RE: Ah crap

My statement that I lost respect was because I read and interpreted your
original comment as more of cutting down Trevor than expressing the
opinion that David should have won. If I was wrong in that
interpretation, then I am sorry.

I totally agree that you and everyone else has the right to their own
opinion and I certainly am not in favor of everyone being so PC that they
are afraid to express their opinions for fear of offending others.

Again, if I misunderstood your comments, then I apologize.

Thank you,
Ronald L. Zimmerman
I.T. Applications Manager
Swiss Valley Farms, Co. http://www.swissvalley.com
"Farmer Owned with Pride"
Email: Ron-Zimmerman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 05/02/2007 06:29:26 PM:

From: Ron-Zimmerman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Personally, as I've read this thread, I have lost some respect for Joe

and

his attitude about this. I would have thought that someone of Joe's
stature in our community would not be so negative about this.

Ron, my original comment was intended for private consumption. I had no
public say on the matter, and it was unfortunate that my private opinion

was

publicly aired. I IMMEDIATELY apologized for any part of the comment

that

could even inadvertently diminish Trevor's contributions.

However, since the comment was out there in the public space, I thought

I

ought to explain my opinion. Although my comment was private, I stand
behind what I said (and in fact, I wish more people were willing to say

in

public what they say in private). It is my opinion that the committee

made

a wrong choice, and I explained why.

That being said, I think it's sad that I can't express an honest opinion
without a response like yours. Democracy is built on debate and the
exchange of ideas and the conflict of opinions. The fact that nobody
bothers to say what they mean anymore is behind a whole lot of society's
ills, and I feel no shame for having an opinion, regardless of whether

it

matches the mainstream or is politically correct. And I don't consider

it

negative to disagree; I think there's a difference between simply

cutting

down someone's opinion and offering your own differing opinion, which is
what I did.

You've lost respect for me? I'm sorry about that. But if expressing my
opinion loses your respect, then I have a funny feeling you wouldn't

respect

me in the morning anyway <smile>.

Joe

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