[Vision2020] courtney exploits tragedy

Sun Oct 8 15:19:26 PDT 2006

>From CNN at:

http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/blogs/politicalticker/

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McHenry acknowledges no evidence of Democratic involvement in Foley matter,
but argues it remains an open question.

>From CNN Political Editor Mark Preston

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Rep. Patrick McHenry acknowledged Sunday he had no
evidence Democrats had been withholding information about then-Rep. Mark
Foley's contact with teenage House pages, but the North Carolina Republican
said a "question remains, were they involved."

Pressed by CNN's Wolf Blitzer several times to offer up evidence that
Democrats knowingly withheld information on Foley, R-Florida, for political
gain, McHenry failed to do so. But the North Carolina Republican then said
"if they were not involved, they need to say clearly," on CNN's 'Late
Edition with Wolf Blitzer.'

McHenry added, "And it's a question. It's not an accusation."

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Let me see if I have this right.

It is all the Democrats fault because they were not involved and failed to
say that they were not involved?

This is all so confusing.

Tom Hansen

Vandalville, Idaho

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From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
On Behalf Of Donovan Arnold
Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 2:40 PM
To: keely emerinemix; kerrybecker6924 at hotmail.com; vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] courtney exploits tragedy

I guess this means that the Rev. Keely will not be voting Democrat or
Republican since she opposes the exploitation of a tragedy for political
gain.

Two quick points:

1) Democrats knew about this tragedy of a 50 year old hitting on a teenage
boys and said nothing for a long time in order to get the media exposure
closer to the election time. You don't think they JUST discovered this
coincidentally days before the national election?

2) Democrats are running ads like this to win elections:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gr3ZA4qeZ0M

(If this isn't exploiting tragedy, what is?)

So people have three choices this election:

1) Vote for a party that exploits youth
2) Vote for a party that exploits abused youth for political gain
3) Vote for neither political party and vote for a third party or
independent.

Which is the MORAL thing to do? Which will the preaching self righteous
"holier than thou" Reverend Keely do?

Best,

_DJA

keely emerinemix <kjajmix1 at msn.com> wrote:

Ummmm, Kerry? He set up the "Intoleristas are anti-Kirk bigots who won't 
respond to this on Vision 2020" challenge, not me. So if no one responds, 
it validates Dale's smugness and appears to confirm his callous idea that 
tragedy -- even sin -- is of no interest to us unless it involves Christ 
Church. If someone does respond, then they're accountable, of course, for 
what they write, but I would assume they respond because -- again -- to not 
do so plays into his ugly little scheme.

Dale's a smart guy. He set up a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" 
situation. On this one, I'd rather be damned because I did -- that is, 
because I did respond, even though I'm an Intolerista and even though it 
didn't involve Christ Church, and because his sickening desire to exploit 
(yes, exploit) a tragedy to vindicate his position deserved a verbal 
smackdown.

Self-righteous? Because I said I wrote to the family? If you think that's 
evidence of my extreme trumpeting of extreme righteousness, perhaps you 
ought to get out a little more. Maybe get to know me in all my impatience, 
irritability, and occasional vulgarity. Sending a note and, given the 
circumstances, publicly lending support to hurting people seems like what 
anyone in the larger Church community would do, and not even a little bit 
heroic, noble, or brave. I'm certainly not. But I think Dale behaved like 
a gloating, whining twit. It deserved a comeback, Kerry, from someone who 
professes the same faith and hates to see it dragged through the mud any 
more than it has been.

Dramatic? Well, you know -- I am a writer, and I feel things deeply. It's, 
like, you know, kind of hard for me to write differently.

keely

From: "kerry becker" 
To: kjajmix1 at msn.com, vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: RE: [Vision2020] courtney exploits tragedy
Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2006 11:26:33 -0700

This is a little dramatic. Self righteous even. Plus, didn't you just 
exploit something you felt was exploited?

From: "keely emerinemix" 
To: vision2020 at moscow.com
CC: dougwils at moscow.com
Subject: [Vision2020] courtney exploits tragedy
Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2006 19:05:38 -0700
>
>
>I had prayed, literally and with tears, that this wouldn't happen, but . . 
.
>
>Dale Courtney's blog, in reporting yesterday's arrest of a Moscow pastor 
on
>sex charges, jeeringly asks how much play THIS will get on "Venom 2020," 
the
>obvious implication being that all of us "Intoleristas" won't condemn the
>alleged behavior of a pastor not affiliated with Christ Church, so 
vitriolic
>are we in our hatred of the Kirk.
>
>Dear God.
>
>I am so sorry, so sickened, but not at all surprised, that this
professing
>believer would attempt to make the tragedy of the pastor's arrest into an
>"Intoleristas persecuting Christ Church" claim. Dale, you are a pathetic
>human being. You embarrass yourself, you shame your Savior, and you cast
>even more of a bad light on your congregation. I am copying this to Doug
>Wilson, your pastor, in the hope that he will deliver the rebuke you
>deserve. Any other pastor would be aghast at your callousness, and I hope
>he is. Your shameless grandstanding and the carelessness with which you
>hurl your peculiar brand of invective reveals you to be a person of hard
>heart, poison tongue, and curiously convoluted mind. What in hell is 
wrong
>with you?
>
>I'm heartbroken about Malgren's arrest. If he's guilty, it's
a tragedy. If
>he's not, it's a tragedy. Either way, his family is suffering terribly, 
as
>is his congregation, and if the charges are true, a young woman is and has
>been suffering terribly. I stated publicly during the Sitler debacle that
>if his confession of faith in Christ Jesus is sincere, he is my brother 
and
>he has my prayers. Same with Malgren -- he and his family are in my
>family's prayers, and I've written them a note to offer my condolences and
>support. That doesn't make me any more or less an Intolerista, an "enemy"
>of Christ Church, or a good person. That Dale Courtney would be so 
blinded
>by hate as to use this situation as he has is despicable beyong words, and 
I
>fear for the state of his vicious, toxic, and withered soul.
>
>May
God have mercy.
>
>keely
>
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