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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I didn’t assume that everyone on the list
was a Democrat. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>There are those moments in history that
are defining moments. I could be wrong Susan, but I think this is one of them. It
is kind of the end of an era and so I sent the email as one commenatator’s (not
my) statement of what has become evident. Take it for what it’s worth, but
consider that this is a turning point in American politics and that the debate (the
one that will never end) will now be carried out on a different basis.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I didn’t send the message as a Democratic
commentary, but as news.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Herman<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net [mailto:oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Susan Fertig<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, September 18, 2012
1:21 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> 'Order Ecumenical Community'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Oe List ...] A good
reflection on Romney</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>First, I find it
offensive that there is an assumption that everyone on the listserv is a
Democrat or espouses that party’s platform. Look up the definition of
“group think”.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Second, I find it
offensive to perpetuate negatively distorted characterizations of one candidate
(and I’ve often found that this listserv also perpetuates characterizations of
others that are just as distorted through bias on perceived positives).
That’s the Kool-aid part.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>And yes, the
Kool-aid analogy could be attributed to all of us, myself included, who
participated fanatically in something called the Spirit Movement that came
pretty close to being a cult. You’re right. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=4 color="#4f81bd" face=Papyrus><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Papyrus;color:#4F81BD;font-weight:bold'>Susan<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net [mailto:oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>David Walters<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, September 18, 2012
1:05 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Order Ecumenical Community<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Oe List ...] A good
reflection on Romney<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Susan <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>You need to explain what our collegue Herman has said that
has offended you. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>As one who is retired, pay no federal income tax, plus
in two months from today I will qualify for Medicare - I am proud to
say that I am part of the 47% that Romney spewed so much contempt for in the
video referenced in Herman's comment. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I didn't know that Herman was in the Kool-Aid business,
although if Joe M athews was with us and still teaching RS-1, he certainly
would be accused of such.<br>
<br>
-David Walters<br>
<br>
</span></font><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>Just for the record, not everyone on
this listserv has drunk your KoolAid, and I’m offended by your language in the
message below and the one that succeeds it.</span></font><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><b><font size=4 color="#4f81bd" face=Papyrus><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Papyrus;color:#4F81BD;font-weight:bold'>Susan</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<h2 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><b><font size=4
color="#b60b03" face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.5pt;
color:#B60B03'><a
href="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/09/18/the_real_romney.html"
title="The Real Romney"><font color="#b60b03"><span style='color:#B60B03;
border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>The Real Romney</span></font></a></span></font><o:p></o:p></b></h2>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a
href="http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2012/09/real-romney-is-a-sneering-plutocrat.html"><font
size=2 color="#b60b03" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:
Arial;color:#B60B03;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white'>Jonathan
Chait</span></font></a></span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;background:white'> says
the </span></font><a
href="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/09/17/romney_explains_obama_voters.html"><font
size=2 color="#b60b03" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:
Arial;color:#B60B03;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white'>hidden
camera video</span></font></a><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;background:white'> that
went viral yesterday exposes Mitt Romney "as a far more sinister character
than I had imagined. Here is the sneering plutocrat, fully in thrall to a
series of pernicious myths that are at the heart of the mania that has seized
his party. He believes that market incomes in the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">United States</st1:place></st1:country-region> are a perfect
reflection of merit. Far from seeing his own privileged upbringing as the
private-school educated son of an auto executive-turned-governor as an obvious
refutation of that belief, Romney cites his own life, preposterously, as a
confirmation of it..." </span></font><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><br>
<br>
<span style='background:white'>"The revelations in this video come to me
as a genuine shock. I have never hated Romney. I presumed his ideological
makeover since he set out to run for president was largely phony, even if he
was now committed to carry through with it, and to whatever extent he'd come to
believe his own lines, he was oblivious or naïve about the damage he would
inflict upon the poor, sick, and vulnerable. It seems unavoidable now to
conclude that Romney's embrace of Paul Ryanism is born of actual contempt for
the looters and moochers, a class war on behalf of his own class."</span></span></font>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><u><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>_____________________________________________</span></font></u>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Herman Greene</span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>2516 Winningham Drive</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Chapel Hill</span></font></st1:City><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, <st1:State w:st="on">NC</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">27516</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place> <o:p></o:p></p>
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