Posted on 11/05/2002 4:10:06 AM PST by Chairman_December_19th_Society
Yes, he is my youngest. He is 24. He's switched schools once, switched majors 3 times. Finally he settled into Agronomy. He will finish in the spring. He is coming home to farm with us, and at the momment, the plan is he will settle in and gradually assume management of the cropping side of our operation.
Our family has defied all the odds. 3 sons. All three coming home to farm. They are the 7th generation of my family to farm in this County.
Well, he might be 1/4 right (not even half right, but not totally wrong).
First off, yes I had heard about it. Thought it was abjectly humorous, and that's where my analysis starts.
First, we've made much hay about having different times for demoflops to vote, and different locations, etc. Some enterprising pubbie probably made the flyers - it wouldn't surprise me. But it was NOT an organized effort on the part of any Republican institution. There is NO way they would be that stupid in such a heavily democratic state.
But that segues into the second point. This is the reaction of a party that is scared to death of losing. I am absolutely convinced these sorts of posters existed in 2000, 1998, and earlier. It's just the demoflops had ZERO concern about losing, so they didn't pay it much mind. This year, it is very different. Common Tator's analysis is poignant on this regard - Townsend was campaigning where? In PG and in Baltimore - her base areas. They are not secure, and there is the very real possibility she will lose the race. The only hope for the demoflop is turnout - so this is the year they focus on the posters.
Which then goes to a third point. The demoflops consistently show they have no sense of humor. Anyone with half a brain both KNOWS that today is Election Day - for crying out loud, the media have talked about nothing else for weeks, and that's the ONLY thing they are spending any real time on today. In fact, unless you have been in a cave your whole life, everyone knows the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November is Election Day.
Which brings me to my fourth point - the demoflops have a really low opinion of the intelligence factor of their constituency if they think they will fall for such a notion. REALLY LOW! Lower than any small number you might conceive of in your wildest imagination! It speaks volumes about what that party REALLY thinks of the folks they expect to vote for them today.
And, finally, if those are, indeed, the folks whom the demoflops want to vote, consider how ill informed they really must be, and yet the demoflops are out there PROUDLY ANNOUNCING TO THE WORLD that their constituency consists of blithering idiots who wouldn't be able to get out of bed if it were not for the built in gravity assist feature which occurs when you roll over.
Yet (!!) the demoflops have the unmitigated gall and temerity, in spite of this bold pronouncement, to then turn around and insist their people voted properly and that any election screw ups were because of other, non-voter factors.
It is beyond amazing that anyone can actually buy their crap.
Sadly one near us has just been sold to the developers....the owner is up in years and his son doesn't farm. It will be a subdivision by next year.
Congratulations on continuing a proud tradition!
I voted all Republican, but not a straight ticket. I enjoy filling in each and every circle for the Republicans. Hey, they all worked hard to earn my vote, the least I can do is give each and every one of them an individual vote!
I've done what I can for John Sununu and giving our President the friendly Senate he needs. Now it is up to everyone else!
VOTE AS IF YOUR FUTURE DEPENDS ON IT...BECAUSE IT DOES!
Thanks!
McNabb is now on the board with my uncle.
Other trustees include CBS reporter Steve Kroft of 60 Minutes; Pulitzer-prize winning columnist William Safire; Billy Hunter, president of the NBA and WNBA players associations; Arielle Tepper, Broadway producer whose current show is "Hollywood Arms;" John Couri, former head of Duty Free International; Lee Blatt, chairman and chief executive officer of Herley Industries; George Babikian, former president of Arco Petroleum( my uncle); Joyce Hergenhan; president of the General Electric Fund and former vice president of public relations for GE; and Bill Davis, chairman of National Grid USA.
/john
But I actually heard Rudy Guilianni talk--(on FOX this AM)-- about spending the night with two friends who happen to be gay......and vote straight Republican :^^^^^
Play with THAT!!....LOL
You're tooooo sharp!
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