On Oct 23, 2008, at 10:06 PM, Doug Pensinger wrote:
Jon wrote:
it would be great if all inequites could be addressed without
regard to race, sex, ethnicity, etc. however, cases where a
minority is given preference over a white male, who may even be
more qualified, to satisfy quotas
Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
Also please identify those who are traditional
social/fiscal conservatives not neo-cons, not
necessarily members of the religious right, not
necessarily even Republicans, but those who are
likely to frex appeal to the ordinary folks in
flyover country and to
On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 6:31 PM, Jon Louis Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote:
snippage
i would not say that qualified is entirely irrelevant, but i would say that
experience is not always an advantage (for mccain/palin!~).
all i am saying is that bigotry exists...
jon
On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 8:30 PM, Kevin B. O'Brien [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote:
John Garcia wrote:
As I have said before, my vote is given to the candidate who most closely
matches my values. Ethnic pride aside, I would not vote for a candidate
simply because she was a Latina, just as I would
On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 6:07 PM, Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote:
On Thu, 23 Oct 2008, Jon Louis Mann wrote:
I agree with John and all the others who think that
the best man or woman
for the job is the best man or woman for the job!
If you believe that then you must also
On Oct 23, 2008, at 5:07 PM, Julia Thompson wrote:
(No, I'm not sure just how to do that. I think giving scholarships to
appropriate colleges based on *zip code* in the US will get around any
race-based restrictions one way or the other but will get more of the
minorities in the door with
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7687286.stm
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On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 2:55 PM, John Garcia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
, Oct 22, 2008 at 3:42 PM, Jon Louis Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I still would have preferred that Obama
picked a qualified Hispanic woman for his VP.
Jon
Like, say, J-Lo?
Alberto Monteiro
She would certainly
ON October 24th Bruce Bostwick wrote:
On Oct 23, 2008, at 5:07 PM, Julia Thompson wrote:
(No, I'm not sure just how to do that. I think giving scholarships
to
appropriate colleges based on *zip code* in the US will get around
any
race-based restrictions one way or the other but will
it would be great if all inequites could be addressed
without regard to race, sex, ethnicity, etc. however, cases
where a minority is given preference over a white male, who
may even be more qualified, to satisfy quotas are less of a
concern to me than the reverse. when the advantage was
Greetings to Brin-L'ers.
I have been lurking on this mailing list
for several months reading the
posts and discussing the ideas with my husband
(a list member for many years, albeit
one who hasn't posted in a while).
Jo Anne Bird suggested that I could (and should)
introduce myself to
John Garcia wrote:
Yeah, that would get him or her points. And more if he/she also listened to
the Fania All Stars, Parliament/Funkadelic, James Brown, the list goes on.
I just rented a DVD of Celia Cruz and the Fania All-Stars from Netflix.
Great stuff. And I love Eddie Palmieri.
Regards,
The more that I think about it, and the
more that I see in the world, indicates
to me that, Who You Know, edges out What
What You Know. This is nothing new, which
is shown by the fact that the phrase it's
not what you know, but who you know exists.
The 'old boy' network exists, and I
- Original Message -
From: Ronn! Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 10:23 AM
Subject: 'Heroes': Five Ways to Fix a Series In Crisis
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20235213,00.html?iid=top25-20081024-%27Heroes%27%3A
,,20235213,00.html?iid=top25-20081024-%27Heroes%27%3A+Five+ways+to+fix+it
Heroes used to be the most surprising show on TV. Now it's become
painfully
predictable.
Huh?
snip spoiler
ROB Leave some spoiler space! Some of us don't get to see this
stuff 'til quite a while after it's
to Fix a Series In Crisis
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20235213,00.html?iid=top25-20081024-%27Heroes%27%3A+Five+ways+to+fix+it
Heroes used to be the most surprising show on TV. Now it's become
painfully
predictable.
Huh?
snip spoiler
ROB Leave some spoiler space
On 25/10/2008, at 6:00 AM, Ray Maree Ludenia wrote:
I have been lurking on this mailing list for several months reading
the
posts and discussing the ideas with my husband (a list member for many
years, albeit one who hasn't posted in a while).
Muahahaha. You have been assimilated.
Hi
On 25/10/2008, at 10:48 AM, Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
You could watch it on-line.
We could, but...
You're assuming fast, inexpensive, uncapped broadband. We have ADSL1
with a total usage cap. To get a decent amount of data at a decent
speed, we'd be paying double what we are for the
On 25 Oct 2008, at 00:45, Charlie Bell wrote:
And the UK - forget it, 'cause if you don't have satellite TV or
cable, and many don't, it takes a year or more to appear on
terrestrial tv.
The BBC is showing Heroes about a week after it airs in the USA. SKY
is showing Prison Break the day
': Five Ways to Fix a Series In Crisis
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20235213,00.html?iid=top25-20081024-
%27Heroes%27%3A+Five+ways+to+fix+it
Heroes used to be the most surprising show on TV. Now it's become
painfully
predictable.
Huh?
snip spoiler
ROB Leave some
=top25-20081024-%27Heroes%27%3A+Five+ways+to+fix+it
Heroes used to be the most surprising show on TV. Now it's become
painfully
predictable.
Huh?
snip spoiler
ROB Leave some spoiler space! Some of us don't get to see this
stuff 'til quite a while after it's on in the States
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20235213,00.html?iid=top25-20081024-%27Heroes%27%3A+Five+ways+to+fix+it
Heroes used to be the most surprising show on TV. Now it's become
painfully
predictable.
Huh?
snip spoiler
ROB Leave some spoiler space! Some of us
Gheeze, who knew (well apparently the Russians 50 years ago). I'm guessing
that environmental groups will start petitioning the court to outlaw the use
of scotch tape in a vacuum in case it creates a black hole that will
instantly swallow the earth
X-Rays Detected From Scotch Tape
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To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 10:23 AM
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