Feeling the heat dear Steve..LOL. You probably think MJ is dumber than you - not that I disagree mind you. Anyway it's good to finally see someone after 3 years, threatening to usurp your position - I am loving it. I'm still rooting for you though, but remember MJ's from South Carolina - he's got the history, culture, genes on his side, so you need to be on the top of your game, tighten it up a bit, take it up a notch, insert any other favorite cliche of yours here.
And yes, in case you were wondering, I do "love ya like brother". On Mar 19, 2013, at 12:39 PM, "seventhray27" <[email protected]> wrote: > Michael, my friend, I am afraid you are losing it. Or is it.... "lost it". > > > I'm not sure. But listen, I have just the solution. This posting stuff is > obviously taking its toll. > > Take a break for a few days. Maybe until, say, Friday evening. Whaddya > think? You'll thank me, you'll bless me. > > And hey, really, I enjoyed hearing about your wonderful childhood. The one > thing you left out was anything about your schooling. You did attend school, > right. Well, of course you did. Sorry about that. But did you take any > courses that dealt with analytical thinking. > > What? You didn't. Well no worries. Many here say it's not my strong suit > either. > > But one starting point may be to try to remove any obvious biases from your > thinking. When you come to every situation with a fixed mindset, it sort of > closes the door on any opportunity to learn something. > > And yes, in case you were wondering, I do "love ya like brother" > > > --- In [email protected], Michael Jackson <mjackson74@...> wrote: > > > > Every exchange like this just reinforces my belief that long term TM makes > > ones brain turn into mush and removes the ability to think clearly. > > > > How many times do you hear reporters give a show of hand wringing over the > > fate of convicted rapists? > > > > A reporters job > > is to report the facts, not commiserate with the criminals - in no way > > shape or form was Crowley's remarks objective and the other reporters were > > even worse. > > > > Yeah Poppy Harlow started it - could Crowley not have used her TM enhanced > > Creative Intelligence to say "Hey what are you doing Poppy!?! > > > > The standard of conduct I was referring to in my other post has nothing to > > do with 1950's - Jesus you people are beyond hope - its no wonder Turq > > cusses > > you out from time to time. > > > > Your attitude seems to be - "Oh Candy is a TM'er and so anything she does > > is beyond reproach" - you people really are screwed up. > > > > Take a look at what the non-TM world thinks of this crap: > > > > "CNN's unconscionable coverage of the Steubenville Rape Case verdict is > > pissing everyone off. Newscaster Candy Crowley, general correspondent > > Poppy Harlow, and legal expert Paul Callan all did their very best to > > focus solely on the guilty verdict's repercussions on the two rapists. > > There's next to no coverage of the girl who was brutally raped; instead, > > they talk almost exclusively of the rapistsâ€" the two teenagers who had > > such bright futures, and now their lives are completely ruined from this > > one little indiscretion. Isn't it a shame how they suffer?" > > > > http://jezebel.com/5991018/heres-what-cnn-shouldve-said-about-the-steubenville-rape-case > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Share Long sharelong60@... > > To: "[email protected]" [email protected] > > Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 11:40 AM > > Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM and its Rock Stars > > > > > >  > > Thank you for this balanced view, Steve. It helped me clarify my own > > thoughts and feelings about it. Isn't it usually the news director who > > chooses the angle of a news story? I thought Crowley's intro of the > > reporter was objective. It was the reporter Harlow who was initially > > sympathetic to the 2 boys. And the legal expert Callan who came after her > > was very sympathetic. I'm just wondering if the news director chose him > > too and was attempting to present a balanced story. Crowley herself is > > the single mom of two teenaged boys but nonetheless I thought her comments > > were mostly objective given what she was commenting on, meaning the less > > objective angles taken by the reporter and the expert. In any case, I > > think for some on FFL it's damned if you do and damned if you don't. > > Meaning if you do TM and you make mistakes then TM isn't what it claims to > > be. But if you are successful and do TM and promote it, then it's because > > you're afraid of > > angering Oprah (-:    > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: seventhray27 steve.sundur@... > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 9:11 AM > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM and its Rock Stars > > > > > >  > > > > --- In [email protected], Michael Jackson mjackson74@ wrote: > > > > > > And what do you consider whining about the effects of a relatively light > > > sentence handed down on two punks who abused an unconscious girl? > > It has been suggested here, that a person does not have full brain > > development until they are 25.  And I think the part of the brain that is > > not fully developed, IIRC is that part which evaluates the future > > consequences of our actions. I am just putting that out there as one thing > > to consider. > > > > > > And are you losing sight that our criminal justice system is a more > > merciful system, with second and third chances.  Maybe you don't like that > > fact. > > > Juvenile? Insensitive? Adding to the already atrocious attitudes about > > > women who are raped and sexually abused and the boys will be boys attitude > > about their attackers? > > What are you talking about?  Not sure what you feel would be an > > appropriate punishment in this case.  And evidently you feel it is out of > > line to feel sympathy for those boys.  I feel sympathy for them. As well > > as the young woman.  That goes without saying. > > > Or is it ok to express such attitudes when one is a TM Practitioner? > > Finally.  Well it took a little while for you to get to your main point.  > > I suspect, this case has little meaning for you, outside of the "tie in".  > > > If TM celebrities are people to be looked up to since their TM practice > > > makes them phenomenal people, surely they should be held to even a > > > modicum of decent behavior, I am not even suggesting a higher standard of > > > behavior than poor non-TM'ers. Now here is a subject for discussion on > > > FFL and I have probably posted out. > > I am not sure what behavior you would consider exemplary in your opinion, > > but I suspect that you want to see 1950 stereotypes of model citizens.  I > > don't think it works that way. > > > > As regards Girish, unfortunately, you see it in every strata of life, where > > people who hold positions of power, will abuse that power.  Those in the > > TMO are not immune to that.  But I'd suspect that it may be more prevalent > > in countries where there has not been much progress in women's rights.  > > But likely these types of incidents move cultures in that direction. > > > ________________________________ > > > From: feste37 feste37@ > > > To: [email protected] > > > Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 8:48 AM > > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM and its Rock Stars > > > > > > > > >  > > > You are not a > > disciplined thinker, MJ. You just pour out anything that enters your head, > > and you seem obsessed with criticizing other people's behavior. I find it > > all very juvenile. > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Michael Jackson mjackson74@ wrote: > > > > > > > > tell it to the tens of thousands of people who are reviling her for her > > > > sympathy for a couple of true idiots and abusers of a passed out 16 > > > > year old girl - in true TM addle-headed fashion, you are excusing > > > > asinine behavior purely because it is behavior of a TM'er and a TM'er > > > > who has been used to tout the greatness of TM - deal with it feste - TM > > > > is no panacea and a whole bunch of these celebrities like Howard Stern, > > > > Russell Brand, and Lynch himself are, perversely excellent poster > > > > children of TM for their bad behavior because it unintentionally > > > > highlights all that is screwed up and hypocritical in the Movement, but > > > > much like those who post some trivial bull manure that is > > happening in Latin America as "proof" of Raja Luis's phenomenal success in > > setting up flying groups there, while ignoring the other 25 things that are > > gong wrong in the same geographical area, you continue to embrace fantasy > > as reality. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: feste37 feste37@ > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 9:24 PM > > > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM and its Rock Stars > > > > > > > > > > > >  > > > > Only an idiot would use this to take a swipe at TM. Time to grow up, > > > > MJ. I watched it. She is not "oozing sympathy." There's nothing wrong > > > > with what she says. She's pursuing the story, that's all. The youth of > > > > the defendants, and what will happen to them, is part of that story. > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Michael Jackson > > <mjackson74@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Candy Crowley Oozes Sympathy for Steubenville Rapists > > > > > http://crooksandliars.com/karoli/candy-crowley-oozes-sympathy-steubenville-r > > > > > > > > > > Candy Crowley, proud practitioner of TM is nearly as good an example > > > > > of what TM can do for folks as cussing chain smoking David Lynch > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
