[Magdalen] pondering politics

[Lynn Ronkainen]

my thoughts exactly on all counts, Jay...
L

website: www.ichthysdesigns.com

When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have not a 
single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me." 
attributed to Erma Bombeck
 "Either Freedom for all or stop talking about Freedom at all" from a talk 
by Richard Rohr

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From: "Jay Weigel" <jay.weigel at gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 2:52 PM
To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] pondering politics

> I think the GOP convention could look very much like a reprise of the 1968
> Chicago Democratic convention, complete with street riots pitting pro- and
> anti-Trump forces against one another, plus assorted generally anti-GOP
> forces, plus the Cleveland cops with their tactical machinery, but absent
> any political bosses such as Richard J. Daley Sr. or really any strong
> leaders (for my money both Ryan and Reince Priebus are wimps). It could
> either be a bloody mess or low comedy, but it might actually be worth
> watching for once.
>
> The Democrats will manage to sort themselves out so as NOT to look like 
> the
> other party, IMNSHO.
>
> My $.02
>
> On Wed, Jun 22, 2016 at 3:42 PM, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> David S> Ponder me, essentially a Yellow Dog Democrat, getting a call 
>> this
>> morning
>>
>>> from the "Tea Party!"  Where do they get these telephone  lists?
>>>
>>
>>
>> Church?
>>
>> I was very put off last year about this time when I received a letter and
>> donation-seeking promotional material from a lawyer who attends my church
>> (the Episcopal Cathedral in downtown Houston) and is a highly respected,
>> high profile Houston person about town AND running in the primary for 
>> Mayor
>> of Houston.  I do not live in the voting area for mayoral voting in
>> Houston, yet this letter was clearly assuming that I did, AND I don't 
>> even
>> know the man. I think he used our parish phone book as a mailing list -
>> there is NO other way I would have received this. Shame on him. : (
>>
>> Lynn
>>
>> website: www.ichthysdesigns.com
>>
>> When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have 
>> not
>> a single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave 
>> me."
>> attributed to Erma Bombeck
>> "Either Freedom for all or stop talking about Freedom at all" from a talk
>> by Richard Rohr
>>
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>> From: "Cantor03--- via Magdalen" <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 2:31 PM
>> To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
>> Cc: <Cantor03 at aol.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] pondering politics
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Ponder me, essentially a Yellow Dog Democrat, getting a call this 
>>> morning
>>> from the "Tea Party!"  Where do they get these telephone  lists?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> David S.
>>>
>>>