[Vision2020] Say What?

[Sue Hovey]

Well Donovan, you're at  it again with your generalizations tailor made to fit your rhetoric,  e.g.. colonels and colons.   Let's see now:  Benedict Arnold, the soldier, as opposed to Morris Dees, the trial lawyer.  To quote Donovan, "One is full of honor and the other?"   

Sue H. 


From: Donovan Arnold 
Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 1:32 PM
To: Andreas Schou ; Tom Hansen 
Cc: vision2020 at moscow.com 
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Say What?


      The problem with Hansen's analogy is that what a colonel has to say has some relevance and truth to it in the real world, where as the words of a trial lawyer usually don't. 

      I hope Hansen will refrain from insulting men and women in uniform by reducing their relevancy to that of a trial lawyer. They deserve better than this. Soldiers put their lives on the line, they fight for something real.. They serve their country and others with honor. The polar opposite of most lawyers.

      There is as much difference between a colonel and trial lawyer as there is between a colonel and a colon. One is full of honor the other full is full of, well, I will let you fill in the blank. 

      Your Friend,

      Donovan Arnold



      --- On Mon, 2/1/10, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:


        From: Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com>
        Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Say What?
        To: "Andreas Schou" <ophite at gmail.com>
        Cc: vision2020 at moscow.com, donovanjarnold2008 at yahoo.com
        Date: Monday, February 1, 2010, 8:04 PM


        “Son, we live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be
        guarded by men with guns. Whose gonna do it? You? I have more
        responsibility here than you could possibly fathom. You weep for Santiago,
        and you curse the marines. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of
        not knowing what I know. That Santiago’s death, while tragic, probably
        saved lives. And that my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible
        to you, saves lives. I know deep down in places you don't talk about at
        parties, you don’t want me on that wall, you need me on that wall. We use
        words like honor, code, loyalty. We use these words as the backbone of a
        life spent defending something. You use them as a punchline. I have
        neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises
        and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom I provide, then question
        the manner in which I provide it. I prefer you said thank you, and went on
        your way, Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a weapon, and stand to post.
        Either way, I don’t give a damn what you think you are entitled to!”

        - Jack Nicholson, as Colonel Jessup in "A Few Good Men"

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        It wouldn't be that big of an imaginary stretch to say that these comments
        made by "Colonel Jessup" could, with just a few minor modifications, apply
        to the duties and commitment of those in the legal profession.

        I mean . . . I could just see Sunil "Colonel Jessup" Ramalingam addressing
        the likes of Donovan Arnold and Roger Falen with these comments.

        Tom Hansen
        Moscow, Idaho

        "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change
        and the Realist adjusts his sails."

        - Unknown


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