Dear Warren, It doesn't feel like hissy fits to those of us whose identities are being demonized. Thank you for your compassion and support. Yours, Gina ____________________________ Gina M. Sully, Ph.D. Director, UNLV Writing Center Associate Editor, *Popular Culture Review* University of Nevada, Las Vegas 4505 S. Maryland Parkway Box 455043 Las Vegas, NV 89154-5043 pronouns: she, her, hers I am a Green Dot. <https://www.unlv.edu/srwc/greendot> Desk: 702.895.3749 Fax: 702.895.4480 Email: [log in to unmask] http://writingcenter.unlv.edu http://fwpca.org *The only person who never fails is the person who never tries.* On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 8:39 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> > > > > > > -- > *Warren D. Miller, CFA, ASA, CPA* > *Founder - LinkedIn's Strategy Reading Group <http://bit.ly/AboutSRG>* > > *Beckmill Research, LLC* > *Lexington, Virginia* >