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Dear Red States
flitterbit wrote:
Karen didn't write the piece she posted; it's satire/humour that's been circulating the Web since the 2004 Presidential election. Sounds like Sense of humor got lost in the split up. lol Ruby |
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Dear Red States
In article , Karen C in California
wrote: dark.angel wrote: Why don't you just cut to the chase and proclaim it "Karen's Kountry?" Because I'm not the one who wrote the article. Oh, dear .... I'm so very sorry! I completely didn't see where you cited the source! Because, as a professional proofreader, you'd have too much integrity to post something without citing the source, of course. [Sarcastic rant over] It doesn't matter if you wrote or not. You posted it. And you did so without citing the source (didn't at least say "Found this on the internet") ... soooo you're either a plagiarist or a bigot in Dem's clothing. And since you are a professional proofreader, one can only assume that you have the intellectual wherewithal to have "proofed" it first. Were you unable to delete or modify the passages that were so disgustingly bigoted (and indirectly racist)?? Which is it? -- dark.angel |
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Minor Quibble Dear Red States
In article
, wrote: On Nov 6, 9:31*am, "dark.angel" wrote: The bottom line is that even if they only joined for the extra $$ or for the GI Bill (which would be silly considering how hard it is to actually USE in many cases), they VOLUNTEERED knowing full well that so many countries despise us that we WILL get into one fracas or another. I don't mean to endorse anything in the post to which you were responding here, but I do want to point out that many of those who volunteered did so by signing up for the National Guard, which is traditionally not deployed outside of the US. True. Not traditionally. (And I did not post what I did hoping for any endorsement whatsoever!) But regardless of what tradition allows, it's always a distinct possibility. My DH was in the Army NG for YEARS and they were not only deployed to Iraq, but also Kuwait during Desert Storm. Regardless, they signed on the dotted line knowing that they can be "called up" for action -- whether it's guarding the local armory or fighting abroad. Elizabeth -- dark.angel |
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Dear Red States
On Nov 6, 11:12 am, "Julie K. Eitze" wrote:
That was the most offensive post I have read to date on the group. Even the trolls posts I know are just drivel......I had respected Karen's comments before this.......whether they are actually her's or not she posted it. I have to side with you on this. NOTHING indicated to me that it was old, or was comprised of someone else's words. I never read it before and I bet a lot of us never did either. I have learned that it is very difficult to convey satire, humor, sarcasm etc. with he written word, - yay, even the spoken word - heck, look at Palin and the Russia-across-the-strait comments. Ya gotta just tell it with sincerity or risk being misinterpreted. Red state, blue state - who cares - I'm just glad to be an "Uh - merikin" and I wish our country well. |
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Dear Red States
dark.angel wrote:
Why don't you just cut to the chase and proclaim it "Karen's Kountry?" Because I'm not the one who wrote the article. -- Karen C - California Editor/Proofreader www.IntlProofingConsortium.com Finished 10/7/08 - Sun Fun (Dimensions) WIP: Nativity from "Countdown to Christmas" book, Oriental Kimono (Janlynn), MLI The Teacher (gift to the library), Bethany Angel (Marbek) Retrieved from UFO pile: Marbek's Snow Angel, MLI Farmers Market CFSfacts -- where we give you the facts and dispel the myths Myths, with research cites: http://www.aacfs.org/images/pdfs/myths.pdf Newest research blog: http://cfs-facts.blogspot.com/ |
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Minor Quibble Dear Red States
On Nov 6, 9:31*am, "dark.angel" wrote:
The bottom line is that even if they only joined for the extra $$ or for the GI Bill (which would be silly considering how hard it is to actually USE in many cases), they VOLUNTEERED knowing full well that so many countries despise us that we WILL get into one fracas or another. I don't mean to endorse anything in the post to which you were responding here, but I do want to point out that many of those who volunteered did so by signing up for the National Guard, which is traditionally not deployed outside of the US. Elizabeth |
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Dear Red States
On Nov 6, 11:37*am, Ruby wrote:
flitterbit wrote: Karen didn't write the piece she posted; it's satire/humour that's been circulating the Web since the 2004 Presidential election. Sounds like Sense of humor got lost in the split up. *lol The problem is that the post was funny as sour grapes when "blue" lost. It's offensive as gloating now that "blue" has won. Elizabeth |
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Dear Red States
Jinx Minx wrote:
Offensive as HELL Oh, well. For years, we've had to put up with Red Staters telling us that they have superior morality and that we Californians are going to hell because we don't think Rush Limbaugh and millionaire televangelists are destined for sainthood. Maybe the facts that Blue States are the ones with the money -- California gets back only a fraction of the money we send to DC, because our money is used to subsidize poor Red States -- are offensive to those who've been patting themselves on the back making fun of our collection of fruits, nuts and flakes. Too bad, tit for tat. I've lived in Red areas. I like Blue ones better. Less racist, more tolerant of new ideas, better food. Next time you get a craving for an orange, remember, we produce almost ALL of the eating oranges in California. When you want a salad in December, remember, most of the lettuce in winter is grown in California. Our farmworkers work year-round; they don't get winters off because we don't have winters. And, for any of you who have ever made jokes about lazy Californians, I'm accustomed to talking to NY law firms and telling them that our office opens at 8 AM; in NYC, they don't show up till 10. There's always that moment of shock when they realize that we're working harder than the city that prides itself on working hard. -- Karen C - California Editor/Proofreader www.IntlProofingConsortium.com Finished 10/7/08 - Sun Fun (Dimensions) WIP: Nativity from "Countdown to Christmas" book, Oriental Kimono (Janlynn), MLI The Teacher (gift to the library), Bethany Angel (Marbek) Retrieved from UFO pile: Marbek's Snow Angel, MLI Farmers Market CFSfacts -- where we give you the facts and dispel the myths Myths, with research cites: http://www.aacfs.org/images/pdfs/myths.pdf Newest research blog: http://cfs-facts.blogspot.com/ |
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Dear Red States
On Nov 6, 11:24 am, "dark.angel"
Uh-MEN!!!! just testing my LBJ accent..... |
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Dear Red States
wrote:
The problem is that the post was funny as sour grapes when "blue" lost. It's offensive as gloating now that "blue" has won. Elizabeth Thank you for pointing that out. We in the Blue States have been expected to laugh at "offensive gloating" for years. The Reds don't like it now that the tables are turned. -- Karen C - California Editor/Proofreader www.IntlProofingConsortium.com Finished 10/7/08 - Sun Fun (Dimensions) WIP: Nativity from "Countdown to Christmas" book, Oriental Kimono (Janlynn), MLI The Teacher (gift to the library), Bethany Angel (Marbek) Retrieved from UFO pile: Marbek's Snow Angel, MLI Farmers Market CFSfacts -- where we give you the facts and dispel the myths Myths, with research cites: http://www.aacfs.org/images/pdfs/myths.pdf Newest research blog: http://cfs-facts.blogspot.com/ |
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