[Peace-discuss] Rep. Rodney Davis responds on Dent-Price Iran diplomacy letter

[Carl G. Estabrook]

Ron-- 

I'm sorry that you're offended by my undeniably crude way of expressing myself.

For example, in the attached note, I thought that I was making fun of the ridiculous way our congressman announces his support for murder and destruction in the Mideast (and that, in a note to someone who's done a great deal to make those crimes public). It's a signal rhetorical failure that it came across to you as a 'weird taunt of Bob N.' 

Does your dismay with my conversation mean that you're unwilling to continue to engage with it on "News from Neptune" when we resume in September (Fridays at 7pm on UPTV)?     

Regards, Carl


On Jul 22, 2013, at 3:38 PM, "Szoke, Ronald Duane" <r-szoke at illinois.edu> wrote:

> As a sometime student of sophistry I too was puzzled by the weird taunt  of Bob N.  But the trajectory of Carl's recent posts appears to be in the direction of ever-more obsessive accusations against almost everybody that they are not sufficiently anti-Obama (NSAO).  I think this is why more & more people report resentment at being bullied in this way & ignoring Carl's posts, or deleting them on  sight (or asking to be taken off the mailing list). 
> 
> Note that is note will be followed in a few minutes (seconds?)  by another "soft on the child-killer Obama" rant & sneer-jeer-smear routine in which Carl has the last word. (Watch this space.)  The iron determinism with which this operates is remarkable.  Carl will then believe himself to have refuted & discredited someone else in a completely definitive & dispositive way, even if nobody else does.  So it goes . . . .
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> -- Ron
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> From: Peace-discuss [peace-discuss-bounces at lists.chambana.net] on behalf of Carl G. Estabrook [galliher at illinois.edu]
> Sent: Monday, July 22, 2013 1:19 PM
> To: Robert Naiman
> Cc: Peace-discuss List
> Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] Rep. Rodney Davis responds on Dent-Price Iran diplomacy letter
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> Are you facing a challenge with a federal agency, Bob? 
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> Or are you planning a trip to our nation's capital and would like a tour? 
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> Maybe you'd just like to stay informed on what is happening in Washington, DC, so you could sign up to receive Rodney's e-newsletter.
> 
> Won't that be fun?
> 
> Regards, Carl
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>  
> On Jul 22, 2013, at 12:31 PM, Robert Naiman <naiman at justforeignpolicy.org> wrote:
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>> 
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Rep. Rodney Davis <rodneydavis-no-reply at mail.house.gov>
>> Date: Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 1:44 PM
>> Subject: From the Desk of Rodney Davis
>> To: "Mr. Robert R. Naiman" <naiman.uiuc at gmail.com>
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>> 
>> RODNEY DAVIS
>> 13th District, Illinois
>> www.rodneydavis.house.gov
>> www.facebook.com/reprodneydavis
>> www.twitter.com/rodneydavis	
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>> COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
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>> COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
>> AND INFRASTRUCTURE
>> July 19, 2013
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>> Mr. Robert R. Naiman
>> 802 E California Ave
>> Urbana, IL 61801-4342
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>> Dear Mr. Naiman,
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>> Thank you for contacting me regarding your support for a letter written by Congressman Dent and Congressman Price highlighting the need for diplomacy with Iran. I appreciate hearing from constituents in my district and the time you took to share your thoughts. 
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>> On June 15, 2013, Hassan Rouhani was elected as the new President of Iran. Rouhani was one of eight candidates approved to run for President by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has been in power as Iran's top official for 24 years. 
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>> I support diplomacy and in order to be successful, the Administration needs all the leverage possible to maintain pressure economically and politically. That being said, few things concern me more on a national and world security front than a nuclear-armed Iran. I am a co-sponsor of H.R. 850, the Nuclear Iran Prevention Act which would strengthen enforcement of current U.S. sanctions on Iran, expand sanctions targeting Iran's human rights violations, and authorize the President to impose sanctions on any entity that maintains significant commercial ties to Iran. While I did not sign this particular letter, I did want to share my support for diplomacy. I will keep your thoughts in mind as Congress considers future legislation dealing with the reduction of nuclear threats and human rights.  
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>> Please let me know if my office can be of assistance to you in the future. If you are facing a challenge with a federal agency or are planning a trip to our nation's capital and would like a tour, please call my office or visit my website. In addition, if you would like to stay informed on what is happening in Washington, DC and around the 13th District, please sign up to receive my e-newsletter by visitinghttps://rodneydavis.house.gov/contact/newsletter. It is truly an honor to represent you.  
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>> Sincerely, 
>> 
>> Rodney Davis
>> Member of Congress
>> RD/KH
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>> 
>> -- 
>> Robert Naiman
>> Policy Director
>> Just Foreign Policy
>> www.justforeignpolicy.org
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>> naiman at justforeignpolicy.org
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