Well said, Helene! -----Original Message----- From: Helene Pockrus <helenepockrus@earthlink.net> To: HANCOCK-L@rootsweb.com <HANCOCK-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, July 02, 2001 7:49 PM Subject: Re: [HANCOCK-L] southern 4th of July >No Malinda , I received it from a friend on the net who is a devote Southern >researcher and is quite eloquent in his writing. I did not post it as a >slam to anyone, north south, east or west, black or white. I did address it >to my SOUTHERN researcher friends on the list, as I feel more Southern than >western. I am not a bigot, we are active politically, are members of >national veterns organizations, have friends of all races and work to >promote the law of the land and respect for our flag and all that it stands >for. It was not meant to start a war, or to create criticism of anyone. >Maybe I was taken in and missed the slam but it was not meant to cause hurt >to anyone. I sometimes feel the south is neglected when it comes to honoring >their dead. My husbands Southern relatives were not honored but buried in >unmarked graves I have never been able to find. His Northern ones were >marked and with honor. Two were in the same battle and were both wounded >and sent home; one from the north and one from the south. My father came to >this country because of terrible political problems in his homeland in the >20s. I am proud of my heritage, and feel that the War between the states was >a sad commentery on our history. I don't believe that my Christianity or >any other religious belief should be brought into question nor anyone elses >either. Everyone has a right to free speech. >I do APOLOGIZE to the list and would ask that any further discussion be >directed to me personally rather than to the list. I would like to request >that this subject be dropped. >Helene > >Please remember that this was a carefully crafted piece of >propaganda....that Helene did not write (did you Helene ?) > >It starts with Patriotic sentiments that we can all get behind (the >better to get passed on to others)...and the "hooks" don't come >until much later. You actually have to spend some time reading >the whole thing before they show up. [Remember that political >media handlers think we all have the attention span of gnats >and/or busy schedules ] > >Question is...where do these divisive little journalistic bombshells >get created ? And what is the agenda ? You can bet they have a >purpose and someone got paid (no doubt over-paid to craft this >and a whole lot more of these Internet traffic sheets....why ?? > >Why do they inevitably get released around holiday time ...or >when controversial legislation is happening...or a controversial >news story is happening ? Did anyone else notice the spate of >viri that got released onto the Internet when "some" of the >Florida vote re-count results were being released ?? > >Perhaps it's because my wicked stepfather was OSS, but I >smell a rat...and it's certainly not our patriotic Helene ! > > > >janiced@texramp.net wrote: > >> Sorry, I can't let this pass. Godless northern men? What a >> Godless and hateful thing to say. Shame on you. >> >> Janice Walker >> Texas >> >> ==== HANCOCK Mailing List ==== >> Where to send messages to the list..... >> HANCOCK-L@rootsweb.com > > >==== HANCOCK Mailing List ==== >Check out our HANCOCK Project World Wide at: >http://members.aol.com/heatherjvw/Hancock/ > > > >==== HANCOCK Mailing List ==== >Questions about this list? Feel free to contact >the listowner for help at: ><JuliaFWood@aol.com> > >