Re: [RollTideFan] (NON Bama) A First Hand Report

2003-12-10 Thread John R. Wodziak
At 21:00 09-12-03 Tuesday, Jason Houston wrote: Well, he IS the president...that makes his trip a bit different, in and of itself. Yes, it did. I have no Military service history to speak for what it did for our boys that are over there. Politically, W's trip was the greater splash only because

Re: [RollTideFan] (NON Bama) A First Hand Report

2003-12-10 Thread Jason Houston
I'm not sure what you mean by ' hiding in the car routine to lie to everyone', though I do get the 'other people visiting the area'. I was making the comparison between his trip and other officials'. Bush's team put out a false report to the media about where he would be that day, what he

RE: [RollTideFan] (NON Bama) A First Hand Report

2003-12-09 Thread Baker, Lee
: [RollTideFan] (NON Bama) A First Hand Report I thought Hillary had no business being there at all, unless she visited as part of a congressional delegation or something. And most certainly--she and Bill were the masters of playing the political moment. But again, why bring up the Clintons

RE: [RollTideFan] (NON Bama) A First Hand Report

2003-12-09 Thread Baker, Lee
Discussion List Subject: Re: [RollTideFan] (NON Bama) A First Hand Report I thought Hillary had no business being there at all, unless she visited as part of a congressional delegation or something. And most certainly--she and Bill were the masters of playing the political moment. But again, why

RE: [RollTideFan] (NON Bama) A First Hand Report

2003-12-09 Thread Yates, QM1-William B
Discussion List Subject: RE: [RollTideFan] (NON Bama) A First Hand Report Just looking for consistency. As for W, of course his visit was political. Aren't they all? Lee -Original Message- From: Jason Houston [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 9:35 PM

Re: [RollTideFan] (NON Bama) A First Hand Report

2003-12-09 Thread Jeff Todd
of Alabama Athletics Discussion List Subject: RE: [RollTideFan] (NON Bama) A First Hand Report Just looking for consistency. As for W, of course his visit was political. Aren't they all? Lee -Original Message- From: Jason Houston [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003

Re: [RollTideFan] (NON Bama) A First Hand Report

2003-12-09 Thread tim ammons
: [RollTideFan] (NON Bama) A First Hand Report No it was for the morale of the military. If ya'll have never been over there. how can you really talk as if if it was politcal. Will -Original Message- From: Baker, Lee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 9:26 AM

RE: [RollTideFan] (NON Bama) A First Hand Report

2003-12-09 Thread Yates, QM1-William B
yes they do, absentee ballot will -Original Message- From: Jeff Todd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 9:45 AM To: RollTideFan-The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List Subject: Re: [RollTideFan] (NON Bama) A First Hand Report Will: Do soldiers get

Re: [RollTideFan] (NON Bama) A First Hand Report

2003-12-09 Thread Joe Goodson
PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 9:27 AM Subject: RE: [RollTideFan] (NON Bama) A First Hand Report Also, I've heard a lot of media types critcize W on his visit, while not saying a word about other people visiting the area. Lee -Original Message- From: Jason Houston [mailto

Re: [RollTideFan] (NON Bama) A First Hand Report

2003-12-09 Thread Jason Houston
Well, he IS the president...that makes his trip a bit different, in and of itself. Plus the whole hiding in the car routine to lie to everyone...I don't know of any of the other people visiting the area who have done things like that. (Things, I reiterate, that were done to make a bigger

Re: [RollTideFan] (NON Bama) A First Hand Report

2003-12-09 Thread Joe Goodson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 10:27 AM Subject: Re: [RollTideFan] (NON Bama) A First Hand Report Not by absentee ballot in Florida!!! Jeff Todd [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Will: Do soldiers get to vote? Slef E. - Original Message - From: Yates, QM1-William B

RE: [RollTideFan] (NON Bama) A First Hand Report

2003-12-08 Thread Baker, Lee
, December 07, 2003 8:12 PM Subject: Re: [RollTideFan] (NON Bama) A First Hand Report It's better than a draft dodger that didn't have a problem sending someone else's sons, daughters, wives, husbands, fathers mothers off to get killed, but didn't have the damn guts to do anything like

Re: [RollTideFan] (NON Bama) A First Hand Report

2003-12-08 Thread Joe Goodson
8:12 PM Subject: Re: [RollTideFan] (NON Bama) A First Hand Report It's better than a draft dodger that didn't have a problem sending someone else's sons, daughters, wives, husbands, fathers mothers off to get killed, but didn't have the damn guts to do anything like this himslef

Re: [RollTideFan] (NON Bama) A First Hand Report

2003-12-08 Thread Joe Goodson
Athletics Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 9:33 PM Subject: Re: [RollTideFan] (NON Bama) A First Hand Report Nope. I've been a journalist too long. Too cynical. :) - Original Message - From: Pat Smoot [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jason, you're watching way too

Re: [RollTideFan] (NON Bama) A First Hand Report

2003-12-08 Thread Jason Houston
I thought Hillary had no business being there at all, unless she visited as part of a congressional delegation or something. And most certainly--she and Bill were the masters of playing the political moment. But again, why bring up the Clintons? A discussion about W can certainly stand on its

Re: [RollTideFan] (NON Bama) A First Hand Report

2003-12-08 Thread Jason Houston
Because I think our first-term president timed a surprise visit to Iraq in order to get a huge portion of political publicity on the slowest news day of the year, a day normally devoted to pardoning the federal turkey, then I am BIASED? Give me a freaking break. You guys are more biased in your

Re: [RollTideFan] (NON Bama) A First Hand Report

2003-12-08 Thread Joe Goodson
Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 9:46 PM Subject: Re: [RollTideFan] (NON Bama) A First Hand Report Because I think our first-term president timed a surprise visit to Iraq in order to get a huge portion of political publicity on the slowest news day of the year, a day

[RollTideFan] (NON Bama) A First Hand Report

2003-12-07 Thread Joe Goodson
I know that some won't appreciate me forwarding thisbut I bet that there are more who will. Joe "Ninety-nine percent of failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses." - George Washington. - Original Message - From: Buddy Delayne Pitman To: willbro3 ; Tina

Re: [RollTideFan] (NON Bama) A First Hand Report

2003-12-07 Thread Jeff Todd
Where the hell did they come from? Slef E. - Original Message - From: Joe Goodson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; RollTideFan-The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 6:18 PM Subject: [RollTideFan] (NON Bama) A First

Re: [RollTideFan] (NON Bama) A First Hand Report

2003-12-07 Thread Jason Houston
Here was this man, our President, came all the way around the world, spending 17 hours on an airplane and landing in the most dangerous airport in the world, where a plane was shot out of the sky not six days before. Just to spend two hours with his troops. ~~

Re: [RollTideFan] (NON Bama) A First Hand Report

2003-12-07 Thread Pat Smoot
] To: RollTideFan-The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 7:56 PM Subject: Re: [RollTideFan] (NON Bama) A First Hand Report Here was this man, our President, came all the way around the world, spending 17 hours on an airplane and landing

Re: [RollTideFan] (NON Bama) A First Hand Report

2003-12-07 Thread Jason Houston
8:12 PM Subject: Re: [RollTideFan] (NON Bama) A First Hand Report It's better than a draft dodger that didn't have a problem sending someone else's sons, daughters, wives, husbands, fathers mothers off to get killed, but didn't have the damn guts to do anything like this himslef

Re: [RollTideFan] (NON Bama) A First Hand Report

2003-12-07 Thread Steven Johnson
. - Original Message - From: Jason Houston [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: RollTideFan-The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 7:56 PM Subject: Re: [RollTideFan] (NON Bama) A First Hand Report Here was this man, our President, came

Re: [RollTideFan] (NON Bama) A First Hand Report

2003-12-07 Thread Steven Johnson
! - Original Message - From: Pat Smoot [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: RollTideFan-The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 8:12 PM Subject: Re: [RollTideFan] (NON Bama) A First Hand Report It's better than a draft dodger

Re: [RollTideFan] (NON Bama) A First Hand Report

2003-12-07 Thread Pat Smoot
PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 8:12 PM Subject: Re: [RollTideFan] (NON Bama) A First Hand Report It's better than a draft dodger that didn't have a problem sending someone else's sons, daughters, wives, husbands, fathers mothers off to get killed, but didn't have the damn guts

Re: [RollTideFan] (NON Bama) A First Hand Report

2003-12-07 Thread Jason Houston
Nope. I've been a journalist too long. Too cynical. :) - Original Message - From: Pat Smoot [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jason, you're watching way too much CNN. __ RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List