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Wm Buckley on John Kerry
This url from National Review. A must read. Delivered by Wm Buckley to the graduating class USMA 1971 about Kerry's activities in the anti-Vietnam movement. http://www.nationalreview.com/flashb...0402040837.asp Big John |
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Even if Buckley's speech weren't nonsensical, why would it be a "must read"
for an aviation newsgroup? If you insist on using this group as a presidential campaign platform, don't expect the other side to refrain from doing the same. --Gary "Big John" wrote in message ... This url from National Review. A must read. Delivered by Wm Buckley to the graduating class USMA 1971 about Kerry's activities in the anti-Vietnam movement. http://www.nationalreview.com/flashb...0402040837.asp Big John |
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"Big John" wrote in message
... This url from National Review. A must read. It's a "must read" because why? I read it, and found nothing terribly new or insightful or relevant to now, more than thirty years after Buckley made the speech. Frankly, Buckley's jingoism seems pretty misguided in hindsight and irrelevant to pilot discussions in any case. I'll grant you, it's nice to have a reminder about how Kerry stood up for what he felt was right, reporting his own personal experiences as a Vietnam veteran, in a political environment he knew would not have easily accepted the truth. But none of that has to do with piloting. I see absolutely no reason this is in any way on-topic in this newsgroup. Pete |
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It's a "must read" because why? I read it, and found nothing terribly new
or insightful or relevant to now, more than thirty years after Buckley made the speech. Frankly, Buckley's jingoism seems pretty misguided in hindsight and irrelevant to pilot discussions in any case. I'll grant you, it's nice to have a reminder about how Kerry stood up for what he felt was right, reporting his own personal experiences as a Vietnam veteran, in a political environment he knew would not have easily accepted the truth. But none of that has to do with piloting. I see absolutely no reason this is in any way on-topic in this newsgroup. I see no reason why, after the thread of a hundred or so posts deifying Kerry, you find it offensive that one post points to his feet of clay. Don -- Wm. Donald (Don) Tabor Jr., DDS PP-ASEL Chesapeake, VA - CPK, PVG |
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"Wdtabor" wrote in message
... "Peter Duniho" wrote in message ... But none of that has to do with piloting. I see absolutely no reason this is in any way on-topic in this newsgroup. I see no reason why, after the thread of a hundred or so posts deifying Kerry, you find it offensive that one post points to his feet of clay. Check that thread again, Don. It began with an on-topic post about Kerry as a pilot, followed by some on-topic speculation (both pro and con) as to what effect his election would have on GA. It veered into off-topic political discussion when off-topic anti-Kerry notes were posted and drew rebuttals. Personally, I don't mind occasional political discussions here when they arise in the course of on-topic threads (I don't initiate such discussions, though I sometimes respond to them). But here, we have a thread whose initial post is simply an undisguised off-topic political statement. --Gary Don -- Wm. Donald (Don) Tabor Jr., DDS PP-ASEL Chesapeake, VA - CPK, PVG |
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Watch out BJ, Larry's going to give you such the spanking.
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Check that thread again, Don. It began with an on-topic post about Kerry as
a pilot, followed by some on-topic speculation (both pro and con) as to what effect his election would have on GA. It veered into off-topic political discussion when off-topic anti-Kerry notes were posted and drew rebuttals. Personally, I don't mind occasional political discussions here when they arise in the course of on-topic threads (I don't initiate such discussions, though I sometimes respond to them). But here, we have a thread whose initial post is simply an undisguised off-topic political statement. --Gary I took it as a followup to the previous thread, rather than a new one, Don -- Wm. Donald (Don) Tabor Jr., DDS PP-ASEL Chesapeake, VA - CPK, PVG |
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There's been so much OT on Kerry that has drudged the political
depths, I though that this was 'almost' OT???? Bottom line, if you get a guy like this in the WH do you think he will support GA? Big John On Thu, 05 Feb 2004 13:51:54 -0600, Big John wrote: This url from National Review. A must read. Delivered by Wm Buckley to the graduating class USMA 1971 about Kerry's activities in the anti-Vietnam movement. http://www.nationalreview.com/flashb...0402040837.asp Big John |
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"Peter Duniho" wrote in message
I'll grant you, it's nice to have a reminder about how Kerry stood up for what he felt was right, But none of that has to do with piloting. I see absolutely no reason this is in any way on-topic in this newsgroup. But ya' just had to reply and put your own two cents in, eh? -- Jim Fisher |
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"Wdtabor" wrote in message
... I see no reason why, after the thread of a hundred or so posts deifying Kerry I don't recall that thread. I must've junked it long before it got to that point. Whichever thread it was, I doubt it started out as a "let's deify Kerry" thread. |
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