prominently displayed on the website, and no words of condemnation,
that this guy has everything wrong, and this is some kind of a joke
that this guy just didn't get.
It triggered my urban legend detector right away; most American
businesses are as anti-Bush as most American individuals; he has
created a ruinous business climate for almost everybody except
Halliburton, Blackwater, and the major energy companies - I find it
very unlikely that Blackwater is sponsoring a bridge team!
I love to prove this McCabe guy wrong at every turn; please tell me
your side of the story so I can post it to this list as well. You and
I both know that voting and free speech are part of the American way,
juar as the honorable pass time of Bridge is.
Thanks,
Matt Love
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "S. McCabe" <blue_meanie_9@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:03:35 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [OregonDems_etc] Bridge Champs get "Dixie Chicked"
To: "RobinB. Beugless" <rob_beug@yahoo.com>
November 14, 2007
Here's another example of George Bush's sickness infecting everything
and everyone it brushes up against.
According to today's New York Times, a team of women who represented
the United States at the world bridge championships in Shanghai last
month is facing sanctions, including a yearlong ban from competition,
for a spur-of-the-moment protest, if "protest" is indeed the proper
word for their actions. Scribbled on the back of a menu, and held up
by one of the women at an awards dinner, was the hastily written, "We
did not vote for Bush."
By e-mail, angry bridge players have accused the women of "treason"
and "sedition." Pause and think a bout that for a moment. Charges of
sedition and treason from their fellow citizens as the result of an
attempt at dark humor wrapped around a simple truth: It has become
necessary for US citizens abroad to declare their non-support for a
president whose policies allow – demand – torture, Bush's smarmy,
lying claims that the US does not practice water-boarding and
"enhanced interrogation techniques" to the contrary notwithstanding.
The action by the team, which had won the Venice Cup, the women's
title, at the Shanghai event, could cost the United States Bridge
Federation corporate sponsors, which floats another thought balloon:
Are there truly US corporations ready to withdraw financial support to
bridge players who simply declared they did not vote for George Bush?
Yes. Of course there are.
The players have been stunned by the reaction to what they saw as a
spontaneous gesture, "a moment of levity," said Gail Greenberg, the
team's non-playing captain and winner of 11 world championships. "What
we were trying to say, not to Americans but to our friends from other
countries, was that we understand that they are questioning and
critical of what our country is doing these days and we want you to
know that we, too, are critical," Ms. Greenberg said, stressing that
she was speaking for herself and not her six teammates.
The Times reports a hearing is scheduled this month in San Francisco,
where thousands of players will be gathered for the Fall North
American Bridge Championships. It will determine whether displaying
the sign constitutes conduct unbecoming a federation member. And the
possible penalty these US bridge champions are facing if found
"guilty?" A one-year suspension from federation events, including the
World Bridge Olympiad next year in Beijing; a one-year probation after
that suspension; 200 hours of community service "that furthers the
interests of organized bridge"; and an apology drafted by the
federation's lawyer.
It would also require them to write a statement telling "who broached
the idea of displaying the sign, when the idea was adopted, etc." Alan
Falk, a lawyer for the federation, wrote the four team members on Nov.
6, "I am instructed to press for greater sanction against anyone who
rejects this compromise offer," which means the compromise is really a
dictation.
Ms. Greenberg, the team's captain, said she decided to put up the sign
in response to questions from players from other countries about
American interrogation techniques, the war in Iraq and other foreign
policy issues. "There was a lot of anti-Bush feeling, questioning of
our Iraq policy and about torture," she said. "I can't tell you it was
an overwhelming amount, but there were several specific comments, and
there wasn't the same warmth you usually feel at these events."
- MDM
, Stevo You know what Hillary's going to do to Rudy?
We have 3,863 dead soldiers.
If you don't like it, talk to this man.
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