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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana>Saundra,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana>In addition to your insightful comments, here is
another trend that Henry illustrates:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana>"Just shut up!"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana>This seems to be the mantra of some neo-[read:
pseudo-]libertarians: "If you do not agree with me, then keep quiet. My
opinions trump your First Amendment rights."</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana>Henry is wrong about the end effect of protests
against the tar sands projects. Protests have already forced stronger
regulation and a total re-examination of the issue by the conservative Canadian
government. I suggest Henry tune in to the daily online edition of <EM>The
Edmonton Journal</EM> so he would not embarrass himself quite so
much.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana>w.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt Tahoma">
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #f5f5f5">
<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=v2020@ssl1.fastmail.fm
href="mailto:v2020@ssl1.fastmail.fm">Saundra Lund</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, August 30, 2011 1:25 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=thansen@moscow.com
href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">'Tom Hansen'</A> ; <A
title=Vision2020@moscow.com href="mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com">'Moscow Vision
2020'</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=hearseboy85@gmail.com
href="mailto:hearseboy85@gmail.com">'Henry D. "Hank" Johnston'</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] HIS VIEW: An 'asinine exercise in pure
stupidity'( wasPlease Flush When Finished . . .)</DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV class=WordSection1>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d">Tom, I think we get
that you don’t think very much of Henry Johnson’s op-ed piece </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; COLOR: #1f497d">J</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d">For a different
spin, I’ve thought of a couple of positives to his column </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; COLOR: #1f497d">J</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d"> I see Donovan
has already listed a positive & I hope others feel free to add to the
list!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d">First, I’m glad to
know that Henry is proud to be a vocal part of the divisiveness that’s a huge
part of what’s wrong with this community & our nation. >From his very
brief participation here on the Viz, that didn’t seem to me to be the case; now,
it’s undeniable. Of course, perhaps it was undeniable earlier to those of
you who subscribe to the Daily News, but since I don’t . . .
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d">Second, I’m glad to
know that Henry is willing to pay more than his “fair share” for any damages
caused by mega-loads because that’s the logical conclusion of his
position. I’ve made a note to send my part of the bill to him, care of the
Snooze.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d">Third, I thank God
that not all of us are as cynical & without hope as poor Henry was when he
wrote, “</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt">And while these
protests might make our local hippie conclave "feel better" about "doing their
part," they will have absolutely no impact on the end result.”</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d">Quite simply, had
this country’s founding fathers shared Henry Johnson’s “I’m happy to be a sheep
& I lack the courage of my convictions” attitude, we wouldn’t even
<B>have</B> a country. Duh!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d">If we were a country
of Henry Johnsons, America wouldn’t be nearly as great as she is. Indeed,
it’s those who have the courage to publicly stand up for what we believe in –
even in the face of apparently futility – that’s played a significant role in
making America one of the greatest nations on earth.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d">With disparagement,
Henry mentions Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. & Rosa Parks, which tells us more
about him than it does about the protesters. But, those are just a couple
of “big” examples. Perhaps he slept through whatever history classes he
ever took, but it was the actions of great people unwilling to “just shut up”
that helped women get the right to vote & equal treatment under the law,
demanded reforms in child labor, forced legislation to mandate workplace safety
back in the days (not unlike current times) when greed trumped decency, have
worked diligently to protect our civil liberties when under attack by the
government, have brought about advances in gay rights, and so
forth.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d">Now, I understand
there’s an asinine (to use Henry’s word) trend in this country to turn back the
clock to a time where personal & corporate greed were virtues, but it’s
people who truly understand our nation’s history who are saying, “Hell,
NO!”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d">Similarly, people
who understand that deficits don’t matter one dang bit if we’re going to
continue to destroy the environment are saying, “Hell, NO!” As are people
who have more local concerns.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d">Yes, thank God we
aren’t a nation of whiny do-nothing Henry Johnsons!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d">Saundra
Lund<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d">Moscow,
ID<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d">The only thing
necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do
nothing.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d">~ Edmund
Burke<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
vision2020-bounces@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com] <B>On
Behalf Of </B>Tom Hansen<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, August 30, 2011 6:36
AM<BR><B>To:</B> Moscow Vision 2020<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] Please Flush
When Finished . . .<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal>It has been suggested that ignorance, to some degree or
another, strikes each of us every 15 minutes. That only means one thing .
. . <o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal>There are fourteen people walking around thinking, "Thank God
for Henry Johnston."<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal>Originally I was not going to post Johnston's crap publicly,
preferring to share it privately among two or three hundred friends. But
my concern for the opinions of the citizens in a town I have grown to love
became more important than a collection of privately made profane
statements.<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal>That said . . .<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal>Courtesy (for lack of a more appropriate term) of today's
(August 30, 2011) Moscow-Pullman Daily News.<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal>------------------------------<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<H2><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">HIS VIEW: An 'asinine
exercise in pure stupidity'<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H2>
<P style="MARGIN: 7.5pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt">By Henry D.
Johnston<BR>August 30, 2011<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 7.5pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt">In my June 7 column
I predicted Moscow's hippies would dig out their "leather vests, put on their
Birkenstocks and re-adjust their graying ponytails" in response to the movement
of ExxonMobil's megaloads up U.S. Highway 95. Now, imagine the belly laugh I
enjoyed when I woke up Friday morning and saw on <A
href="http://DNews.com">DNews.com</A> a photo, taken by Daily News photographer
Dean Hare, of my exact prophecy.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 7.5pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt">Well, my friends,
it's official - I am a modern day Nostradamus.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 7.5pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt">Now I didn't attend
the protest in person, but did review the YouTube footage provided by local
politico Tom Hansen. Most of the reporting on the incident is spot-on, so I need
not rehash the details here.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 7.5pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt">But I will say that
I was surprised Moscow Mayor Nancy Chaney didn't stand in the crosswalk all by
herself, recreating the showdown in Tiananmen Square.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 7.5pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt">Such behavior from
the mayor wouldn't surprise me as she did, after all, send a letter to the Idaho
Transportation Department vehemently opposing the megaloads. Regardless of
whatever disclosure was made about the letter not representing the official view
of the city, it was still sent on city letterhead after the City Council passed
a resolution welcoming the transports through our town.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 7.5pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt">Last I checked, it
is the City Council, not the mayor, who sets official positions for the city. I
don't know why Chaney thinks she can get away with such shenanigans, but I do
know that if she were to pull a stunt like that in the private sector, she'd
most likely find herself in the unemployment line.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 7.5pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt">At the end of the
night, six hippies were arrested and will surely become martyrs of the cause.
I'm sure in their own twisted reality these people now hold themselves to the
same esteem as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. or Rosa Parks protesting social
injustice. I only make this observation because one protester (who was not
arrested) suggested that the protests in Moscow were somehow on the same plane
as those in Syria.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 7.5pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt">I don't know what
he was smoking, but he better share it, because while the uprising in Syria
stems from a desire to end torture and broaden political freedoms - such as
freedom of press, speech and assembly. Moscow's protest was nothing more than an
asinine exercise in pure stupidity.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 7.5pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt">For the first time
since this debate started, the full and true colors of the "anti" crowd were
shown. The opposition to these loads isn't about the size, weight or route of
travel. It's not about the permitting process or use of the Idaho State Police
as escorts. It's not about the damage that may or may not be caused to our
roads.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 7.5pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt">No, the entire
thrust of this opposition is about "big oil" and the Kearl Oil Sands Project. Or
it could be many of them are starting to realize that following the Grateful
Dead around the country isn't what it used to be.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 7.5pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt">Either way, why in
the hell is it up to Moscow to try to stop a project that isn't even happening
in our own state, let alone our own country? Can't Canada make their own
decisions about what industrial projects occur inside their borders? If I were a
Canadian, I'd take serious offense to the fact that a group of pretentious
academics in a town that reeks of pig dung think they know how to manage my
country better than I do.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 7.5pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt">I certainly hope
these protests don't become a regular event every time a megaload rolls through
town. Local law enforcement has more important tasks than to baby-sit a bunch of
overgrown toddlers posing as college students, professors and "enlightened"
locals.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 7.5pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt">And while these
protests might make our local hippie conclave "feel better" about "doing their
part," they will have absolutely no impact on the end result. The loads will
roll one way or another, and the oil sands project will be
completed.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 7.5pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt">So to them I say,
just get over it and, in the words of a retired city councilman, "Why don't you
just shut up!"<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
class=apple-style-span>------------------------------</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal>Seeya round town, Moscow.<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal>Tom Hansen<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal>Moscow, Idaho<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal>"The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects
it to change <SPAN class=apple-style-span>and the Realist adjusts his
sails."</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal>- Unknown<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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