Ben,
Stop. Please. Your killing me.
 
Rummy....that's the funniest thing I've seen on this list in years. Way to  
go. How's fatherhood?
 
 
In a message dated 3/7/2008 9:48:07 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
benonvelvetelvis at theskinnyonbenny.com writes:

Ed asked  --

"Does drinking alcohol and exposure to pot destroy reasoning  ability?"

Ed, it enhances reasoning ability.  As evidence, I  usually choose not to 
participate in political debate on email  forums.

Ben

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From:   "Steven Alm" <stevenalm at gmail.com>
Subj:  Re: [Rhodes22-list]  Herb' reply to Slim - Political - NationalAnthem -
Date:  Thu Mar 6,  2008 15:15
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Ed,

I can't believe you  actually quoted Jimma Carta in your defence.  lol
(He was too nice of  a guy and too honest to make a good president but as
ex-presidents go, I'm  pretty impressed with what he does or at least tries
to do.)
And please,  Ed, I'll try not to call you a neo-fascist if you will stop
calling me a  neo-communist.

As for your medical question, why don't you just have a  few drinks, smoke a
joint and find out for yourself.   8-)

Slim

On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 6:05 AM, Tootle  <ekroposki at charter.net> wrote:

>
> Herb,
>
>  Point well made.  I doubt that neo communists will concede the  topic.  At
> first I had thought that Slim had made a valid  observation.  However, you
> point out the totality of his  ways.  As you say, "I think he's a slick
> politician, and knew  that the middle of the road folks would let it slide,
> and the lefties  would love it."
>
> Now consider the issue of his staff giving  Canada secret assurances that
> his
> comments on NAFTA are just  campaign rhetoric.  Unfortunately, 'at the
> meeting which never  took place', someone took notes and told the Canadian
> press...   For those who thought that 'Tricky Dickie' was a crook, me among
> them,  at least he resigned when caught with his hand in the cookie  jar.
>
> However, the new communists say it was not their hand or  just avoid what
> happened.
>
> John Adams said, "The people  have a right, an indisputable, unalienable,
> indefeasible, divine right  to that most dreaded and envied kind of
> knowledge
> - I mean of  the character and conduct of their rulers".
>
> His behavior gets  beyond a small omission or causal 'white' lie, but goes
> to
>  trust worthiness to hold public office.  If we do not demand the  best,
> most
> trustworthy, this is what we get. "We must adjust  to changing times and
> still hold to unchanging principles." Jimmy  Carter
>
> Some claim to indulge in adult beverages, and maybe  smokes of the
> entertainers, but I have to ask for medical  opinion.  Does drinking
> alcohol
> and exposure to pot  destroy reasoning ability?  I need qualified medical
> opinion  here.
>
> Ed K
> Greenville, SC, USA
> "Just when you  think there's nothing to write about, Nixon says, "I am not
> a
>  crook." Jimmy Carter says, "I have lusted after women in my heart."
>  President Reagan says, "I have just taken a urinalysis test, and I am  not
> on
> dope.""  Art Buchwald
>
>
>  hparsons wrote:
> >
> > You  know Slim, believe it or  not, I agree with you on this one.
> >
> > OK, well, not  completely, but at least half-way.
> >
> > I told my wife,  that the whole picture of no hand over his heart thing
> > was much  ado about nothing. I'm pretty patriotic on things like that,
> > and  I suspect if I had camermen following me around as much as they are
>  > him, they'd likely catch me in a similar pose a time or two. He's  stated
> > publicly several times that he DOESN'T "refuse" to put his  hand over his
> > hear durng the national anthem; it's just that he  wasn't THAT time (OK,
> > that time, and a few others here and  there).
> >
> > I can accept that.
> >
> >  Except.
> >
> > When asked about the flag pin (that he DID  refuse to wear) he said this:
> >
> > "You know, the truth  is that right after 9/11, I had a pin. Shortly
> > after 9/11,  particularly because as we're talking about the Iraq War,

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