WHOOPS!  I did not expect that people would think I was agreeing with
the statement! Just because I tried to expain a stupid statement does
not necessarily mean I agree with it .  Personally,I believe in freedom
of speech, and the right of each person to believe in what he believes,
and I am the last person to think weshould all don khaki uniforms, and
go marching down the street, singing the same tune.  We are a humdrum
group of individuals, each  with our 0wn way of dealing with situations,
and we give each other advice, and hope that something good will
materialise. I guess when I have not slept for two nights I say stupid
things.  I thought I was being sarcastic, I didn't mean to sound
genuine, and I'm sorry if I gave the wrong impression.  After all I did
write to Senator Spektor myself......


Hilary

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> On Tue, 15 Sep 1998 17:46:00 -0400 Jed Blue <[log in to unmask]> writes:
> >Dear Ivan,
> >I think it is probable that we are being warned mot to antagonise a
> >true
> >friend(!). Not to go for the overkill.
> >However, I  have written to Senator Spektor myself  a couple of times,
> >and Emailed him - the last time last week, and have each time got a
> >polite, considerate reply - even if hed did (incorrectly() identify me
> >as one of his constituents. (My father-in-law knew him way back when,
> >when he did advocacy work for the Postal Workers Union)
> >Hilary Blue
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Ivan M Suzman wrote:
> >>
> >> ^^^^^^WARM GREETINGS  FROM^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> >> Ivan Suzman         48/12         [log in to unmask]
> >> Portland, Maine    Land of lighthouses    63   deg. F  sunny
> >> *******************************************************************
> >>  Dear Bill,
> >>
> >>   Several of us are perplexed by one statement you made in your
> >message.
> >>  You recommend that we do NOT contact Senator Specter.  Can you
> >please
> >> explain why you suggest that we do NOT contact him?
> >>
> >>   I thought that contacts with each and every Senator should be
> >explored
> >> whenever possible. If I were a constituent of Senator Specter,
> >woudln't I
> >> want to let him know of my views about full funding of the Udall
> >Act, so
> >> that there is a continued PD community voice for coordinated
> >research,
> >> all directed to curing PD?
> >>
> >>   Does MIchael Claeys of P.A.N. or Paul Smedburg of A.P.D.A. agree
> >or
> >> disagree with Bill?
> >>
> >>  Thank you all for your opinions.  They are highly valued by our
> >e-rmail
> >> community.
> >>
> >>  Ivan Suzman 48/12
> >>
> >>  On Tue, 15 Sep 1998 17:43:29 EDT "(Bill Turenne, Jr.)"
> >> <[log in to unmask]> writes:
> >>
> >> ".....FY '99 APPROPRIATIONS UPDATE"
> >>
> >> (SNIP)
> >>
> >>   "PLEASE DO NOT contact Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA), as he is the
> >> Chairman of the subcommittee that wrote this bill and he is one of
> >the
> >> strongest advocates for increased federal investment in biomedical
> >> research in the Congress."
> >
>
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