So were you taking careful notes or joining in the outrage? On Mon, May 1, 2017 at 12:03 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> I have given up on even paying much attention to the national political > antics, nothing I can do about it so not worth getting worked up about. I > focus on our local issues, the fools are much more accessible. The other > night there was a community meeting about a road project, the woman who is > the County project manager gave an overview of the project, what to expect, > etc. Then of course the POed people in the room started in on her, at > which point the County Council chairman, who is a raging a**h*** got the > mikafone and proceeded to berate the citizens, which Did Not Go Over Well > with many of them, who became quite vociferous in their disregard for him. > There were 2 other Council members there too, who managed to keep a low > profile while this fool took the heat that he turned up. > > You couldn't do that with the national administration functionaries. > > --FT > > > On 4/30/17 7:11 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > >> No I knew about it having been a swamp what I honestly don't understand >> is who they thought would be qualified to work on things? Did they think >> that Trump's HUD secretary would be a carpenter from Des Moines? Health and >> Human Services could be a Physician's Assistant from Duluth? >> Of course they're insiders, those are the people who understand how big >> organizations work. As I said before its just a new bunch of idjits to >> replace the old bunch of idjits. I'm not suggesting its good or bad, just >> different and maybe kind of interesting. >> -Curt >> >> >> From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> To: Mercedes List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> Cc: Dan Penoff <d...@penoff.com> >> Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2017 6:42 PM >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hey Gerry, Our Diesel Is Back! >> Without diving into politics, the District of Columbia was/is on a >> swamp if you weren’t aware of this. The phrase “Drain the swamp” simply >> refers to removing all the allegedly (don’t go there, Curley!) “crooked” >> politicians and “good old boys” in order to bring in new people who would >> be fresh blood and not part of the “Washington establishment”. >> >> This is not a political comment, just a clarification of a statement, so >> let’s not turn it into one, please. >> >> And Curt, if you already understood all this, my apologies for >> misunderstanding your statements and mansplaining. >> >> -D >> >> >> On Apr 30, 2017, at 6:17 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> I've never understood what "drain the swamp" was supposed to mean. Did >>> people think he was going to hire plumbers?At least Wal-Street bankers >>> comprise a new crop of idiots rather than establishment idiots... >>> -Curt >>> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________ >> 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 >> >> > -- > --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 > > _______________________________________ 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
