Mel Gross wrote:
I have no problem with the country being runby liberals.
After having voted for Nixon twice, Reagan twice, and Bush senior once, I\'ve come to the conclusion that as the Republican Party has gone down the road of the right wing religious, this country has just gotten worse.
It\'s become clear that conservatives can\'t govern.
Sad, the Republican Party is no longer the party it was.
Mel, you sound like you are around my age. The first time I voted was for Nixon after returning from Vietnam with a Nikon F with the Photomic Tn meter and 50mm F1.4 lens, that I picked up in a Naval Exchange while on R&R in Japan. I agree that the Republican party is that in name only. They need to get off the morality soapbox (abortion, etc.) and become a real fiscal conservative party, which they have not been for a long time.
I couldn\'t vote for Obama. I voted for McCain, because he was at least predictable, while Obama was just plain scary. He still is. Michelle even more so.
I used that Nikon F until around 2002. Carried it on several motorcycle trips and ran hundreds of rolls of film--Tri-X, High Speed Ektachrome, Kodachrome 25, and even a couple rolls of Anscochrome 500 in 1968. Took pictures of Bob Hope and Raquel Welch at Lai Khe in December 1967 and retreating ARVN troops at Loc Ninh during the 1968 Tet offensive with my Nikkor 135mm F3.5 (and after significant intimidation, gave those up to Army \"customs\" officials at Long Binh upon my return).
Also during my R&R, I picked up a Kenko fisheye adapter. I learned much much later (actually only a couple years ago!) that a Kenko fisheye adapter lens was used in the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey as the \"eye\" of the HAL 9000 computer. All this time I was holding a piece of movie memorabilia and didn\'t know it.
I hope this was enough camera stuff to cover the politics.
Mel Gross wrote:
I have no problem with the country being runby liberals.
After having voted for Nixon twice, Reagan twice, and Bush senior once, I\'ve come to the conclusion that as the Republican Party has gone down the road of the right wing religious, this country has just gotten worse.
It\'s become clear that conservatives can\'t govern.
Sad, the Republican Party is no longer the party it was.
Mel, you sound like you are around my age. The first time I voted was for Nixon after returning from Vietnam with a Nikon F with the Photomic Tn meter and 50mm F1.4 lens, that I picked up in a Naval Exchange while on R&R in Japan. I agree that the Republican party is that in name only. They need to get off the morality soapbox (abortion, etc.) and become a real fiscal conservative party, which they have not been for a long time.
I couldn\'t vote for Obama. I voted for McCain, because he was at least predictable, while Obama was just plain scary. He still is. Michelle even more so.
I used that Nikon F until around 2002. Carried it on several motorcycle trips and ran hundreds of rolls of film--Tri-X, High Speed Ektachrome, Kodachrome 25, and even a couple rolls of Anscochrome 500 in 1968. Took pictures of Bob Hope and Raquel Welch at Lai Khe in December 1967 and retreating ARVN troops at Loc Ninh during the 1968 Tet offensive with my Nikkor 135mm F3.5 (and after significant intimidation, gave those up to Army \"customs\" officials at Long Binh upon my return).
Also during my R&R, I picked up a Kenko fisheye adapter. I learned much much later (actually only a couple years ago!) that a Kenko fisheye adapter lens was used in the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey as the \"eye\" of the HAL 9000 computer.
I hope this was enough camera stuff to cover the politics.
Mel Gross wrote:
I have no problem with the country being runby liberals.
After having voted for Nixon twice, Reagan twice, and Bush senior once, I\'ve come to the conclusion that as the Republican Party has gone down the road of the right wing religious, this country has just gotten worse.
It\'s become clear that conservatives can\'t govern.
Sad, the Republican Party is no longer the party it was.
Mel, you sound like you are around my age. The first time I voted was for Nixon after returning from Vietnam with a Nikon F with the Photomic Tn meter and 50mm F1.4 lens, that I picked up in a Naval Exchange while on R&R in Japan. I agree that the Republican party is that in name only. They need to get off the morality soapbox (abortion, etc.) and become a real fiscal conservative party, which they have not been for a long time.
I couldn\'t vote for Obama. I voted for McCain, because he was at least predictable, while Obama was just plain scary. He still is. Michelle even more so.
I used that Nikon F until around 2002. Carried it on several motorcycle trips and ran hundreds of rolls of film--Tri-X, High Speed Ektachrome, Kodachrome 25, and even a couple rolls of Anscochrome 500 in 1968. Took pictures of Bob Hope and Raquel Welch at Lai Khe in December 1967 and retreating ARVN troops at Loc Ninh during the 1968 Tet offensive with my Nikkor 135mm F3.5 (and after significant intimidation, gave those up to Army \"customs\" officials at Long Binh upon my return.
Also during my R&R, I picked up a Kenko fisheye adapter. I learned much much later (actually only a couple years ago!) that a Kenko fisheye adapter lens was used in the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey as the \"eye\" of the HAL 9000 computer.
I hope this was enough camera stuff to cover the politics.
Still undecided on the 5D2!
Nov 10, 2008 at 04:53 PM
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