Just that you said that you thought it was one of those most significant things to happen in cultural progress... I don't disagree with significant...but progress? That I question.
-----Original Message----- From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 1:46 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT: Inauguration Streaming I'm not sure how that relates to what I said, but I agree with you. -- ME2 On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 2:35 PM, Tim Vander Kooi <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm not certain that the ability of the majority of Americans to care more > about a person's skin color than their qualifications should be labeled > progress. As far as I am aware, decisions based on the color of a person's > skin are still racist decisions regardless of which color is being approved > (or disapproved) of. > TVK > > -----Original Message----- > From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 1:18 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: OT: Inauguration Streaming > > Race shouldnt be an issue - but you know that it is. There are considerably > few non-white males in politics (and any positions of considerable power) in > general. > > I don't mean to turn this into a race discussion, but Obama's election has > considerable historic significance. To add some perspective to this, many > people in other countries (only knowing about he US via movies and global > news) didn't think we would elect him specifically because he was black - > that we were not a society that would elect a person of African heritage. > That we, as a nation, were not of the cultural maturity to do so. > > In terms of cultural progress, I think Obama's presidential election is one > of the most significant things to happen in my generation. > > -- > ME2 > > > > On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 2:08 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: >> That's the thing, it's not significant. He's just another president. >> He might be a good one, or a poor one, but he's just another one. His >> race shouldn't be an issue, right? >> >> On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 11:01 AM, Micheal Espinola Jr >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Heaven forbid people are interested and feel its significant because >>> he's the first *black* president. >>> >>> -- >>> ME2 >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 1:31 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> I think either telling them to stay home to watch it, or to read >>>> about it in the paper the next day would be useful. >>>> >>>> It's just another inauguration - they wouldn't do it for a >>>> Republican, Green or Libertarian, would they? >>>> >>>> But, that's just my inner curmudgeon coming out. >>>> >>>> Kurt >>>> >>>> On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 10:11 AM, Walker, Clay <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>>> We are getting many inquiries from our teachers about streaming >>>>> next Tuesday's inauguration to classroom. Unfortunately, our >>>>> internet bandwidth will not support the number of those I think >>>>> will want to stream the event (and this is assuming the media >>>>> outlets' bandwidth will support it as well). >>>>> >>>>> I'm thinking I could setup an internal video streaming server >>>>> (Windows Media Server perhaps) and either pull the feed off of a >>>>> capture card connected to the local cable TV system or pulling it >>>>> from a feed off of the internet and re-streaming it to my network. >>>>> >>>>> Unfortunately, we only have a couple of our buildings that have a >>>>> cable feed in every classroom. I need to find a solution for the >>>>> other buildings that have no TV option. >>>>> >>>>> Am I going in the right direction? Any hints or gotcha's to watch >>>>> out for? >>>>> >>>>> I'm way out of my league on this video stuff, so any help would be >>>>> greatly appreciated. >>>>> >>>>> Clay >>>>> >>>>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>>>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>>>> >>>> >>>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>>> >>> >>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ >>> <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>> >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ >> <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
