"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...

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.