Re: Racial and sexual balance

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

Re: Racial and Gender bigotry

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 cou

Re: Racial and Gender bigotry

On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 6:31 PM, Jon Louis Mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > 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 > > > > > _

Re: Racial and Gender imbalance

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

Re: Racial and Gender bigotry

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 y

Re: Racial and Gender bigotry

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

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'Heroes': Five Ways to Fix a Series In Crisis

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Re: Racial, sexual and religious bigotry

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

RE: Racial and Gender bigotry

>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

Racial and sexual balance

> 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

Racial and Gender bigotry

> 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 my

Re: Racial and Gender imbalance

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. Regard

Racial and Gender equality

> 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,

Re: 'Heroes': Five Ways to Fix a Series In Crisis

- Original Message - From: "Ronn! Blankenship" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" 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?ii

Re: 'Heroes': Five Ways to Fix a Series In Crisis

es 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." >

Re: 'Heroes': Five Ways to Fix a Series In Crisis

er 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+Five+ways+to+fix+it > > >> > > >> > > &qu

Re: Racial and Gender bigotry

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

Re: 'Heroes': Five Ways to Fix a Series In Crisis

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 abi

Re: 'Heroes': Five Ways to Fix a Series In Crisis

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 d

Re: 'Heroes': Five Ways to Fix a Series In Crisis

: 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+Five+ways+to+fix+it > >> > > >> > >

Re: 'Heroes': Five Ways to Fix a Series In Crisis

; > 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+Five+ways+to+fix+it >> >> > >> >> >> > "Hero

Re: 'Heroes': Five Ways to Fix a Series In Crisis

> > To: "Killer Bs Discussion" > >> > Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 10:23 AM > >> > Subject: 'Heroes': Five Ways to Fix a Series In Crisis > >> > > >> > > >> >> > >> > <http://www.ew.com/e

Scotch Tape, Black Holes & Supercollider's

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 Scotch

Re: 'Heroes': Five Ways to Fix a Series In Crisis

; >> > To: "Killer Bs Discussion" >> >> > Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 10:23 AM >> >> > Subject: 'Heroes': Five Ways to Fix a Series In Crisis >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >>