Sonny, Umesh Sharma and the others interested, here is an email that came flowing down towards me.....Jane, I am not sure how you got my email id(assuming you are in this list!) - maybe you "googled" your way into the posting on Bobby Jindal.
Cheers, Partha --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Assam] Fwd: FW: Bobby Jindal > Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2003 11:25:01 -0500 > > Hello, > > I hope my email does not intrude on your privacy or offend you. > > Today is election day in my home state of Louisiana. I am Louisiana, born and bred. > I am > officially of Cajun/Catholic heritage. I consider myself Acadian/Spanish as that is > the true > origins of my ancesters. > > I have supported Bobby Jindal since he first announced his candadicy for governor, > not because > of his religion, of which I knew nothing until I read your postings. I support him > because he > is brilliant, young and ambitions. > > I have the priviledge to be a public school educator in Louisiana for 28 years. > Politics in > Louisiana is at best a mixed bag of tricks. I see Bobby Jendal as a refreshing > change to that > policy. > > I know the feeling of being ostracized by the fundamentalist Christian community, > which is > against Catholics. Believe me, I have heard that the only way to salvation is > through Christ > and have been reprimanded when I say that my God would never send victims of the > Holocast to > hell simply because they were Jewish. My daughter has converted to a > non-denominational church > and has changed some of her views. She is an adult and is free to do so. But she > also > recognizes that Bobby Jindal is a refreshing change to the status quo. > > Please do not think that all Christians are fundamentalists; we are not. I do not > support Bobby > Jindal because he is an Indian/American, I support him because he is highly > intelligent, > energetic, and a refreshing change to the old-time politicians. I hope my candidate > will be > successful because Louisiana needs a fresh approach to its leadership and I think > Bobby Jindal > offer us the best opportunity for a good future. > > Again, I hope I have not intruded on you or offended you. I read your postings to > get a new > perspective on Bobby Jindal. My vote has been cast previously to reading you > postings. My mind > has not changed. I hope I cast a little insight for you as to what Bobby Jindal > could mean to > my home state. > > By the way, my ancestors and I have not forgiven the French for selling the > Louisiana Territory > to the Americans 200 years ago. We are still waiting for an apology. My Spanish > ancestors, who > were officials in the Spanish government in Louisiana were transferred to other > Spanish > territories. Traditions die hard here also. > > American by birth, Louisianian by the grace of God. There is one destination, but > many paths. > We are free to choose the path of our own. > > Sincerely, > > Jane S. Hebert > ===== Partha Gogoi Fairfax, VA __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Assam mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
