Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2008 20:05:05 -0800
Reply-To: Rob <becida@COMCAST.NET>
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From: Rob <becida@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: NO POLITICS ON THE LIST was: Crowded at the polls today
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ABC just called it for Obama at 8pm pacific time.
Rob
becida@comcast.net
I drove my 84 westy to work today and that coolant light started
blinking and blinking and blinking
At 11/4/2008 07:18 PM, Benny boy wrote:
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>I'm with you Scott! This is such an important worldwide day especially
>because the world economy is not very stable!!!! I think you American are
>not enough aware of what is happening outside the US. Here in Montreal we
>are gathered tonight with some friend and hoping for a breath of fresh air
>in the US... and i'm Canadian!!!!!!!!! But here, it's different, nothing
>never change no Mather what we vote for. I have friend in France and England
>right now that won't even go to bed tonight. I feel very concern, i'm an
>American after all! You are my neighbour, i buy a lot from the US. We sell
>you 30% of our precious oil.
>
>This election may be US but it will affect the world... you are still the
>police of the world.... don't forget that.
>
>We are a group of friend in general... it's normal to talk about it.
>
>Even if it's something that most American don't like to talk about... very
>strange indeed. (politic and religion)
>
>Anyway, you know who i would vote for! DIFFERENCE!
>
>Benny
>http://www.benplace.com/
>
>On Tue, 4 Nov 2008 17:27:43 -0800, Scott Daniel - Turbovans
><scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote:
>
> >really man, a little passion over an important subject.........
> >and no kidding, something that is 'world impactful'...............'some'
> >expression about that isn't out of line at all.
> >Like you know............this is a historic day..........
> >there has *never* been a day like today, with so much at stake, in the
> >entire human history of North America.
> >I think a few comments are entirely appropriate.
> >Scott
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Larry Alofs" <lalofs@GMAIL.COM>
> >To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> >Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 11:06 AM
> >Subject: Re: NO POLITICS ON THE LIST was: Crowded at the polls today
> >
> >
> >> Here's another vote for Al. I found it just the opposite of divisive.
> >> Inspiring, inclusive, touching. Why should patriotism in the best sense
> >> of
> >> the word be considered politics?
> >> Admittedly NVC, but election day doesn't come on Friday.
> >>
> >> Larry A.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 12:02 PM, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Well here is a vote for Al, I found nothing offensive in his post. And
> >>> David, if you did, then why did you re-send Als post with your message?
> >>>
> >>> On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 8:47 AM, David Marshall
> >>> <mailinglist@fastforward.ca>wrote:
> >>>
> >>> > Ya know... I'm gonna go into a rant here....
> >>> >
> >>> > <RANT>
> >>> > I can go to cnn.com or news.google.com and get all the news about the
> >>> > US
> >>> > election. The Canadian election came and went and not a peep on the
> >>> > list - nor would I expect it to be on this list.
> >>> >
> >>> > Politics, sex
> >>> > and religion are not conversions for mixed company nor the Vanagon
> >>> list...
> >>> > unless there is a polling station in your Vanagon I and most others
> >>> > don't
> >>> > want to hear about it.
> >>> > </RANT>
> >>> >
> >>> > David Marshall
> >>> > VW Adventure Driver and BMW Adventure Rider
> >>> >
> >>> > http://www.hasenwerk.ca
> >>> >
> >>> > On Tue, November 4, 2008 06:47, Al
> >>> > Knoll wrote:
> >>> > >
> >>> > > It's going to be crowded at the polls.
> >>> > There'll be a lot of people
> >>> > > you don't know there. Some will be
> >>> > there to vote and some to
> >>> > >
> >>> > > help others vote but
> >>> > another group will be there too. They're quiet.
> >>> > > You hardly
> >>> > notice them there in booth with you.
> >>> > >
> >>> > > With names like
> >>> > Smith, Jones, Brown, Gonzales, Nakamoto, Chan, Begay,
> >>> > > and others
> >>> > they stand there with you. They
> >>> > >
> >>> > > wear odd clothing.
> >>> > Some have three cornered hats, some have rags
> >>> > > around their feet,
> >>> > others are dressed in tattered and
> >>> > >
> >>> > > faded, blue or
> >>> > grey uniforms. Some wear the baggy stripes of
> >>> > > prisoners, some
> >>> > have tiger stripe fatigues, they're all with you
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > there in the voting booth.
> >>> > >
> >>> > > They've stood before in
> >>> > places as close as the bridge at Concord or
> >>> > > the angle at
> >>> > Gettysburg or in places as far away as
> >>> > >
> >>> > > Belleau Wood,
> >>> > Bastogne, Iwo Jima, Chosin Reservoir, Ia Drang, Khe
> >>> > > Sahn,
> >>> > Mogadishu, Fallujah and others. They're truck
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > drivers, nurses, mechanics, pilots, rebels, cooks, clerks, riflemen,
> >>> > > artillerymen, tank commanders, rangers, and patriots.
> >>> > >
> >>> > > They're standing with you today as they stood for you in places
> >>> > and
> >>> > > times far away to be sure you excercise your freedom
> >>> > >
> >>> > > and responsibility to vote.
> >>> > >
> >>> > > You'll
> >>> > not see them, but they're there just the same, watching while
> >>> > >
> >>> > you make your mark on history. Vote today.
> >>> > >
> >>> >
> >>>
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