Don White wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:

So is that what you are recommending for Halifax? What if a Canadian
owns property on the water, should he be able to restrict the public
from using this property anyway they want? If all property on the water
was available to all Canadian citizens (we wouldn't want to have any
"foreigners" up there) it would save Canadians a ton of money on public
parks. I think you have come up with a great idea. I am curious, why
didn't the Canadian government buy the land when it was cheap to insure
public access for future generations? Sounds to me like you are venting
your frustration at the wrong people.


Venting? Actually, I started off just posting some good news that might
be interesting to local and even international cruising boaters.
JohnH got very defensive and now you are doing what you do best.

Scoring the thread.

One point to Don White, for a third party personal remark.

Don White wrote:


I bet you're a cracker jack at slithering & sliding around and over
legitimate laws.

Scoring the thread,

One point to Don White for a sarcastic personal insult

Eisboch wrote:
"Don White" wrote in message
...



You're starting to sound like one of them 'rich 'mericans'.
Go into someone else's country, run ram shod all over them & then tell
them what to do with their home, property, possessions state etc.
Oh wait a minute... that's your government you're imitating!


Maybe .... but consider:
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"In terms of official government foreign assistance, "the U.S. gives the
most in absolute amounts, more than twice what the second ranked donor,
Japan, gives," said Adelman during a global Internet chat July 27."

"But this number does not include substantial private foreign assistance,
such as aid that comes from private donations, charities, religious
associations and other nonprofit groups."

"Private international giving by Americans is over three and one-half times
that of U.S. government foreign assistance," Adelman told participants in
the Internet chat. "When you take into account this U.S. private giving, our
foreign assistance far exceeds other countries by any measure."

http://usinfo.state.gov/eur/Archive/...27-997226.html

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Where does Canada rank?



Eisboch

Scoring the thread,

One point to Eisboch for extending the scope of the political argument


Subtotal so far;

Personal remarks, Don White 1, others 0
Insults, JohnH 1, Don White 1, others 0
Invitations for argument, JohnH 1, Reggie 3, others 0
Catty remarks, Don White 1, others 0
Political remarks, Don White 1, Reggie 1, Eisboch 1

P Fritz wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:

Don White wrote:

JohnH wrote:

On Sun, 03 Dec 2006 18:17:59 GMT, "Calif Bill"

wrote:


"Don White" wrote in message
...

Wow! Three islands saved from development and left for boaters to
enjoy. It doesn't get any better than this.
see.. 'Surprise Announcement'
www.mahoneislands.ns.ca

note: a number of islands have been bought up by 'rich Americans'
in the last few years...some completely stripped of forestry and
signs erected warning locals to stay away.


Then maybe rich Canadians should buy the islands and donate to a
nature conservancy?



I wondered who were the dumb asses that sold the islands to those
horrible
rich Americans!



Greedy people blinded by that yankee dollah.


Don, don't you just hate those rich son of a bitches?

I see that sort of crap all the time with developments I work on. The
surrounding neighbors pour into the Planning Commision meetings whining
about how they use 'X' piece of land for picnics etc, and how we should
not be allowed to develop it. They never want to buy it, even when
offered. They just want to continue to leach off of others. Why am I
not surprised that donny is of the same ilk?

Two points to Fritz, one for additionally politicizing the discussion
and another for a personal remark about "donny".

thunder wrote:
On Mon, 04 Dec 2006 07:11:20 -0500, P Fritz wrote:


I see that sort of crap all the time with developments I work on. The
surrounding neighbors pour into the Planning Commision meetings whining
about how they use 'X' piece of land for picnics etc, and how we should
not be allowed to develop it. They never want to buy it, even when
offered. They just want to continue to leach off of others. Why am I
not surprised that donny is of the same ilk?

Nor does it surprise me that one of your ilk is incapable of
understanding anything past the end of your nose. Nova Scotia is not the
United States. The Right to Roam is a traditional concept cherished by
many Nova Scotians, not just Don.

http://ccns.chebucto.org/Right_to_Roam.pdf

Scoring the thread: One point to Thunder for a personal remark

basskisser wrote:


There is a certain set of people who just can't understand any concept
that isn't as you say, right in front of their noses. These people only
believe what the RNC tells them to believe.

Scoring the thread.

Two points Basskisser. One for an insulting remark and a second for a
political reference to the RNC.

Subtotals so far:

Personal remarks: Don White, P Fritz, Thunder (one each)
Insults: John H, Don White, Basskisser (one each)
Argumentative challenges: JohnH 1, Reggie Smithers 3
Catty remarks: Don White, 1
Political Statements: JohnH 1, Don White 1, Eisboch 1, Fritz 1,
Basskisser 1

JohnH wrote:


He's been asked to show that the rich sons of bitches were, in fact,
Americans as he alleged. I haven't seen his response to that yet.

Two points to JohnH. One for a third party personal remark, another for
renewing a call to argue .

JohnH wrote:


I couldn't find the part where Americans raped your islands. Could you
point that out?

Another point for JohnH, renewing a call for argument

Eisboch wrote:

Maybe .... but consider:
------------------------------------------------------------

"In terms of official government foreign assistance, “the U.S. gives the
most in absolute amounts, more than twice what the second ranked donor,
Japan, gives,” said Adelman during a global Internet chat July 27."

"But this number does not include substantial private foreign assistance,
such as aid that comes from private donations, charities, religious
associations and other nonprofit groups."

“Private international giving by Americans is over three and one-half times
that of U.S. government foreign assistance,” Adelman told participants in
the Internet chat. “When you take into account this U.S. private giving, our
foreign assistance far exceeds other countries by any measure.”

http://usinfo.state.gov/eur/Archive/...27-997226.html

------------------------------------------------------------

That's part of the picture. This seems to be a fairly
objective overview.

http://www.citizenjoe.org/node/132

"Chuck Gould" wrote in message
ups.com...


Subtotals so far:

Personal remarks: Don White, P Fritz, Thunder (one each)
Insults: John H, Don White, Basskisser (one each)
Argumentative challenges: JohnH 1, Reggie Smithers 3
Catty remarks: Don White, 1
Political Statements: JohnH 1, Don White 1, Eisboch 1, Fritz 1,
Basskisser 1


And the winner..... by a landslide!

Da -ta-ta- da ......

Chuck Gould .... with over 15 sarcastic comments on thread that otherwise
did not involve him.

Congratulations, Chuck.

Eisboch