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Politics : About that Cuban boy, Elian -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Rambi who wrote (8243)	7/10/2000 1:42:23 AM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 9127

Hi Rambi, yeah I can understand your reaction. I read it more of a slamming satire then a serious piece of work though. I like satirical writers who make serious points interchangeably. Especially when the satire describes hypocrisy. I am sure you know by now, hypocrisy is something I find particular alluring. :) The point I got from her use of the peace symbol was the hypocrisy that the crowd which protested for peace, seems to be the same crowd so willing now to use mafia like tactics now that they're in power. I am a little young to remember all the details of the peace marches and such, but from what I have read, most young people were not peace protestors. That's one of those re-writes of history. I do enjoy her style of writing though. But I guess that's a personal taste thing. There's a flow about it I admire. The same flow feeling I get sometimes when I read your posts. Maybe you should take her under your wing. :) I screwed up the link. Here is the actual place I found it. It's in the May archives section. etherzone.com Life is good! I just downloaded 20 songs from Celine Dion and Barbara Streisand....I even got their duo together "Tell Him" I wonder if my post will make much sense being written while being blasted with my head phones! Teeeeellll Himmmmm Telll hiimm that the sun and mooon lyes in his eeeeyeees.....reach out tooo hiiiiim......

To: Rambi who wrote (8243)	7/10/2000 10:32:00 AM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 9127

I think anyone devoted to the virtues of classical education should have been able to come up with a more effective argument than the one presented in that article, but that's just what I think.... I took my daughter out to buy a toy today, after she reminded me that it has been a while since she last shopped. While I paid for the toy, I heard from behind me a gasp of "Papa, look", and turned to find her in the children's clothes section, clutching a dress which she loudly declared to be the prettiest thing in the whole wide world. Being a tough manly type and immune to feminine wiles I bought it immediately; she clutched it all the way home and tried it on at once, spinning rapturously in front of the mirror while announcing her intention to wear it to school tomorrow and twirl for her friends. She is now asleep, with it draped beside her on the bed. The dress is a brilliant neon pink, with about 10,000 pink sequins, a quantity of pink lace, and the name and likeness of Barbie sprawled across the bodice. It is probably the most politically incorrect garment ever sewn. I take some consolation in the certain knowledge that 5 minutes after she finishes twirling for her friends she will kick off her shoes and climb the guava tree in the schoolyard. I am sure that feminists would denounce me for abetting the cult of Barbie, but Jenny is happy. She is also prettier than Barbie, and that is not my opinion, but absolute, unadulterated FACT! We parents are models of impartiality, are we not?