[Elecraft] Powerful, she tells it like it is

Bill W5WVO w5wvo at cybermesa.net
Mon Nov 2 23:37:56 EST 2009


I swear, if this kind of garbage is what ham radio has come down to, I think 
it's time for me to find a new hobby.

Bill W5WVO


Phil and Christina wrote:
> I trust that I am not the only one who does not want this type of
> material on the Elecraft reflector.  Back to our normally scheduled
> programming, thank you.
>
> 73,
>
> Phil, NS7P
>
>
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> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Bill Harris
> Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 7:43 PM
> To: undisclosed-recipients:
> Subject: [Elecraft] Powerful, she tells it like it is
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>>> This is good.
>
>>> Subject: "WE NOTICED"
>>>
>>> This was written by Sherry Hackett, Buddy Hackett's
>>> widow........
>>>
>>> President Obama:
>>>
>>> Today I read of your administrations' plan to re-define
>>> September 11
>>> as a National Service Day. Sir, it's time we had a
>>> talk.........
>>>
>>> During your campaign, Americans watched as you made mockery
>>> of our
>>> tradition of standing and crossing your heart when the
>>> Pledge of
>>> Allegiance was spoken. You, out of four people on the
>>> stage, were the
>>> only one not honoring our tradition.
>>>
>>> YES, "We noticed."
>>>
>>> During one of your many speeches, Americans heard you say
>>> that you
>>> intended to visit all 57 states. We all know that Islam,
>>> not America, has
>>> 57 states.
>>>
>>> YES, "We noticed."
>>>
>>> When President Bush leaned over at Ground Zero and gently
>>> placed a
>>> flower on the memorial, while you nonchalantly tossed your
>>> flower onto
>>> the pile without leaning over.
>>>
>>> YES, "We noticed."
>>>
>>> Every time you apologized to other countries for America
>>> 's position on
>>> an issue we have wondered why you don't share our pride
>>> in this great
>>> country. When you have heard foreign leaders berate our
>>> country and
>>> our beliefs, you have not defended us. In fact, you
>>> insulted the
>>> British Crown beyond belief.
>>>
>>> YES, "We noticed."
>>>
>>> When your pastor of 20 years, "God-damned America
>>> " and said that
>>> 9/11 was America's chickens coming home to roost"
>>> and you denied
>>> having heard recriminations of that nature, we wondered how
>>> that could
>>> be. You later disassociated yourself from that church and
>>> Pastor
>>> Wright because it was politically expedient to do so.
>>>
>>> YES, "We noticed."
>>>
>>> When you announced that you would transform America , we
>>> wondered why.
>>> With all her faults, America is the greatest country on
>>> earth. Sir,
>>> KEEP THIS IN MIND, "if not for America and the people
>>> who built her,
>>> you wouldn't be sitting in the White House now."
>>> Prior to your
>>> election to the highest office in this country, you were a
>>> senator from
>>> Illinois and from what we can glean from the records
>>> available, not a very
>>> remarkable one.
>>>
>>> YES, "We noticed."
>>>
>>> All through your campaign and even now, you have surrounded
>>> yourself
>>> with individuals who are basically unqualified for the
>>> positions for
>>> which you appointed them. Worse than that, the majority of
>>> them are
>>> people who, like you, bear no special allegiance, respect,
>>> or affection
>>> for this country and her traditions.
>>>
>>> YES, "We noticed."
>>>
>>> You are 9 months into your term and every morning millions
>>> of Americans
>>> wake up to a new horror heaped on us by you. You seek to
>>> saddle
>>> working Americans with a health care/insurance reform
>>> package that,
>>> along with cap and trade, will bankrupt this nation.
>>>
>>> YES, "We noticed."
>>>
>>> We seek, by protesting, to let our representatives know
>>> that we are not
>>> in favor of these crippling expenditures and we are
>>> labeled
>>> "un-American","racist". We wonder how
>>> we are supposed to let you know
>>> how frustrated we are. You have attempted to make our
>>> protests seem
>>> isolated and insignificant. Until your appointment,
>>> Americans had the
>>> right to speak out.
>>>
>>> YES, "We noticed."
>>>
>>> On September 11, 2001, there were no Republicans or
>>> Democrats, only
>>> Americans. And we all grieved together and helped each
>>> other in
>>> whatever way we could. The attack on 9/11 was carried out
>>> because we
>>> are Americans.
>>>
>>> And YES, "We noticed."
>>>
>>> There were many of us who prayed that as a black president
>>> you could
>>> help unite this nation. In six months you have done more to
>>> destroy
>>> this nation than the attack on 9/11. You have failed us.
>>>
>>> YES, "We noticed."
>>>
>>> September 11 is a day of remembrance for all Americans. You
>>> propose
>>> to make 9/11 a "National Service Day". While we
>>> know that you don't
>>> share our reverence for 9/11, we pray that history will
>>> report your
>>> proposal as what it is...a disgrace.
>>>
>>> YES, "We noticed."
>>>
>>> You have made a mockery of our Constitution and the office
>>> that you
>>> hold. You have embarrassed and slighted us in foreign
>>> visits and
>>> policy.
>>>
>>> YES, "We noticed.."
>>>
>>> We have noticed all these things. We will deal with you.
>>> When
>>> Americans come together again, it will be to remove you
>>> from office.
>>>
>>> Take notice.
>>>
>>>
>>> ____________________________________________________________
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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