I object to the hijacking of the forum for present political discourse.

Other forums exist for modern political discussions.

On Feb 1, 2017, at 3:50 PM, John's Email <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Saying "hissy fit" and "get over it" feels VERY UN-Twain!!!!
> Shame!!
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> John Greenman
> The distance between individual stars is so huge that it is possible for one=
> galaxy to slip through another galaxy without a collision between any of th=
> e billions of stars involved.=20
> And you're worried about returning a late library book?
> -Eric Idle
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> Archive.org audio recordings
> Audiobooks from Librivox
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>> On Feb 1, 2017, at 12:35 PM, Gina Sully <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> Dear Warren,
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>> It doesn't feel like hissy fits to those of us whose identities are being
>> demonized. Thank you for your compassion and support.
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>> Yours,
>> Gina
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>> On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 8:39 AM, Warren Miller <
>> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>>> If people outside our country want a say in how we do things, they have a=
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>>> simple solution: Become an American citizen. Until/unless they do that,
>>> their opinions about America and/or about how we do things and/or what we=
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>>> do don't a damned thing to me. . .or, I'd bet, to any American who can
>>> think half-way logically. I suspect that what I'm saying here will offend=
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>>> any number of Hard-Left colleagues in this Forum. For the record, I didn'=
> t
>>> vote for Trump. I wouldn't be caught dead voting for Trump. But, like it o=
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>>> not, he's the POTUS now, and everyone wetting their pants and throwing
>>> hissy-fits just needs to grow up and get over it.
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>>>> On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 10:57 AM, Hal Bush <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>>>> Folks, I thought some of you might like to see this, especially as the
>>>> deadline for August's MT conference in Elmira looms.
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>>>> Personally I would strongly encourage our beloved overseas scholars to
>>>> submit and to come to Elmira in August.  I can tell you that for me,
>>> having
>>>> our wonderful overseas guests come and participate means a lot, and is
>>>> always one of the highlights of the conference.  The "International" par=
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>>>> of the conference title is important to us all.  PLEASE COME, and fear
>>>> not:
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>>>> https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/01/31/protest-
>>>> trump-entry-ban-some-scholars-are-boycotting-us-based-
>>>> conferences?goal=3D0_1fcbc04421-0f5839dc04-197446313&mc_cid=3D
>>>> 0f5839dc04&mc_eid=3D58f0af41d7
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>>>> We all can see these are strange times in America;  but PLEASE COME, and=
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>>>> fear not:
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>>>> -hb
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>>>> --
>>>> Prof. Harold K. Bush
>>>> Professor of English
>>>> 3800 Lindell
>>>> Saint Louis University
>>>> St. Louis, MO  63108
>>>> 314-977-3616 (w); 314-771-6795 (h)
>>>> <www.slu.edu/x23809.xml>
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>>> --
>>> *Warren D. Miller, CFA, ASA, CPA*
>>> *Founder - LinkedIn's Strategy Reading Group <http://bit.ly/AboutSRG>*
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Fred Harwood