Thanks Mario, nice read. In another post Jennifer brings up an AP Kwanzaa celebration being comparable to Belmar's saint pats or toms rivers halloween. As usual, the smartest input.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In a message dated 11/9/2008 10:17:44 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Told everyone Mario won't address the issue. > > ================================= > > Arguing for the sake of arguing. > > For newbees, try these sites which picked up the stories from the AP Press > and the Coaster: > > From 2006 >>>> http://www.bluecorncomics.com/stype6a7.htm > > And from 2008 >>> http://www.kisikew.org/forum/topic124.html > > I found Councilman Keady's position reasonable, coming from what I perceive > to be his world view: in this case, sensitive to Native/Indigenous Americans > and "the Boy Scouts â" members of the Na-Tsi-Hi Lodge 71 from the Oakhurst > section of Ocean Township â" [who] would not dress up as American Indians, greet > Columbus and perform tribal dances, as troop members have done in past years. > > I also found Councilman Loffredo's statements reasonable: "That being said, > what Columbus did in getting into a small boat and going across the Atlantic > Ocean was more adventurous than going to the moon. In the 1400s, he was a > product of his times." > > Icons and Iconoclasts -- both useful in jogging our thinking. > > Brings to mind the hot-button issue of flying the Confederate flag from the > Capitols in some southern states. Symbols are useful when we all agree on > their meaning. Divisive when we don't. > > Focusing on hot-button issues, in the short term, is unproductive except for > demagogues. > > For me, if I need affirmation for my ethnic heritage, there are numerous web > sites out there with lists of unassailable famous Italian-Americans. Wiki > has one. > > But when I want to feel really proud, I need only recall my immigrant father > and first generation mother, both unschooled, but both open to America's > diversity. My mother's harshest criticism was reserved for those among her > immigrant in-laws who remained provincial and whom she referred to as > "greenhorns." > > Both worked until they reached 65. Then both enjoyed 25 additional years in > retirement, living on their small nest egg, (FDR's) Social Security, private > hospitalization and LBJ's Medicare. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > **************AOL Search: Your one stop for directions, recipes and all other > Holiday needs. Search Now. > (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212792382x1200798498/aol?redir=http://searchblog.aol.com/2008/11/04/happy-holidays-from > -aol-search/?ncid=emlcntussear00000001) > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
