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 — members of the Na-Tsi-Hi Lodge 71 from the Oakhurst section of Ocean Township — [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/
