Several of those running have served before....go back and see how they voted on issues of the day. Go back and see how many meetings they missed. We have a beautiful new website, GSDCA.org and we have webmaster@xxxxxxxxx who can direct you to the info you seek if you have problems. Believe facts, not rhetoric. Many times you can tell a person's philosophy from their history v. their words/posts. On another hand, one thing I, personally, look at is their care of their dogs. You can see that at dog shows. That tells a LOT about a person's values and trustworthiness. Also, their business dealings are usually public record. There are lots of facts and info out there. Worse comes to worse....ask the people you know well, whom you generally agree with, and, most of all, that you TRUST. An intelligent election would be wonderful, wouldn't it?? But, somehow, I know deep down in my cynical soul, that history will, yet again, repeat itself!! Paula, 57 days and counting ---------- Original Message ---------- From: "solanagsd" <solanagsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Think then vote Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2009 10:07:42 -0400 and HOW do you know WHO to believe???????????? Deborah Solana German Shepherds Michigan http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/ChHaley -----Original Message----- From: showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bokenkampgsd1@xxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2009 1:55 AM To: ELG440@xxxxxxx; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Think then vote In a message dated 8/15/2009 3:34:47 P.M. Central Daylight Time, ELG440@xxxxxxx writes: When we vote this year, we have a lot of history to remember, and the future to consider. I hope everyone does so, the future of our club is dependant on it. In so many ways Evan, I believe this could be one of the most important elections ever. We have choices, big ones. History is important and hopefully most have learned from the past. We need a strong cohesive board to take the club forward Molly ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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 - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================