OK all, enough said! Back to the birds... Martha On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 12:28 PM, Rob Heflin <delta_gamekeeper@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > Last thing I'm saying about this. I used a bad choice of words. I was not > trying to offend people that weren't born in the USA and that live here > now. I was trying to say the starlings got something they didn't work for > much like the ideology that grips our country today. > > I apologize to all who were hurt. Happy birding. > > Rob Heflin > > Sent from my iPhone > > On May 3, 2013, at 10:38 AM, Reese Partridge <reesepartridge@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > Thank you for your response, Rob. Since you went ahead responded on > Missbird after Martha asked us to take it off, let me just say this: > > The problem is not that I might be offended, it is that real people are > hurt by snide commentary about their heritage. Innocent people. I am > glad that in this country people are free to talk like that all day long on > talk radio, cable news and websites devoted to that sort of thing. But I > don't expect to read it on Missbird and hope I don't see it again. > > Reese > *From:* Rob Heflin <delta_gamekeeper@xxxxxxxxx> > *To:* Reese Partridge <reesepartridge@xxxxxxxxx> > *Cc:* "RubyThroat@xxxxxxx" <RubyThroat@xxxxxxx>; " > shelbyforester1223@xxxxxxxxxxxx" <shelbyforester1223@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; " > larrypace64@xxxxxxxxx" <larrypace64@xxxxxxxxx>; "missbird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" < > missbird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > *Sent:* Friday, May 3, 2013 9:35 AM > *Subject:* [missbird] Re: (no subject) > > Sorry, didn't mean to offend you. My folks are from Ireland for Pete's > sake. I just meant getting something for nothing, which seems to be a > common theme these days. > > Rob Heflin > Sent from my iPhone > > On May 3, 2013, at 8:42 AM, Reese Partridge <reesepartridge@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > I have no trouble understanding Van's analogy. But Rob, would you mind > explaining to me how the "non-natives" who are members of my family are > like house-robbing starlings and house sparrows? And further, the couple > of times I've run into you I don't remember seeing an abundance of Choctaw, > Cherokee or Chickasaw blood in you. Just exactly which less fortunate > non-natives did you have in mind? > > Reese Partridge > Jackson MS > > *From:* "RubyThroat@xxxxxxx" <RubyThroat@xxxxxxx> > *To:* delta_gamekeeper@xxxxxxxxx; shelbyforester1223@xxxxxxxxxxxx > *Cc:* larrypace64@xxxxxxxxx; missbird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > *Sent:* Friday, May 3, 2013 7:27 AM > *Subject:* [missbird] Re: (no subject) > > Ouch!!! Tell it like it is guys!!!! > Bob Sargent > Clay, AL > I'm no fan of either of these non-native species here in the America's. > I'm told they are sometimes accident prone? > > In a message dated 5/2/2013 11:01:51 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > delta_gamekeeper@xxxxxxxxx writes: > > No I think they represent modern day America. That yellow hammer didn't > build that. Now he has to let the less fortunate, non-native starlings > enjoy it. > > Rob Heflin > > Sent from my iPhone > > On May 2, 2013, at 10:58 PM, "Van Harris" <shelbyforester1223@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > They are sort of like the bank. You work hard for a nice home and then > they come and take it away from you. > > Van Harris > Millington, TN > > > > > > > -- Martha Swan 1665 Toccopola Junction Road Thaxton, MS 38871