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Henry,<br><br>I dare say if Brett, who in my experience is a gentle person, intended to lynch you, I think he would have left V2020 off his address list. <br><br>I have a couple of questions for you. You wrote, "<font style="" face="Tahoma">In my book, doing so is akin to stopping a funeral procession on its way to the cemetery because you disagree with burial as a way to care for our dead.</font>" <br><br>Can you explain how the environmental damage from a single burial compares to that done by the oil sands project? In hindsight, don't you think that's a pretty weak analogy?<br><br>Do you really think that people leaving downtown bars are going to be as loud as these loads?<br><br>Most important, do you think the council gave its constituents enough notice that they would be passing a resolution on this issue, and took enough comments from those constituents?<br><br>Finally, do you think that defining those who oppose the shipments as hippies really moves serious dialog forward? Perhaps this is the humor you refer to, but it comes across as a trite stereotype. <br><br>I will be away from my computer for the next few days, but look forward to your response when you get a chance. I may be tardy in my own response, but will be as timely as I can.<br><br>Sunil<br><hr id="stopSpelling">From: hearseboy85@gmail.com<br>To: vision2020@moscow.com<br>Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2011 19:58:14 -0700<br>Subject: [Vision2020] My Column / Megaloads & Hippies<br><br>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">I'm glad to see I've raised the hackles of Moscow's
keyboard commandos here on Vision 2020!</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">While I'm no longer with RadioShack in Pullman (I
haven't been for over a year now) where I work should be of little concern to
anyone on this site. My columns are simply the exercising of my first
amendment rights to share my opinion with whatever twist of humor I desire.
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">For what its worth, I do live in Moscow with my
partner/husband Alex and am a Moscow/Latah county taxpayer.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">So whats that to you and your friends on your
mailing list Brett? Gonna send a lynch mob after me?</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Also, Shirley Ringo was incorrect in assuming
that I'm a "republican" with "big business" leanings. Yes, I was a page in
the legislature (nearly 10 years ago) and <font face="Arial" size="2">I do have
a slightly different outlook about business in Moscow (and in general) than the
members of this forum.</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">I do however pride myself on becoming quite
moderate with a slightly conservative slant in the past several years (compared
to my earlier writings) and, if you've been following my columns, I quite
publicly and brutally ripped the Latah County GOP a new one a couple months
ago. It was also in that column that resigned my membership from the Idaho
and Latah GOP's in favor of becoming an independent.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">If the readers of this forum want to take my
writings literally then so be it - I presume then there is nothing I could write
that wouldn't offend someone. </font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Rather than start firing off phrases like
"offensive idiot" I would much rather prefer that you step back and look at what
I write with a little bit of humor as Tom Hansen has - yes Tom, it must be a
hippie thing and no I don't understand. </font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">I'm flattered that you care so much about me and
what I write</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Cheers!</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Henry Johnston</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Columnist</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Moscow Pullman Daily News</font></div>
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