Amanda, I resent your disrespect regarding camels. Obviously, you aren't
one - which means that you can't understand how very beautiful and
functional they are. I hope that an apology is forthcoming - we can't
afford to alienate the camels on this list. :-)
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God bless
Mary Ann (CG Jamie 68/28 with PD, died 11/20/07)
www.bentwillowfarm.org
Subject: Re: "precious little input"
> If God exists, he/she gave us brains so meant them for use.
> In any case, God has a sense of humour - go look at a camel....
>
> Amanda
>
> Quoting James Holcomb <[log in to unmask]>:
>
>> Ray,
>>
>> Last night on Larry King, President Clinton said 45% of Americans are
>> republicans.
>>
>> Why alienate such a large percentage of your audience with your lead-
>> in email observations such as:
>>
>> > 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?
>>
>> You have become the primary information provider for this list. Are
>> you going to be a reporter or a satirist?
>>
>> Regards to Spike.
>>
>> ....Jim
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sep 24, 2008, at 1:14 PM, rayilynlee wrote:
>>
>> > 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
>> > [log in to unmask]
>> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Holcomb"
>> > <[log in to unmask]
>>
>> > >
>> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> > 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
>> >>> [log in to unmask]
>> >>>
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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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