Rob, I don't want to fan the flames but I to agree that this list was setup,
by you, to talk about issues that pertain to Ole Trucks and is not for
personal political views. I do believe you have the "biggest right" to jump
in, just as Miq does, to help keep us all on the straight and narrow. There
are a few of us who have been around from near the beginning an who still
appreciate this list because it usually, I say usually, sticks fairly close
to the point.
Ralph Linnell
"ChevySix"
ChevySix@seatac.net
http://www.seatac.net/chevysix/
Inliners International Membership Chairman
Inliner # 2132
----- Original Message -----
From: Rob J. <rjj0msj@ix.netcom.com>
To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 1999 3:04 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Re: vote this or that or CLUNKER LAW, etc.
> To the list:
>
> I guess I owe the list an apology. I address my first post further down,
but my
> second post was a direct response to one Craig wrote, which was, I
thought, a
> response to my first. In retrospect, I should have sent it solely to
Craig.
> However, I sent it to the list (as a CONSCIOUS effort and not in the heat
of
> passion so I guess there goes my only defense) as I thought I needed to
try to
> clarify my non-political intent (obviously it did not accomplish this).
Craig,
> all I can say, is that I never got the email you cited (on either of my
two
> computers, so don't know how to account for that), and therefore guess I
figured
> it was addressed to my post and so my response was prompted by your
post...
> However, I had already decided that my original needed clarification, so I
would
> probably have posted it regardless - also, I will expect that beer when
and if
> our paths physically cross :-)
>
> In my second post, I made reference to "...as founder of the list...blah,
blah,
> blah....". I made that statement, not in order to get any special
consideration
> as others have suggested, but was rather saying what I know my goals were
in
> setting up this list - the minimal "rules" of the list reflect this, and
> further, that I believed my original post was in keeping with these
"rules" or
> lack thereof (IMHO) - I still do. Others are still welcome to post
anything as
> long as it pertains to the hobby specifically. Those who have been around
for a
> long time remember how much difficulty there was in deciding how to
"regulate"
> the list...I think we did pretty good!
>
> And to others who are/were savy enough to recognize the role big business
is
> playing in this issue, congratulations on your perceptions. However, do
you
> believe they will be openly putting their money forth under their own
guise? I
> suspect that they will throw it at the environmentalists and reap the
benefits
> in that manner. And YES, these big business folks are largely republicans
who
> are merely using an environmental issue to further their own self-serving
> benefits. But WE as a hobby are the losers...not the environmentalists,
not big
> business, not democrats, nor republicans.
>
> To the rest of the group, all I can say is that whether or not you believe
> it, I KNOW my intent with my post was meant to be non-political, but
whether we
> like it or not, this IS a political issue (wait and see how the voting
goes and
> tell me it doesn't have a bipolar political basis), and as such, you can
not
> take the politics out of it. My second email tried to explain why I feel
that
> you can not separate out this one small part of the larger environmental
issue.
>
>
> All I can say, is that I posted what I believe is/was in the best
interests of
> the group (our hobby) at large. Clearly I said that I knew that the post
would
> be unfavorably received by many. Fortunately for the group, but
unfortunately
> for my mail box, most choose to flame/support directly to me as I
suggested.
> Thanks to all that chose that route.
>
> I will end with that thought. Again, I feel that the group needs to hear
this
> (ego-centrist that I am), but also know it will be the VERY last the group
hears
> from me on this subject, so once again, email/flame/support OFF-LIST
please. Of
> course, contrary viewpoints (to the issue, not personalities) are still
welcome
> on the list.
>
> Rob
>
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
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