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To: Naomi who wrote (354)	3/23/2006 4:20:09 PM
From: goldworldnet	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 14758

Things were a lot different when we went to school. I even got paddled a time or two. Many kids today don't even know what discipline is. * * *

To: Naomi who wrote (354)	3/23/2006 4:56:44 PM
From: Karen Lawrence	Respond to of 14758

Actually, the United States is one of the few countries where learning a foreign language is not mandatory. Mexican schools do teach English....the problem is, many Mexicans can't afford to go to school. Just yesterday I met a gal who told me her Mexican immigrant parents are illiterate. She said they couldn't help her with her homework. "Call Tia Maria," they would say. Nevertheless, her parents so highly value education, that when she became pregnant in high school, her mom took care of the baby so she could finish. She's now in college. Gives me goosebumps to recall that conversation.

To: Naomi who wrote (354)	3/23/2006 5:56:28 PM
From: Peter Dierks	Respond to of 14758

One of my sister's best friends was a third generation Czeck American. Her grandparents never learned to speak English effectively. Her parents were successful landlords which allowed them to escape being trapped in clerical jobs. She is a nurse and her husband and her are successful landlords. Right now Hispanics are three times more likely to start their own businesses as caucasions are. I really don't think there is any evidence that what we are doing is not working. There is a problem of more criminals coming to America. This we need to deal with.

To: Naomi who wrote (354)	4/28/2006 10:57:44 AM
From: goldworldnet	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14758

Spanish 'Star-Spangled Banner' Draws Ire By LAURA WIDES-MUNOZ, Associated Press Writer 2 hours, 47 minutes ago news.yahoo.com British music producer Adam Kidron says that when he came up with the idea of a Spanish-language version of the U.S. national anthem, he saw it as an ode to the millions of immigrants seeking a better life. But in the week since Kidron announced the song — which features artists such as Wyclef Jean, hip-hop star Pitbull and Puerto Rican singers Carlos Ponce and Olga Tanon — it has been the target of a fierce backlash. Some Internet bloggers and others are infuriated by the thought of "The Star-Spangled Banner" sung in a language other than English. "Would the French accept people singing the La Marseillaise in English as a sign of French patriotism? Of course not," said Mark Krikorian, head of the Washington-based Center for Immigration Studies, a think tank that supports tighter immigration controls. The initial version of "Nuestro Himno," or "Our Anthem," comes out Friday and uses lyrics based closely on the English-language original, said Kidron, who heads the record label Urban Box Office. Pro-immigration protests are planned around the country for Monday, and the record label is urging Hispanic radio stations nationwide to play the cut at 7 p.m. EDT Friday in a sign of solidarity. A remix to be released in June will contain several lines in English that condemn U.S. immigration laws. Among them: "These kids have no parents, cause all of these mean laws ... let's not start a war with all these hard workers, they can't help where they were born." Bryanna Bevens of Hanford, Calif., who writes for the immigration-focused Web magazine Vdare.com, said the remix particularly upset her. "It's very whiny. If you want to say all those things, by all means, put them on your poster board, but don't put them on the national anthem," she said. Kidron, a U.S. resident for 16 years, maintains the changes are fitting. After all, he notes, American immigrants borrowed the melody of the "Star Spangled Banner" from an English drinking song. "There's no attempt to usurp anything. The intent is to communicate," Kidron said. "I wanted to show my thanks to these people who buy my records and listen to the music we release and do the jobs I don't want to do." Kidron said the song also will be featured on the album "Somos Americanos," which will sell for $10, with $1 going to the National Capital Immigration Coalition, a Washington group. James Gardner, an associate director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, said Americans have long enjoyed different interpretations of the Star Spangled Banner, including country or gospel arrangements. "There are a number of renditions that people aren't happy with, but that's part of it — that it means enough for people to try to sing," he said. Pitbull, whose real name is Armando Perez, said this country was built by immigrants, and "the meaning of the American dream is in that record: struggle, freedom, opportunity, everything they are trying to shut down on us." * * *

To: Naomi who wrote (354)	5/24/2006 4:31:31 PM
From: goldworldnet	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14758

Test Results So Far - 21 Respondents This Political Party Matchmaker Test can be taken at this link. To be added to the list post your results to me here at SI. 3pc.net I will update this list as necessary and all who participate have my thanks. -------------------------- Alan Smithee 94% (1) Libertarian Party 88% (2) Constitution Party 65% (3) Reform Party 47% (4) Republican Party 29% (5) Democratic Party 24% (6) Green Party 12% (7) Natural Law Party -------------------------- Buddy McKee 91% (1) Libertarian Party 74% (2) Constitution Party 52% (3) Republican Party 39% (4) Reform Party 30% (5) Democratic Party 17% (6) Green Party 13% (7) Natural Law Party -------------------------- DMA 89% (1) Libertarian Party 79% (2) Constitution Party 63% (3) Republican Party 32% (4) Democratic Party 32% (5) Reform Party 16% (6) Natural Law Party 05% (7) Green Party -------------------------- eleutheria 88% (1) Green Party 75% (2) Reform Party 56% (3) Libertarian Party 56% (4) Democratic Party 50% (5) Natural Law Party 31% (6) Constitution Party 13% (7) Republican Party -------------------------- Father Terrence 96% (1) Libertarian Party 72% (2) Constitution Party 52% (3) Reform Party 44% (4) Republican Party 32% (5) Democratic Party 28% (6) Green Party 16% (7) Natural Law Party --------------------------- Geoff Altman 81% (1) Libertarian Party 69% (2) Constitution Party 56% (3) Republican Party 56% (4) Reform Party 44% (5) Green Party 38% (6) Democratic Party 19% (7) Natural Law Party --------------------------- goldworldnet 80% (1) Constitution Party 75% (2) Libertarian Party 65% (3) Republican Party 45% (4) Reform Party 30% (5) Democratic Party 25% (6) Natural Law Party 25% (7) Green Party --------------------------- haqihana 77% (1) Libertarian Party 68% (2) Constitution Party 64% (3) Reform Party 50% (4) Republican Party 41% (5) Green Party 23% (6) Democratic Party 23% (7) Natural Law Party --------------------------- Hawkmoon 73% (1) Republican Party 64% (2) Libertarian Party 55% (3) Democratic Party 55% (4) Green Party 55% (5) Reform Party 55% (6) Constitution Party 45% (7) Natural Law Party --------------------------- JDN 100%(1) Constitution Party 85% (2) Libertarian Party 62% (3) Republican Party 62% (4) Reform Party 23% (5) Green Party 15% (6) Democratic Party 08% (7) Natural Law Party --------------------------- Johannes Pilch 91% (1) Libertarian Party 74% (2) Constitution Party 52% (3) Republican Party 39% (4) Reform Party 30% (5) Democratic Party 17% (6) Green Party 13% (7) Natural Law Party --------------------------- KLP 83% (1) Constitution Party 78% (2) Libertarian Party 61% (3) Republican Party 50% (4) Reform Party 33% (5) Natural Law Party 28% (6) Democratic Party 17% (7) Green Party --------------------------- ManyMoose 94% (1) Libertarian Party 82% (2) Constitution Party 53% (3) Republican Party 53% (4) Reform Party 18% (5) Democratic Party 18% (6) Green Party 06% (7) Natural Law Party --------------------------- Oral Roberts 89% (1) Libertarian Party 74% (2) Constitution Party 53% (3) Republican Party 47% (4) Reform Party 26% (5) Green Party 21% (6) Democratic Party 16% (7) Natural Law Party --------------------------- Peter Dierks 95% (1) Libertarian Party 68% (2) Constitution Party 50% (3) Republican Party 36% (4) Reform Party 27% (5) Democratic Party 23% (6) Green Party 14% (7) Natural Law Party --------------------------- Sandintoes 90% (1) Libertarian Party 85% (2) Constitution Party 55% (3) Republican Party 40% (4) Reform Party 25% (5) Democratic Party 15% (6) Natural Law Party 15% (7) Green Party --------------------------- tonto 90% (1) Libertarian Party 86% (2) Constitution Party 48% (3) Republican Party 48% (4) Reform Party 29% (5) Democratic Party 24% (6) Green Party 14% (7) Natural Law Party --------------------------- Wayne Van Scoyoc 83% (1) Libertarian Party 79% (2) Constitution Party 63% (3) Reform Party 42% (4) Republican Party 38% (5) Green Party 33% (6) Democratic Party 25% (7) Natural Law Party --------------------------- Wharf Rat 81% (1) Green Party 76% (2) Democratic Party 67% (3) Natural Law Party 67% (4) Reform Party 38% (5) Libertarian Party 33% (6) Constitution Party 29% (7) Republican Party --------------------------- worksinjammies 83% (1) Green Party 83% (2) Reform Party 67% (3) Democratic Party 61% (4) Natural Law Party 44% (5) Libertarian Party 39% (6) Republican Party 39% (7) Constitution Party --------------------------- wstera_02 80% (1) Libertarian Party 60% (2) Reform Party 60% (3) Constitution Party 50% (4) Democratic Party 50% (5) Republican Party 30% (6) Natural Law Party 30% (7) Green Party --------------------------- * * *