Group: alt.education
From: Wide Eyed in Wonder
Date: Friday, February 22, 2008 7:47 PM
Subject: Re: Huckabee's Convictions (they just don't understand)

On Feb 22, 8:14 am, Bob LeChevalier wrote:
> Wide Eyed in Wonder wrote:
>
>
>
> >On Feb 21, 2:47 pm, c...@afone.as.arizona.edu (Cary Kittrell) wrote:
> >> In article <5b5894c7-578b-46ee-88c8-bec5e6a08...@s13g2000prd.googlegroups.com> Wide Eyed in Wonder writes:
> >> > On Feb 21, 11:38 am, Bob LeChevalier wrote:
> >> > > Wide Eyed in Wonder wrote:
>
> >> > > >> >What is going to be more important 5 years from now, that you supported the winning candidate
> >> > > >> >(even if he is at odds with your morals) or that you stood your ground
> >> > > >> >for what you believe.
>
> >> > > >> Why do you think either will be important 5 years from now? Should we
> >> > > >> attach any importance to your support for George W in the last two
> >> > > >> elections? Can we sue you for the damage that he has caused?
>
> >> > > >> >I've made my choice.
>
> >> > > >> Until some later post.
>
> >> > > >Exactly. You just can't understand, not like I expected you to
> >> > > >understand conviction.
>
> >> > > Oh is that why you supported Bush? Did you have a DWI conviction like
> >> > > he did?
>
> >> > Bush stood for Evangelical, social issues of life and morality. As
> >> > cocaine using Obama would say,
>
> >> I'm curious: why is it "cocaine using Obama", but not "alcoholic
> >> Bush"? Or even "alcoholic cocaine using Bush"?
>
> >> -- cary
>
> >Didn't you read Bob's comment? He was trying to get me to condemn
> >Bush on such personal stuff. I was illustrating that EVERYONE can
> >have that kind of charge, but that it was not important (thus my next
> >comment that it should be about the issues).
>
> But you said that conviction was important. Bush had a DWI
> conviction. Does that mean that Obama needs to get one in order to be
> qualified as president in your eyes?
>
> Or does it mean that you are qualified because you have a DWI
> conviction, and we all need to drink and drive or we shouldn't be
> voting?
>
> Of course I think you said you live in Florida, and most kinds of
> convictions in Florida would mean that you aren't allowed to vote,
> even if you are a tax-paying citizen.
>
> lojbab

If you think a ticket is a moral conviction, you prove my point...you
cannot understand.

Kenneth Clifton
christiansuperhero.com