[Vision2020] An Idea With Some Merit?

[Tom Hansen]

Kinda reminds me of an old favorite song of mine, and oh so appropriate . . .

"Skip a Rope" by Henson Cargill

http://www.TomandRodna.com/Songs/Skip_a_Rope.mp3

"Skip a rope skip a rope
Oh listen to the children while they play
Now ain't it kinda funny what the children say
Skip a rope

Daddy hates mommy.  Mommy hates dad
Last night you should've heard the fight they had
It gave little sister another bad dream
She woke us all up with a terrible scream

Skip a rope skip a rope...

Cheat on your taxes don't be a fool
Now what was that they said about the golden rule
Never mind the rules just play to win
And hate your neighbor for the shade of his skin

Skip a rope skip a rope...

Stab 'em in the back that's the name of the game
And mommy and daddy are who's to blame

Skip a rope skip a rope
Just listen to your children while they play
It's really not very funny what the children say
Skip a rope skip a rope
Skip a rope skip a rope"

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Seeya round town, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho






>
> I think that what I got out of it, Tom, wasn't the idea of segregation,
> but that if the disenfranchised actually HAD conscientious, effective
> representation in the corridors of power, and the corporations and those
> choking with privilege had less -- and again, this is all idealistic and
> not at all practical -- the economic and political course this country
> takes would be different.  I, too, find the idea of representation solely
> by race to be objectionable, although in a de facto sense, we have that
> already in some areas -- and, since the problems of wealthy Blacks are
> likely not the same issues faced by the poor of all races, such a thing
> would be of little help anyway.
>
> The problem the author was trying to address is that children, the
> elderly, single parents in the inner city, the disabled, etc., have no one
> in Congress who really takes up their cause -- who represents them with
> integrity, gusto, and intelligence.  No one speaks for the marginalized,
> and that's why they continue to be marginalized.  I think that's what the
> author of the piece was trying, however imperfectly, to address.
>
> Keely
> www.keely-prevailingwinds.com
>
>
>
>
>> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 10:51:57 -0800
>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] An Idea With Some Merit?
>> From: thansen at moscow.com
>> To: kjajmix1 at msn.com
>> CC: vision2020 at moscow.com
>>
>> As much as your intentions appeal to me, Keely, I personally find
>> representation, based upon race and/or economic/financial status, to be
>> absolutely appalling.
>>
>> From whose ranks would these representatives come?  The poor?  I doubt
>> it.
>>
>> Couple this concept with "corporate free speech", recently guaranteed by
>> the Supreme Court, and guess where this road leads ten years, twenty
>> years, or forty years from now.
>>
>> If the poor and/or minorities have any representation, at all, it will
>> be
>> at the whims and wishes of Wall Street.
>>
>> Segregation is NOT representation.
>>
>> Tom Hansen
>> Moscow, Idaho
>>
>> >
>> >
>> > Good morning, Visionaires,
>> >
>> > A friend forwarded this to me, and while I understand it to be more
>> > tongue-in-cheek than a serious proposition, I find the idea of
>> > Congressional representation based on race and income really quite
>> > appealing in some respects.  Of course it'll never happen, just as
>> honest
>> > representation of poor people's concerns under the current system
>> won't,
>> > either.  Check it out at
>> >
>> > http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2010/02/what-if-senators-represented-people-by.html.
>> >  (There might be a better way to link this, but all I know is
>> > cut-and-paste).
>> >
>> > Keely
>> > www.keely-prevailingwinds.com
>> >
>> >
>> >
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>> "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to
>> change
>> and the Realist adjusts his sails."
>>
>> - Unknown
>>
>>
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"The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change
and the Realist adjusts his sails."

- Unknown