Best email in a month: Msg: #11 in digest From: EJDegen@xxxxxxx Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 13:36:13 EDT Subject: Voting, "free speech", and questions I have been appalled at the lies & innuendos that have been posted on the ShowGSD list in the past several months. There is a small group of people on this list who are very vocal and negative about the current GSDCA board. Please when/if you are a member of the GSDCA and you vote, use your heads. Don't believe everything that you read or "hear", especially if you are reading and hearing these things on this list, which is one of the most skewed lists to which I have ever belonged. NO ONE should believe everything they read, just as they shouldn't believe everything they hear no matter how "accredited" the source. Always take into consideration the author, their possible agendas, and their supposed sources of information. I value the right to free speech. BUT, as has been said before, free speech is and always has been a double-edged sword. I feel that with the "right" of free speech, comes the responsibility to be honest. Don't ask questions which inflame and pass on "rumors". The problem lies not in the concept of free speech, but rather in the hidden agendas of the speakers. Unfortunately, we cannot hold speakers/writers accountable for what they write or say on an email list. I think for anyone to have integrity though, they should try to be disciplined in what they write. Julie Degen Fort Monroe, VA www.caissonkennels.com ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================