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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