Re: [MBZ] vote today for a woman named Sarah

2010-11-13 Thread Barry Stark
So Randy...are you telling me that you think that what the disaster that we have now is and better than Palin at her worst! Barry so. Anyone think that the Republicans could or would have done any better in the past couple of years? Aren't you diehard Republicans secrety relieved that Ms

Re: [MBZ] vote today for a woman named Sarah

2010-11-10 Thread Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310
There you go again, mis-under-estimating her again! -Max -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Hendrik Fay Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2010 5:24 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] vote today for a woman

Re: [MBZ] vote today for a woman named Sarah

2010-11-07 Thread Hendrik Fay
From what I have been hearing Ms Palin is on a roll and can see the white house from Alaska. Spose they could make a TV series out of it. Here is the theme music and lyrics, you can all sing along http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DWAaWgcga0 Come and listen to a story about a woman named Sarah

Re: [MBZ] vote today for a woman named Sarah

2010-11-07 Thread WILTON
'Nother good un! Wilton - Original Message - From: Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.au To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2010 5:24 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] vote today for a woman named Sarah From what I have been hearing Ms Palin is on a roll

Re: [MBZ] vote today for a woman named Sarah

2010-11-07 Thread OK Don
Hnedrick - I think you missed your calling - you need to be writing lyrics, poetry, etc.!!! On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 4:24 PM, Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.auwrote: From what I have been hearing Ms Palin is on a roll and can see the white house from Alaska. Spose they could make a TV series

Re: [MBZ] vote today for a woman named Sarah

2010-11-07 Thread Walt Zarnoch
There is a tv show... it's insane... Walt On Nov 7, 2010 5:51 PM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote: Hnedrick - I think you missed your calling - you need to be writing lyrics, poetry, etc.!!! On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 4:24 PM, Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.au wrote: From what I have been

Re: [MBZ] vote today

2010-11-05 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 6:35 PM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote: I did change all the fuses in the 300SDL - and it did cure several seemingly random electrical faults. There are a few such in the ML now - but it has the blade type fuses, and is only 10 years old - should I replace them now? Does

Re: [MBZ] vote today

2010-11-05 Thread John Reames
Deoxit rocks. Faderlube is good on potentiometers, particularly carbon composite and conductive plastic ones. -- John W Reames jwrea...@comcast.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile: +14437915905 On Nov 5, 2010, at 10:09, Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 6:35 PM,

Re: [MBZ] vote today

2010-11-05 Thread OK Don
I have both - I'll try Deoxit and see if it washes the gremlins out. On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 10:00 AM, John Reames jwrea...@comcast.net wrote: Deoxit rocks. Faderlube is good on potentiometers, particularly carbon composite and conductive plastic ones. -- OK Don 2001 ML320 1992 300D 2.5T

Re: [MBZ] vote today

2010-11-04 Thread Mitch Haley
Dieselhead wrote: More like the last 100 years... Probably more. At least since income tax was established. It 10% is enough for God almighty, a mere mortal gummit ought to be pleased with 8 or so. Now the gummit total take among feds, state, property, sales, and so forth is over 50%. I

Re: [MBZ] vote today

2010-11-04 Thread Mitch Haley
OK Don wrote: I wondered about that 50%, so did someadding and calculating, pulling last years taxes, etc. Now, you have to factor in that I live in a relatively poor State, so YMMV - but our total tax load last year was under 20% - property, sales, state ,and federal. The feds got 8% - so

Re: [MBZ] vote today

2010-11-04 Thread Dieselhead
OK is something like 46 cents a gal for state and fed fuel tax Don't forget license for your cars OK has toll roads. How much do you spend on them/yr? Property tax? multitudes of embedded taxes? like every product made in a building has property taxes, FICA, SS and medicare built in as a

Re: [MBZ] vote today

2010-11-04 Thread R A Bennell
My point, for what it is worth, is that Obama essentially inherited a problem that arose before he took office and he has done what he thought best in an effort to fix the problem. Not an easy job during hard times. Now, the mob has turned against him because he has not magically fixed it over

Re: [MBZ] vote today

2010-11-04 Thread Walt Zarnoch
He pretty much promised he'd fix it overnight while on the campaign trail... Walt On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 12:10 PM, R A Bennell b...@mts.net wrote: My point, for what it is worth, is that Obama essentially inherited a problem that arose before he took office and he has done what he thought

Re: [MBZ] vote today

2010-11-04 Thread R A Bennell
And I expect he is rather disappointed that he has not been able to do so. Anyone think that the Republicans could or would have done any better in the past couple of years? Aren't you diehard Republicans secrety relieved that Ms Palin didn't make it into the head office? What if poor old John

Re: [MBZ] vote today

2010-11-04 Thread Mitch Haley
Walt Zarnoch wrote: He pretty much promised he'd fix it overnight while on the campaign trail... ...and that he'd have the most open and honest administration ever, not the least open and most dishonest. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and

Re: [MBZ] vote today

2010-11-04 Thread Mitch Haley
R A Bennell wrote: And I expect he is rather disappointed that he has not been able to do so. Anyone think that the Republicans could or would have done any better in the past couple of years? Aren't you diehard Republicans secrety relieved that Ms Palin didn't make it into the head office?

Re: [MBZ] vote today

2010-11-04 Thread Walt Zarnoch
I guess I should have added that every politician lies on the campaign trail, and the 2 party system only serves to segregate and divide a nation that needs more unity... I vote based on who has the lesser set of flaws, the greatest experience, and holds my values. I don't do the I never heard

Re: [MBZ] vote today

2010-11-04 Thread R A Bennell
But my point exactly about short memories. We the People were not too happy with the previous adminstration if one accepts that they voted Democrat because of unhappiness with the Republicans. Short memories. I really do not think the current administration had much choice in how they did

Re: [MBZ] vote today

2010-11-04 Thread WILTON
Yep. Wilton - Original Message - From: R A Bennell b...@mts.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2010 12:10 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] vote today My point, for what it is worth, is that Obama essentially inherited a problem that arose

Re: [MBZ] vote today

2010-11-04 Thread Mitch Haley
Message - From: R A Bennell b...@mts.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2010 12:10 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] vote today My point, for what it is worth, is that Obama essentially inherited a problem that arose before he took office and he has done

Re: [MBZ] vote today

2010-11-04 Thread John Reames
Robert Heinlein once wrote something to the effect that you may never find someone for whom you wish to vote, but you can always find someone who you wish to vote against... I think the exact quote (along with some others that are even less politically correct) at

Re: [MBZ] vote today

2010-11-04 Thread John Freer
Subject: Re: [MBZ] vote today My point, for what it is worth, is that Obama essentially inherited a problem that arose before he took office and he has done what he thought best in an effort to fix the problem. Not an easy job during hard times. Now, the mob has turned against him because he has

Re: [MBZ] vote today

2010-11-04 Thread Dieselhead
I say Yes. I have never changed fuses as Dr. Booth suggested. Rarely have a need for fuse-messing unless I do something dumb. If I don't change out my fuses every 10 years should I still use Mobil 1? John ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used

Re: [MBZ] vote today

2010-11-04 Thread OK Don
I did change all the fuses in the 300SDL - and it did cure several seemingly random electrical faults. There are a few such in the ML now - but it has the blade type fuses, and is only 10 years old - should I replace them now? Does Rusty have a kit of fuses for it??? On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 7:45

Re: [MBZ] vote today

2010-11-03 Thread Rolf
Voters know about as much about the candidates as the candidates know about their reflective constitutions. Not much. -Rolf On 11/02/2010 06:37 AM, Dieselhead wrote: I would urge everyone to vote today. I suggest you choose Federal candidates who have read and will comply to the US

Re: [MBZ] vote today

2010-11-03 Thread R A Bennell
And they sure do have a SHORT memory! Randy On 03/11/2010 10:55 AM, Rolf wrote: Voters know about as much about the candidates as the candidates know about their reflective constitutions. Not much. -Rolf On 11/02/2010 06:37 AM, Dieselhead wrote: I would urge everyone to vote today. I

Re: [MBZ] vote today

2010-11-03 Thread Mountain Man
Randy wrote: And they sure do have a SHORT memory! A desire to go to DC is a desire to be mauled by the special interest groups. There has not been a candidate in probably 40 years that has done what is best for the nation - most do what they 'seem' to hear from their constituency, which each

Re: [MBZ] vote today

2010-11-03 Thread Mitch Haley
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Re: [MBZ] vote today

2010-11-03 Thread OK Don
If they got enough money to get elected, they are owned by the big contributors. They don't represent us --- we don't have enough $s. On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 7:18 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote: Randy wrote: And they sure do have a SHORT memory! A desire to go to DC is a

Re: [MBZ] vote today

2010-11-03 Thread Dieselhead
More like the last 100 years... Probably more. At least since income tax was established. It 10% is enough for God almighty, a mere mortal gummit ought to be pleased with 8 or so. Now the gummit total take among feds, state, property, sales, and so forth is over 50%. Randy wrote: And

Re: [MBZ] vote today

2010-11-03 Thread OK Don
I wondered about that 50%, so did someadding and calculating, pulling last years taxes, etc. Now, you have to factor in that I live in a relatively poor State, so YMMV - but our total tax load last year was under 20% - property, sales, state ,and federal. The feds got 8% - so they're right where

[MBZ] vote today

2010-11-02 Thread Dieselhead
I would urge everyone to vote today. I suggest you choose Federal candidates who have read and will comply to the US constitution. I suggest you choose state and local candidates who have read and will comply to your state constitution. When in doubt, vote against the incumbent.