Racial Apology

[Varmit]

I am not dramatic, I am angry.

[Catwoman]

 

[Teresa]

I'll double that Catwoman.....

[Varmit]

Yes, Diane, I am satisfied with quite a bit in my life.  Forgive me for being angry when I see the Ideals and Principles that I grew up believing America stood for, being trampled and walked on by a socialist president that would like to see freedom abolished.  Pardon me if it gets my dander up when a bunch of people, who grew up a free country, sit idlly by and say nothing, or worse yet, gladly hand over their freedoms for more government control. 

Let me ask you a question Diane, is there anything in your life that you are willing to take a stand for??

[pamsback]

Seems to me like Diane takes plenty of stands...they just don't agree with yours a lot 

[Catwoman]

Re-read her posts, Billy...She's taken a stand, quite capably, on everything that has come across this Forum.  Her point, given quite gently in my opinion, is that you might get further in getting your point across if you weren't appearing to be screaming about it from every angle.  The key is excess within control...'Screaming' appears out of control.  I say this because you DO have some valid points, Billy...I have found myself, on occasion, agreeing with you...Believe it or not!  

[Teresa]

And sadly.. even  talking sensibly with control... ( or screaming) will never get through to some of them.

[Catwoman]

Boy, is that ever the truth, Teresa...

[Diane Amberg]

Billy, I have taken many a stand in my day. I have written letters, made phone calls and even went to some protest rallies before you were even born. I found long ago that I personally get what I want much easier with a velvet glove, not a bull whip. I can be very persistent when I need to be, but I'm not a radical...I work inside the system. The name calling, cussing, generalities and fist waving doesn't affect me one bit.
As I have said many times, I'm not for gun control. But in some big cities where certain areas are out of control I can see the frustration. I'd like to see them step up the 'Jump Out Squads". That takes a lot of guns out of the hands of the bad guys. As far as Pres. Obama goes, I'm still waiting. I'm very patient.This country is a huge ship, it takes awhile to turn. I am worried about health care reform. Right now I'm researching what I'll do In Jan. when I turn 65.There are a lot of plans out there to supplement Medicare and I have to pick what I want. Being totally selfish about it, that's what I'm needing to do right now, not worrying about whether Billy and Red like my way of thinking. They don't, so be it. Being rude isn't going to bait me or change my mind, unless facts and circumstances change and then I'll reevaluate what I think. Even Thomas Jefferson thought the Constitution should be reevaluated every 19 years. Why isn't that ever mentioned? I'm a confirmed "middle of the roader" and if I get run down while some folks are marching on Washington, so be it. More than likely I'd be standing by on the ambulance to help anyone who needed it. Some of us just like that.

Just don't complain about me to Teresa...that's not fair and I don't want her treated that way. I stayed pretty much off the political forum for a long time because of that. My feelings weren't hurt, I just thought the people out there had more class than that. So have at it. Debates are fine as long as people know how and don't make it personal...by the way, I've never been a member of the Communist Party and I never even met Joe McCarthy.

[Catwoman]

Well said, Diane!  Brava!!!!!!!!!!!!