Posted on 07/16/2004 3:01:21 PM PDT by Preacher777
I think that small group would appreciate Kerry if he were to bring along Whoopie for the one-liner laughs and Edwards to discuss the ins and outs of successful tort action; Dean could attend to demonstrate his primal scream.
Wanted to make sure you both saw this.....
Great article. Although the Amish are pacifist, they have been very respectful with the President, not like the left-wing.
Heading up to Shipshewana this morning, as a matter of fact!
I read somewhere that President Bush subsequently left that meeting to visit a group of even more rustic Lancaster County citizens - wearing mastodon hides and hunting for giant ground sloths to spear and women from rival clans to seize.
Despite the fact that every Amish woman, when peeled, looks like Kelly McGillis ... I still think there's something a bit unsettling about them. I don't trust a man with a beard and no mustache.
They don't vote. They don't fight to defend America. They don't socialize with their neighbors. They clockety clock in their horsecarts down a busy 55 mph two lane highway at 15 mph, backing up traffic for miles.
The President must have a flexible schedule to meet with a group of supporters so engaged as to draw comments like "Is that the President?" Yikes.
"I don't trust a man with a beard and no mustache"
Trust me. It makes drinking milkshakes much less messy.
This is beautiful Joanie.
When I was on vacation out in northern CA a few years ago, I ran across a quilt shop that sold nothing but Amish quilts. They imported them from PA, OH, and IN. There were probably hundreds of them and because of the shop's location it was very popular. I went in just out of curiosity because it seemed to be a popular place and the lady sold 2 of them in the short time I was in there.
Check your mail.
I know many leftists. They don't hold contempt and ridicule for the Amish. They do however don't understand their beliefs and convictions. They seem them as as oddity rather than a threat. Since they pretty much are out of the political scene, the Amish are off the radar of most politicians, both liberal and conservative.
Yeah, I know. Doesn't the church hold responsibility for most of the financial affairs? I thought they did, but, well , I forget.
Having some people around who know how to survive without modern conveniences because they are raised that way is a plus for humanity. OTOH I'm not big on beards either.
You're right. The article did make reference to many not voting, but some were. Maybe more will as time goes on if they, as you said, see their life directly impinged.
There are several reasons for this. One is the laws that protect religious minorities, unlike Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Iowa where there are other Amish settlements which are subjected to regular persecution by the state. Another is the availability of large tracts of contiguous land.
Dummy Kerry would not meet with them without cameras. That would have offended them.
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