[sumo] FW: Tide Turns in Ramadi [off-topic]/MY RANT!

[Charles Beauchamp]

Thus far only one dissenting list member has saw fit
to say anything to me about my rant yesterday.  Heh. 
MAYBE I SHOULD RUN FOR PRESIDENT!!!  <G>

--- ozora ozora <ozora at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Amen!
> 
> 
> >From: Charles Beauchamp <beauking1 at yahoo.com>
> >Reply-To: Sumo Mailing List <sumo at webtrek.com>
> >To: Sumo Mailing List <sumo at webtrek.com>
> >Subject: Re: [sumo] FW: Tide Turns in Ramadi
> [off-topic]/MY RANT!
> >Date: Sun, 6 May 2007 08:33:40 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> >OK I think I've seen enough.  I've been with this
> list
> >for a decade.  Joined shortly after I left the
> United
> >States Navy.  This list has been my main connection
> to
> >Sumo since those days.
> >
> >For twenty years now I have been a fan due
> primarily
> >because of the Hawaii connection.  I cheered the
> rise
> >of Akebono and Musashimaru with glee.  I was
> saddened
> >when Konishiki fell from Ozeki.  I was amazed at
> the
> >ability and skill level of the Hanada brothers and
> >have been often shocked by the behavior of
> Asashoryu.
> >
> >This weekend this list has gone to trash.  Maybe
> some
> >of you who are screaming about the war in Iraq etc
> >should remember a thing of six.
> >
> >Thing one: we have many active duty US Military
> >members on this list.
> >
> >Thing two: this list has a clear international
> flavor.
> >
> >Thing three: an entire family who were members of
> this
> >list died in the World Trade Center on Sept. 11,
> 2001.
> >
> >Thing four: the few days after that list it was
> made
> >quite clear that there are members of this list who
> >are enemies of the United States based purely on
> their
> >comments and one quite prominent member of this
> list
> >should probably never get withing arm's reach of me
> as
> >that individual has a right cross coming that
> hasn't
> >been afforded the chance to be paid yet.
> >
> >Thing five: I don't care what your opinion is of
> the
> >war on terror one way or the other.  I don't care
> what
> >your opinion of the war in Iraq is one way or the
> >other.  I do know that they are reality, they are
> >current and they aren't going away just because
> >someone wishes them to.  Views of the Bush
> >administration etc have no place on this list.
> >
> >Thing six: Wayne, God bless you and the people you
> are
> >serving with as well as any others who are serving
> >anywhere in the world for the cause of freedom.
> >
> >Thing seven: I think I will be ignoring this list
> for
> >some time now if I don't just unsubscribe.  The
> venom
> >being tossed around is unseemly and is the worst
> I've
> >seen here since the outlandish comments made about
> the
> >Untied States on this list the week of 9/11/01.
> >
> >Thing eight: I am a veteran.  I've been to war.  I
> >have been under gun point and I have killed for my
> >country.  I don't need someone from another era
> >telling me what to read or making silly comments
> about
> >"informed media."  I've seen from point blank
> direct
> >experience numerous times that "the mainstream
> media"
> >is all about dollars and has little interest in
> >keeping anyone actually informed.  Wayne informed
> us.
> >That is all I need to know about Ramadi.
> >
> >Thing nine: God bless the United States of America
> and
> >to Hell with anyone who thinks different.
> >
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