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Date Posted: Mon, 07/14/03 11:10am
Author: KiowaScout
Subject: Re: My Two Cents
In reply to: BaloneySkin 's message, "The Offender...My Apology" on Sun, 07/13/03 9:07pm

>Sorry that I offended some of you on this board.
>Sunny has asked me to remove my post over at indianz
>that references "the other board". Since no such
>reference or quote exists, I will not delete my post
>over there.
>
>Perhaps all of you feel that I have violated your
>trust. sunny certainly does. I felt..and still
>do..that Steve was the original violator by running
>over here, bringing our little dispute with him, and
>then bytching about it over here. I thought that we
>had agreed not to do that to each other over here.
>
>Oh well....no big deal right ?? Anyway, I am going to
>paste what I said over at indianz so that you can read
>what I said for yourselves...then I am leaving. I am
>not like Steve...I will not come back, stop by, visit,
>wave, honk, lurk, etc, etc. I would not think that
>this will be a great loss to any of you. I will not
>let it hit me in the azz as I leave either. Any
>comments to me will need to be made over at indianz or
>else I won't see them.
>
>I hope that we will continue to have some fun from
>time to time and some lively debates also. Steve has
>tore it with me. He is on the list I have with
>Cornpone, AW, cwybaby dave and nanyehi !!
>
>Take care....here is the post I made at indianz about
>Steve Russell:
>
>>Here is what the egotistical blow-hard had to say on
>>another board...where he still posts, so being busy
>ain't >the reason:
>
>>quote:
>-------------------------------------------------------
>-------------------------
> I'm swearing off Indianz because there is a limit to
>how many kids I can deal with at one time.
>-------------------------------------------------------
>-------------------------
>
>>He looks down on most everyone else.

You know what guys? I am also no great fan of SR's. In the opinion of many, he is an egotistical blow-hard.

He is also hyper-sensitive about criticism. No one can deny how emotionally he reacts to any critique of his views. If a person puts forth opinion in a public forum, that leaves those opinions open for debate. If he doesn't wish his views to be critiqued, then he should not print them in a public forum.

I am not without pity concerning the loss of his pets. That is bound to be hurtful. But, grief over a loss does not shield him from critique of his opinions. It simply is not relevant to the issues he puts forth. We are not students in his classroom. He is �

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Re: My Two Cents -- KiowaScout, Mon, 07/14/03 11:11am