Good point. I have often stammered through a reply on a thread here only to have some one come in and say EXACTLY what I was trying to say, only in a much clearer, more concise manner. On Apr 4, 2014 10:05 AM, "Sam" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Not as proof I'm right. Just adding perspective. A lot of people are much > better at expressing my thoughts and putting them into text than I am. > That's why I'm not a writer. > > . > > > On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 9:59 AM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Few things in life amuse me more than when Sam posts links to > conservative > > blogs and offers them up as 'proof' he is right. > > > > > > On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 8:35 AM, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Ryan T. Anderson, the William E. Simon Fellow in Religion and a Free > > > Society, warned that 'bullies" were poisoning democratic discourse by > > > attacking anyone who doesn't share their view: > > > The outrageous treatment of Eich is the result of one private, personal > > > campaign contribution to support marriage as a male-female union, a > view > > > affirmed at the time by President Barack Obama, then-Sen. Hillary > > Clinton, > > > and countless other prominent officials. After all, Prop 8 passed with > > the > > > support of 7 million California voters. > > > > > > So was President Obama a bigot back when he supported marriage as the > > union > > > of a man and woman? And is characterizing political disagreement on > this > > > issue--no matter how thoughtfully expressed--as hate speech really the > > way > > > to > > > find common ground and peaceful co-existence? > > > Sure, the employees of Mozilla--which makes Firefox, the popular > Internet > > > browser--have the right to protest a CEO they dislike, for whatever > > reason. > > > But are they treating their fellow citizens with whom they disagree > > > civilly? Must every political disagreement be a capital case regarding > > the > > > right to stand in civil society? > > > > > > When Obama "evolved" on the issue just over a year ago, he insisted > that > > > the debate about marriage was legitimate. He said there are people of > > > goodwill on both sides. > > > > > > Hans von Spakovsky, manager of the Election Law Reform Initiative and > > > senior legal fellow, said the episode was an example of how the > > disclosure > > > of political contributions served as a means to intimidate and harass > an > > > individual for his personal views: > > > > > > Before Eich resigned, he pointed out that he had kept his personal > > beliefs > > > out of Mozilla and that they were not relevant to his job as CEO. He > was > > > exactly right, although that did not prevent him from resigning. > > > > > > In a startling display of irony that was obviously lost on her, Mozilla > > > Executive Chairwoman Mitchell Baker, who approved of Eich's > resignation, > > > said it was necessary because "preserving Mozilla's integrity was > > > paramount." She seems not to recognize that forcing a founder of the > > > company to resign because of his personal beliefs that have nothing to > do > > > with his qualifications as a corporate officer is the exact opposite of > > > "integrity." > > > > > > Eich is certainly not alone in his predicament. As the Heritage > > Foundation > > > previously pointed out, other supporters of Proposition 8 in California > > > have been subjected to harassment, intimidation, vandalism, racial > > > scapegoating, blacklisting, loss of employment, economic hardships, > angry > > > protests, violence, death threats, and anti-religious bigotry. All > > > committed by individuals claiming they are simply trying to gain > > > "acceptance" and who complain about the supposed intolerance of society > > > over their lifestyle. > > > > > > > > > > > > http://blog.heritage.org/2014/04/04/ceo-made-political-donation-lost-job-liberals-didnt-like > > > > > > . > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 8:26 AM, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > You sound proud. > > > > > > > > . > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 1:28 AM, Eric Roberts < > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > >> > > > >> He was forced to do so by his employees, who were disgusted by his > > > actions > > > >> and demanded that he step down. > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:369773 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
