[Magdalen] pondering politics

Grace Cangialosi gracecan at gmail.com
Wed Jun 22 19:57:48 UTC 2016


Well, Trump did say awhile ago that people needed to be prepared for a riot if the nomination is taken away from him...

> On Jun 22, 2016, at 3:52 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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.
>>> 
>>> 


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