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With tea having been a luxury reserved only for the well-heeled in colonial America, it seems to be an inappropriate moniker for such an enthusiastically "back to the people" movement (I respect true populism too much to use the term to describe them). Given the Tea Party's comical and grotesque mockery of "academics," "elitists," and "intellectuals," in addition to its hallmark vacuity when it comes to policy, I wonder if perhaps Mountain Dew or Keystone Lite would be a better beverage representation . . . <br><br><font style="" color="#8064a2"><font style="font-size: 12pt;" size="3"><font style="" face="Verdana">Keely<br>www.keely-prevailingwinds.com<br></font></font></font><br><br><br><br>> From: v2020@ssl.fastmail.fm<br>> To: lfalen@turbonet.com; ckovis@turbonet.com; vision2020@moscow.com<br>> Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 21:51:33 -0800<br>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Alaska vote count<br>> <br>> So . . . they want to "take back America" to when we were a colony of England?!?!<br>> <br>> That kind of defeats the original Tea Party, doesn't it? And, not to mention the co-opting of that original use by the current tea baggers, yes?<br>> <br>> <shaking my head><br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> Saundra Lund<br>> Moscow, ID<br>> <br>> The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing.<br>> ~ Edmund Burke<br>> <br>> ***** Original material contained herein is Copyright 2010 through life plus 70 years, Saundra Lund. Do not copy, forward, excerpt, or reproduce outside the Vision 2020 forum without the express written permission of the author.*****<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> -----Original Message-----<br>> From: lfalen [mailto:lfalen@turbonet.com] <br>> Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2010 10:51 AM<br>> To: Saundra Lund; 'Chuck Kovis'; vision2020@moscow.com<br>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Alaska vote count<br>> <br>> Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, copyright 1977, Spelt- chiefly Brit past of spell.<br>> Roger<br>> -----Original message-----<br>> From: "Saundra Lund" v2020@ssl.fastmail.fm<br>> Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 22:23:32 -0800<br>> To: "'Chuck Kovis'" ckovis@turbonet.com, vision2020@moscow.com<br>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Alaska vote count<br>> <br>> > Oh, come on, Chuck - didn't you get the memo from the Republican Tea Party?<br>> > While they used to demand educational be pretty much confined to the <br>> > Three R's (often to the exclusion of all other subjects except <br>> > religion), it's now considered "elitist" to notice poor spelling or to <br>> > question/notice the use of non-existent words, particularly by <br>> > politicians. And, I'm sure, by lawyers, too. So much for the reading & 'riting part.<br>> > <br>> > <br>> > <br>> > They clearly don't care about the 'rithmitic part anymore, either, as <br>> > evidenced by their crazy notion that tax cuts don't cost anything or <br>> > need to be paid for. <shaking my head><br>> > <br>> > <br>> > <br>> > OTOH, the use of "spelt" by Miller's lawyers may simply be an attempt <br>> > to help jump-start "taking America back" to the days of our founding fathers.<br>> > <br>> > <br>> > <br>> > I'm not sure we should expect anything different from the lawyer of a <br>> > man who wants to do away with the Department of Education, among other <br>> > things, because he thinks local control works better.<br>> > <br>> > <br>> > <br>> > Personally, I completely reject the notion that the quality of a <br>> > child's education rely on the luck of geography when local control of <br>> > education absent oversight has shown time & again that it's definitely <br>> > not immune from crack pottery, but I digress.<br>> > <br>> > <br>> > <br>> > The use of "spelt" by Miller's attorney is just what we should expect.<br>> > <br>> > <br>> > <br>> > Oops . . . there I go showing elitism! Since I benefitted from <br>> > excellent primary education in Oklahoma, Texas, and California, it's <br>> > pretty challenging for me to ignore the stuff the Republican Tea Party <br>> > wants me to ignore.<br>> > <br>> > <br>> > <br>> > <br>> > <br>> > Saundra Lund<br>> > <br>> > Moscow, ID<br>> > <br>> > <br>> > <br>> > The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to <br>> > do nothing.<br>> > <br>> > ~ Edmund Burke<br>> > <br>> > <br>> > <br>> > ***** Original material contained herein is Copyright 2010 through <br>> > life plus<br>> > 70 years, Saundra Lund. Do not copy, forward, excerpt, or reproduce <br>> > outside the Vision 2020 forum without the express written permission <br>> > of the<br>> > author.*****<br>> > <br>> > <br>> > <br>> > From: vision2020-bounces@moscow.com <br>> > [mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com]<br>> > On Behalf Of Chuck Kovis<br>> > Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 11:38 AM<br>> > To: vision2020@moscow.com<br>> > Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Alaska vote count<br>> > <br>> > <br>> > <br>> > Actually, the only reason I posted the snippet of the article was the <br>> > quotation from the complaint filed in Federal Court alleged the "name of the<br>> > candidate was spelt incorrectly . . . ." Didn't know if Miller's lawyers<br>> > were joking or what? Chuck Kovis<br>> > <br>> > <br>> > <br>> > <br>> > <br>> <br>> =======================================================<br>> List services made available by First Step Internet, <br>> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <br>> http://www.fsr.net <br>> mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<br>> =======================================================<br> </body>
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