Jim
thanks for your input. I did not write the article you mention as
portraying me as a knuckledragger, although I agree with it. what part do
you find offensive?
As to "not thinking" or being "incredibly bitter" I probably became
incredibly bitter when I became a Democrat in 2001 and was not thinking when
I was a Republican all my life until age 66. I probably got Parkinson's
disease because I didn't exercise enough and was too liberal in my views.
That is what the knuckledraggers I know tell me.
Seriously, I got over being afraid to say what I thought when I became a
teacher. You sink or swim and kids don't put up with phonies.
Ray
Rayilyn Brown
Director AZNPF
Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation
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From: "James Holcomb" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 4:41 PM
Subject: Re: "precious little input"
> On Sep 22, 2008, at 4:05 PM, rayilynlee wrote:
>
>> Our mission is to disseminate information about Parkinson's disease and
>> its possible cure.
>>
>> About 3-4 years ago, after Murray Charters died, Diane Wyshak approached
>> me with the request that I post the articles she finds on PD research
>> and general information on PIEN. She picked me because I'm not afraid
>> to say what I think and she would rather play a behind the scenes
>> supportive role.
>>
>> Since that time she has worked tirelessly despite great pain, to
>> provide me with hundreds of articles daily to peruse, select, plain-
>> text and post. Diane not only has Parkinson's disease, but advanced
>> stage cancer which involves many surgeries.
>>
>> She provides me with lots of political info you never see, but
>> embryonic stem research and science in general have become inextricably
>> interwoven with politics in the past 8 years. I do not intend to
>> eliminate them from my posts to please a few people. The fates of
>> millions of people who suffer from disease and disability are directly
>> related to the actions our political leaders take. To excuse them or
>> be ignorant of their positions is not acceptable to me.
>>
>> I am an ovarian cancer survivor who has had Parkinson's disease over 12
>> years. Spike, my dog , is my caregiver, and we would appreciate your
>> support.
>>
>> Ray
>>
>> Rayilyn Brown
>> Director AZNPF
>> Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation
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>
>
> Ray,
>
> Posts like the one below do not yield credit for you or the Information
> Exchange.
>
> It makes me wonder if the judgement made by Diane Wyshak really should
> value the fact that you're "... not afraid to say what I think ..."
> Are you really thinking or are you just incredibly bitter?
>
> While I appreciate the service you provide in forwarding articles, in
> some of your commentary (like the one below) you come across as just as
> much a knuckle dragger as you would paint the opposition.
>
> I believe your genuine and generous service to the community is seriously
> compromised by the way you represent your opinions.
>
> ... Jim
>
>
> Source: Star Tribune, Minnesota Netlets for Thursday, Sept. 18
> Last update: September 18, 2008 - 3:36 PM
>
> Contempt for science has threatening implications
>
> The massive Hadron Collider in Europe ("The nature of the universe,"
> Sept. 11) is another obvious example that the United States is no longer
> No. 1 in science.
>
> Under the Bush administration, our best scientists have been leaving in
> droves to other countries for better opportunities due to the
> politicization of issues ranging from embryonic stem cell research to
> climate change. This should come as no surprise to Republicans given
> their gleeful cheers for John McCain's new fundamentalist V.P. candidate.
>
> Why would religious zealots fund scientific research, anyway? Why should
> we strive to understand the universe we live in when God can easily be
> inserted where all the knowledge gaps are? Sarah Palin and her ilk are
> also quick to reject the overwhelming scientific evidence of global
> warming and its consequences; after all, we're living in the end times,
> right?
>
> This contempt for science threatens both our country's economic future
> and the world that our children will inherit from us.
>
> Rayilyn Brown
> Director AZNPF
> Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation
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