If Rev. Al Sharpton Were A Photographer

On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 08:43:26 -0400, Neil Harrington wrote:

>> I can not go back in time and read Hitler's or Tojo's minds, but my
>> intuition tells me that had we not entered WW-II we wouldn't be here right
>> now, so we disagree strongly on this. Right now, if we turn our backs on
>> the ME, the French (or somebody) will arm the hell out of them, and they
>> will start dropping those bombs on us....
>
> Who "they"? How will they "start dropping those bombs on us"? They
> have no bombers and no ICBMs. They aren't bombing (or otherwise
> attacking) Switzerland or Sweden, are they?

I wonder if that bomb flew over his head. <g>


>> What do they have to lose?
>
> What do they have to gain? People do not go to war for nothing, not even the
> Islamic hordes. Remember, we had no problems with those people before we
> started supporting and arming Israel, the real rogue state in their midst.

And tricked the Saudis into agreeing to allow us to set up
military bases in that country, which seemed to irk bin Laden,
formerly on our payroll.


>> Maybe you could sleep better listening to those noises on the other side
>> of your bedroom door, and not opening it to see exactly what's there, but
>> I can't. When I hear a strange noise in the middle of the night, I get up
>> and investigate it.
>>
>> I don't believe that Adolf would have stopped after he took over Poland
>> and the rest of Eastern Europe.....I don't know anyone (except you) who
>> really believes that. He had his sights on the whole world....
>
> Oh, hardly. I know that was the popular propaganda at the time, but it's
> nonsense. It served well enough as propaganda, helped to make the people
> willing to support FDR's entrance into the war -- the notion that Hitler
> wanted to take over the world. There is no real reason to imagine that. His
> aims were the conquest of Poland and the U.S.S.R. -- the great breadbasket
> of eastern Europe and Asia.

Methinks that someone hears far too many noises. I don't know if
it would help to put on, or remove the aluminum foil beanie. One
thing I either read or saw on some TV program several years ago was
that Hitler did indeed have plans to, uh, not exactly take over the
world, but be one part of a triumvirate, the other two being the USA
and Japan, that would have a dominating influence over the rest of
the world. Japan was supposedly chosen because in its part of the
world it appeared to be the most Aryan-like. From some statements
made by Cheney and assorted fellow neocons, he appeared to think
that we have not only the military might, but the divine right to do
just that by ourselves, with no help desired from anyone, whether
Germany, Japan or any other stinkin' country. And what do you
suppose was "Shock And Awe" if not a latter day Blitzkrieg?
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"Cynicor" <j...tru.p..in.TakeThisOut@sp.eake.a.sy.net> wrote in message
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> Neil Harrington wrote:
>>> I can not go back in time and read Hitler's or Tojo's minds, but my
>>> intuition tells me that had we not entered WW-II we wouldn't be here
>>> right now, so we disagree strongly on this. Right now, if we turn our
>>> backs on the ME, the French (or somebody) will arm the hell out of them,
>>> and they will start dropping those bombs on us....
>>
>> Who "they"? How will they "start dropping those bombs on us"? They have
>> no bombers and no ICBMs. They aren't bombing (or otherwise attacking)
>> Switzerland or Sweden, are they?
>
> All of which begs the question: If Hitler were a photographer, what type
> of camera would he use?

He wouldn't. He'd still use Leni Reifenstahl, an absolute genius with any
kind of camera.

Neil
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"Cynicor" <j...tru.p..in.DeleteThis@sp.eake.a.sy.net> wrote in message
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>
> All of which begs the question: If Hitler were a photographer, what type
> of camera would he use?
Not a Rollei, that's for sure.
Bob Hickey
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"Cynicor" <j...tru.p..in.DeleteThis@sp.eake.a.sy.net> wrote in message >

All of which begs the question: If Hitler were a photographer, what type
> of camera would he use?

A Leica of course.....All of his favorite photographers used Leicas.....
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On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 08:37:58 -0400, Robert Coe <bob.TakeThisOut@1776.COM> wrote:
Ya im a lefty, and who says that they are right handed cameras anyway?
Maybe they are left handed cameras, that is why you would manually
focus the lens with your left hand, and use your right to push the
shutter release.

my 2 cents
>On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 18:40:30 -0700, "Patrick L" <notso.TakeThisOut@fast.com> wrote:
>:
>: "Rita Ä Berkowitz" <ritaberk2O04 @aol.com> wrote in message
>: news:13cs6ovm4lbbq8c@news.supernews.com...
>: > Which camera would he choose, a 40D or D200?
>: >
>: >
>: >
>: >
>: > Rita
>:
>:
>: They don't make lefty cameras.
>
>All kidding aside, that's something I've wondered about occasionally. Does
>anyone make cameras adapted to accommodate left-handed people? It wouldn't
>matter to me one way or the other, since I'm almost ambidextrous. But I could
>imagine that some lefties might have difficulty getting used to a right-handed
>camera.
>
>Bob
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On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 17:48:59 GMT, Phil Stripling
<philip.TakeThisOut@alumni.rutgers.edu> wrote:

> Most of us lefties have grown up in a right-handed world and have made
> the necessary accommodations. As others have said, the "handedness" of
> cameras is not a problem - using our dexterous :-> hand to focus and
> set aperture works out just fine.
I'm left handed and don't have problems with most cameras, probably
since right handed cameras were the only choice.

I do have a problem with the Sanyo Xacti VPC-E1, probably since it
is vertical and supposed to be used one handed.

I also had problems with a Sony DSC-T100 when I was trying to take
pictures of my swollen left using my right hand - it seems I need to
provide support for the camera with a second hand in order to operate
the shutter with my right hand. However, now that my left hand is
healed, I find that I can operate the shutter easier with my left
hand since the shutter is on the right, allowing a better one handed
grip with the left hand. [The camera is right handed, since the
shutter and controls are meant to be operated by the right hand,
and if you try to use the shutter or controls with the left hand
you cover the LCD screen. However, holding the camera and operating
the shutter with ONLY the left hand is easier than using ONLY
the right hand, even for righties.]
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"William Graham" <weg9.RemoveThis@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Cynicor" <j...tru.p..in.RemoveThis@sp.eake.a.sy.net> wrote in message >
>
> All of which begs the question: If Hitler were a photographer, what type
> > of camera would he use?
>
> A Leica of course.....All of his favorite photographers used Leicas.....
>
>
Why not? Leica gave them away as bribes. Bob Hickey
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On Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:53:29 -0700, "William Graham" <weg9 RemoveThis @comcast.net> wrote:
: Gonzales, a perfectly good Attorney General, got hounded and forced to
: resign by embittered Democrats who would do anything to make G. Bush look
: bad.....Bush should appoint him to the Supreme Court should he get the
: chance......

It would be amusing to see him try, since the probability that González would
be confirmed is 0.

Bob
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Robert Coe wrote:
> On Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:53:29 -0700, "William Graham" <weg9.TakeThisOut@comcast.net> wrote:
> : Gonzales, a perfectly good Attorney General, got hounded and forced to
> : resign by embittered Democrats who would do anything to make G. Bush look
> : bad.....Bush should appoint him to the Supreme Court should he get the
> : chance......
>
> It would be amusing to see him try, since the probability that González would
> be confirmed is 0.
>
> Bob
If anyone still had any doubts as to whether William Graham is a total
idiot, this post should settle the issue for all time. Gonzales should
be before the bench, not behind it.
Allen
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Robert Coe wrote:
> On Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:53:29 -0700, "William Graham" <weg9.DeleteThis@comcast.net> wrote:
> : Gonzales, a perfectly good Attorney General, got hounded and forced to
> : resign by embittered Democrats who would do anything to make G. Bush look
> : bad.....Bush should appoint him to the Supreme Court should he get the
> : chance......
>
> It would be amusing to see him try, since the probability that González would
> be confirmed is 0.
>
> Bob

Looks like there's not going to be a new attorney general confirmed
until the Gonzales mess is cleaned up.
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