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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Well… it amazes me how my posts are either too simple and straight forward… or too long for you to give your attention to.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I was just pointing out that based on what I saw, this wasn’t some sort of a landslide in process, or that “the times they are ‘a changin” (to loosely quote the end of Keely’s post)… if you look at the web site that was referenced, (not just the web site that WROTE about it), it turns out it’s just one or two folks that put up a few blog posts. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>If you want to use the same concept as a definition of “extreme”, then it’s worth noting the domains “hippiesforgingrich.com” and “99percentersforromney.com” are still up for grabs. Statistically, based upon the fact that NO ONE has put up a web site with these topics, these points of view could be considered even more extreme.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I have posted before that having an extreme viewpoint is relative to your position. If you’re an Obama supporter, then anything to the right is extreme. If you’re a Ron Paul supporter, then anything to the left is extreme. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>If you’re a [true] moderate, then anything on both ends is extreme. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>If you want to find middle ground, then BOTH ends of the bell-curve have to agree to meet in the middle. Anything less, and you’ve got what we have now.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Jay</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Joe Campbell [mailto:philosopher.joe@gmail.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 17, 2012 6:10 AM<br><b>To:</b> Jay Borden<br><b>Cc:</b> keely emerinemix; vision2020@moscow.com<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Vision2020] hard to imagine<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>The fact below is not telling of the extreme nature of the Tea Party, Jay? Likely there would be more participants on a Jews for Hitler blog. It amazes me that you make this remark as if it were something to be proud of. I fear for the well being of our country given this level of divisiveness. How can we reach the kind of political compromise that will allow us to work together and actually solve our problems? This is not a rhetorical question; I'm genuinely anxious to know what you think. How do we find the middle ground given the political climate?<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 10:03 PM, Jay Borden <<a href="mailto:jborden@datawedge.com">jborden@datawedge.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Well... the “teapartyforObama.com” web site has a total of 5 [blog?] posts from a total of 2 people… since July 4<sup>th</sup> of last year.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>So… I wouldn’t exactly call this a stampede.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Jay</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com" target="_blank">vision2020-bounces@moscow.com</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com" target="_blank">vision2020-bounces@moscow.com</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>keely emerinemix<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 16, 2012 9:23 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com" target="_blank">vision2020@moscow.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Vision2020] hard to imagine</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>You know, I'd love it if this were true, or if it represented a truly significant shift in voter thinking -- it may well be legitimate, but no less unbelievable:<br><br><a href="http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/01/16/the-tea-party-for-obama/" target="_blank">http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/01/16/the-tea-party-for-obama/</a><br><br>Yep. Some self-identified Tea Party activists -- "self identified" probably because their Tea Party brethren wouldn't welcome them into the fold -- evidently have seen the light. <br><br>Perhaps this is ultimate proof that even those you'd expect to embrace one of the GOP presidential candidates are becoming aware that not a one of them, now that Huntsman is out, deserves their support, much less even five more minutes in the spotlight. Still, I think "gobsmacked" describes what I felt after seeing this. <br><br>Well, Bob Dylan had it right. The times, they are a'changin' . . . <br><br></span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#8064A2'>Keely<br><a href="http://www.keely-prevailingwinds.com" target="_blank">www.keely-prevailingwinds.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><br>=======================================================<br> List services made available by First Step Internet,<br> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.<br> <a href="http://www.fsr.net" target="_blank">http://www.fsr.net</a><br> mailto:<a href="mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com">Vision2020@moscow.com</a><br>=======================================================<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>