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I'll start sharing some of the emails I receive from regressive visitors to our forum. These are people who are too lazy to register but are compelled by some dark force to "straighten us out" on some issue. The writiing skills are usually rudimentary to match the thought processes, but at least they know how to use their email software. I'd almost expect to receive some of this mail by Pony Express.

you guys dont get it do you? our life and livelyhood are being threatened and if the 3000+ wasnt evedince enogh then you cant be convinced?

All I can say is wow -- talk about not getting it!

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Though it is much rarer to receive emails from Progressives, because they usual register and post, I will also share them here.

This in today from Italy:

WHY!

I love Democratic Party and liberal politic.
Im real friend of your mission.
Im progressist too in Italy. I propose your esxample: modernity & progress.

But

Where is real merits of "Berlusconi" Where is? For this honour
"Berlusconi" used USA for HIS interest.It is offensive

Where are Democrats !

Berlusconi is an anti-democrat - Is not Italy it is a part of Italy -
have economic conflict (tv e politic!!! ) - law conflict - have older vision -
its an ambiguous e awkward person !

IM really sad
Thank for your attention

My reply:

Don't be sad, be mad and keep reaching out to tell other's about it. All it will take to bring about real change is for the "silent majority" in this world to stop being silent. Regarding Bush and Berlusconi, thankfully, "this too shall pass" and, hopefully all those who have been lazy or tuned out during elections will have learned their lesson the hard way.

Please do join our forum. Though our primary focus is U.S. politics we encourage participation from voices of truth, justice, peace, love, tolerance and understanding from all over the world. There is much we can and must learn from each other.

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A mother asked President Bush,
"Why did my son have to die in Iraq?"
Another mother asked President Kennedy,
"Why did my son have to die in Viet Nam?"
Another mother asked President Truman,
"Why did my son have to die in Korea?
Another mother asked President F.D. Roosevelt,
"Why did my son have to die at Iwo Jima?"
Another mother asked President W. Wilson,
"Why did my son have to die on the battlefield of France?"
Yet another mother asked President Lincoln,
"Why did my son have to die at Gettysburg?"
And yet another mother asked President G. Washington,
"Why did my son have to die near Valley Forge?"
Then long, long ago, a mother asked...
"Heavenly Father, why did my Son have to die
on a cross outside of Jerusalem?"
The answers to all these are similar --
"So that others may have life and dwell in peace,
happiness and freedom."

This was emailed to me with no author
and I thought the magnitude
and the simplicity were awesome

Love to All

IF YOU DON'T STAND BEHIND OUR TROOPS,
PLEASE, FEEL FREE...
TO STAND IN FRONT OF THEM !!!


the above was sent to POL today from a frequent right-wing spammer named RAY (AKA Clueless) :confused2:

[Jennifer_SFBA]

Hi, 1tnisoldier. Thank you for sharing some of those e-mails you receive that I would otherwise not have known anything about. They helped me to see a larger world at POL, showing me that more goes on here than met my eye till now.

This is the very best interactive website I've bean (Yes, bean! It's very English sounding that way, don't you know?) to anywhere on the web. Would you please submit this POL website as a candidate for a web award? Winning a web award would help get the word out that POL is here for liberal, progessives and at the same time would reward the people who did so much a great work putting this site together so very well. Thank you to all of you for all you've done and for all you're doing to make our world a better place for everyone! YEAH!!!

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thank you, Jennifer. The award sites are a good idea.

[Jennifer_SFBA]

The POL-bot in live Chat really does need to be removed. When I first came here to POL, I went to POL's live chat and believed the POL bot was a real person for some time. Then, when I realized POL bot was only a bot, I had to figure out how to turn it off, and after that, had to tell the one other person who was in the room at that time that POL bot wasn't a real person and, then, had to tell that other person how to turn it off. It's, a detracting distraction! That's what it is!! No more POL bot! Not more POL bot! No more POL bot! BOOOOO!

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The out of control POL BOT will be put in her place shortly. Please post chat questions in the ADMIN Forum under CHAT questions.

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more brilliant observations from "ray sanders".

Email Subject: AlJazeera in US

Email Body:
ITS CALLED CNN ABC NBC NY TIMES CBS MSN , WHERE DO YOU STOP .
Thank God For FOX

:jerk:

[FDRfollower]

:jerk: :jerk:

I guess Ray gets the Sancho Panza award this month. Congratulations Ray!!