Speaking of what to call people, I found it amusing that when news reports referred to the younger of the two DC Snipers they referred to him as an "African-American" when in fact he is from Jamaica. He is neither African nor American. He is a Jamaican.
Matthew Small IT Supervisor Showstopper National Dance Competitions 3660 Old Kings Hwy Murrells Inlet, SC 29576 843-357-1847 http://www.showstopperonline.com -----Original Message----- From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 4:50 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Did the Chinese discover America? Then again, universal health care, reasonable unemployment policies , the fact that every one likes Canada etc. the US may end up voting to join Canada. ;) larry At 04:30 PM 1/14/03 -0500, you wrote: >Most Democrats would seem to shift right compared to the Canadian voters. >So the Republicans might pick up lots of voters fleeing the far left. > >Jerry Johnson > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/14/03 04:27PM >>> >The Republicans will never go for it. They'd never want 30 million more >democrats on the voter roles. > >larry > >At 04:19 PM 1/14/03 -0500, you wrote: > >once we annex canada and mexico then they can be called americans ;) > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Nick McClure" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 4:15 PM > >Subject: RE: Did the Chinese discover America? > > > > > > > Ok so how am I wrong? Because people may not like to be called American > > > does not change the fact they are. > > > > > > Many people don't like being called a number of things, doesn't change > > > the facts. > > > > > > This country got its name long after the continents were named, > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: William Wheatley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 3:58 PM > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > Subject: Re: Did the Chinese discover America? > > > > > > > > :) Glad you feel that way even if you are wrong! > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Nick McClure" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 2:59 PM > > > > Subject: RE: Did the Chinese discover America? > > > > > > > > > > > > > America, to me a US citizen, does not mean the country "The Unites > > > > > States of America" > > > > > > > > > > It means the continents that contain the US, Canada, Mexico, Cuba, > > > > > Columbia, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela and the rest. > > > > > > > > > > It was named for Amerigo Vespucci, the Italian Explorer who first > > > came > > > > > here in the 1400s, long before the first English Settlers showed up, > > > and > > > > > long before the formation of the United States of America. > > > > > > > > > > That name came from the idea that the 13 colonies would be come 13 > > > > > countries, but would operate together on foreign issues, Even > > > through > > > > > the civil war many people considered the state that country, and the > > > USA > > > > > just a body that handled other issues. > > > > > > > > > > I am an American, Canadians are Americans, Brazilians are Americans > > > > > > > > > > Sorry for the rant, just had to get that off my chest. > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: SMR [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 2:15 PM > > > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > > > Subject: Re: Did the Chinese discover America? > > > > > > > > > > > > South America is part of the America's not America per say. > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > From: "Nick McClure" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 2:06 PM > > > > > > Subject: RE: Did the Chinese discover America? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Last time I checked South America is part of America ;) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Canada is on the continent of North America. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > > From: SMR [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 1:56 PM > > > > > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > > > > > Subject: Re: Did the Chinese discover America? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Damn CF has ruined my brain.. I used to know my exploration > > > > > history... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Columbus didn't actually discover america. the islands he > > > found > > > > > are > > > > > > > part > > > > > > > > of > > > > > > > > south america.. and the vikings.. I believe they landed up > > > near > > > > > Nova > > > > > > > > Scotia > > > > > > > > and Canada, not in America. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
