In reviewing this, I feel I was wrong in bringing this up and posting about it, and for that I 'umbly apologize.
I made an error in thinking that, since I was criticizing both political parties equally and was trying to talk about what our government has done to the economy, that this would make it exempt from the "no political comments" rule, but I see that was "wrong thinking", and could only start down a slippery slope into arguing about WHO is to blame. I hope all of you can forgive me! Bruce On Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 9:22 PM, David Kusumoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > That's a SIMPLE solution -- I just wish everyone (including and/or > especially myself) -- would remember this. Great one, Phil! > > ------------------------------ > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MOPO] OT: I am REALLY angry at George Bush and this > Democratic > Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2008 13:11:56 +1100 > > > > Guys & Gals (or Bodgies and Widgies).... > > > Just put OT in the subject line and that way you don't have to read > anything that isn't about movie posters. > Rocket science it ain't. > Have a fine weekend, all. > > Phil > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* David Kusumoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Sunday, October 26, 2008 12:58 PM > *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] I am REALLY angry at George Bush and this Democratic > > Well, "myself," I am NOT fine with political discourse -- ANYTIME on MoPo. > I get all I want on the thousands of blogs available. Insults and even > "truth" in a political discussion are subjective. When a person discusses > sex, politics or religion in MIXED company -- more than any other -- they > forget that declaring a view some listeners might disagree (vs. one about > posters) -- is a short-hand way of telling you that your thinking is flawed > -- or worse, that you yourself are flawed. When I have TIME, I'll talk > politics off-list, even stray "on-list" if it's about a film. Friends > who've read me on MoPo since the 90s know this. I hate this s***. But only > HERE. > > -kuz w/the news. > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2008 17:47:56 -0700 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: I am REALLY angry at George Bush and this Democratic > To: [email protected] > > Myself, I'm fine with political discourse anytime.. however it comes with a > caveat: > > each person must respect each other person's point of view, not revert to > insults, name calling or disparagement and therein lay the rub. > > I can't remember where I read it a week or so ago, but one news columnist > mentioned that too many people are "trying to win an argument" over politics > even to the point of fabricating or twisting truth to prop up one's > argument. He went on to say that it is better to be "smart" and try to keep > intelligent discourse. No one is trying to win in a discussion if they are > smart.. However if one is smart all by itself, generally speaking - that is > the winner of any discussion. > > and I love posters with gorillas and women > I also love poster with women and no gorillas > on occasion I love a poster with just the gorilla > and finally, an ape is just as good.. as long as there is a woman involved > > At 04:28 PM 10/25/2008, David Kusumoto wrote: > > No, Bruce doesn't get a free pass to talk politics just because he's Bruce > Almighty. He broke a rule and the scant number of responses thus far > specific to politics -- reflects a respect for the rules -- or a reluctance > to engage a subject that should be kept off these boards. Hence Franc is > RIGHT. Off this list, my pals already know how I voted last week (I always > vote absentee) -- and while it's a shocker even for me -- people don't > care. When historians properly judge today from the perspective of what's > to come over the next 50 years -- we'll be dead. We're still learning more > about Truman, Ike, JFK, LBJ, Nixon/Ford and Carter, for Ch*****-sakes. > Polemics/diatribes do not change most people's minds. > > -kuz w/the news. > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2008 15:04:03 -0400 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Fwd: [MOPO] I am REALLY angry at George Bush and this Democratic > Congress! > To: [email protected] > > OK. This was meant to be 'Reply All'. LOLOL!!!!!!! Sorry, Bruce. Really > sorry, man. lolo...... I was kind of freaked out by your response as well. > :0) > > > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Freedom Lover <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Date: October 25, 2008 11:31:21 AM EDT > To: Bruce Hershenson < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [MOPO] I am REALLY angry at George Bush and this Democratic > Congress! > > I got in trouble last time I said what I thought. I think Al Gore should > have been President because he won and that we wouldn't be in this kind of > trouble if he had. I also think the planet, at least America, would be in > better condition for our kids, green jobs would already be abundant, ergo we > wouldn't be in this financial mess (as deeply) , etc. > > I think it's pretty obvious the primary was was won by Hillary and that > Bill would have gone in and fixed whatever he screwed up the first time, > which I'm sure so many Presidents wish they could have also done. I think > we'd have a kick-ass health program. > > And finally, after this past decade, I think we should have an Independent > for POTUS. They work between party lines. In fact, I think it would do us > well to not have a politician for President. I think a successful > entrepreneur has more knowledge of what America needs than a politician who > just knows what America wants to hear. > > PS: If Bruce talks politics, it's OK. If I do it, it's not. There's a > Yiddish expression for people like that... > > Andrea > > > On Oct 25, 2008, at 10:07 AM, Bruce Hershenson wrote: > > I KNOW full well that my current 9th Halloween auction is far and away my > best ever (and you guys have ONLY seen Parts I and II, and you are going to > be even MORE amazed when you see Parts III and IV next week, which includes > much of the best material!). > > I also know full well that these items would have certainly sold incredibly > well any previous year. I feel certain they deserve to, and if they don't, I > feel the blame can surely be placed on George Bush and this Democratic > Congress. Their massively wrong-headed policies in so many ways have hurt > the world drastically, and it may take decades to undo what they did in 8 > years (but maybe once the elections are over, we can quickly get on the > right track, and it hopefully won't take nearly that long). > > If there ARE many bargains to be found in these auctions, I hope that > long-time collectors will take advantage of them! > > Does anyone here doubt that George Bush will go down as the worst President > in American history? And I am not being partisan in saying this, for I feel > the Democratic Congress is at least equally to blame for all the terrible > decisions that were made the past 8 years (some they came up with on their > own, and some they simply went along with Bush, passing his wacky ideas, > when any sane person would have recognized them as recipes for disaster). > And they let the robber barons on Wall Street loot the country for 7 years, > and then, when those fools managed to bankrupt themselves, they go along > with the insane plan of bailing them out with OUR money! > > What do YOU think? > > Bruce > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > > ___________________________________________________________________ > "Let us resolve and work toward achieving some very simple propositions: > There are no acceptable limits and there are no acceptable prejudices in the > twenty-first century." > > - Sen Hillary Rodham Clinton > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > > At 05:37 PM 10/25/2008, Phil Edwards wrote: > > The occasional OT post is healthy for any group. > Phil > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: McDaniel Kirby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 11:14 AM > Subject: Re: [MOPO] I am REALLY angry at George Bush and this Democratic > Congress! > > BRUCE ALMIGHTY? Now there's a moniker for you. > Can I then be The Kirb that Passeth All Understanding? > One distinguished member of this group already addresses me as G. > I will not say who. > > K. > > On Oct 25, 2008, at 6:28 PM, David Kusumoto wrote: > > No, Bruce doesn't get a free pass to talk politics just because he's > Bruce Almighty. He broke a rule and the scant number of responses thus far > specific to politics -- reflects a respect for the rules -- or a reluctance > to engage a subject that should be kept off these boards. Hence Franc is > RIGHT. Off this list, my pals already know how I voted last week (I always > vote absentee) -- and while it's a shocker even for me -- people don't > care. When historians properly judge today from the perspective of what's > to come over the next 50 years -- we'll be dead. We're still learning more > about Truman, Ike, JFK, LBJ, Nixon/Ford and Carter, for Ch*****-sakes. > Polemics/diatribes do not change most people's minds. > > -kuz w/the news. > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2008 15:04:03 -0400 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Fwd: [MOPO] I am REALLY angry at George Bush and this Democratic > Congress! > To: [email protected] > > OK. This was meant to be 'Reply All'. LOLOL!!!!!!! Sorry, Bruce. Really > sorry, man. lolo...... I was kind of freaked out by your response as well. > :0) > > > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Freedom Lover <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Date: October 25, 2008 11:31:21 AM EDT > To: Bruce Hershenson < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [MOPO] I am REALLY angry at George Bush and this Democratic > Congress! > > > I got in trouble last time I said what I thought. I think Al Gore should > have been President because he won and that we wouldn't be in this kind of > trouble if he had. I also think the planet, at least America, would be in > better condition for our kids, green jobs would already be abundant, ergo we > wouldn't be in this financial mess (as deeply) , etc. > > I think it's pretty obvious the primary was was won by Hillary and that > Bill would have gone in and fixed whatever he screwed up the first time, > which I'm sure so many Presidents wish they could have also done. I think > we'd have a kick-ass health program. > > And finally, after this past decade, I think we should have an Independent > for POTUS. They work between party lines. In fact, I think it would do us > well to not have a politician for President. I think a successful > entrepreneur has more knowledge of what America needs than a politician who > just knows what America wants to hear. > > PS: If Bruce talks politics, it's OK. If I do it, it's not. There's a > Yiddish expression for people like that... > > Andrea > > > On Oct 25, 2008, at 10:07 AM, Bruce Hershenson wrote: > > I KNOW full well that my current 9th Halloween auction is far and away my > best ever (and you guys have ONLY seen Parts I and II, and you are going to > be even MORE amazed when you see Parts III and IV next week, which includes > much of the best material!). > > I also know full well that these items would have certainly sold incredibly > well any previous year. I feel certain they deserve to, and if they don't, I > feel the blame can surely be placed on George Bush and this Democratic > Congress. Their massively wrong-headed policies in so many ways have hurt > the world drastically, and it may take decades to undo what they did in 8 > years (but maybe once the elections are over, we can quickly get on the > right track, and it hopefully won't take nearly that long). > > If there ARE many bargains to be found in these auctions, I hope that > long-time collectors will take advantage of them! > > Does anyone here doubt that George Bush will go down as the worst President > in American history? And I am not being partisan in saying this, for I feel > the Democratic Congress is at least equally to blame for all the terrible > decisions that were made the past 8 years (some they came up with on their > own, and some they simply went along with Bush, passing his wacky ideas, > when any sane person would have recognized them as recipes for disaster). > And they let the robber barons on Wall Street loot the country for 7 years, > and then, when those fools managed to bankrupt themselves, they go along > with the insane plan of bailing them out with OUR money! > > What do YOU think? > > Bruce > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > > ___________________________________________________________________ > "Let us resolve and work toward achieving some very simple propositions: > There are no acceptable limits and there are no acceptable prejudices in the > twenty-first century." > > - Sen Hillary Rodham Clinton > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ How to > UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF > MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ How to > UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF > MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ How to > UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF > MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
