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To: LindyBill who wrote (36666)	3/28/2004 5:18:39 AM
From: D. Long	Respond to of 793682

The Atlantic had a contribution map of lower Manhatten in this month's issue. Interesting to see the divide - Central Park West was a big blot of blue, Central Park East a big blot of red. The Village was all blue, of course. Houston is a fun map too. There's the predictable red explosions around Post Oak, River Oaks, and Kirby. The Heights is dotted in blue. But I'm really surprised that there isn't more of a blue blot in the Montrose. Guess the transvestites aren't political. :> Derek

To: LindyBill who wrote (36666)	3/28/2004 8:41:08 AM
From: gamesmistress	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793682

Streisand is clearly covering all her bets. "Anyone But Bush!" Interesting info about some of my neighbors. I also looked for the celebrities in my neighborhood, Springsteen and Bon Jovi, but no donations from them yet. I remember a fundraiser Bon Jovi threw four years for Gore. His security tied up the GSP at rush hour on Friday. Surprised Gore won here after that. :-/

To: LindyBill who wrote (36666)	3/28/2004 8:51:28 AM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 793682

By 2002 more of these minorities were attending University of California institutions than before the referendum passed. Moreover, because minority students are now choosing schools suited to their academic abilities, they are better able to compete and less likely to drop out. On Regents and Reality A university's overseers try to stifle a colleague's dissent on racial preferences. WSJ.com Californians probably think racial preferences in college admissions ended in 1996 when voters approved Proposition 209. But John Moores, chairman of the Board of Regents of the University of California, says some UC administrators have been manipulating the system and defying the law for the past eight years. Mr. Moores's fellow regents voted 8-6 to censure him for expressing these views in a recent Forbes magazine opinion piece. A medal is more like what the man deserves. In his article, Mr. Moores details how Berkeley, the UC system's flagship school, is admitting hundreds of blacks, Latinos and Native Americans with SAT scores as many as 400 points below the whites and Asians who are being rejected. This is because the liberals who run Berkeley, and their enablers on the Board of Regents, all worship at the altar of "diversity." They're more interested in some ideal racial mix on campus than in matriculating students who are best prepared to do the work and most likely to graduate. In the real world, Mr. Moores had the temerity to write, this idealism translates into "kids who struggled with eighth-grade math hav[ing] to compete with kids who aced advanced-placement calculus." A Gray Davis appointee, Mr. Moores notes that university administrators are perpetuating discrimination against high-achieving whites and Asians through a policy known as "comprehensive review," which plays down such objective criteria as grade-point averages and test scores. Instead, the emphasis is placed on highly subjective "measurements," such as an applicant's background and experiences, which mainly serve as proxies for race and ethnicity. The result, writes Mr. Moores, "is an admissions system that is impossible to audit and that offers a cover for university administrators who don't want the media hounding them over declining minority enrollment." Enrollment of "underrepresented minorities" did fall off at Berkeley after Prop 209 passed, but it rose at other campuses within the UC system, such as Riverside, Irvine, Santa Cruz and elsewhere. By 2002 more of these minorities were attending University of California institutions than before the referendum passed. Moreover, because minority students are now choosing schools suited to their academic abilities, they are better able to compete and less likely to drop out. Mr. Moores's efforts to expose Berkeley deserve praise, and the attempt by his colleagues to silence him is all too typical of the closed liberal mind. Racial bean counters are using taxpayer dollars to circumvent the law and the will of the voters. And in the name of political correctness, they're also doing a disservice to many college-bound minorities. Dow Jones & Company, Inc.

To: LindyBill who wrote (36666)	3/28/2004 9:42:05 AM
From: Ish	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793682

I just checked out my neighborhood and of the $2,000 donors 10 donated to Bush and 4 to Edwards. A few lesser donations to Dean and not one red cent has gone to Kerry. Al Sharpton got $10.

To: LindyBill who wrote (36666)	3/28/2004 11:54:29 AM
From: Rascal	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793682

tray.com The Truth Is Out There. nytimes.com Rascal @FECHasGoodIdeas.com

To: LindyBill who wrote (36666)	3/28/2004 1:18:59 PM
From: Neeka	Respond to of 793682

I tried to find out when each contribution wa made in my neighborhood.....very liberal area........because Dean garnered the highest amount of money contributed.....$15,872. Bush was second with $14,650, which surprised me. Clark and Edwards nearly tied for third place. Most surprising of all was Kerry with only 3 contributions totaling $1,750 followed by Lieberman. I don't think this site is up to date. M

To: LindyBill who wrote (36666)	3/29/2004 12:18:55 AM
From: Brian Sullivan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793682

Bill, About those Celeb home addresses, they all seem to be living at the same address. Barbra must have quite the large house. Typing in just the 91367 zip code. Irving Azoff Music Manager JLA Management Wesley Clark $2,000 21650 Oxnard St Woodland Hills, CA 91367 Rochelle Azoff Wesley Clark $2,000 21650 Oxnard St Woodland Hills, CA 91367 Arnold Stiefel Wesley Clark $2,000 21650 Oxnard St Woodland Hills, CA 91367 Barbra Streisand Actress/ Musician Self employed Howard Dean $1,000 21650 Oxnard St Woodland Hills, CA 91367 Irving Azoff Attorney Self-employed John Kerry $1,000 21650 Oxnard St Woodland Hills, CA 91367 Don Henley Recording Artist Self-employed John Kerry $1,000 21650 Oxnard St Woodland Hills, CA 91367 Don Henley Recording Artist Self-employed John Kerry $1,000 21650 Oxnard St Woodland Hills, CA 91367 Barbara Streisand Actress/Singer Self-employed John Kerry $1,000 21650 Oxnard St Woodland Hills, CA 91367 Daniel Finnerty Retired Not employed John Edwards $1,000 23812 Oxnard St Woodland Hills, CA 91367 Barbara Streisand Entertainer Self employed John Edwards $1,000 21650 Oxnard St Woodland Hills, CA 91367 Barbra Streisand Entertainer Self employed Dick Gephardt $1,000 21650 Oxnard St Woodland Hills, CA 91367 Barbra Streisand Actress Self Al Sharpton $1,000 21650 Oxnard St Woodland Hills, CA 91367 Barbra Streisand Entertainer Self Employed Bob Graham $1,000 21650 Oxnard St Woodland Hills, CA 91367 fundrace.org