[Vision2020] Re: Memo to Commissioner Kimmell

Wrong Again thansen at moscow.com
Tue Aug 24 11:26:27 PDT 2004


Wrong again, Ms. Kraut.

Lee was a patriot of Virginia, not the Confederacy.  As late as 1860, Lee was 
undecided between his loyalty to the union and his love for Virginia.

Tom Hansen

> And yet it always is there with his story because thats who he was!?
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>
> To: "'Pat Kraut'" <pkraut at moscow.com>; "'vision2020'"
> <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 5:49 AM
> Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Re: Memo to Commissioner Kimmell
> 
> 
> > If I were gullible enough to believe that Commissioner Kimmell was simply
> > placing Robert E. Lee on a pedestal to explain Lee's great leadership, why
> > put the Confederate flag on display (as Puppet Kimmell did)?
> >
> > Yes.  We can present military leaders of "losing" sides as great leaders.
> > Field Marshal Erwin Rommel (The Desert Fox) comes to mind.  Rommel's
> > leadership prowess can be detailed without displaying the Nazi swastika.
> >
> > Please explain.
> >
> > Tom "I am" Hansen
> > Not On The Palouse (or Monroe, Louisiana), Not Ever
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
> > On Behalf Of Pat Kraut
> > Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 9:49 PM
> > To: vision2020
> > Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Re: Memo to Commissioner Kimmell
> >
> > As I said...He lost yes but he did go on to lead a school. And Professor
> > Hume of WSU has a great letter from him that he reads as a part of his
> Civil
> > War class. He just may have something to teach us all about going on and
> not
> > giving up just because we have lost a cause we worked hard on. He knew
> > Lincoln, he was a general in the most divisive war we've had, so the
> things
> > he wrote after are very interesting. I'k like to suggest that since we
> don't
> > know what Paul was going to say about Lee or what part of his life he felt
> > was worthy of presenting in a leadership meeting that some of you might
> have
> > jumped the gun without any real information. But, you'd probably think I
> was
> > unfair.
> > PK
> >
> >
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