[Vision2020] Black History Month

[Paul Rumelhart]

When you get right down to it, you could say that this
nation was founded on the backs of illegal immigrants.
 Unless the colonists applied for VISAs from the
natives, they were there illegally.  To harp about the
distinction now seems hypocritical.

I'm not a big fan of having these PC "Months", mainly
because of the reasons stated.  Why single out one
group?  It becomes a contest to see which one has the
most political clout at any one time.  I like the idea
of an "American History Month", one devoted to all
aspects of American History.

Paul

--- lfalen <lfalen at turbonet.com> wrote:

> Good point Matt
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> Roger
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> From: Matt Decker mattd2107 at hotmail.com
> Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:12:12 -0800
> To: J Ford privatejf32 at hotmail.com,  Tom Hansen
> thansen at moscow.com, vision2020 at moscow.com
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Black History Month
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> > I agree. We should acknowledge all who have made
> this a great country. We not only should have a
> Native American history month, but also Irish
> > American, Chinese American, Italian American,
> Japanese American,  Arab American, German American,
> Mexican American, Italian American, and months for
> all the races that have brought this nation to what
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> > Or we could role it all into one big fun month. We
> could call it American history month. One that
> strives to acknowledge all races and what they have
> done to make the United States the best place to
> live. This land was built on legal immigrants, all
> of which should be recognized. 
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> > From: privatejf32 at hotmail.com
> > To: thansen at moscow.com; vision2020 at moscow.com
> > Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:03:26 -0800
> > Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Black History Month
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> > Thank you!  Just what I was trying to say - Black
> History Month gets the publicity and the other
> "minorities" just get a one-time notice and then
> forgotten.  Since this is a MAJOR part of our
> population as well as a main group of our
> developments, this is just sad!
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> > From: thansen at moscow.com
> > To: gussie443 at hotmail.com;
> privatejf32 at hotmail.com; chasuk at gmail.com;
> vision2020 at moscow.com
> > Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Black History Month
> > Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 11:37:42 -0800
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> > “NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President
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> American Indian Heritage Month. I
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> >   States to observe this month with
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> [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com] On Behalf Of
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> > Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008
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> > To: J Ford; Chasuk;
> > vision2020 at moscow.com
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> > Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Black
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> > 1994.  However, this is the first I've heard of
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> > past 17 years it would get a little publicity in
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> > From: privatejf32 at hotmail.com
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> > To: chasuk at gmail.com; vision2020 at moscow.com
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