[Vision2020] St. John Wenders

Mon Dec 4 00:00:48 PST 2006

Sue,

WOW! There are few people I could care less if they still grace this earth 
or not. John, I would not view as one of those. He did ruffle some feathers, 
but not worthy of death. If a person is going to upset me, they would have 
to be a murderer, rapist, crack whore. You know, that type. But, one that 
uses verbab to get under my skin would not warrant a death penalty. I could 
give a rats ass.

I do feel for you Sue. Time to let the man rest in peace, and find his 
positive side. Heck even I can do that with people I don't agree with.

Matt

>From: "Sue Hovey" <suehovey at moscow.com>
>To: "Matt Decker" <mattd2107 at hotmail.com>, <nielsen at uidaho.edu>,        
><Vision2020 at moscow.com>
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] St. John Wenders
>Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2006 21:59:07 -0800
>
>Am I sorry he is dead?  No.  I would think he did not live his life to his
>best potential, for he contributed very little to this community with his
>rancor and divisive attitude.  I do not know whether one appropriately 
>views
>his behavior as a mistake. I think it derived from his inflated sense of
>himself as an authority on tax policy.  He told me a few years ago the
>education monies expended on my disabled daughter's education were, "a
>monumental waste of taxpayer funds."  That is his direct quote, and no, I
>will never forget his words.  I can say with certainty, my daughter, 
>despite
>her disabilites, has made a more positive contribution to this community 
>and
>the people who live here, than Jack Wenders ever did.
>
>Sue Hovey
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Matt Decker" <mattd2107 at hotmail.com>
>To: <nielsen at uidaho.edu>; <Vision2020 at moscow.com>
>Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 9:23 PM
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] St. John Wenders
>
>
> > Ralph,
> >
> > Gee Ralph, what you and Sue have said, almost makes me believe you both
> > are
> > glad he has passed.
> > Let's not forget that we all live life to our fullest and to our best
> > potential. We all make mistakes but those little mistakes that you don't
> > agree with shouldn't be a downer on his life right?
> >
> > Matt
> >
> >
> >>From: Ralph Nielsen <nielsen at uidaho.edu>
> >>To: Vision2020 at moscow.com
> >>Subject: [Vision2020] St. John Wenders
> >>Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2006 19:47:15 -0800
> >>
> >>Let us not forget what a saintly man John Wenders was. Although he
> >>was only on half-time appointment as a professor at the University of
> >>Idaho, he made a deal with then President Richard Gibb for full-time
> >>retirement benefits. All this from a government school at the
> >>taxpayers' expense.
> >>
> >>Ralph Nielsen
> >>
> >>
> >> > Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1999 21:42:05 -0700
> >> > To: letters at lmtribune.com
> >> > From: Ralph Nielsen <nielsen at uidaho.edu>
> >> > Subject: Religion of Wenders
> >> >
> >> > The article in Turnabout (Sunday, Aug. 1) "Majority spends money of
> >> > all on immoral pool" by John Wenders, should have appeared on
> >> > Saturday's Religion page. Like most other profit-seeking prophets
> >> > in the market-place of wishful thinking, the Rev. Dr. Wenders
> >> > pretends that he is saving us from sin--the sin of taxation for the
> >> > common good of our fellow citizens. Taxing the citizens of Moscow
> >> > for a public swimming pool is immoral, he says. Besides, swimming
> >> > is not all that good for young people anyway, at least not for his
> >> > sonny boy, whose daddy happens to be wealthy enough to send him to
> >> > a private academic summer program.
> >> >
> >> > Religion thrives on persecution, real or imaginary. Thus our latter-
> >> > day St. John has also been ridiculed for preaching that if we will
> >> > only believe in what he says, we will all be saved. Saved from the
> >> > hell of taxation for the good of others besides ourselves.
> >> >
> >> > Another hallmark of organized religion is the hypocrisy of many of
> >> > its preachers. According to the  prophet Wenders, tax subsidies for
> >> > public swimming pools are immoral. But churches pay not a penny of
> >> > taxes while they enjoy public services paid for by all taxpayers.
> >> > Are they not immoral, too? And aren't subsidies and tax write-offs
> >> > for large corporations also sinful?
> >> >
> >> > Let me quote from the gospel according to St. Wenders: "That is
> >> > redistribution, pure and simple, something that is antithetical to
> >> > every ethical standard." So when will Wenders, our new anointed
> >> > one, drive the evil money redistributors from his father's house?
> >> > Don't hold your breath, folks. I have a feeling that his
> >> > predecessor will show up first.
> >> >
> >> >
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