An Olive Branch

Now that it appears that George Bush has been re-elected with a true
majority of the popular vote (the first president to do so in 16 years),

And the highest popular vote in history, surpassing even Reagan's the
second time around (that was the last time we had a president who got
more than 50 percent).

I hold no grudges. My daughter voted for the other guys, and she's
still welcome here. (She'd better be, since we have *her* daughters!)


all the best -- Dan Ford
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"Cub Driver" wrote in message
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Now that it appears that George Bush has been re-elected with a true
majority of the popular vote (the first president to do so in 16 years),


And the highest popular vote in history,


Yes, but only because more people voted than ever before. The second
highest popular vote in history went to John Kerry.



surpassing even Reagan's the
second time around (that was the last time we had a president who got
more than 50 percent).


The last time we had a president who got more than 50 percent was 1988,
George H. W. Bush.

Cub Driver wrote:


Now that it appears that George Bush has been re-elected with a true
majority of the popular vote (the first president to do so in 16 years),

And the highest popular vote in history, surpassing even Reagan's the
second time around (that was the last time we had a president who got
more than 50 percent).

Nope. GHW Bush got majority.

I hold no grudges. My daughter voted for the other guys, and she's
still welcome here. (She'd better be, since we have *her* daughters!)


all the best -- Dan Ford
email: (put Cubdriver in subject line)

Warbird's Forum www.warbirdforum.com
Piper Cub Forum www.pipercubforum.com
the blog www.danford.net

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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Now that it appears that George Bush has been re-elected with a true
majority of the popular vote (the first president to do so in 16 years),
let me be the first to extend an olive branch to those here who may be
disappointed in the results.

Jay Honeck

Olive branch? I don't think so. They wanted us Socialist on Monday .. and
they
also still wanted us Socialist today. They're attitude hasn't changed .. why
should ours. The Socialists are the most dangerous thing we face. They wish
to confiscate our earnings and give them to those who won't earn their own,
they want to take our guns so we can't stop them. They wish to control every
aspect of our lives with an ever increasing government. We're in a civil
war with the Left (minus the shooting .. yet) and we can't stop fighting for
a second. You can bet they're already plotting for 2008.

I, for one, will be more than happy to see all this animosity evaporate,
so that we can get back to the fun of talking about flying!

My regret is that we have to be subjected to this crap in the first place.
It is well known that religion and politics get the juices flowing like
nothing else (except perhaps aviation?). If it were up to me, I would
cause off-topic material to be deleted.

Is that censorship? I don't think so. I'm sure that there are other
forums where such discussions would be appropriate - and maybe even
welcomed. Those who wander off-topic should be encouraged to find
a more suitable place to express their opinions.

Having said that, let us remember that the beauty of discussion groups
is that the user has complete freedom of choice when it comes to
following (or not following) a thread. So if you find something
annoying or offensive - just ignore it and go on to something else.
A captive audience we are not!

David Johnson

(David Johnson) wrote in message om...
I, for one, will be more than happy to see all this animosity evaporate,
so that we can get back to the fun of talking about flying!

My regret is that we have to be subjected to this crap in the first place.
It is well known that religion and politics get the juices flowing like
nothing else (except perhaps aviation?). If it were up to me, I would
cause off-topic material to be deleted.

snip rest of off-topic post

And yet, you posted this. Ironic, to say the least :-)

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)

(John Galban) wrote in message . com...
(David Johnson) wrote in message om...
I, for one, will be more than happy to see all this animosity evaporate,
so that we can get back to the fun of talking about flying!

My regret is that we have to be subjected to this crap in the first place.
It is well known that religion and politics get the juices flowing like
nothing else (except perhaps aviation?). If it were up to me, I would
cause off-topic material to be deleted.

snip rest of off-topic post

And yet, you posted this. Ironic, to say the least :-)

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)

I don't agree. IMHO a discussion of what appears here is very much
On Topic (as opposed to the perhaps questionable content itself).

A good question, though, is who decides what goes and what stays.
Opinions are like asses - everybody has one. Like I said, nobody
makes you read (what is to you) offensive material. I think that a
good personal policy is to ignore rather than react.

David Johnson

David Johnson