Midnight Oil

[Powderworks] Apologies NMOC

Stephan Jänsch stephan.jaensch at gmx.net
Thu Nov 4 10:13:33 MST 2004


For those who find stuff like this funny... I admit it, I do (despite the 
bitter truth).

http://www.whitehouse.org/bulletin/110404.html

Cheers,

Stephan


Am Donnerstag, 4. November 2004 16:38 schrieb Kate Parker Adams:
> Hmmm ... Dan is right.  I don't think I need to apologise to the world
> because I didn't do anything ... Well, I actually did a fair amount to make
> it not happen and it still did - yakked myself hoarse on the cel phone
> rousting out voters in NH and Oregon, etc.  I do ask that residents of the
> rest of the world do not lump all us 'murkins together under one Bush ...
> there are clearly deep divisions in our country between the homophobic and
> terrorist-frightened folk willing to give up liberty for safety and the
> glorious promise of a failed colonial paradigm and those of us who see it
> all as a dangerously arrogant, ignorant no-win shell game.
>
> If we all just roll over and play dead, though, then we WILL have something
> to apologize for.  Bush got only a slight majority in the electoral college
> and the popular vote was nearly tied.  That is not a mandate.
>
> As I said before, John Kerry is my state's senator.  Even if he became
> president, he would have had to get all his pet legislation through
> congress ... no mean feat given the current makeup of the house and the
> senate.  But he is IN congress still and he CAN still submit all the bills
> and stuff he wanted to ANYWAY.  He should be highly encouraged to do all
> that he said he would do from the chamber if not from the Oval Office. 
> With Daschile gone, there is no reason Kerry shouldn't run for his minority
> leadership position - after all, half the country wanted him to be their
> leader!
>
> I think it is all very appropriate that the massive online organization
> tool for that 50% that didn't go for Bush is called "Move On".
>
> kPa
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: powderworks-bounces at cs-lists.cs.colorado.edu
> [mailto:powderworks-bounces at cs-lists.cs.colorado.edu]On Behalf Of Dan
> Brunner
> Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 9:51 AM
> To: Erik Fernandez; powderworks at cs-lists.cs.colorado.edu
> Subject: Re: [Powderworks] Apologies NMOC
>
>
> B U L L S H I T !!!!!!
>
> There is nothing to apologize for.
>
> Please place NMOC on your subject line next time if
> your post is not related to Midnight Oil.
>
>
>
>
>
> --- Erik Fernandez <fernandezerik at earthlink.net>
>
> wrote:
> > Hey folks - I've primarily been a lurker and not a
> > poster on the list for a
> > few years. I feel obligated to send a message to the
> > non americans on the
> > list apologizing for my country, it's an embarassing
> > time to be American.
> > There are many great aspects of this country, and a
> > lot of amazing people
> > who worked like crazy to prevent Bush's election
> > that I'm proud of, but
> > today it's just embarassing to be a citizen of this
> > country. Sorry for the
> > doom and gloom, but it is what it is today.
> > Erik
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Rhonda" <kayak at sympatico.ca>
> > To: "Powderworks"
> > <powderworks at cs-lists.cs.colorado.edu>
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 7:51 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Powderworks] Mark Dodshon interview
> >
> > > Sooooooo.....does anyone have the book yet?  Was
> >
> > it indeed released on
> >
> > > time?
> > > I'm dying to order it but don't want to get stuck
> >
> > in backorder hell again.
> >
> > > Very interesting interview, BTW....thanks for
> >
> > sending the link.
> >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Rhonda
> > >
> > >
> > > Nathan Arrowsmith wrote:
>
> http://www.abc.net.au/queensland/stories/s1233046.htm
>
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