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From: "malinda" <>
Subject: Re: Lady Godiva Admired
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 23:46:41 -0600
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Apology accepted....watch your mouth in the future.




> I had originally composed the following to send as a private message to
> Malinda Jones, but I changed my mind. She has seen fit to bring up this
> piddling little complaint on the list, so I now think that I must respond
on
> the list. I am sorry to take this space and time away from the members
who
> are primarily interested in Medieval genealogy, but I think it is
necessary.
> The fact that she has had the mamba of the list come out in her favor had
> something to do with my decision also.
>
> In a message dated 12/18/2002 10:05:05 PM Central Standard Time,
> writes:
>
> > Enough.
> >
> > You are being slanderous and irresponsible which I find highly
offensive.
> > I would like to politely request that you desist from making such
> > accusations
> > unless you can back them up with proof of misbehavior.
> >
> > Otherwise, kindly refrain from besmirching a great man who risked
> > everything to provide you with the freedom of speech you are now so
> > cavalierly abusing at his expense.
> >
> > Washington's broad shoulders can withstand your smut balls, but why
> > should they have to ?
> >
> > I would respectfully suggest that you...and any other people who enjoy
> > taking potshots at those who provided you with the democracy which
> > is now so imperiled...refrain from legally actionable offenses toward
the
> > Founding Fathers in general and George Washington in particular.
> >
> > ~malinda jones
> > Member National Association of Washington Family Descendants
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> Ms. Jones,
>
> I am possibly as good, if not a better, patriotic American, then you are.
I
> have served my country in it's military service in time of war. I have
> supported many patriotic and political operations. I have never failed to
> pay my calculated taxes, nor report for jury duty when summoned. I have
> missed very few votes since my first vote in 1948. In other words I have
> been a good citizen of my nation.
>
> I have great respect for George Washington, as a leader, and as a man. I
> also have the belief that no man can be perfect, and this includes George
> Washington. I have no proof or even a good suspicion that he had
relations
> with anyone other than his own spouse, but I would not be surprised nor
> dismayed if I found out he had. This is something called human nature,
and
> it seems that the more powerful you become the easier you can succumb to
the
> physical sins. Our most recent president, Bill Clinton, is a perfect
example
> of that statement. Even Jimmy Carter, who I think was the most moral
> president in my lifetime admitted to "lusting in his heart." If you
expect
> perfection in man you live in a dream world, and I suggest that you try to
> look around and learn something about your own species.
>
> I have made no accusations against George Washington, or any other
historical
> personality. I have merely mentioned that such and such was possible.
You
> ask me to prove that such had occurred. The best, and most easy, response
to
> that request is to advise you to prove that it didn't. I won't do that
> because I know that would be impossible for you to do. It would also be
> impossible for me to prove a sexual interlude in which George Washington
took
> part at this late date in history. If it had been known of at the time
there
> would surely have been some of his enemies, and he had American enemies,
to
> bring it to the public's attention.
>
> We do know about Benjamin Franklin's affairs and it has not injured his
fame.
>
> You have over reacted to a mere bon mot, as it were, which I threw in to
> lighten the scene.
>
> If you feel that you have grounds for a lawsuit, please go ahead, but do
not
> threaten me with such, unless you intend to follow through. Such threats
> are, in themselves, grounds for suit. I have lived too long to stand
still
> to threats.
>
> Gordon Hale
> Member of the citizenry of the United States of America, and Texas
>
>
> P.S.: I hope you can recover from this terrible blow to your psyche that I
> have unintenetionally given. I assure you it was unintentional.

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