Its a slow news day...the original whiner, it is to be noted has never commented again and his email shows he posted from Denmark..
It is hard for me to comment from an objective standpoint since MY son is currently depployed for the 6th year in a row to the Middle East. Please to remember that those who serve currently also do so voluntarily. I support Fisher House because I Have benefited from it... I support the Special Warrier Foundation because it benefits children of Fallen Special Forces personnel no matter thier branch of service.. emphasis on children and education... not politics.. the same with fisher house.. a place to stay for our families of those who are wounded or hurt.. I believe that giving another liberty is the best and fastest way to freedom... My son believes totally in what he does.. does he follow blindly, hardly... he is a registered Libertarian... if that means anything.. He told me something in 2005... during the elections... that the people, especially women.. proudly showed Americans thier inked finger and thanked them for the right to be able to vote.. Ya know... it made me think about a lot of things.. We boaters have the last bastion of true freedom ... we can get on our boats, just up and leave.. without so much as a by your leave...we don't have to ask permission, we don't have to tell anyone we are sailing down to norfolk from Baltimore.. we just leave our slip, raise our sails and go... that is Freedom.. and its brought to us on the backs of our ancestors who gave thier lives to see to it that we have a nation that gives us that freedom.. Finally for those who do not support the military... take the time to go back and look at just WHO is risking thier lives to jump in the water to help those in need after Katrina.. that's right our USCG PJ's... and AF pararescue jumpers.. as well.. it was 82nd airborne out of fort bragg and national gaurd who came to help.... CITIZEN SOLDIERS.. On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 6:29 PM, Rob Zanussi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hmmm, I didn't follow all this from the beginning, and I seldom read > taglines, but as I recall all Bella's tagline supports > are organizations similar to Ronald MacDonald house, except for the > family's of wounded troops (could be a training accident > that occured in the US) and one that funds educational opportunities for > the families of deceased troops (again the trooper could > have died in a training accident stateside) So, what is the fuss about? > > She hasn't said one way or the other about her feelings on the war (again, > I didn't really pay attention at the beginning) so > why are some ppl berating her? > > As someone said, a tagline wastes bandwidth, yet here some of are > discussing this and wasting more bandwidth. Geeesh! > > Flame away, I'm in my asbestos suit! And the fire pumps are at the ready as > well! > > Rob > > > > > At 06:06 PM 10/28/2008 -0400, John Christensen wrote: >>Right......so you are the culprit Bella ;o) I must admit that with all due >>respect, I disagree with you on MANY points. As an American you support YOUR >>troops, I can understand that, but what if one does NOT support that war, is >>it a good idea to write that in a signature line. What if, ones political >>standpoint is with the enemy of America. I am not say I personally feel that >>way, as I do not, but what if, we are sailors not lobbyists for various >>political views. Is it political correctness to insist that we All keep our >>political views to ourselves? I do not think so. I bet you I could find many >>quotes that would be offensive to you, I could advocate anything from war on >>America to Religious views opposing yours, sexual observances different from >>yours and moral and ethical issues in conflict with yours, is that really a >>good idea? >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html > -- It's not about the boat it's sails or rigging. 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