Re: Brin: On the Republicans

2004-10-27 Thread Robert Seeberger
David Brin wrote: > --- Robert Seeberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> YeahCarla Faye Tucker.she got high >> on drugs one> night.took a pickaxe.and killed two of her >> neighbors.and> couldn't remember why >> >> By Texas standards, she deserved the injection. > > I a

Re: Brin: On the Republicans

2004-10-27 Thread Alberto Monteiro
David Brin wrote: > > My point was to point out the high school bully-style > mockery, substituting for the decorum, sobriety and > "gravitas" that should be shown by the leader of a > civilization, when discussing life or death... > > ... or war... > But who elected the president of the USA to bec

Re: Brin: On the Republicans

2004-10-27 Thread David Brin
--- Robert Seeberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > YeahCarla Faye Tucker.she got high > on drugs one> night.took a pickaxe.and killed two of her > neighbors.and> couldn't remember why > > By Texas standards, she deserved the injection. I am not arguing against this.

Re: Brin: On the Republicans

2004-10-27 Thread Robert Seeberger
David Brin wrote: > BTW, this is consistent with Bush's comment when, as > governor of Texas, he was asked about the execution in > Texas of a woman, Faye Tucker. He MOCKED her in a > high, whiny voice, whimpering, "please, don't kill > me." > YeahCarla Faye Tucker.she got high o

Re: Brin: On the Republicans

2004-10-27 Thread Nick Arnett
JDG wrote: I must have missed your objections to Michael Moore's uncapped donation the Kerry-Edwards Campaign. Michael Moore doesn't have an FCC license -- he's not a trustee of the public airwaves. Doesn't that make all the difference? Nick ___ http:/

Re: Brin: On the Republicans

2004-10-27 Thread Martin Lewis
On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 07:20:12 -0400, JDG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Today it's California's biggest > >broadcaster, Pappas Telecasting, donating half a > >million $ in free air time to Republican campaigns. > > > >They claim the FCC (run by Colin Powell's political > >hack son) ruled that equal

Re: Brin: On the Republicans

2004-10-27 Thread JDG
At 12:01 PM 10/26/2004 -0700 David Brin wrote: > Today it's California's biggest >broadcaster, Pappas Telecasting, donating half a >million $ in free air time to Republican campaigns. > >They claim the FCC (run by Colin Powell's political >hack son) ruled that equal time isn't necessary >because it

Re: Brin: On the Republicans

2004-10-26 Thread Ruben Krasnopolsky
On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 12:01:29 -0700 (PDT) David Brin wrote: >--- Ruben Krasnopolsky is a perfect example of the >sort of nit-picking conservative who I pray will step >up and rescue the movement. Until a few weeks ago he >was holding his nose and leaning toward Bush. I am a nit-picking one indeed

Re: Brin: On the Republicans

2004-10-26 Thread David Brin
I accept Dan's mild-mannered and reasoned rebuke. I still resent being told that my (admittedly dramatic) stance toward the core members of the administration was meant by me to apply to "anyone who disagrees" with me. And THAT most definitely was the phrase used. There is no way on this (stil

Re: Brin: On the Republicans

2004-10-26 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: "David Brin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 1:28 PM Subject: Re: Brin: On the Republicans > If I responded to their intentional slander in too > drama

Re: Brin: On the Republicans

2004-10-26 Thread David Brin
--- Ruben Krasnopolsky is a perfect example of the sort of nit-picking conservative who I pray will step up and rescue the movement. Until a few weeks ago he was holding his nose and leaning toward Bush. Now he's shown the kind of flexibility that I expect from people who can overcome a politica

Re: Brin: On the Republicans

2004-10-26 Thread David Brin
For the record, all attempts by JDG and Gautam to act the victim are simply counterfactual foolishness. They have misrepresented me repeatedly and have flat out attempted to portray me as calling all people who disagree with me traitors. Since http://www.davidbrin.com/ is replete with a myriad

Re: Brin: On the Republicans

2004-10-26 Thread Dave Land
On Oct 26, 2004, at 8:02 AM, Doug Pensinger wrote: JDG wrote: Again, the only inescapable conclusion from the above is that I, along with the vast preponderenace of Bush voters, is a supporter of treason. Or, as that poll suggests, deluded - not wanting to believe in things that are becoming mor

Re: Brin: On the Republicans

2004-10-26 Thread Doug Pensinger
JDG wrote: Again, the only inescapable conclusion from the above is that I, along with the vast preponderenace of Bush voters, is a supporter of treason. Or, as that poll suggests, deluded - not wanting to believe in things that are becoming more and more obvious like the intimate relationship b

Re: Brin: On the Republicans

2004-10-26 Thread Ruben Krasnopolsky
Hi David, I think I see a minor inconsistency between two of your recent statements. Your clarification may be useful. *Especially* if you think I misunderstood your positions. On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 01:02:28 -0700 (PDT) you said: >Do I really believe my theory about absolute and >knowing treaso

Re: Brin: On the Republicans

2004-10-26 Thread JDG
At 08:15 PM 10/25/2004 -0700 David Brin wrote: >>>The unbelievable sanctimony of claiming that one >>>"side" favors motherhood and apple pie... >> and claiming that the other side is composed of >> evil, traitorous monsters? >> >> Just wondering... > >No, just lying. > >I have ample proof

Re: Brin: On the Republicans

2004-10-25 Thread David Brin
> and claiming that the other side is composed of > evil, traitorous monsters? > > Just wondering... No, just lying. I have ample proof that this is a slander, if by "other side" you mean "conservatives" or "conservative-leaving voters" or Republicans or libertarians. If what is meant

Re: Brin: On the Republicans

2004-10-25 Thread JDG
At 07:53 PM 10/25/2004 -0700 David Brin wrote: >The unbelievable sanctimony of claiming that one >"side" favors motherhood and apple pie... and claiming that the other side is composed of evil, traitorous monsters? Just wondering... >By the way, look at: >http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl