From: "Robert G Lewis" 

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
>> >> >> >> >>> news:41696a66$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> >> >> >> >>>> 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
>> >> >> >> >>>>
news:hefim0ha41clmntpm581s6839t32bpuba0{at}4ax.com...
>> >> >> >> >>>>> John Cuccia
 wrote:
>> >> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >> >>>>> > 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!
>> >> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >> >>>>> -Monte
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