Forgive me for steering this back into a Forum-related direction, but a Twain’s-eye view of the dangers posed by any POTUS suspected of being in contempt of the US Constitution seems, in the opinion of this Centrist (and former Reagan) Democrat, a worthy discussion for this Forum, whether the Twain-lover comes from America or Mars. Twain was a citizen of the world, and the world welcomed him and his opinions. Let us strive to do no less. Make no mistake, the greatest moving forces of all species is FEAR. Love and Hate are its escorts. And Faith, in the hands of the wrong leader, can be used to bury truth. So I’m not about to 'grow up' and give any employee free reign until its too late to stop him from destroying my company. Twain did that with Webster, and what was his reward? Bankruptcy; and an unwanted tour to many countries where he expressed his opinions without being a citizen. 

> On Feb 1, 2017, at 11:39 AM, Warren Miller <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> If people outside our country want a say in how we do things, they have a
> 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
> 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
> 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 or
> not, he's the POTUS now, and everyone wetting their pants and throwing
> hissy-fits just needs to grow up and get over it.
> 
> On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 10:57 AM, Hal Bush <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
>> Folks, I thought some of you might like to see this, especially as the
>> deadline for August's MT conference in Elmira looms.
>> 
>> 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" part
>> of the conference title is important to us all.  PLEASE COME, and fear
>> not:
>> 
>> https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/01/31/protest-
>> trump-entry-ban-some-scholars-are-boycotting-us-based-
>> conferences?goal=0_1fcbc04421-0f5839dc04-197446313&mc_cid=
>> 0f5839dc04&mc_eid=58f0af41d7
>> 
>> We all can see these are strange times in America;  but PLEASE COME, and
>> fear not:
>> 
>> -hb
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> 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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