[TheForge] OT Re: NYT B Smithing reference

[Paul N]

How nicely stated. I hope you continue to participate in the group. From 
your posts that follow this, it appears you have experiences to contribute.

On 4/22/2011 9:38 PM, David C Kuhlman wrote:
> First post here...
>
> It truly is a pity that I can't find something to do that keeps me away from
> the idiot box. Just getting started with blacksmithing and really looking
> forward to see what I can conjure up from this pile of steel I was fortunate
> enough to find on Craig's List for next to nothing.
>
> So, I find this forum with a mailing list that seems like it is supposed to
> be about this truly noble endeavor and look what happens? Flame wars! The
> whole "Fox News" Obama and everything else political is what drove me into
> the garage in the first place. Anybody who thinks for one minute that the
> problem has ANYTHING to do with left vs. right really has ZERO clue! Why
> don't we take a step back, breath, relax and then try to remember that life
> is, and always has been a right vs. wrong thing. Trying to intellectualize
> the whole left / right thing only exposes one's ability to eloquently
> verbalize his own stupidity. If you prefer to compare the southbound end of
> a northbound elephant to the northbound end of a southbound jackass, there
> are plenty of forums designed for exactly that!
>
> I desperately hope that this is NOT one of them!
>
> Now, if you'll excuse me, I think I will try and enjoy the nice little
> "Smithy" I spent most of today trying to setup....