tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33993370.post5277892940682960547..comments2023-11-02T03:14:55.334-05:00Comments on The Bratton Report: The Vote: Pragmatism, Principle, or Petulance?Mike Brattonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13145152348285384619noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33993370.post-68492274863154944972008-09-30T13:29:00.000-05:002008-09-30T13:29:00.000-05:00Mr. Hayes, a few things, responding paragraph at a...Mr. Hayes, a few things, responding paragraph at a time:<BR/><BR/>1) Bravo. Sen. McCain is being handled too much.<BR/><BR/>2) Bravo. It's easier for Sen. McCain to see that Gov. Palin is being over-handled (causing him to dispatch two trusted aides to give her more breathing room) than to see that he, too, is being over-handled.<BR/><BR/>3) Bravo. Barack Obama would have to commit a felony in full view of a CNN news crew for it to be reported--and it would only <I>be</I> reported if a FOX News crew happened to be there, too. <BR/><BR/>Be that as it may, he's already committed major "crimes" by continuing to associate with terrorists such as William Ayres, and by perpetuating the problematic beliefs of Saul Alinsky.<BR/><BR/>4) Bravo, and amen. <BR/><BR/>--MikeMike Brattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13145152348285384619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33993370.post-20260040634813092742008-09-29T22:07:00.000-05:002008-09-29T22:07:00.000-05:00Mr. Bratton,These are a few personal opinions/obse...Mr. Bratton,<BR/><BR/>These are a few personal opinions/observations over the past couple of weeks.<BR/><BR/>*McCain's strength is when he is 'not' acting like a politician; unfortunately he has been acting like one lately...a lot of posturing, but light on message; it IS about the economy, especially now...wouldn't you agree that it would be prudent to reassure the voters (every time he opens his mouth) that their taxes will not be raised? And if Obama wants to tie him to Bush, why not remind him that treasury revenues have gone up 20% after those 'evil' tax cuts(out of control spending seems to hide this fact). I can't possibly hear every speech and interview, but I sure haven't heard much of this from them...only nonsense about lipstick and other reactionary foolishness...the cancelling(or threats thereof) of interviews/events is coming across as weak or desperate, or both. GET BACK ON MESSAGE!!<BR/><BR/>*Palin-mania has run its course, and if she is going to be an asset, they've got to quit hiding her like she's a liability. If she's the real deal, it's time to put up or shut up...I for one really do hope she is more than just soundbytes and clever one-liners. <BR/><BR/>*Short of some major crime, the media isn't going to dare tarnish their darling Obama...it should scare people to the core that we are on the verge of electing a socialist(of course our pres./gov't is about to birth a trillion dollar socialist baby),<BR/>but it doesn't seem to be sinking in. So, back to my first observation...GET BACK ON MESSAGE!!<BR/><BR/>*Our lives and peace of soul do not turn on the election of politicians or the rise and fall of governments, but are preserved in the mercies of a King. Sure we may have opinions, and strong ones at that...but when November 4th has come and gone, we can remain unmoved and unshaken regardless of who will be sworn in come next January.<BR/><BR/>Sincerely,<BR/>Benoni HayesBenoni Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07421417105217631855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33993370.post-66155275709507753902008-09-28T18:32:00.000-05:002008-09-28T18:32:00.000-05:00"What is your thoughts on Friday's debate. I didn'..."What is your thoughts on Friday's debate. I didn't listen to it, but I saw it in the bowling alley and I noticed a couple times Obama looked like he fell asleep while McCain was talking."<BR/><BR/>Politics and bowling--perhaps the perfect combination. <BR/><BR/>The debate between Obama and Sen. McCain can be summed up in one memorable Barackism: "I have a bracelet, too."<BR/><BR/>Obama is an empty suit, and he displayed just how little he genuinely brings to the table on Friday. While I'm not overwhelmed at the prospect of a McCain win, it was put on display once more that between the two men, Sen. McCain is a much better choice.<BR/><BR/>--MikeMike Brattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13145152348285384619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33993370.post-46727742576248802422008-09-28T17:50:00.000-05:002008-09-28T17:50:00.000-05:00Bratton,What is your thoughts on Friday's debate. ...Bratton,<BR/><BR/>What is your thoughts on Friday's debate. I didn't listen to it, but I saw it in the bowling alley and I noticed a couple times Obama looked like he fell asleep while McCain was talking.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09152004759314227440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33993370.post-76187036642035995032008-09-27T14:22:00.000-05:002008-09-27T14:22:00.000-05:00The worst part is...people need to NOT work on bri...The worst part is...people need to NOT work on bringing each of the candidates down...we need to use our brains and understand what is being said and promised, and what is at stake. I understand that this "he said, she said" mantra has become the forefront of the elections; however you choose to vote, that is you're right as an American, but we all have to live here afterwards, and the time we spent to build this country and reputation is being torn down by our treatment and this political circus we called US Politics...STOP nit-picking, get the facts and make your decision.Our lives as we know it....https://www.blogger.com/profile/11771961723124497000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33993370.post-2042033304554905052008-09-24T11:38:00.000-05:002008-09-24T11:38:00.000-05:00Re, "I do not believe that the United States of Am...<I>Re, "I do not believe that the United States of America will survive a Barack Obama administration. That is to say, survive an Obama administration as a representative republic guided by the United States Constitution."<BR/><BR/>Don't count yer chickens before they hatch. It doedn't look like we're gonna survive the current administration.</I><BR/><BR/>So you believe that the Bush administration actually has plans to flush the Constitution?<BR/><BR/>Not that I would go that far, but with the current state of the economy, the government's meddling that precipitated it, and the government's socialistic "solution" to what's going on, Congress and the Bush administration are making it much easier for an Obama administration to do real, potentially irreparable damage.<BR/><BR/><I>BTW, wound up here from your gratuitously pious comment at the Cho post. If you don't *get* her rant, then you are the object of it.</I><BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by.<BR/><BR/>For those who would like to see just how "gratuitously pious" I was in responding to remarks posted by Margaret Cho, I quote myself thusly and like so (hey, that rhymed!):<BR/><BR/><B>Wouldn’t dream of questioning you, Margaret.<BR/><BR/>You have nothing to question. And those of us who do have a salvific, personal, unending relationship with Jesus Christ–the one thing that makes a person a Christian–aren’t fooled for a millisecond into thinking you’re a Christian in the first place.<BR/><BR/>My prayer is that it’s not too late for you, and for those individuals posting here who share your perspective, to truly accept Christ as Lord and Savior.</B><BR/><BR/>What did I have the temerity to question? An article of hers, one entitled "I'm a Christian, you Bleepers." If you know anything about the woman, you know that she has a marked antipathy for Biblical Christianity (and no, there isn't another kind--I'm just being overly precise). <BR/><BR/>Seeing her referenced on a news site I frequent prompted me to respond, both at the news site and on her site.<BR/><BR/>Cho believes that she's qualified to be considered a Christian. Here are her some of her supposed bona fides, with more censorship where needed. Thusly, and like so:<BR/><BR/><I>First of all – you bleeping fake Christians - don’t bleeping question my Christianity. I grew up in the church. My grandfather was a minister, who is with God now and talks to me in my dreams from God’s corner office. I am a former Sunday school teacher. I taught the Bible to children and showed them how to love God and invite him into their hearts. I believe in God – but I don’t fear him. God is my best friend. God is my ally. God is my boyfriend. God is my best bleep. I am God’s bleep hag cuz didn’t you know, God is a big bleep...Butch in the streets, femme in the sheets. That is my God."</I><BR/><BR/>Whoever you are, I "get" her rant, along with the rest of the anti-Christian bigotry she publishes. Which is why I expressed a hope that she will, one day, actually turn to Christ and be saved.<BR/><BR/>If that bothers you, that's good. And if you'd care to e-mail me, I'd love to speak with you about what being a Christian really, seriously means.<BR/><BR/>--MikeMike Brattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13145152348285384619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33993370.post-14425312961917301022008-09-24T07:32:00.000-05:002008-09-24T07:32:00.000-05:00Re, "I do not believe that the United States of Am...Re, "I do not believe that the United States of America will survive a Barack Obama administration. That is to say, survive an Obama administration as a representative republic guided by the United States Constitution."<BR/><BR/>Don't count yer chickens before they hatch. It doedn't look like we're gonna survive the current administration.<BR/><BR/>BTW, wound up here from your gratuitously pious comment at the Cho post. If you don't *get* her rant, then you are the object of it.Erudite Redneckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830721195868387265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33993370.post-51219295937807214412008-09-23T21:34:00.000-05:002008-09-23T21:34:00.000-05:00I'm certain that there will also be many lurkers o...<I>I'm certain that there will also be many lurkers on both blogs who never post but will still be interceding for you and your mother. You're well covered! </I><BR/><BR/>Agreed, Sol. We're a church first, political action committee second. I think it was you who said silence is tacit agreement, right?<BR/><BR/>(Phil. 4:6-7)larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12511765356493811796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33993370.post-17980431085298903862008-09-23T21:08:00.000-05:002008-09-23T21:08:00.000-05:00Karen,I just got John's email. Me and my family wi...Karen,<BR/><BR/>I just got John's email. <BR/><BR/>Me and my family will be praying the requests you shared. I'm certain that there will also be many lurkers on both blogs who never post but will still be interceding for you and your mother. You're well covered! <BR/><BR/>Best wishes to you and yours,<BR/>Keithsolomonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16233693177785852232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33993370.post-20961539196755752802008-09-23T20:09:00.000-05:002008-09-23T20:09:00.000-05:00Karen said... I thought I could reach more peop...<I>Karen said...<BR/><BR/> I thought I could reach more people here so I hope you don't mind that I'm off topic:<BR/><BR/> Hello you wonderful people,<BR/><BR/> My mom is back in the hospital as of last night. She got a cold about 2 weeks ago which has turned into another lung infection. The doctors are also running tests because her kidneys are not functioning correctly. As you know, she has more than her share of health problems and I just want you to pray for a good outcome of the kidney tests and that her lungs will again be well.<BR/><BR/> Please pray for me because I have bronchitis and since I am contagious, I haven't seen mom in about 10 days (we are usually attached at the hip!). I am having really bad anxiety and a real bad case of helplessness.<BR/><BR/> Finally, please pray for Carolyn Carter's father. He is really sick, but I don't have all the details on that.<BR/><BR/> Thanks for once again lifting our family in prayer.<BR/><BR/> Love, Karen<BR/><BR/> 6:45 PM, September 23, 2008</I><BR/><BR/>Probably better to post it here. They might be too busy tsk tsking and tut tutting over Mark Driscoll to pray...John Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10670125206949485939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33993370.post-40706651642067001282008-09-21T20:44:00.000-05:002008-09-21T20:44:00.000-05:00"Larry, on the other hand, evidently has problems ..."Larry, on the other hand, evidently has problems scrolling back, or reading, or getting a joke, or else in only getting a joke when it suits him. To save you the extreme effort involved in scrolling up, I quote myself thusly, and like so:<BR/><BR/>mike bratton said...<BR/>It was a joke, gents."<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Lighten up, would you please?<BR/><BR/>--Mike<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Uh huh. ;)ochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00910693449008506409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33993370.post-8700509070659811112008-09-21T16:05:00.000-05:002008-09-21T16:05:00.000-05:00Dr. Loney has a way with a joke. He may make some...Dr. Loney has a way with a joke. He may make some mistakes in choosing material, but he's got some skill. (Note that I refrained from adding the "z" to "skill," as the kids are prone to do these days.)<BR/><BR/>Larry, on the other hand, evidently has problems scrolling back, or reading, or getting a joke, or else in only getting a joke when it suits him. To save you the extreme effort involved in scrolling up, I quote myself thusly, and like so:<BR/><BR/><I>mike bratton said...<BR/>It was a joke, gents.<BR/><BR/>Lighten up, would you please?<BR/><BR/>--Mike<BR/><BR/>8:54 AM, September 05, 2008</I><BR/><BR/>And John Mark, thank you. And such. With regard to consistency, I was reminded of remarks of mine subsequent to the Huey's get-together.<BR/><BR/>(Pardon me a moment. YO, HUEY'S! OPEN UP A LOCATION OR SIX DOWN HERE IN THE GREATER BIRMINGHAM METROPOLITAN AREA! I'M SUFFERING FROM A LACK OF HUEYBURGERS! Thank you.)<BR/><BR/>I understand that the memory of what was a pleasant meeting has been hit with a wave of revisionism. Such an undertaking is revealing, particularly when considering the individuals cooperating in it.<BR/><BR/>--MikeMike Brattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13145152348285384619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33993370.post-84356684645706952472008-09-21T12:36:00.000-05:002008-09-21T12:36:00.000-05:00Anyway, I reckon you should keep your threats tuck...Anyway, I reckon you should keep your threats tucked securely in your dainty waist band.<BR/>And I know you work hard at trying to portray a certain...image...but that has become sad. <BR/><BR/><BR/>No, I'm not buying any of it. And that's ok. As long as it works in your world. But I'm hoping you are <BR/>"macho" enough to understand what I'm saying to you right now.<BR/>Even when you sweep the poop under the rug, the poop remains.. Even if you can't see the doo doo, it still stinks.<BR/>How long shall thy spray Febreze before you removeth the source which causeth the stinketh?<BR/>Just sayin'.<BR/>oc/Larry.ochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00910693449008506409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33993370.post-7634135148069693732008-09-21T10:53:00.000-05:002008-09-21T10:53:00.000-05:00Hey Mike, I have this friend. Oh, shoot. Let's go ...Hey Mike, I have this friend. Oh, shoot. Let's go ahead and call him Larry. Anyway, he can render you unconscious in MORE than four ways, and in less than one second.<BR/>But he can't do it to me.<BR/>So now what?ochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00910693449008506409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33993370.post-7486157262129849862008-09-20T23:59:00.000-05:002008-09-20T23:59:00.000-05:00Okay Mike, here goes,After returning to the states...Okay Mike, here goes,<BR/><BR/>After returning to the states, I received this message from my esteemed mentor and world renowned professor at Mexico City Community College Online Medical School, Dr. Nachos Grande:<BR/><BR/>“Senor Beel,<BR/> thee ladee you mary las time you ar heere, why you no take hur to Teenasee weeth you? Senor, shee hav a Lonee babee aftore you leev. Eet ees no gessing whoo thee papa ees...thee babee, eet have a tell and ees vary much hairee. Wee tri and burn eet oft, but eet keep groing bak.” (for entire message, see The Loney Report, or TLR)<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I want to be a responsible parent to little he or she Loney, and I don’t want he/she thinking that I’m a brawler. Some time ago, you mistakenly accused me of issuing death threats (during my abandoned bid to become deacon president), and I think that might have possibly in some roundabout way or another, that I just probably may have sorta of implied or inferred, (or is it conferred?) that you were a jack---. Anyway what I been sorta thinking and mulling over, you know, without mincing any words or splitting hairs or dancing around the subject, it was probably in some sort of way or another not beyond the stretch of imagination that it was not a nice thing to say. So, well, you know, what I’m getting at is maybe we can bury the hatchet, you know, let sleeping dogs lie, and put our best legs forward---you see, I’m not that good at fence-mending…now fence tearing down…I wrote the book on that one…well, actually it was more like a brochure, ‘cept without pictures, well at least camera pictures, cause I think I drawed a few in it…course it was nothing compared to the one that I wrote on ‘bridge burning’…man that was a classic, though you might oughta think if your on the right side of the river and if you can swim before you go striking the match…I learned that the hard way…that is I learned bout checking if you were on the right side of the river and could swim or not, not match striking…shoot, I learned how to that at least a few years back. Well anyway, I was figuring on making things right, especially since youre the one who showed me how to use he word (sic). Which reminds me, how often do babies get (sic)? Cause I can doctor up people with lipid rich ankles, but baby doctoring is probably a specialty that will take me 2 or 3 weeks to get a license printed up for. So, we good?<BR/><BR/>William T. Loney, MDDr. Bill Loneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10477015799545405025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33993370.post-8186008690791668002008-09-20T21:20:00.000-05:002008-09-20T21:20:00.000-05:00Way off topic and subject to deletion, this was po...Way off topic and subject to deletion, this was posted on another blog tonight:<BR/><BR/><I>cakes said this is the question he asked Mike Bratton...<BR/>"Would you be willing to admit that troubled members of Bellevue have a reason to doubt the integrity and efficacy of its leadership, in light of the handling of the pedophile scandal and the partial scope of the investigation?"</I><BR/><BR/>This, cakes, is a flat out lie. Your meeting with Mike was very well <A HREF="http://thebrattonreport.blogspot.com/2007/08/lets-wait.html" REL="nofollow">documented,</A> and that question was nowhere to be seen. You're fantasizing once again. What was asked, since I'm the only one who seems to have a functional memory, was why PW should not have been fired when a school principal who had done the same thing would have been. Not quite the same question, is it? <BR/><BR/>Mike NEVER said that the leadership shouldn't ever be questioned. He had plenty of questions, which you acknowledged when you stated on the NBBCOF that he was "no sycophant". <BR/><BR/>His response was that SG had a responsibility to PW's soul that a principal did not have to an abusive teacher. Read it for yourself. And have some cole slaw with that crow.<BR/><BR/>A more important issue is something you failed to answer. Sol asked you a question, and you completely ignored it because it didn't work to your advantage.<BR/><BR/>The question was this: <B>show us a precedent</B>. Show us somewhere that a teacher went to a principal and confessed to abusing <B>HIS OWN CHILD</B> and was fired. Not an example of a teacher abusing <B>A STUDENT</B> but <B>HIS OWN CHILD!!!</B> You didn't answer, because there IS no precedent.<BR/><BR/>PW did not abuse a child in the youth department, in the church, or of any church member other than himself. This was truly without precedent. It really WAS uncharted waters, whatever you choose to believe. And if you aren't willing to allow that a man who was able to persuade his own wife into believing that he was so repentant that he should be forgiven was able to persuade a preacher of the same thing, I'd say you are a man devoid of compassion and understanding.<BR/><BR/>This post will be posted tonight on one of the blogs, you can count on that. I'd prefer it to be yours in the hope that you will give truth a chance, but if it's Mike's that's fine too. <BR/><BR/>Your choice of creating fictional events, and your distasteful showing of cartoons with the Christian slogan "God Loves You" written on someone's butt shows that you have deep underlying issues against Christianity.<BR/><BR/>I'm sure your team will attack me with a variety of insults, but the question that must be answered is this: Why do you lie? You never asked Mike that question, and he never gave the answer you claim. Lies, lies, <B>LIES!!</B><BR/><BR/>Until you answer, nothing else matters. Your credibility is shot.<BR/><BR/>Liar, liar, pants on fire.<BR/><BR/>And such.John Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10670125206949485939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33993370.post-85313301303115233742008-09-20T11:57:00.000-05:002008-09-20T11:57:00.000-05:00Thank you JM. Thanks for your godly instruction. ...Thank you JM. Thanks for your godly instruction. I may just go ahead and try your sweet and loving approach.<BR/><BR/>Blessings.<BR/>oc.ochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00910693449008506409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33993370.post-37720425189509385752008-09-20T11:39:00.000-05:002008-09-20T11:39:00.000-05:00Although curiously, John Mark seems to make the gr...<I>Although curiously, John Mark seems to make the grade here.</I><BR/><BR/>That might be because none of my posts are intended to inflict damage, and none of them are sneering. Just off topic. <BR/><BR/>And every now and then I agree with someone. You should try it.John Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10670125206949485939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33993370.post-80719866174511912242008-09-20T10:11:00.000-05:002008-09-20T10:11:00.000-05:00And just a question, if I may.In one of your above...And just a question, if I may.<BR/>In one of your above posts, you made reference to my "online cohorts". Who are you talking about?ochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00910693449008506409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33993370.post-62300960660788036742008-09-20T09:43:00.000-05:002008-09-20T09:43:00.000-05:00No, I'm not sparring. And I'm not provoking anyone...No, I'm not sparring. And I'm not provoking anyone either. I just won't be shoved around, and that seems not to go well with you.<BR/><BR/>And I thank you for keeping this "museum piece" up.<BR/>You have no idea right now what you have done. Some day you will. And it will be a classic. <BR/><BR/>In the mean time, why not allow the remote possibility that you may be wrong while entertaining the real possibility that I may be wrong, yet still allow the chance that maybe the solution lies somewhere between us?<BR/>I think that's fair.<BR/><BR/>Larry.ochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00910693449008506409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33993370.post-43136272469440230192008-09-20T08:08:00.000-05:002008-09-20T08:08:00.000-05:00"Pardon my stereotyping, but this bravado alpha-ma..."Pardon my stereotyping, but this bravado alpha-male thing ... why is it that it's usually the guys we see sparring like this, but not often the women?"<BR/><BR/>No sparring here, ma'am. Larry tries to provoke, and I've allowed his most recent effort as a museum piece. <BR/><BR/>--MikeMike Brattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13145152348285384619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33993370.post-43276941354148735152008-09-20T07:34:00.000-05:002008-09-20T07:34:00.000-05:00Pardon my stereotyping, but this bravado alpha-mal...Pardon my stereotyping, but this bravado alpha-male thing ... why is it that it's usually the guys we see sparring like this, but not often the women?<BR/><BR/>Although, the idea of Jess and me "taking it outside" is really rather hilarious ...Miriam Wilmothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03977271688329151671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33993370.post-54642938884896749222008-09-19T22:00:00.000-05:002008-09-19T22:00:00.000-05:00No, I'm not pugilistic. But I will defend myself a...No, I'm not pugilistic. But I will defend myself and my friends. And I refused to be bullied or let anyone else be bullied. That seems to be a fact that gets under your skin, and then you trot out your script or hit the delete button. And no, be assured that I'm the same here as I am in person. I know that's a disappointment to you, since I don't make your qualifications for the Christian mold. Although curiously, John Mark seems to make the grade here.<BR/><BR/>Please don't worry about my health. I am extremely healthy. And I am habitually up at 2:30 in in the morning. I'm not sleep deprived. I just don't have bankers hours. I'm high energy, and don't sit around much. So relax, there is no "mud" in me nor any in my comment.<BR/>And as self promotion goes? I can't believe you even had the nerve to say that. I'll reserve further comment on that.<BR/><BR/>Larry.ochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00910693449008506409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33993370.post-55719780350591541172008-09-19T21:29:00.000-05:002008-09-19T21:29:00.000-05:00"Yes Mike. I am quite a nice guy, and a real gentl..."Yes Mike. I am quite a nice guy, and a real gentleman. And I'm also a Christian. But even so, I don't back down easily. Members of the Banditos motorcycle club in Texas will attest to that. I'm a member of the CMA, and have ridden into rallies of Banditos, Hell's Disciples, and Satan's Angels, etc. They did not back me down, even at one time at knife point. So I'm not real impressed by your veiled bravado either. But really, that's not the point."<BR/><BR/>Mine? You're projecting, evidently, even as you (again) trot out your pugilistic bona fides and wave them about. <BR/><BR/>My point is, and always has been, that people are (generally) less openly belligerent and more friendly to one another in face-to-face discussions. That is, when they're inclined to be belligerent in the first place.<BR/><BR/>"The point is that you <BR/>never know who you are talking to or talking about either."<BR/><BR/>Actually, I always remember that I'm corresponding with real people, possessing real personalities and real points of view. The point is that many other people (especially you and some of your online cohorts) are often too busy trying to pick online fights to remember that. That is, when you're not engaging in self-promotion.<BR/><BR/>"Does it really matter that my post was at 2:30? What are you saying there, brother? If time does make a difference to you, let me know what the problem is. I'll try to post earlier."<BR/><BR/>Was I not clear? Unless you habitually are up at that hour, you might have been a bit sleep-deprived. And sleep deprivation can produce comments that are a bit muddy in content.<BR/><BR/>"Yep, I'm a real gentleman. And I'm really a nice guy. You would probably like me, if you could get over all that 'bravado' thing.<BR/>Just sayin'.<BR/>Peace.<BR/>oc/Larry."<BR/><BR/>I will reserve comment.<BR/><BR/>--MikeMike Brattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13145152348285384619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33993370.post-65049317571876188952008-09-19T19:00:00.000-05:002008-09-19T19:00:00.000-05:00Yes Mike. I am quite a nice guy, and a real gentle...Yes Mike. I am quite a nice guy, and a real gentleman. And I'm also a Christian. But even so, I don't back down easily. Members of the Banditos motorcycle club in Texas will attest to that. I'm a member of the CMA, and have ridden into rallies of Banditos, Hell's Disciples, and Satan's Angels, etc. They did not back me down, even at one time at knife point. So I'm not real impressed by your veiled bravado either. But really, that's not the point. The point is that you <BR/>never know who you are talking to or talking about either. Does it really matter that my post was at 2:30? What are you saying there, brother?<BR/>If time does make a difference to you, let me know what the problem is. I'll try to post earlier.<BR/><BR/> Yep, I'm a real gentleman. And I'm really a nice guy. You would probably like me, if you could get over all that "bravado" thing.<BR/>Just sayin'.<BR/>Peace.<BR/>oc/Larry.ochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00910693449008506409noreply@blogger.com