[Vision2020] Say What?

[Wayne Price]

Yeah!  Especially those scummy lawyers Jefferson, Adams, Hamilton, and  
Lincoln!








On Feb 3, 2010, at 10:46 AM, Donovan Arnold wrote:

> Sue,
>
> And yet the problem with your analogy is that points to the reality  
> that even a traitor of Benedict's caliber has done more for the  
> country than the best of men with a law degree.
>
> Your Friend,
>
> Donovan Arnold
>
> --- On Wed, 2/3/10, Sue Hovey <suehovey at moscow.com> wrote:
>
> From: Sue Hovey <suehovey at moscow.com>
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Say What?
> To: "Donovan Arnold" <donovanjarnold2008 at yahoo.com>, "Andreas Schou"  
> <ophite at gmail.com>, "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>
> Cc: vision2020 at moscow.com
> Date: Wednesday, February 3, 2010, 6:20 AM
>
> 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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