I wonder at the advertising response with the new president. Will the multi ethnic models make way for more redheads? We must remember, Gingers have no souls
clay > On Nov 21, 2016, at 2:13 AM, archer75--- via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > Here's another middle-of-the-road mantra: > > "The pessimist complains about the wind; > the optimist expects it to change; > the realist adjusts the sails." > > Gerry > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > For "peace of mind", the sincere middle of the political road, with a > jaundiced view of politics and politician in general, is the best horse to > ride IMO. > The middle-of-the-roaders basic political philosophy is: > "America is a nation of the people, by the politicians, and for whichever > group can get its interests taken care of." > Using that principle, what can you say about the current political situation? > Gerry > > Floyd Thursby wrote: > >> I have too, even quit really reading the paper or watching the PBS news >> which I used to watch every evening (mostly because I hate the stupid >> commercial TV and it comes on at a convenient time). I could let the >> obvious bias slide, it was just part of the package, but now it is more >> like propaganda and it is off-putting. I see this whole thing being >> very corrosive, politics in general this year, to our social order. I >> have family and friends who seriously are grieving over it all and are >> emotionally disrupted in thinking about it because sH->e didn't win (or >> won't get the electoral vote, sH->e apparently is ahead in straight >> votes so that has them in a tizzy too). It's like a constant drain on >> their energy thinking about it and has them cranky and angry and sad and >> all the other stuff. >> >> It really hurts me to see that, I don't really get it and wish I could >> somehow make it all go away and get them all back to the people I knew a >> month or two ago, even with the differences we had. It is impossible to >> talk to them about it, I would have to be in mourning too to have a >> cry-fest or something and plot the revolution, Stand Strong against The >> Don or something. And I was not particularly enamored with the "winner" >> so I didn't really have much enthusiasm for it all, but I am cast as >> "winner" (and racistbigothomophobexenophobemisogynist) too since I did >> not like H->er, and that puts me as an enemy or something. It hurts. >> >> I know 8 years ago there were a lot of people who were upset about the >> election outcome, and there was a fair amount of trash talk and such, >> but this time around it is way way more. I don't recall nearly as much >> animosity and downright hatred as I am seeing here, even though there >> were some fairly settled opinions on the matter and some ongoing strong >> feelings and opposition. And the hatred is coming from people who just >> want us all to love one another and get along and such, except if we are >> on different "sides." Perplexing. >> >> I hope it all dies down in a few weeks, and life gets back to whatever >> passes for normal these days. I doubt if it will, but I hope so, and I >> honestly hope the new guy sorta gets down to business such that it will >> be good for everyone, whatever their orientations, and the election >> trash talk subsides. I was actually, for maybe the first time, quite >> pleased with BHO's pronouncements on the matter, it showed a fair amount >> of integrity on the issue. >> >> --FT >> >> >> On 11/20/16 4:25 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: >>> I've decided I have to stop listening to NPR. As near as I can tell >>> everything else in the world has stopped since all they talk about is >>> Trump... >>> -Curt >>> >>> From: Max Dillon via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >>> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >>> Cc: Max Dillon <dillonm...@gmail.com> >>> Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2016 3:57 PM >>> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Let the Martha'ing Begin! >>> >>> Please no! >>> >>> I'm going to start a charity, donate in order to end discussions about >>> trump. >> >> -- >> --FT >> Winston Churchill: >> “Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large >> or petty, >> never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. >> Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of >> the enemy.” >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > > -- > arche...@embarqmail.com <arche...@embarqmail.com> > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
