Re: So, why not Syria?

2011-07-16 Thread Robert Munn
On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 6:21 AM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > "They are on the list, as is Saudi Arabia. " > > If I were to form an answer, oil would be one of the major factors. > > Just strange that Syria has been a major supporter of terrorism for decades > while Libya's role in such activities ha

Re: Interesting Revelation by the the Independence Hall Tea Party

2011-07-16 Thread Dana
oh I agree that sad as it is, even bad schools are the best hope that some children have. I just get impatient with that whole if-only-parents-gave-a-damn thing the teachers have going on... On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 8:08 PM, Maureen wrote: > > I've found that as parents of exceptional kids, we h

Re: Groups unite against balanced-budget amendment from GOP

2011-07-16 Thread Dana
most of them are pretty wealthy... I think that only works at the state level On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 10:35 AM, Casey Dougall < ca...@uberwebsitesolutions.com> wrote: > > On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 1:25 PM, Larry Lyons > wrote: > > > > > The US spend more on defense than the rest of the world's go

Re: Interesting Revelation by the the Independence Hall Tea Party

2011-07-16 Thread Maureen
I've found that as parents of exceptional kids, we have options. Even when our kids have other problems, bottom line is they are smart and we can find resources to educate them, or lacking that, do it ourselves. Children who are not exception, who struggle with school, or have severe behavorial p

Re: Interesting Revelation by the the Independence Hall Tea Party

2011-07-16 Thread Dana
there is an enormous rant behind that paragraph, but almost everyone on the list has heard it several times, so I will refrain. Bottom line, the kid is 21 now and in his weaker subject no worse off than his peers; in his better, quite a bit ahead. This because I declined to let the schools system

Re: In Case You Are in LA on the 24th.

2011-07-16 Thread Maureen
If the NAACP and the Tea Party would both go off somewhere and squabble with each other and leave the rest of us alone, it would suit me fine. Idiots all. On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 6:31 AM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > *LOS ANGELES*—The newly formed black led South Central L.A. Tea Party group > will

Re: Interesting Revelation by the the Independence Hall Tea Party

2011-07-16 Thread Jerry Barnes
"Oh and that parent-teacher thing they whine about? I went to mine, but they were always about how I could help the teacher, not about how we together could help the child." Interesting. I have had parent/teacher conferences with teachers from public and private schools. In my experience, the p

Re: Awesome Gmail/Google hosted email plugin!

2011-07-16 Thread Jerry Barnes
"That's pretty slick. I wonder what info they are harvesting from that." That is a very good question. While it looks cool, I think I'll pass for now. Especially considering that it is a browser plugin. If it were a google gadget, maybe . . . J - Ninety percent of politicians give the othe

Re: Interesting Revelation by the the Independence Hall Tea Party

2011-07-16 Thread Jerry Barnes
"After all of the hype this movie received, I hoped for so much more. I left the theater frustrated and disappointed. As a teacher, I felt Guggenheim missed so many arguments that should have been addressed by any critical thinker; namely, if the system is broken, which we all agree it is, then wh

Re: TSA thugocracy note of the day

2011-07-16 Thread Jerry Barnes
Napolitano’s V.I.P.R. Vows to “Dominate,Intimidate and Control”the American People Since its inception in 2002,the Department of Homeland Security has grown increasingly contemptuous of the rights of the American people. Indeed,the Gestapo-like tactics of one of the Department’s better known mast

Re: Groups unite against balanced-budget amendment from GOP

2011-07-16 Thread Jerry Barnes
"Don't forget all the drones out there flying around... 4.5 to 10 million a piece." Policing the world is expensive. J - Let me explain to you how this works: you see, the corporations finance Team America, and then Team America goes out... and the corporations sit there in their... in their c

RE: Interesting Revelation by the the Independence Hall Tea Party

2011-07-16 Thread Eric Roberts
Don't tell Mr. Stewart that...*grin* -Original Message- From: Dana [mailto:dana.tier...@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2011 3:04 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Interesting Revelation by the the Independence Hall Tea Party having said that ... bad custodial care is better than no

Re: Interesting Revelation by the the Independence Hall Tea Party

2011-07-16 Thread Dana
having said that ... bad custodial care is better than no care in some cases. If this initiative were to go through many children would starve because their parents could not work. I home schooled but not everyone is academically or financially able to make that work. On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 1:00

Re: Interesting Revelation by the the Independence Hall Tea Party

2011-07-16 Thread Dana
oh pshaw. If schools are so interested in attainment, why is it that what matters for graduation is hours spent butt in chair? I have seen some really good schools in my travels in the US with two children. But not many. Most of them were indeed warehouses devoted to teaching children to sit down

RE: Awesome Gmail/Google hosted email plugin!

2011-07-16 Thread Eric Roberts
OK...That is awesome. Shame they don't also have an IE plugin -Original Message- From: Robert Munn [mailto:cfmuns...@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2011 11:18 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Awesome Gmail/Google hosted email plugin! oh that's geek chic right there ... On Sat, J

RE: I'm gonna break down and do it..Google +

2011-07-16 Thread Eric Roberts
All of my accounts were migrated a month or 3 ago -Original Message- From: Erika L. Rich [mailto:elr...@ruwebby.com] Sent: Friday, July 15, 2011 10:34 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: I'm gonna break down and do it..Google + Oh! case in point: I just invited hubby, using his google hos

RE: I'm gonna break down and do it..Google +

2011-07-16 Thread Eric Roberts
Google profile were just recently disabled for apps users, which is why most people cannot get on plus with their apps accounts. When I got my invite, my frined tried to send it to one of my apps accounts and it wouldn't let him but it went through just fine with a gmail account I have. -Ori

RE: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-16 Thread Eric Roberts
People have been living in flood plains since man stopped being hunter gatherers. The soil is rich and provides for fertile land for farming. Being on rivers, it often provides great spots to build ports for shipping along major rivers and this cities grow up around that. If you can't figure tha

Re: Interesting Revelation by the the Independence Hall Tea Party

2011-07-16 Thread Casey Dougall
On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 11:09 PM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > > I've recommended it before and I'll recommend it again. If you haven't > seen > Waiting for Superman, check it out. If you are sensitive, it might bring a > tear to your eyes. One of the students followed goes to one of the best > pub

RE: Awesome Gmail/Google hosted email plugin!

2011-07-16 Thread Scott Raley
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Re: Awesome Gmail/Google hosted email plugin!

2011-07-16 Thread Judah McAuley
That's pretty slick. I wonder what info they are harvesting from that. On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 9:18 AM, Robert Munn wrote: > > oh that's geek chic right there ... > > On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 8:20 AM, Erika L. Rich wrote: > >> >> http://rapportive.com/ >> >> Just installed it. Very nice. IMO. Ge

Re: Awesome Gmail/Google hosted email plugin!

2011-07-16 Thread Robert Munn
oh that's geek chic right there ... On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 8:20 AM, Erika L. Rich wrote: > > http://rapportive.com/ > > Just installed it. Very nice. IMO. Get's rid of the Google ads on the right > and replaces them with little bits of info about the person who sent the > email. Very cool. >

Awesome Gmail/Google hosted email plugin!

2011-07-16 Thread Erika L. Rich
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Re: Groups unite against balanced-budget amendment from GOP

2011-07-16 Thread Casey Dougall
On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 9:28 AM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > "And we fighting an air war? How many F-15's does the Taliban have?" > > Maureen, you like this. When the US decided to participate in the flash > mob > against Libya, our first action was to fire approximately 125 missiles at > air defe

In Case You Are in LA on the 24th.

2011-07-16 Thread Jerry Barnes
*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE!!!* July 14, 2011 Contact: (323) 556-2623 *LOS ANGELES*—The newly formed black led South Central L.A. Tea Party group will hold a major rally to expose the lies and misinformation of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) during its102nda

Re: Groups unite against balanced-budget amendment from GOP

2011-07-16 Thread Jerry Barnes
"And we fighting an air war? How many F-15's does the Taliban have?" Maureen, you like this. When the US decided to participate in the flash mob against Libya, our first action was to fire approximately 125 missiles at air defense targets. The price tag for each missile: over 1 million dollar

Re: So, why not Syria?

2011-07-16 Thread Jerry Barnes
"They are on the list, as is Saudi Arabia. " If I were to form an answer, oil would be one of the major factors. Just strange that Syria has been a major supporter of terrorism for decades while Libya's role in such activities has diminished. Yet when civilians start getting slaughtered, no one

Re: So, why not Syria?

2011-07-16 Thread Robert Munn
On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 8:31 PM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > Read more here: > http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/15/us-syria-idUSTRE76D7NP20110715 > > So, just out of curiosity, why are Libyan civilians worthy of intervention > while Syrian are not? One million protesters this week. Talking a