Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No, actually he was not, so I suppose I owe Barry's ghost an apology for a cheap shot. Goldwater was, in fact, one of the last of the true American Constitutional conservatives, as opposed to the current evangelical greedheads who call themselves "conservatives," but are in fact radical reactionaries. I suppose what I should have referred to was the Ayn Rand Memorial Mall in the Fascist Republic of Arizona, in my response to Jack's calling Madison the "People's Republic of Madison," and referring to the police there as "Stazi." Or I could have ignored the whole thing - but then that would have denied Jack his fun. ;-) - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of John Evensta Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 10:08 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Inspired but arrested > I guarantee you, Jack, that you are at similar risk in the Barry > Goldwater Memorial Mall - or whatever it is called - in the Fascist > Republic of Arizona. ;-) I know that this was not meant to be taken at face value, but I thought I would respond, anyway. Barry Goldwater, whatever one may think of his political philosophy, was hardly a fascist. Guilt by association of two unrelated statements was a tactic cleverly used by Paul, which he then immediately denied having done (cf. Romans 9:14). John Evensta - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html