An Olive Branch

Oh well. Based on politicos' jabber today, our little group lasted about
as
long as the larger politic in seeking common ground.

Ah, well. T'was ever thus. The same thing is going on over on the
Cherokee Chat.

According to CNN, the 1964 Goldwater vs Johnson election campaign made this
election look like some sort of a grade-school spat. Yet, somehow, the
country overcame the divisiveness and bitter enmity to grow and prosper.
(Of course, it "grew" into the 60s, which is hardly something we'd like to
repeat...)

I suspect we'll do it again -- although if you take a peek at "alt.politics"
you would think otherwise! (Man, THOSE people are CRAZY on that newsgroup!)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Who wants to go start a high-wing / low-wing debate at alt.politics? Any
bets on how long it takes to morph into a right-wing / left-wing diatribe?


Bob Clough


"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:Spdid.361694$D%.219002@attbi_s51...
Oh well. Based on politicos' jabber today, our little group lasted
about
as
long as the larger politic in seeking common ground.

Ah, well. T'was ever thus. The same thing is going on over on the
Cherokee Chat.

According to CNN, the 1964 Goldwater vs Johnson election campaign made
this
election look like some sort of a grade-school spat. Yet, somehow, the
country overcame the divisiveness and bitter enmity to grow and prosper.
(Of course, it "grew" into the 60s, which is hardly something we'd like to
repeat...)

I suspect we'll do it again -- although if you take a peek at
"alt.politics"
you would think otherwise! (Man, THOSE people are CRAZY on that
newsgroup!)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:Spdid.361694$D%.219002@attbi_s51...
[...]
According to CNN, the 1964 Goldwater vs Johnson election campaign made
this election look like some sort of a grade-school spat. Yet, somehow,
the country overcame the divisiveness and bitter enmity to grow and
prosper.

It would happen a lot faster if you didn't insist on posting messages that
pretend to be conciliatory, even while you continue to post your anti-Kerry
rhetoric.

An olive branch before the election would have been suitable and meaningful.
Today, it's simply disingenuous, especially when not matched in other
actions.

It would happen a lot faster if you didn't insist on posting messages that
pretend to be conciliatory, even while you continue to post your
anti-Kerry rhetoric.

??

Where, in this thread, have I said anything anti-Kerry?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:vNhid.294359$wV.45098@attbi_s54...
Where, in this thread, have I said anything anti-Kerry?

It really doesn't matter whether it was in this thread or not.

It would happen a lot faster if you didn't insist on posting messages
that
pretend to be conciliatory, even while you continue to post your
anti-Kerry rhetoric.

??

Where, in this thread, have I said anything anti-Kerry?
--
Jay Honeck

What nutcase wrote that one, Jay? I can't see it, so I must have already
plonked him/her.
--
Jim in NC


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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:Spdid.361694$D%.219002@attbi_s51...
Oh well. Based on politicos' jabber today, our little group lasted about
as
long as the larger politic in seeking common ground.

Ah, well. T'was ever thus. The same thing is going on over on the
Cherokee Chat.

According to CNN, the 1964 Goldwater vs Johnson election campaign made
this election look like some sort of a grade-school spat. Yet, somehow,
the country overcame the divisiveness and bitter enmity to grow and
prosper. (Of course, it "grew" into the 60s, which is hardly something
we'd like to repeat...)


IIRC,

The capper to that campaign season was an add by Johnson which showed a
little girl serenely picking flowers who gets imolated by a nuclear
detonation. It was/is quite jarring.

The idea being (if it isn't already obvious...) that voting for Goldwater
would bring about the end of the world.

I've seen this referred to in some circles as the dirtiest political add
ever produced.

Jay Beckman
Chandler, AZ
PP-ASEL

(Somwhere I still have a tie pin I got from my dad which featured the
letters "Au/H2O" ...a Goldwater campaign give away.)

On Wed, 3 Nov 2004 17:10:41 -0700, "Jay Beckman"
wrote:

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:Spdid.361694$D%.219002@attbi_s51...
Oh well. Based on politicos' jabber today, our little group lasted about
as
long as the larger politic in seeking common ground.

Ah, well. T'was ever thus. The same thing is going on over on the
Cherokee Chat.

According to CNN, the 1964 Goldwater vs Johnson election campaign made
this election look like some sort of a grade-school spat. Yet, somehow,
the country overcame the divisiveness and bitter enmity to grow and
prosper. (Of course, it "grew" into the 60s, which is hardly something
we'd like to repeat...)


IIRC,

The capper to that campaign season was an add by Johnson which showed a
little girl serenely picking flowers who gets imolated by a nuclear
detonation. It was/is quite jarring.

The idea being (if it isn't already obvious...) that voting for Goldwater
would bring about the end of the world.

I've seen this referred to in some circles as the dirtiest political add
ever produced.
Jay, I remember that ad. I don't want to continue to fuel this
partisan discussion because, as an American, I respect the right for
both sides to have their views and not be considered idiots for not
agreeing with the other side. That being said, I haven't experienced
anything remotely similar to that ad until Cheyney said (or at least
strongly implied) that if Kerry were elected we would be attacked
again. Granted, that's not exactly the same as the end of the world,
but it does show that the same kind of "anything goes" politics still
exists.
Rich Russell

It grew into the ... uhhh ... what was that?? ... um ... oh, yeah the '60
something... or other ... where was I ... drat this short term memory loss ...
anybody got any pepperoni and peanut butter ... the ... um ... '60s ... yeah,
no repeat of a repeat of a pat or something like that ... oh, wow, did you see
that one go by...


Jim (child of the '60s) Weir



"Jay Honeck"


-(Of course, it "grew" into the 60s, which is hardly something we'd like to
-repeat...)



Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
http://www.rst-engr.com

No hard feelings ... at least until the Rehnquist replacement is announced
...

Clarence Thomas will be elevated to Chief Justice and a new Associate Justice
will be appointed, probably Judge Jackson of the CA Supreme Court.

--
Wm. Donald (Don) Tabor Jr., DDS
PP-ASEL
Chesapeake, VA - CPK, PVG