From: "Robert G Lewis" 

Why thank you. I think that's the nicest thing you've said to me 

Bob Lewis

"Gary Britt"  wrote in message
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> Your getting to be as bad as Comer in your blindness 
>
> Gary
>
> "Robert G Lewis"  wrote in message
> news:4169e9fa$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> Lets just agree to disagree on this. I think that in the context used it
> was
>> correct and you do not .
>>
>> Bob Lewis
>>
>> "Gary Britt"  wrote in message
>> news:4169e431$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> > Me Three.  Investors own an investment.  To say a person owns a
>> > business
>> > conveys a completely different thought.  The owner of a business has
>> > hire/fire authority; the authority to direct company policies and
>> > procedures; the right to sell the business; the right to sell off
>> > significant assets of the business; the right to close the doors of the
>> > business and fire all the employees.  When someone is an investor in a
>> > business such a statement does NOT convey to the listener these kinds
>> > of
>> > controls because investors don't have those kinds of control and
> influence
>> > the "owner" does.
>> >
>> > Kerry said owner implying that Bush ran the business and called all the
>> > shots and did the hiring and firing.  Kerry's statement was and is a
> LIE.
>> > Bush has an extremely minor investment in a business with absolutely no
>> > rights of control whatsoever.
>> >
>> > Gary
>> >
>> > "Robert G Lewis" 
wrote in message
>> > news:4169d6ee$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> >> Investors don't own ?
>> >>
>> >> Now if you said control I'd agree to some extent.
>> >>
>> >> Bob Lewis
>> >>
>> >> "Gary Britt" 
wrote in message
>> >> news:4169c550{at}w3.nls.net...
>> >> > Own a timber company is different from ownership in
a timber company
>> >> > its
>> >> > not
>> >> > nuanced its the difference between an owner and an investor.
>> >> >
>> >> > Gary
>> >> >
>> >> > "Robert G Lewis"
 wrote in message
>> >> > news:4169b119$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> >> >> Ownership / partial ownership and I thought
Republicans didn't do
>> > nuance.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Bob Lewis
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Gary Britt"
 wrote in message
>> >> >> news:4169b048$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> >> >> > Owning an interest in and owning a timber
company don't have the
>> >> >> > same
>> >> >> > meaning.  Kerry and previously you claimed
he owned a timber
>> >> >> > company.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Gary
>> >> >> > Stop Flip Flopping Bob
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > "Robert G Lewis"
 wrote in message
>> >> >> > news:4169ae7d$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> >> >> >> Nope merely saying that he definitely
owns an interest in a
> timber
>> >> >> > company.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Bob Lewis
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> "Gary Britt"
 wrote in message
>> >> >> >> news:4169a376$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> >> >> >> > You are saying Bush owns a
controlling interest in a Timber
>> > company?
>> >> >> >> > That's
>> >> >> >> > the only way to be correct in your
assertion.
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > If you are going to claim that the
President is a liar and
> really
>> >> > does
>> >> >> > own
>> >> >> >> > a
>> >> >> >> > timber company then you "need
to make sure you are correct" or
>> >> >> >> > otherwise
>> >> >> >> > you'll just look like a fool, liar, or both.
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > Gary
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > "Robert G Lewis"
 wrote in message
>> >> >> >> > news:41697887$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> >> >> >> >> I thought Bush saying he
didn't own a timber company to be
>> > amusing.
>> >> >> > It's
>> >> >> >> >> a
>> >> >> >> >> good zinger but when you make
such you do need to make sure
> you
>> > are
>> >> >> >> > correct
>> >> >> >> >> in your statements. Had he not
made the big to do over it it
>> > would
>> >> > not
>> >> >> >> >> matter.
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> Bob Lewis
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> "Mark"
 wrote in message
>> >> >> >> >> news:4169757a$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> >> >> >> >> > ROFL - To consider that
Bush (or you, or I, or anyone)
>> > profiting
>> >> > by
>> >> >> > $84
>> >> >> >> >> > means he "owns"
a timber company is ridiculuous on the face
> of
>> >> >> >> >> > it.
>> >> >> >> > That's
>> >> >> >> >> > like saying those TV ads
running for some broker implying
> that
>> >> >> > someone
>> >> >> >> >> > arriving at a hotel to
special treatment by the staff
> because
>> >> >> >> >> > they
>> >> >> >> >> > "own"
>> >> >> >> >> > the hotel chain reflect the truth.
>> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> > To think that someone in
Bush's position (or anyone with
> more
>> >> >> >> >> > than
>> >> > a
>> >> >> >> >> > couple dozen investments)
is going to remember any or all
>> >> >> >> >> > investments
>> >> >> >> > that
>> >> >> >> >> > net him $84 in any given
year is disengenuous as well.
>> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> > "Robert G
Lewis"  wrote in message
>> >> >> >> >> > news:4169709c$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> >> >> >> >> >> Now Now we all know
Bush is an honest, honorable man. So
> when
>> > he
>> >> >> > said
>> >> >> >> > he
>> >> >> >> >> >> didn't own any part
of a timber company he was telling the
>> >> >> >> >> >> truth.
>> >> >> > It's
>> >> >> >> >> >> his accountant fault
that he failed a false tax return, or
>> >> >> >> >> >> his
>> >> >> > lawyers
>> >> >> >> > or
>> >> >> >> >> >> somebody else
>> >> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> >> Bob Lewis
>> >> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> >> "Rich
Gauszka"  wrote in message
>> >> >> >> >> >> news:41696f75$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> >> >> >> >> >>> This is when you
lose all credibility. Even I'll admit
> that
>> >> >> >> >> >>> BOTH
>> >> >> >> >> >>> sides
>> >> >> >> >> >>> are bending the
truth so far that it's already snapped
> quite
>> > a
>> >> > few
>> >> >> >> >> >>> times.
>> >> >> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >> >> >>> Has Bush figured
out that his ownership in a timber
> company
>> > is
>> >> > on
>> >> >> > his
>> >> >> >> >> >>> tax return yet? 

>> >> >> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >> >> >>> Both sides
>> >> >> >> >> >>> "Gary
Britt"  wrote in message
>> >> >> >> >> >>>
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>> >> >> >> >> >>>> There are
plenty of lies being told, but all by
>> >> >> >> >> >>>> democraps
>> > and
>> >> >> >> >> >>>> John
>> >> >> >> >> >>>> Kerry.
>> >> >> >> >> >>>> Does anyone
believe him that he won't cut and run in
> Iraq?
>> >> > Does
>> >> >> >> > anyone
>> >> >> >> >> >>>> believe him
when he says he won't raise taxes?  Does
> anyone
>> >> >> > believe
>> >> >> >> > him
>> >> >> >> >> >>>> when
>> >> >> >> >> >>>> he say he
will get France to send troops to Iraq?  Oh
>> >> >> >> >> >>>> and
>> >> >> >> >> >>>> don't
>> >> >> >> > forget,
>> >> >> >> >> >>>> he's
>> >> >> >> >> >>>> only had  one
position on Iraq.  He's never waivered on
>> >> > anything
>> >> >> > in
>> >> >> >> > his
>> >> >> >> >> >>>> life.  LOL
>> >> >> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >>>> His
supporters know all these things are lies.  They are
>> >> > counting
>> >> >> > on
>> >> >> >> >> >>>> them
>> >> >> >> >> >>>> being lies. 
They support him in lying to try and get
>> > elected.
>> >> >> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >>>> Gary
>> >> >> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >>>> "Monte
Davis"  wrote in message
>> >> >> >> >> >>>>
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>> >> >> >> >> >>>>> John
Cuccia  wrote:
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>> >> >> >> >> >>>>> > I
don't understand why people
>> >> >> >> >> >>>>>
>believe a word that Bush says.
>> >> >> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >>>>> Because
he's resolute and doesn't flip-flop, of course.
>> >> >> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >>>>> Facts,
numbers -- pfooey!
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>> >> >> >> >> >>>>> -Monte
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