"Gilligan" wrote in message . ..
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| "Paladin" noneofyourbusiness.www wrote in message
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| "Gilligan" wrote in message
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| | At one time a very bright torch of conservatism burned from the highest
| of
| | places and shined upon every space of this newsgroup. To many that torch
| | not only illuminated the path but it burned so brightly that the tenets
| of
| | true and proper conservatism (hence sailing) were etched into the retina
| | (and minds) for an extended time. To others that bright beacon of truth
| | merely blinded them and caused them to fonder upon the shoals of modern
| | liberalism for the bile of self hatred ran in their veins. Sadly, that
| | bright beacon - brighter than 100 suns, which shone upon all things went
| | dark. The remaining conservatives could only rely upon their own
| torches, of
| | much limited candlepower to guide them. No single torch has the power to
| | illuminate as the greatest torch once did. Now there are hundreds of
| single
| | points of light rather than the great beacon to illuminate and guide
| all.
| | Some remain here with the hope that that great torch bearer will return
| with
| | the stature and brilliance to shine upon all and once again expose
| truth,
| | justice and the American way.
|
| Barry Goldwater used to post here? Wow! I wish I'd a been around to
| see that...
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| Just Google "Barry Goldwater" on alt.sailing.asa and you will see he was a
| regular poster along with Phil Hendrie, Lloyd Bonifide, Margarete Gray,
| Liberace, Pastor William Rennick and a host of others. This place used to be
| hopping.


It feels to me as if a goodly portion of the country passed away when
the abundantly talented Phil Hendrie retired. But, I think I know why
he retired. His almost superhuman talent was vastly underappreciated
and even less well understood. What's the use of expending so much
energy catering to an audience consisting primarily of Bozos?

Paladin

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