[Vision2020] Bouma didn't show up

[Sam Scripter]

VERY WELL EXPRESSED, SUE!

Sam I am in Moscow

Sue Hovey wrote:
> I am furious about his refusal to discuss issues with his opponent.    
> Gresham Bouma is milking the postcard incident for all it’s worth.  
> I’m beginning to wonder now, just who did send it?  Bouma has 
> certainly used this as an excuse to hide behind his followers and keep 
> his philosophical ideas to himself.  I have to say, I wish now I had 
> not denied Nick Gier the opportunity for a follow up question at the 
> AARP Forum.  I recognized Bouma was evading the legitimate concerns of 
> Mr. Gier and others who have read the sermons posted on the church 
> website (I guess they’ve been pulled now.) but I had never through the 
> years allowed a followup and decided not to at that time.  I was 
> totally stupid.  Bouma knew he would get away with his evasive 
> rationale and I was concerned about being even handed.  I neglected to 
> be fair because I was concerned about protocol.  Nick, I’m sorry.
> The other concern I have is Bouma’s education ad.  He touts his 
> service as a public school teacher, auditor, whatever, shows the 
> picture of his cute (he really is, I talked with him) young son, who 
> has been home schooled.  One needs to ask, “when teachers school their 
> own students at home or in places other than the public schools, just 
> where does their loyalty lie?”
> Someone on this website mentioned what?  Bouma’s  4 or 5 traffic 
> tickets over the past decade.  (Declaration:   I got one, too, once.  
> It was 40 something years ago when Scott was a baby. It was all his 
> fault.)    And one of Bouma’s  is for speeding through a work zone.  
> And a fishing violation....another issue.   I wasn’t going to speak to 
> this  anywhere, but Bouma refuses to deal with the “unwashed” so I’ll 
> do it here.    The positions of his minister are legitimate questions 
> for those of us who would ask Bouma’s response to  them.  I was 
> particularly incensed by the incident when his minister promoted 
> Bouma’s campaign from the pulpit then admitted he knew it was a 
> violation of federal law for him to do so.  Did Bouma repudiate that 
> statement?  There is no record he did.  And now, I understand, all 
> that material has been removed from their website.  Are they ashamed?  
> They should be. What it leaves me to believe is this:   GRESHAM BOUMA 
> WILL OBEY THE LAW IF HE FEELS IT IS HIS RELIGIOUS RESPONSIBILITY TO DO 
> SO.  IF HE FEELS IT ISN’T, HE IS PERFECTLY WILLING TO LOOK THE OTHER 
> WAY. Reminds me of a former governor of Texas who said it wasn’t a lie 
> if there wasn’t a Bible in the room.   I do not want that sort of 
> person representing me in Boise—Bouma must love Phil Hart, he 
> campaigned with him.  So now he’s willing to tie himself to folks who 
> don’t pay their taxes and steal from public school children.   No, you 
> can’t ask him about any of that.  He refuses to participate in any 
> activity in which he can’t control the questions.
> Sue Hovey
> *From:* Reggie Holmquist <mailto:reggieholmquist at u.boisestate.edu>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 27, 2010 6:48 PM
> *To:* Moscow Vision 2020 <mailto:vision2020 at moscow.com>
> *Subject:* [Vision2020] Bouma didn't show up
> Title says it all.  Bouma didn't show up to the radio call-in show 
> tonight.  This upsets me greatly, because I REALLY wanted to ask him a 
> question.  Grrrrrr. . .
>
> -Reggie
>
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