[Vision2020] St. John Wenders

Matt Decker mattd2107 at hotmail.com
Mon Dec 4 10:46:52 PST 2006


Scott,

There not Scott.

Matt


>From: Scott Dredge <sdredge at yahoo.com>
>To: Vision2020 at moscow.com
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] St. John Wenders
>Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2006 09:29:15 -0800 (PST)
>
>I'm with you on punishment for murderers and rapists, but why is a crack 
>whore worthy of death?
>
>-Scott
>
>----- Original Message ----
>From: Matt Decker <mattd2107 at hotmail.com>
>To: suehovey at moscow.com; nielsen at uidaho.edu; Vision2020 at moscow.com
>Sent: Monday, December 4, 2006 12:00:48 AM
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] St. John Wenders
>
>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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