting

Re: Proud and relieved

2008-11-07 Thread Dave Land
I had obama on a redeye flight from d.c. to chicago two years ago, just before he declared. he was in my section so we chatted for over a half hour. he was very gracious and charismatic. i still have his card in my wallet and it got me into the v.i.p. suite last night at the hyatt

Proud and relieved

2008-11-07 Thread Jon Louis Mann
Oh, cool - he appears to be a really interesting person to talk to, so I think I'm envious... He's putting his team together quickly, as indeed he ought, given the gravity of multiple problems we face. Goodwill ought to help out a bit, as Rob's cites suggest, but it will certainly call for

Proud and relieved

2008-11-07 Thread Jon Louis Mann
Did you know what a big player he was at that time, or was he just a really cool Senator from Illinois with whom you happened to chat on a flight? Dave it was a couple months before he announced, but there was a lot of buzz. his staff seemed concerned we were chatting about the daily

Proud and relieved

2008-11-07 Thread Jon Louis Mann
Did you know what a big player he was at that time, or was he just a really cool Senator from Illinois with whom you happened to chat on a flight? Dave it was a couple months before he announced, but there was a lot of buzz. his staff seemed concerned we were chatting about the daily

Re: Proud and relieved

2008-11-06 Thread John Williams
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Proud and relieved

2008-11-05 Thread Nick Arnett
For the first time in a long time, I'm feeling quite proud of what this country has done. Not simply that we chose the guy I supported, gave money to and voted for, but that we made a strong choice for a very different direction. It is also because of Wes and all the rest that gave their lives

Re: Proud and relieved

2008-11-05 Thread Deborah Harrell
Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip There is one thing that Obama has done that truly, at last addresses our grief. He calls for a national spirit of sacrifice, finally ending the arrogance of leadership that urged us to live life as usual -- go shopping! -- while others carried

Re: Proud and relieved

2008-11-05 Thread Claes Wallin
Deborah Harrell wrote: *McCain's concession speech was very much a class act; I did not think he would be a particularly good president, but he is a good man. I would like to also point out the wonderful Saturday Night Live appearance where McCain plays himself and makes fun of his own

Proud and relieved

2008-11-05 Thread Jon Louis Mann
I would like to also point out the wonderful Saturday Night Live appearance where McCain plays himself and makes fun of his own situation. It takes a great man to do that just days before his probable defeat. Gave me a glimpse of the man he was before the election campaigns started

Proud and relieved

2008-11-05 Thread Jon Louis Mann
*McCain's concession speech was very much a class act; I did not think he would be a particularly good president, but he is a good man. Debbi He certainly was when he was a POW, but then, if he had come home early he would never have been able to live it down. He had a serious anger

Proud and relieved

2008-11-05 Thread Jon Louis Mann
For the first time in a long time, I'm feeling quite proud of what this country has done. There is one thing that Obama has done that truly, at last addresses our grief. He calls for a national spirit of sacrifice, finally ending the arrogance of leadership that urged us to live life

Re: Proud and relieved

2008-11-05 Thread Deborah Harrell
Jon Louis Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wrote: *McCain's concession speech was very much a class act; I did not think he would be a particularly good president, but he is a good man. He certainly was when he was a POW, but then, if he had come home early he would never have been

Re: Proud and relieved

2008-11-05 Thread William T Goodall
On 5 Nov 2008, at 15:45, Nick Arnett wrote: I am proud of what we have begun and look forward, yes, to what we can do. http://www.theonion.com/content/news_briefs/black_man_given_nations WASHINGTON—African-American man Barack Obama, 47, was given the least- desirable job in the entire

Re: Proud and relieved

2008-11-05 Thread Bryon Daly
On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 3:14 PM, Deborah Harrell [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am proud of what we have begun and look forward, yes, to what we can do. It's a historic event and while this sounds goofy to say - I'm proud to have taken part in it in some