Sincere Apologies to Tony, and everyone else who struggled to read that post. I didn't realize what a mess it was going to look like until I received it through the list (it looked fine in my mailer window).
And, another sidebar for my fellow peace-mongering skeptics, there is an article about the history of sending rice to the president, and one about the trouble it is causing the postoffice at urbanlegends.about.com There's a link at the top of the page. After the last ugly post, I'll not even attempt trying to send the article itself. Best, debra --- Tony Lapp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ouch! Debra, your message hurt my eyes! Couldn't you have cleaned it > up before sending it on? Do that again and I may be tempted to send > rice to President Bush but throw rice at you! :-) > > Peace and rice, > > Tony Lapp > 4816 Beaumont > > p.s. I did think the article on the website at the top of your post > > http://bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2003/02/05/news/bushletterbzbi > gs.txt > > was an interesting sidebar to the rice campaign. I'll include it here > (look how nice and clean . sorry, couldn't resist!): > > MSU student's letter to Bush causes ruckus on campus > By KAYLEY MENDENHALL > Chronicle Staff Writer > > Sarah Gobbs was halfway through a three-hour chemistry lab Tuesday > afternoon when Montana State University Police officers pulled her out > of class. > > They wanted information about a letter addressed to President George W. > Bush she had mailed that morning on campus. > > The letter contained a small amount of uncooked rice and a note with a > Bible passage about feeding one's enemies. > > "They hadn't opened it," Gobbs said. "They told me I wasn't under > arrest, but they read me my Miranda rights, I had to sign a card saying > that I understood that. > > "It was just bizarre," she said. > > Gobbs explained what was in the envelope and the officers left her alone > in a locked room while they examined the envelope to verify she was > telling the truth. > > MSU postal workers found the envelope suspicious because it was > addressed to the president and they thought it contained a powdery > substance, said Roger Rippy, MSU chief of police. > > "They wanted to know what was in the letter and whether or not it was > any kind of threat, and it wasn't," Rippy said. "There was no crime > committed, so that was as far as it went." > > The letter was returned to Gobbs and officers said she could mail it > again if she wanted -- although it may be stopped before reaching the > president by higher government officials. > > Gobbs was inspired to send the rice after receiving a mass e-mail > message encouraging people to put some rice in an envelope and include a > note reading, "'If your enemies are hungry, feed them.' Romans 12:20. > Please send this rice to the people of Iraq; do not attack them." > > "I just think it's very interesting," Gobbs said. "There is no such > thing as world power and I don't think we're fighting for just reasons." > > Gobbs said she will probably mail the rice again, although she doubts > the package will reach its destination. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of debra kimmelman > Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:08 AM > To: University City Listserv > Subject: [UC] the implications of sending rice to the president > > http://bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2003/02/05/news/bushletterbzbi > gs.txt > (if link doesn't work, go to Search and look up "rice") > > > > > > Subject: Send a message to George Bush--No War on Iraq > > > > > > > PLEASE PASS ON AT WILL!! > > > > > > >Subject: FW: rice idea > > > > > > > > >There is a grassroots campaign underway to protest war in Iraq > > > > >in a simple, but potentially powerful way. > > > > > > > >Place 1/2 cup > uncooked rice in a small plastic bag. Squeeze out > > > >excess air and > seal the bag. Wrap it in a piece of paper on which > > > >youhave > written, "If your enemies are hungry, feed them. > > Romans12:20. > > > > >Please send this rice to the people of Iraq; do not attack them." > > > > > > > > >Place the paper and bag of rice in an envelope (either a > > > letter-sized > > > >or padded mailing envelope--both are the same cost > to mail) and > > > >address them to: > > > > > > > >President George W. > Bush > > > >White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW > > > >Washington, DC > 20500 > > > > > > > >Attach $1.06 in postage. (Three 37-cent stamps > equal $1.11.) > > > > > > > >Drop this in the mail TODAY. It is > important to act NOW so that > > > >President Bush gets the letters > ASAP. In order for this protest > > > >to be effective, there must be > hundreds of thousands of such rice > > > >deliveries to the White House. > We can do this if you each forward > > > >this message to your friends > and family. > > > > > > > >There is a positive history of this protest! > Read on: > > > > > > > >"In the mid-1950s, the pacifist Fellowship of > Reconciliation, > > > >learning of famine in the Chinese mainland, > launched a 'Feed Thine > > > Enemy' > > > >campaign.Members and friends > mailed thousands of little bags of > > rice to > > > > > > the > > > > >White House with a tag quoting the Bible, "If thine enemy hunger, > > > feed > > > >him." As far as anyone knew for more than ten years, the > campaign > > was > > > an > > > >abject failure. The President did not > acknowledge receipt of the > > bags > > > > > > >publicly; certainly, no > rice was ever sent to China. > > > > > > > >"What nonviolent activists > only learned a decade later was that > > the > > > >campaign played a > significant, perhaps even determining role in > > > >preventing nuclear > war. Twice while the campaign was on, > > President > > > >Eisenhower > met with the Joint Chiefs of Staff to consider U.S. > > > >options in > the conflict with China over two islands, Quemoy and > > Matsu. > > > > The > > > >generals twice recommended the use of nuclear weapons. > President > > > Eisenhower > > > >each time turned to his aide and asked > how many little bags of > > rice had > > > > > > come in. > > > > > > > > >When told they numbered in the tens of thousands, Eisenhower told > > > > >the generals that as long as so many Americans were expressing > > > active > > > >interest in having the U.S. feed the Chinese, he certainly > wasn't > > going > > > > > > to > > > >consider using nuclear weapons > against them." > > > > > > From: People Power: Applying Nonviolence > Theory by David > > H.Albert, > > > p. 43, New Society, 19. > > > > > > > >Thank you for being people of hope, people of faith. > > > ---- > You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the > list named "UnivCity." 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