Brad,
Anyone that's that happy has to be a drinker and they will always get my  
vote. I guess that means that I'm just a gay fellow.
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 9/3/2008 12:17:44 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
flybrad at gmail.com writes:

Rummy,

You still voting for the Gay  candidate?

Brad

On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 11:04 AM,   <R22RumRunner at aol.com> wrote:
> Dave,
> When it comes to  politics, my mind is made up....don't confuse me with   
facts.
>
> Rummy
>
>
> In a message dated  9/3/2008 11:25:16 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> dwbrad at gmail.com  writes:
>
> To  Andrew, Cowie, et al.,
>
> I was  in the same place a couple of years ago  when I first joined the
>  list.  A funny thing happened along the  way.  All of the  distracting
> political debates have actually changed  my thinking  in a material way.
> After a few decades of being heads down with   work and family and
> squeezing in a bit of fun here and there, I find  the  direct exposure
> to points of view different from mine to be  enlightening or  at least
> challenging.  Give it a  try...
>
> Dave
>
>
>
> On  Wed, Sep  3, 2008 at 8:16 AM, cowie <ccowie at cowieassociates.com>   
wrote:
>>
>> I have enjoyed the sailing discussions on this  forum  for about four 
months
>> and appreciate the level of  enthusiasm and  input.  I introduced myself
>> originally  with a slide show and  description of my test sail at General
>>  Boats in the spring of 2008 and  have ordered a new R22 for delivery  the
>> spring of 2009.  While I  don't have a lot to offer  as a newbie out of 
water
>> I look forward to  being able to  offer advice on various sailing topics 
next
>>   year.
>>
>> I was initially put off by the political banter  and name  calling back and
>> forth.  I made it clear in my  introduction that  I view the forum for
> sailing
>> not  politics.  I check in everyday  to see what new topics are discussed  
and
>> this is quite useful as I  think about the various  options I could 
consider
>> on my new R22.   Having to  scroll thru a handful of political discussions 
to
>> sort out   the relevant sailing topics is a bit of an inconvenience but 
one I
>>  am  willing to live with if it keeps the sailing discussion alive.   It  
is
>> evident that a lot of regular forum members enjoy  talking politics  on a
>> daily basis but these are also the  same members willing to jump  in and
> offer
>> valuable  advice and input about sailing.
>>
>>  I will continue  to lurk about the edges until I get my feet wet next
>  spring.
>>
>>
>>
>> Paul Krawitz   wrote:
>>>
>>> While I appreciate the desire for  people to  express theirpolitical
>>> viewpoints, the use of  Rhodes22.orgas the  vehicle to do this dilutes the
>>> value  of this
>>> newsgroup  for informational exchange regarding  sailing, engines,
>>> rigging,  boating venues, and of  course, the Rhodes 22 itself.
>>>
>>>   Consequently, although I have received several
>>> helpful   communications regarding my second Rhodes,
>>> I find myself  deleting  the discussions automatically
>>> unless I've  posted a question. Thus,  I miss out on
>>> potentially  useful  information.
>>>
>>> Is it possible that  an alternate  discussion group could
>>> be created for those  subscribers who wish  to pursue
>>> political commentary,  thus maintaining the "purity"  of
>>> the Rhodes22.org web  site and  newsgroup?
>>>
>>> Are there any other  subscribers who  concur?
>>>
>>> Paul  K
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