RE: YOUR Chance to Support Equal Rights in Moscow

["Tom Hansen" <thansen@moscow.com>]

Greetings Visionaires -

The response below intrigues me.  It attributes me with comments I never
made, opinions I never had (or stated), and allegations of accusations I
never made.

If Mr. Cole would read my previous responses, he would see just how wrong he
is.  I am no longer going to request an apology.  I, henceforth, will simply
consider the source.

If Mr. Cole cannot locate my previous responses, I will gladly re-post them
here.

Free to be you and me,

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Devin Cole [mailto:dcole@pacsim.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 7:25 PM
> To: vision2020@moscow.com
> Subject: YOUR Chance to Support Equal Rights in Moscow
>
>
> Even though I made a mistake in my post regarding Mr. Hansen, I am
> relatively sure I stated I was not posting to take a position on the
> ordinance.  I was posting to point out that the MER email appeared to
> sensationalize the event rather than get the facts.  My quarrel
> was with the
> method the message was being delivered, portraying the MPD in quite a
> negative light.  My intent was to point out that this shift of focus from
> ordinance to enforcing body was unfair, and the indication that
> the actions
> of the MPD being blood chilling was extreme.  I would rather have seen the
> MPD contacted and their actual policy regarding exposure and
> attire posted.
> If you have a problem with that, fine, and please let us all know
> the facts.
>
> You will notice that I never mentioned being offended by
> anybody's attire or
> homogenizing Moscow.  Never did I can call MER names, call any of the MER
> membership names, ask to kick anybody out of town, or put forth
> any opinion
> that I would compare to any of those put forth by Mr. Ashcroft.
>
> I suppose that I would not be put out by the post, except it was addressed
> directly to me, and the list was copied.  Please keep in mind
> that email is
> often written as a conversation, but it is nearly always read as a letter.
>
> Given that I never took a stance on the ordinance, and I
> especially invoked
> none of the arguements you apparently attribute to me using in support of
> said ordinance, I do not appreciate you categorizing me simply for
> criticizing your methods of delivering your message.  I would
> rather have a
> real response instead of the reactionary rhetoric you posted.  Once again,
> sensationalism instead of facts and logic.
>
> Regards,
>
> Devin Cole
>
>