Comments on: Goodbye, Delta Queen – a poem http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/goodbye-delta-queen-a-poem/ A private initiative to save the steamboat Delta Queen Wed, 03 Aug 2011 23:59:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Don Heil http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/goodbye-delta-queen-a-poem/comment-page-1/#comment-165 Don Heil Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:56:21 +0000 http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/goodbye-delta-queen-a-poem/#comment-165 While it is true that safety as a standard rule is necessary. The fact is " real history " from which the " Delta Queen " flows requires there to be specific exemptions to the rules. This is one of them. The ship is special and is our living history and should continue as it is, fully operational. This is another example of a federal bureaucracy trying to protect us from ourselves just like seat belts in cars and helmuts on motorcyclists. They have given the warning, now allow us to continue our right to choose, as free americans and as the founding fathers intended. Private citizen gun control has now been reversed by the Surpreme Court after decades of illegal regulation. It is clear from Jefferson, Washington, Adams and Franklin what they would see as the right to choose. Let's continue the reverses started by the present surpreme court and let the people choose. To ride or not ride the symbol which is identified with Mark Twain. The Free American Riverboat. Leave us the choice and don't dictate! While it is true that safety as a standard rule is necessary. The fact is ” real history ” from which the
” Delta Queen ” flows requires there to be specific
exemptions to the rules. This is one of them. The ship is
special and is our living history and should continue as
it is, fully operational. This is another example of a
federal bureaucracy trying to protect us from ourselves just like seat belts in cars and helmuts on motorcyclists.
They have given the warning, now allow us to continue our
right to choose, as free americans and as the founding fathers intended.

Private citizen gun control has now been reversed
by the Surpreme Court after decades of illegal regulation.
It is clear from Jefferson, Washington, Adams and Franklin
what they would see as the right to choose.

Let’s continue the reverses started by the present surpreme
court and let the people choose. To ride or not ride the
symbol which is identified with Mark Twain. The Free American Riverboat. Leave us the choice and don’t dictate!

]]> By: Mrs. Bettie Russo http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/goodbye-delta-queen-a-poem/comment-page-1/#comment-153 Mrs. Bettie Russo Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:26:46 +0000 http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/goodbye-delta-queen-a-poem/#comment-153 Dearest Cole; Thank you so much for your wonderful poem. The Delta Queen is a National Landmark and gift that is in deep peril. Your young heart is wise beond its years. Your good Southern Heritage and American Heritage shows. Not only should your parents be proud of you, I am proud of you. I will take a copy of your poem with me when I go onboard the Delta Queen for her last steamboat races. I will read it as she steams into what we hope will not be her last sunset. With Thanks, Mrs. Bettie Russo Battleground, Washington Dearest Cole;

Thank you so much for your wonderful poem. The Delta Queen is a National Landmark and gift that is in deep peril. Your young heart is wise beond its years. Your good Southern Heritage and American Heritage shows. Not only should your parents be proud of you, I am proud of you. I will take a copy of your poem with me when I go onboard the Delta Queen for her last steamboat races. I will read it as she steams into what we hope will not be her last sunset.

With Thanks,
Mrs. Bettie Russo
Battleground, Washington

]]> By: Shamil Sultanov http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/goodbye-delta-queen-a-poem/comment-page-1/#comment-135 Shamil Sultanov Fri, 08 Feb 2008 08:57:19 +0000 http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/goodbye-delta-queen-a-poem/#comment-135 Dear Cole, Thank you very much for your wonderful poem! I am from Moscow, Russia and our country also had many historical paddle steamers that were part of our history. Unfortunately, most of them were lost because of the indifference of people who should have known better. I hope that the same will not happen with the Delta Queen. Your parents should be proud of you! With Best regards. Shamil Sultanov. Dear Cole,

Thank you very much for your wonderful poem!
I am from Moscow, Russia and our country also had many historical paddle steamers that were part of our history.
Unfortunately, most of them were lost because of the indifference of people who should have known better.
I hope that the same will not happen with the Delta Queen.

Your parents should be proud of you!

With Best regards.
Shamil Sultanov.

]]> By: John LaCount http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/goodbye-delta-queen-a-poem/comment-page-1/#comment-134 John LaCount Fri, 08 Feb 2008 01:59:32 +0000 http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/goodbye-delta-queen-a-poem/#comment-134 Thanks for the tears. Thanks for the tears.

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