From: "Robert G Lewis" 

A Century and a half  ROFL

Bob Lewis

"John Beamish"  wrote in
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> http://mp3.dubyaspeak.com/moderntimes.mp3
>
> (Well, there was that unpleasantness in 1941.)
>
> "Robert G Lewis"  wrote in message
> news:412d5725$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> But not what he said
>>
>> Guess he meant something other than what he said
>>
>> Gee How surprising that
>>
>> Bob Lewis
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>> "Gary Britt"  wrote in message
>> news:412d56f7$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> > Yep, its called role playing.  Its creative thinking.
>> >
>> > Gary
>> >
>> > --
>> >
>> > "Robert G Lewis" 
wrote in message
>> > news:412d5621$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> >> Yep the administration never stops thinking of ways to harm our
>> >> people.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Gary Britt" 
wrote in message
>> >> news:412d53e3$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> >> > So the Bush administration never stops thinking about new ways
> America
>> >> > could
>> >> > be harmed, so that they can defend against them. 
That's called
> putting
>> >> > yourself into the shoes of the other guy, and
thinking like them.
> Its
>> > the
>> >> > kind of creative thinking the 9/11 commission said was needed.
>> >> >
>> >> > Gary
>> >> >
>> >> > --
>> >> >
>> >> > "Robert G Lewis"
 wrote in message
>> >> > news:412d533e$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> >> >> Shall we talk about words meaning what they say
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Our enemies are innovative and
resourceful, and so are we. They
> never
>> >> > stop
>> >> >> thinking about new ways to harm our country and
our people, and
>> >> >> neither
>> >> >> do
>> >> >> we." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2004
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Gary Britt"
 wrote in message
>> >> >> news:412d4d7d$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> >> >> > He wasn't writing about his boat he was
writing about people.  If
> he
>> >> >> > was
>> >> >> > writing about a boat, then he was speaking
about them all being
>> >> >> > together
>> >> >> > in
>> >> >> > the boat together and said we haven't been
fired on yet.  If
>> >> >> > Kerry
>> >> >> > is
>> >> >> > in
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > boat then he is in the group.  Otherwise he
would have written
>> >> >> > "they"
>> >> >> > haven't been fired at yet differentiating
from himself or he
>> >> >> > would
>> > have
>> >> >> > written the crew and I haven't been under
fire yet.  If he had
> been
>> >> > under
>> >> >> > fire and therefore wasn't cocky any longer
because he's writing
>> >> >> > about
>> >> >> > those
>> >> >> > who haven't been under fire being cocky
then surely he would have
>> >> >> > contemplated how to deal with the situation
and impart some
>> > leadership
>> >> > to
>> >> >> > the crew.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > It all boils down to Kerry's words mean
exactly what they say, or
>> >> >> > you
>> >> > have
>> >> >> > to believe Kerry is a not so verbal not to
literate not so
>> >> >> > nuanced
>> >> >> > kinda
>> >> >> > of
>> >> >> > thinker and writer in his diary.  The kind
of guy who could
>> >> >> > easily
>> >> >> > write
>> >> >> > we
>> >> >> > when he meant they.  Perhaps the next line
in diary discusses his
>> >> >> > strategery
>> >> >> > for the next day.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Gary
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > --
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > "Steve Ewing"
 wrote in message
>> >> >> > news:opsdbiqvnasagvys{at}news.barkto.com...
>> >> >> >> On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 13:05:48 -0400, Gary Britt
>> > 
>> >> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> > So you believe that when Kerry
writes "we haven't been under
> fire
>> >> >> >> > yet
>> >> >> > and
>> >> >> >> > not having been fire makes you
cocky" Kerry wasn't talking
> about
>> >> >> > himself.
>> >> >> >> > Yeah everybody I know who writes
informal diaries makes
>> >> >> >> > references
>> >> >> >> > to
>> >> >> >> > themselves and their friends as
we, but don't intend
>> >> >> >> > themselves
>> >> >> >> > to
>> >> >> >> > be
>> >> >> >> > part of "we".
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Because he was the CO.  Captain of the
ship, however small.  It
>> >> >> >> changes
>> >> >> >> your perspective, and even your
language, in the Navy, to be in
>> >> >> >> a
>> >> >> >> ship.
>> >> >> >> I
>> >> >> >> don't say, "I went to
Toulon", I say "WE went to Toulon." (or
>> >> >> >> "OUI",
>> >> >> >> if
>> >> > I
>> >> >> >> am practicing my French).
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> --
>> >> >> >> Steve 
>> >> >> >> http://www.qmss.com/sewing
>> >> >> >
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