[Vision2020] An open letter to Moscow city council
Tom Hansen
thansen at moscow.com
Thu Jul 16 07:25:41 PDT 2009
Units of assignment?
Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho
> Sunil,
>
> Thanks, some folks just don't follow with a complete thread and just
> have to know everything about the folks on Vision 2020.
>
> So for those that are curious, I was born in Pittsburgh, did my under
> grad work at Columbus State University and my graduate work at U of I.
> I'm a graduate of both the Army and Marine Corps Command and Staff
> colleges, I wear boxers (when I wear any at all), and something only
> my tailor previously knew was that I "dress left". Bear was my dogs
> name, and I used it as a call sign during my recent tours of active
> duty and I was decorated by the US, Poland, Estonia, Bulgaria and New
> Zealand. Think there is anything else those with a need to know want
> to know? *S*
>
>
> Wayne
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> On Jul 15, 2009, at 9:29 PM, Sunil Ramalingam wrote:
>
>> I know I've said this before and I'll say it again: Wayne Price is
>> Bear, and I don't think he's made any attempt to hide his identity.
>> It's not as if he's Captain Kirker or one of the deliberately
>> anonymous people that show up here from time to time.
>>
>> That said, our system of government doesn't require that one serve
>> in the military in order to exercise power. That's not to say that
>> there isn't value in having that experience or having made that
>> sacrifice (which I have not done) before requiring it of others. Not
>> that Dick Cheney is paying attention...and Rumsfeld served, and that
>> doesn't make his policies more palatable to me.
>>
>> Sunil
>>
>> Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:31:05 -0700
>> From: starbliss at gmail.com
>> To: suehovey at moscow.com
>> CC: vision2020 at moscow.com
>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] An open letter to Moscow city council
>>
>> A "W" passes for a signature? There's a certain "W" this can refer
>> to (Oliver Stone's film titled simply "W"), who should be in prison
>> for war crimes. Not someone I'd want to be mistaken for...
>>
>> Vision2020 participants can easily sign their full names to their
>> posts, unless they have something to hide or worry about (what might
>> my boss or spouse think?). This can lessen confusion about who
>> posted what, especially when someone is using an e-mail address that
>> does not contain a person's full name, such as the bear at moscow.com
>> address. Tom Hansen's e-mail address in my Google e-mail account
>> includes his full name. bear at moscow.com does not. So even if Tom
>> Hansen does not sign his post, I can read that it was sent by "Tom
>> Hansen," in the e-mail address window. There is no name in the e-
>> mail address window along with bear at moscow.com, at least in my Gmail
>> e-mail account.
>>
>> "Bear" is not the legal name of the person Sue should have responded
>> to... Or is it?
>>
>> To address the essence of Sue's concerns, I also wonder why the
>> issue of who is or is not a veteran was raised in this discussion.
>>
>> Ted Moffett
>>
>>
>> On 7/15/09, Sue Hovey <suehovey at moscow.com> wrote:
>> Then I owe Tom an apology. And I do apologize, Tom. When I read the
>> emails, I did not see the W below the message and simply inferred it
>> was
>> Tom's response. It was to you, Bear, I should have sent my reply.
>> And so
>> I do that now. You tie legitimacy to make a decision to "give up
>> rights" as
>> valid only if the policy maker has fought for those rights as a
>> military
>> veteran. The Roderick email certainly sends the same message. If a
>> person is not supposed to draw that inference then I see no reason
>> for
>> either you or the Rodericks to bring into play the issue of veteran
>> status.
>>
>> Sue
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <bear at moscow.com>
>> To: "Sue Hovey" <suehovey at moscow.com>
>> Cc: "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>; "Shelley Roderick"
>> <cjsnightclub at cableone.net>; "v2020" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 11:52 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] An open letter to Moscow city council
>>
>>
>> >
>> > Sue,
>> >
>> > Tom wasn't the one who asked about the veteran status of the current
>> > council, I did, and Dan Carscallen answered me and said that 2 of
>> the
>> > current members are and that he's not one of the two. Wayne
>> Krauss is one
>> > of the two and lists it on his bio on the Moscow City Council site.
>> >
>> > And the reason I asked was to see if those so willing to give up
>> rights
>> > and make the rules ever had to defend them. I think that it
>> amazing that
>> > while I could get a cup of coffee and have a cigarette in Bosnia,
>> > Bulgaria, Estonia, Poland, Romania, Albania and several other
>> countries, I
>> > soon may not be able to in my own home town.
>> >
>> > Wayne
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >> Are you saying that one has to be a veteran to make solid
>> decisions? Or
>> >> if
>> >> one is not a veteran and makes a decision with which you do not
>> agree,
>> >> their
>> >> decision is somehow less than valid because of their lack of
>> veteran
>> >> status?
>> >>
>> >> Sue H.
>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>> >> From: "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>
>> >> To: "Shelley Roderick" <cjsnightclub at cableone.net>
>> >> Cc: "v2020" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>> >> Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 3:15 PM
>> >> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] An open letter to Moscow city council
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Just a simple question that deserves a simple, yet civil, answer
>> like
>> >> "yes" or "no".
>> >>
>> >> Tom Hansen
>> >> Moscow, Idaho
>> >>
>> >>> Tom - Why don't you call them and ask?
>> >>>
>> >>> For those of you that wish to contact Moscow city council via
>> email,
>> >>> here
>> >>> is
>> >>> how you can email all council members directly with only one
>> email.
>> >>>
>> >>> 1) Go to: www.moscow.id.us/
>> >>> 2) Click on the blue "council" tab.
>> >>> 3) Click on "meet the council."
>> >>> 4) Click on "Email all council members" at the bottom of the page.
>> >>> 5) To be valid, include your full name and address for the record.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> -------Original Message-------
>> >>>
>> >>> From: Tom Hansen
>> >>> Date: 7/14/2009 3:02:03 PM
>> >>> To: bear at moscow.com
>> >>> Cc: v2020
>> >>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] An open letter to Moscow city council
>> >>>
>> >>> Was this email really sent to the city council?
>> >>>
>> >>> The only address on it is Vision 2020.
>> >>>
>> >>> Tom Hansen
>> >>> Moscoa, Idaho
>> >>>
>> >>>> Visionaries,
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I agree with Phil's letter below, and am hoping the listees can
>> give me
>> >>>> some information in regards to it.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> How many members of the current administration are veterans?
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> W
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>
>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >>> ----------------------------
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> ATTENTION: YOU ARE ENTERING A SMOKE FILLED ENVIRONMENT AND
>> WILL BE
>> >>>>> SUBJECT
>> >>>>> TO SECOND HAND SMOKE! ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK! THIS
>> ESTABLISHMENT COULD
>> >>>>> BE
>> >>>>> HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH!
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Twenty generations have sacrificed loved ones to fight for the
>> >>>>> freedoms
>> >>>>> for
>> >>>>> which we are able to enjoy today. It is very sad to me when a
>> small
>> >>>>> handful
>> >>>>> of people representing our city can take the blood that was
>> shed and
>> >>>>> ignore
>> >>>>> the sacrifices made to insure our right to, "life, liberty and
>> >>>>> happiness."
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> I have flown an American flag on my building since I bought it
>> because
>> >>>>> I
>> >>>>> respect the blood, sweat and tears that allow me to do so. The
>> city
>> >>>>> council
>> >>>>> should also respect and honor the same.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> The city should agree with the Federal Government that when a
>> person
>> >>>>> turns
>> >>>>> the age of 21, they have a mental capacity to make sound
>> decisions and
>> >>>>> will
>> >>>>> be held responsible for those decisions in a court of law. This
>> >>>>> includes
>> >>>>> their health. The city should not impose their "personal
>> guidance" to
>> >>>>> those
>> >>>>> who have just obtained the privilege of choice. They do not
>> need to
>> >>>>> baby
>> >>>>> sit
>> >>>>> However, they should be babysitting where smoking is
>> allowed. Where
>> >>>>> children walk our sidewalks and play in city parks.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> In regards to "employee health," No one is forced to work in a
>> smoked
>> >>>>> filled
>> >>>>> environment. They came looking for a job. If they find it is
>> not for
>> >>>>> them,
>> >>>>> they have the right of freedom to work elsewhere. The customer
>> has a
>> >>>>> right
>> >>>>> to walk in my doors, or not. They even have the right to leave
>> once
>> >>>>> inside.
>> >>>>> Liberty of choice and free will granted to us from the blood
>> of our
>> >>>>> forefathers.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> The first thing I see when I walk into city hall is a United
>> States
>> >>>>> flag.
>> >>>>> The last thing I see when I leave city hall is a United States
>> flag.
>> >>>>> Let's
>> >>>>> not loose what that flag stands for.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> If the city agrees to this smoking ban I would like to suggest
>> they
>> >>>>> also
>> >>>>> consider an ordinance stopping the farmers from farming as it
>> blows
>> >>>>> dust
>> >>>>> that I breathe that causes my asthma to flare up. Talk about a
>> health
>> >>>>> issue!
>> >>>>> How about bringing it up to vote when approximately 60% of
>> Moscow's
>> >>>>> citizens
>> >>>>> are back in town? Let the citizens of Moscow decide. Give them
>> the
>> >>>>> opportunity to voice an opinion on their own freedoms and
>> liberties.
>> >>>>> Let
>> >>>>> the
>> >>>>> majority decide. Not a handful.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> 1/3 of the bars in Moscow are non-smoking by choice. The city
>> should
>> >>>>> not
>> >>>>> interfere with the liberties of other bars and private clubs.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> You ask why other bar owners are not speaking up? How about
>> listening
>> >>>>> to
>> >>>>> the
>> >>>>> ones that are. I believe in fighting for the rights and
>> liberties of
>> >>>>> my
>> >>>>> 24
>> >>>>> employees and thousands of customers that choose to walk
>> through my
>> >>>>> doors.
>> >>>>> They count on me.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Bill Parks, who introduced this ordinance states, "it is a
>> work place,
>> >>>>> health issue. The only place we allow really dangerous things
>> is in
>> >>>>> second
>> >>>>> hand smoke." Well, how about coal mines? Gas refineries? Plastic
>> >>>>> manufacturers? Paint fumes? As I understand, his company
>> manufactures
>> >>>>> and
>> >>>>> builds thing in Mexico. He pays his workers in pesos. Why
>> isn't Moscow
>> >>>>> good
>> >>>>> enough for him to employ and manufacture his wares here? Could
>> it be
>> >>>>> government enforced workman's comp? Minimum wage? Social
>> Security
>> >>>>> taxes?
>> >>>>> Not
>> >>>>> to forget the OSHA laws which are not enforced in Mexico? Why
>> Bill
>> >>>>> Parks
>> >>>>> do
>> >>>>> you choose to have your companies in Mexico? I can tell you
>> why I
>> >>>>> choose
>> >>>>> to
>> >>>>> have mine in Moscow, Idaho.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> The chains of slavery on business were cut in 1776. Let's not
>> put them
>> >>>>> back
>> >>>>> on.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Let freedom ring.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Phil Roderick
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> cjs
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>> >>>
>> >>> "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it
>> to
>> >>> change
>> >>> and the Realist adjusts his sails."
>> >>>
>> >>> - Unknown
>> >>>
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>> >> change
>> >> and the Realist adjusts his sails."
>> >>
>> >> - Unknown
>> >>
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