Re: [Chrysler300] Draft dodgers

["PaddyCaddy ." <paddycaddy@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yeah,

I'm sure there's more than a few of us wondering why these posts were left 
alone by the Club brass..

But you've gotta figure that somewhere along the line that maybe Frank 
Sinatra, Bill Clinton or Dick Cheney owned or at least drove a Letter 
Car....

But rest assured that I am not arrogant enough to suggest that I speak for 
"most" Americans, Canadians, Canadiens, or even all those barefoot peasants 
in asia that posed such an imminent threat to Richmond and Toronto.

But getting back to cars, I recommend the recent film "The Fog of War" to 
draft dodgers, armchair warriors, bitter veterans, peaceniks, and the 
historically challenged alike.  Very interesting in depth confessions on the 
part of Veitnam war planner Robert McNamara who speaks of war crimes with 
the backdrop being his former job as a Ford Motor Company exec. back in the 
early sixties.

Whether you are interested in seat belts, T-Birds, or carpet bombing - it's 
a must see.

Sean.









>From: ronbo97@xxxxxxxxxxx
>To: Ben Meisner <meisnerinc@xxxxxxx>, Chrysler 300 
><Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Draft dodgers
>Date: Mon, 04 Oct 2004 19:24:07 +0000
>
>
>So I'm confused.
>
>What does this have to do with the preservation and restoration of Chrysler 
>300 vehicles ? Am I missing something here ?
>
>Ron
>
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> >
> > Hi club;
> >
> > After hearing from Gloria Moon , I came to the conclusion that I didn't 
>make
> > myself well heard in the matter of "it should be said." About a month 
>ago a
> > group of about 2,000 people, all draft dodgers who escaped to Canada to 
>avoid
> > the draft in the US during the Vietnam war , decided they would like to 
>build a
> > monument to themselves for as they put it, their tireless efforts in 
>coming to
> > Canada . The monument was to be built in the city of Nelson , British 
>Columbia ,
> > in Canada, near the US border .The monument actually received some 
>support
> > from the Mayor , but following up to 2,000 calls and letters a day from 
>outraged
> > Canadians and Americans alike , they have dropped the idea. Regardless 
>of what
> > you thought about the war in Vietnam , constructing a monument to those 
>who fled
> > the scene rather then defend their country left many people including my 
>family
> > gasping . I wrote the little note to the club because I was so taken a 
>back but
> > what had been proposed that I was deeply ashamed and wanted you all to 
>know
> > that most of us Canadians do not agree with what they had in mind .. 
>Sorry for
> > the confusion.
> >
> > Ben Elaine Meisner
> > CANADA
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