Not Sure > wrote in news:a6de6d64-4e43-4bc2-aa57-
:

>> > I don't agree with Coulter, nor do I come close to liking her.
>> > However she has a right to be heard. ÿ
>>
>> Not if what they say is hateful.
>
> How interesting. Does that mean your anti-Christian bigotry isn't
> allowed under Canadian law?

Not if it encourages violence against Christians, or uses blasphemous or
libelous remarks to promote hatred towards Christians. Same goes for Jews,
Muslims, etc., although originally the law was designed to protect jewish
communities from holocaust deniers.

--

"The officer corps will forgive anything they can
understand, which makes intelligence the only sin."

Carnell, Blakes 7 episode 16

"Bent Attorney Esq." > wrote in news:93ad5997-
:

> 'Hateful'? The student's actions weren't hateful? Of course they
> were.

Hardly. They were protesting the introduction of bigotry and racism on
their campus. If you think protesting bigotry and racism is hateful, then
that will be your spiritual hangup.

--
"The officer corps will forgive anything they can
understand, which makes intelligence the only sin."

Carnell, Blakes 7 episode 16

Not Sure > wrote in news:a8ec7c5c-78d5-4881-9560-
:

>> She got rebuked when she tried to speak at an Ottawa university. The
>> students would have none of it.
>
> Yes, we all saw the fascists at work up there. Thanks for the
> enlightening demonstration

Interesting innuendo there. Do you even know what fascism is and how
people living under a fascist regime are treated? Because I do.

--

"The officer corps will forgive anything they can
understand, which makes intelligence the only sin."

Carnell, Blakes 7 episode 16

clouddreamer > wrote in
m:

>> That shows where the students are at. Not much character there. Had
>> they wanted to make a point they should have challenged her to a
>> 'civilized' debate. She would have lost, and rightly so.
>
> You honestly think Coulter would have actually tried to engage in a
> reasonable debate?

Quite right. Ann Coulter has never engaged in a civilized debate in her
life. Saying that you can engage her in a civilized debate is either
arrogance or igfnorance...don't know which, don't care.

> So the students did the one thing they could. They protested.

As is their right in a society where free speech is a fundamental
principle.

--

"The officer corps will forgive anything they can
understand, which makes intelligence the only sin."

Carnell, Blakes 7 episode 16

(Pinstripe Sniper) wrote in news:4bb3dd50.197074312
@news.flex.com:

> Coulter appears to be a Cornell undergrad and U. Michigan
> law degree holder.

Then shame on her for not knowing better.

--

"The officer corps will forgive anything they can
understand, which makes intelligence the only sin."

Carnell, Blakes 7 episode 16

On 3/28/2010 1:52 PM, Michel Boucher wrote:
> "Bent Attorney > wrote in news:ceeb489a-
> :
>
>> I don't see that we tossed her
>> out on her ass. If you could provide me with a link...
>
> Actually no one tossed her out on her ass. Her organizers felt that her
> appearance in Ottawa placed her life in danger, or to put it another way,
> they could get more press if they pretended to be afraid and backed out,
> claiming they wuz robbed!, than going through with the presentation and
> risking the audience might ask tough geography questions.
>


I read a few days ago that she received a letter from the CA government
that warned her that she could be arrested if she said anything
offensive. Saying things offensive is 90% of her shtick -- so basically
she was threatened.

Nobody attending her speeches should be offended unless they *want* to
be offended. It's not exactly a secret that she's a Republican
bomb-thrower.

Bob

On Mar 28, 5:26*pm, clouddreamer > wrote:
> Bent Attorney Esq. wrote:
> > On Mar 28, 3:30 pm, clouddreamer > wrote:
> >> record hunter wrote:
> >>> On Mar 28, 11:06 am, clouddreamer > wrote:
> >>>> Dano wrote:
> >>>>> I found it far more interesting that these little kids had no reluctance to
> >>>>> eat that crap. *After he had claimed this little demonstration has never
> >>>>> failed before. *Is his point that American kids are more easily brainwashed?
> >>>>> Maybe it's true. *After all...how else to explain Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck,
> >>>>> Ann Coulter and Michelles Bachman and Malkin?
> >>>> LOL. Well, there's the difference between Canada and the US...we saw
> >>>> through Ann and tossed her out on her ass.
> >>> Is Ann Coulter Canadian?
> >> God no. Someone like her would never rise to the level she is at up
> >> here. Nobody here would tolerate her bigotry.
>
> >> She got rebuked when she tried to speak at an Ottawa university. The
> >> students would have none of it.
>
> > That shows where the students are at. *Not much character there. *Had
> > they wanted to make a point they should have challenged her to a
> > 'civilized' debate. *She would have lost, and rightly so.
>
> You honestly think Coulter would have actually tried to engage in a
> reasonable debate?
>

Probably not, which would have shown even the pro-Coulter's that she
is not open to dialogue; listening to other people's opinions, and
that she may not be able to defend her own opinions.


> So the students did the one thing they could. They protested.
>

They were a little too angry and bullying. I think that part of the
problem lay in Coulter's camp. They may have used the incident to
show how oppressed Coulter is, how she is hated, etc. The students
tended to show hatred. As does Coulter, so they are no better.

> * ..
>
> --
> We must change the way we live
> * * * * Or the climate will do it for us.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

On 3/28/2010 8:39 PM, Bent Attorney Esq. wrote:
> On Mar 28, 5:26 pm, > wrote:
>> Bent Attorney Esq. wrote:
>>> On Mar 28, 3:30 pm, > wrote:
>>>> record hunter wrote:
>>>>> On Mar 28, 11:06 am, > wrote:
>>>>>> Dano wrote:
>>>>>>> I found it far more interesting that these little kids had no reluctance to
>>>>>>> eat that crap. After he had claimed this little demonstration has never
>>>>>>> failed before. Is his point that American kids are more easily brainwashed?
>>>>>>> Maybe it's true. After all...how else to explain Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck,
>>>>>>> Ann Coulter and Michelles Bachman and Malkin?
>>>>>> LOL. Well, there's the difference between Canada and the US...we saw
>>>>>> through Ann and tossed her out on her ass.
>>>>> Is Ann Coulter Canadian?
>>>> God no. Someone like her would never rise to the level she is at up
>>>> here. Nobody here would tolerate her bigotry.
>>
>>>> She got rebuked when she tried to speak at an Ottawa university. The
>>>> students would have none of it.
>>
>>> That shows where the students are at. Not much character there. Had
>>> they wanted to make a point they should have challenged her to a
>>> 'civilized' debate. She would have lost, and rightly so.
>>
>> You honestly think Coulter would have actually tried to engage in a
>> reasonable debate?
>>
>
> Probably not, which would have shown even the pro-Coulter's that she
> is not open to dialogue; listening to other people's opinions, and
> that she may not be able to defend her own opinions.
>
>
>> So the students did the one thing they could. They protested.
>>
>
> They were a little too angry and bullying. I think that part of the
> problem lay in Coulter's camp. They may have used the incident to
> show how oppressed Coulter is, how she is hated, etc. The students
> tended to show hatred. As does Coulter, so they are no better.


They're fighting fire with fire.

..

On Mar 28, 6:22*pm, Michel Boucher > wrote:
> Not Sure > wrote in news:a6de6d64-4e43-4bc2-aa57-
> :
>
> >> > I don't agree with Coulter, nor do I come close to liking her.
> >> > However she has a right to be heard. ÿ
>
> >> Not if what they say is hateful.
>
> > How interesting. Does that mean your anti-Christian bigotry isn't
> > allowed under Canadian law?
>
> Not if it encourages violence against Christians, or uses blasphemous or
> libelous remarks to promote hatred towards Christians. *Same goes for Jews,
> Muslims, etc., although originally the law was designed to protect jewish
> communities from holocaust deniers.

Holocaust deniers write stuff and say stuff. They don't physically
attack Jews, nor do they verbally attack Jews. They attack the
holocaust industry which also counts non-Jews among it's members. I
don't deny the holocaust, but it is very heavily promoted especially
when you compare the millions of dead under Stalin, the burning of
innocents in WWII allied air raids etc. Sometimes I think that it's
so heavily promoted so that eyes don't look too closely at what's
happening to the Palestinians in the mid-East. At the hands of the
Israeli State; not neccessarily all Jews.

>
> --
>
> "The officer corps will forgive anything they can
> understand, which makes intelligence the only sin."
>
> * * * * * * * * Carnell, Blakes 7 episode 16

On Mar 28, 6:24*pm, Michel Boucher > wrote:
> "Bent Attorney Esq." > wrote in news:93ad5997-
> :
>
> > 'Hateful'? *The student's actions weren't hateful? *Of course they
> > were.
>
> Hardly. *They were protesting the introduction of bigotry and racism on
> their campus. *If you think protesting bigotry and racism is hateful, then
> that will be your spiritual hangup.
>

They protested in a hateful manner. It's like OK to hate bigots.
OK. Fine. But that's what it was. Calling a man or woman a racist
is just a put down. She should really learn to watch her language,
I'll agree.

> --
> "The officer corps will forgive anything they can
> understand, which makes intelligence the only sin."
>
> * * * * * * * * Carnell, Blakes 7 episode 16

On Mar 28, 6:28*pm, Michel Boucher > wrote:
> clouddreamer > wrote innews:VL2dneRG_d4fVDLWnZ2dnUVZ_qqdnZ2d@supernews. com:
>
> >> That shows where the students are at. *Not much character there. *Had
> >> they wanted to make a point they should have challenged her to a
> >> 'civilized' debate. *She would have lost, and rightly so.
>
> > You honestly think Coulter would have actually tried to engage in a
> > reasonable debate?
>
> Quite right. *Ann Coulter has never engaged in a civilized debate in her
> life. *Saying that you can engage her in a civilized debate is either
> arrogance or igfnorance...don't know which, don't care.
>
> > So the students did the one thing they could. They protested.
>
> As is their right in a society where free speech is a fundamental
> principle.
>

As is Coulter's right in a society where free speech is a fundamental
principle.

> --
>
> "The officer corps will forgive anything they can
> understand, which makes intelligence the only sin."
>
> * * * * * * * * Carnell, Blakes 7 episode 16

zxcvbob > wrote in news:81a4ofFvcgU1
@mid.individual.net:

> I read a few days ago that she received a letter from the CA government
> that warned her that she could be arrested if she said anything
> offensive.

It was the rector of the University of Ottawa. Where are you getting this
drivel?

> Saying things offensive is 90% of her shtick -- so basically
> she was threatened.

No, she was warned. Same way that if a policeman says that if you commit
act Y you will incur penalty Z. You are free to abstain from committing
act Y.

--

"The officer corps will forgive anything they can
understand, which makes intelligence the only sin."

Carnell, Blakes 7 episode 16

"Bent Attorney Esq." > wrote in news:251c7904-
:

> They were a little too angry and bullying. I think that part of the
> problem lay in Coulter's camp. They may have used the incident to
> show how oppressed Coulter is, how she is hated, etc. The students
> tended to show hatred. As does Coulter, so they are no better.

Sure they are. At the end of the day, they will go home and likely not do
this again until the next time a pod person graces our shores. Coulter on
the other hand will do this every night she can, every day she can as often
a she can. So they are much better than her for confining their protest
(not hatred) towards one event in particular.

Demonstrators were loud when Bush came and that didn't stop him from
speaking, such as it was...even Soeharto, when he showed up at the 1997
APEC Conference in Vancouver, even though his personal death squad was
arrested trying to get into position to kill protesters from a nearby
building.

--

"The officer corps will forgive anything they can
understand, which makes intelligence the only sin."

Carnell, Blakes 7 episode 16

"Bent Attorney Esq." > wrote in
:

>> > How interesting. Does that mean your anti-Christian bigotry isn't
>> > allowed under Canadian law?
>>
>> Not if it encourages violence against Christians, or uses blasphemous
>> or libelous remarks to promote hatred towards Christians. *Same goes
>> for Jews, Muslims, etc., although originally the law was designed to
>> protect jewish communities from holocaust deniers.
>
> Holocaust deniers write stuff and say stuff. They don't physically
> attack Jews, nor do they verbally attack Jews. They attack the
> holocaust industry which also counts non-Jews among it's members. I
> don't deny the holocaust, but it is very heavily promoted especially
> when you compare the millions of dead under Stalin, the burning of
> innocents in WWII allied air raids etc. Sometimes I think that it's
> so heavily promoted so that eyes don't look too closely at what's
> happening to the Palestinians in the mid-East. At the hands of the
> Israeli State; not neccessarily all Jews.

I agree. However I was not arguing in favour or against but merely
communicating to you the why and wherefore. If you wish to examine the
matter further and elucidate the reasoning behind this, I suggest you
contact the B'Nai Brith of Canada (their spokesperson is David Matas, in
Winnipeg) or the Canadian Jewish Congress. They successfully lobbied the
government under the limits to speech provisions of the Criminal code to
prevent George Galloway from entering the country on the grounds, it turned
out, that he had brought relief to people in dire need. Our pro-Israel at
all costs gutless government acquiesced to their request.

--

"The officer corps will forgive anything they can
understand, which makes intelligence the only sin."

Carnell, Blakes 7 episode 16

"Bent Attorney Esq." > wrote in news:564bd3dc-
:

> They protested in a hateful manner.

They protested. Were you there? Did you see anything except maybe a
doctored clip prepared by a right-wing news agency?

--

"The officer corps will forgive anything they can
understand, which makes intelligence the only sin."

Carnell, Blakes 7 episode 16

"Bent Attorney Esq." > wrote in news:0c7e5348-
:

>> As is their right in a society where free speech is a fundamental
>> principle.
>
> As is Coulter's right in a society where free speech is a fundamental
> principle.

She was not prevented from speaking. Her people pulled the plug. How many
times do I have to say this...

--

"The officer corps will forgive anything they can
understand, which makes intelligence the only sin."

Carnell, Blakes 7 episode 16

On 3/28/2010 6:42 PM, Michel Boucher wrote:
> "Bent Attorney > wrote in news:0c7e5348-
> :
>
>>> As is their right in a society where free speech is a fundamental
>>> principle.
>>
>> As is Coulter's right in a society where free speech is a fundamental
>> principle.
>
> She was not prevented from speaking. Her people pulled the plug. How many
> times do I have to say this...
>
Her people 'pulled the plug' after she was shouted down (prevented from
speaking). Would Louis Farrakhan have been shouted down?

On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 14:31:41 -0500, Michel Boucher
> wrote:

> Of course, the answer requires
> that you read with an open mind, so we may be on the wrong track here, but here goes:

You're right. I don't like him.


--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

Shanghai McCoy > wrote in
:

>> She was not prevented from speaking. Her people pulled the plug.
>> How many times do I have to say this...
>
> Her people 'pulled the plug' after she was shouted down (prevented
> from speaking). Would Louis Farrakhan have been shouted down?

Who's Louis Farrakhan?

Here is the sequence of events:

http://www.cbc.ca/politics/insidepol...rs-adventures-
in-ottawa-so-what-really-happened-last-night.html

http://tinyurl.com/yhvlbrf

The indication, from Coulter herself, is that she never went to the
auditorium but demurred from the safety of the Rideau Club, a goodly
distance away, so your claim that she was "shouted down" is puffery and
nonsense.

There is also strong indication that they had decided to cancel at 5:15,
two hours before the doors opened, but the university was only informed of
this at 7:50.

--

"The officer corps will forgive anything they can
understand, which makes intelligence the only sin."

Carnell, Blakes 7 episode 16

On Mar 28, 2:50*pm, Michel Boucher > wrote:
> "Bent Attorney Esq." > wrote in news:ceeb489a-
> :
>
> > However she has a right to be heard.
>
> Then you are welcome to sit there and listen to her. *

Please, do.

sf wrote:
>
> On Sat, 27 Mar 2010 12:05:16 -0800, Joseph Littleshoes
> > wrote:
>
> > Pinstripe Sniper wrote:
> >
> > > DOh! I missed it (Friday @ 9pm) but will probably track an online
> > > copy down and watch it. I saw the "preview" earlier in the week and
> > > it seemed worthwhile.
> > >
> > > Did anyone see it? Thoughts?
> >
> > I watched bits and pieces of it, but found it "preachy" boring and it
> > seemed to me he had an awful lot of self congratulatory "look at me"
> > sort of attitude going on, how the show was such a "sacrifice" for him
> > and how noble he is for making the personal sacrifice to make the show.
> >
> > A bit like Gordon Ramsy and his "hells Kitchen" but more political.
>
> He's going to come over here and whip us into shape. HELLO, Jamie?
> Have you ever heard of Alice Waters? News Flash: she's been doing
> this for decades!
>
>

With little impact on *school* meals outside her local area! And
certainly no changes in legislation, as has happened in the UK.

Nothing wrong with someone else trying.

Michel Boucher wrote:
>
> sf > wrote in news:g9psq59uqiehbvbj91mb2nm6oouh27psfa@
> 4ax.com:
>
> > He's going to come over here and whip us into shape.
>
> Somebody has to.
>
> > HELLO, Jamie?
> > Have you ever heard of Alice Waters? News Flash: she's been doing
> > this for decades!
>
> And with resounding success...?
>
>

No not at all. She wasn't even the first to 'preach' fresh foods, but
became famous for it.

Oliver can do the same for school lunches in a national way. Local
school boards have been trying, so there's nothing new there.

On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 17:25:16 -0700, Arri London >
wrote:

> Local
> school boards have been trying, so there's nothing new there.

If local school boards had been trying it would have happened. They
are the ones who are responsible.

--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 17:23:59 -0700, Arri London >
wrote:

>
>
> sf wrote:
> >
> > On Sat, 27 Mar 2010 12:05:16 -0800, Joseph Littleshoes
> > > wrote:
> >
> > > Pinstripe Sniper wrote:
> > >
> > > > DOh! I missed it (Friday @ 9pm) but will probably track an online
> > > > copy down and watch it. I saw the "preview" earlier in the week and
> > > > it seemed worthwhile.
> > > >
> > > > Did anyone see it? Thoughts?
> > >
> > > I watched bits and pieces of it, but found it "preachy" boring and it
> > > seemed to me he had an awful lot of self congratulatory "look at me"
> > > sort of attitude going on, how the show was such a "sacrifice" for him
> > > and how noble he is for making the personal sacrifice to make the show.
> > >
> > > A bit like Gordon Ramsy and his "hells Kitchen" but more political.
> >
> > He's going to come over here and whip us into shape. HELLO, Jamie?
> > Have you ever heard of Alice Waters? News Flash: she's been doing
> > this for decades!
> >
> >
>
> With little impact on *school* meals outside her local area! And
> certainly no changes in legislation, as has happened in the UK.
>
> Nothing wrong with someone else trying.

He's just another flash in the pan and a foreigner to boot.

--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 12:58:59 -0600, Christine Dabney
> wrote:

> On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 11:55:34 -0700, sf > wrote:
>
>
> >Exactly what has he done?
>
> He changed the whole school lunch program in Britain..and legislation
> was passed based on what he did there to improve the British school
> lunch program.
>
Let's see.... England is the size of Oregon. Yep. He has his work
cut out for him.


--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

Pinstripe wrote about Anne Coulter:

> When she has her media moments, I find myself wondering if she
> *really* believes her stuff or just does it for the money.

Either way, it's a comedic goldmine.

Bob

Michel wrote about Anne Coulter:

> Her organizers felt that her appearance in Ottawa placed her life in
> danger, or to put it another way, they could get more press if they
> pretended to be afraid and backed out, claiming they wuz robbed!, than
> going through with the presentation and risking the audience might ask
> tough geography questions.

Has Coulter been shown as geographically-challenged, or are you confusing
her with Sarah Palin?

Bob

On Mar 27, 3:05*pm, Joseph Littleshoes > wrote:
> Pinstripe Sniper wrote:
> > DOh! *I missed it (Friday @ 9pm) but will probably track an online
> > copy down and watch it. *I saw the "preview" earlier in the week and
> > it seemed worthwhile.
>
> > Did anyone see it? Thoughts?
>
> I watched bits and pieces of it, but found it "preachy" boring and it
> seemed to me he had an awful lot of *self congratulatory "look at me"
> sort of attitude going on, how the show was such a "sacrifice" for him
> and how noble he is for making the personal sacrifice to make the show.
>
> A bit like Gordon Ramsy and his "hells Kitchen" but more political.

I agree totally.

Did you catch the part where he started crying? Good grief.

sf > wrote in news:akvvq55i753oo6mafnk4upec0gl8nnckbn@
4ax.com:

>> > He's going to come over here and whip us into shape. HELLO, Jamie?
>> > Have you ever heard of Alice Waters? News Flash: she's been doing
>> > this for decades!
>>
>> With little impact on *school* meals outside her local area! And
>> certainly no changes in legislation, as has happened in the UK.
>>
>> Nothing wrong with someone else trying.
>
> He's just another flash in the pan and a foreigner to boot.

Only a foreigner to you. Time to think outside the tiny box.

--

"The officer corps will forgive anything they can
understand, which makes intelligence the only sin."

Carnell, Blakes 7 episode 16

sf > wrote in news:fivvq59fh484udrc5grp2nj83kp95p4tb7@
4ax.com:

>> Local
>> school boards have been trying, so there's nothing new there.
>
> If local school boards had been trying it would have happened. They
> are the ones who are responsible.

She's talking about matters in the UK. You need to follow the thread here
:-)

--

"The officer corps will forgive anything they can
understand, which makes intelligence the only sin."

Carnell, Blakes 7 episode 16

sf > wrote in news:9krvq59is1gkuunafdpqe6gd5tdd9a5u5f@
4ax.com:

>> He changed the whole school lunch program in Britain..and legislation
>> was passed based on what he did there to improve the British school
>> lunch program.
>
> Let's see.... England is the size of Oregon. Yep. He has his work
> cut out for him.

You know, you can be really annoying when you decide to play the jingoistic
card.

--

"The officer corps will forgive anything they can
understand, which makes intelligence the only sin."

Carnell, Blakes 7 episode 16

"Bob Terwilliger" > wrote in
:

>> Her organizers felt that her appearance in Ottawa placed her life in
>> danger, or to put it another way, they could get more press if they
>> pretended to be afraid and backed out, claiming they wuz robbed!,
>> than going through with the presentation and risking the audience
>> might ask tough geography questions.
>
> Has Coulter been shown as geographically-challenged, or are you
> confusing her with Sarah Palin?

It's my experience that although not all USAian adults are geographically
challenged, the most geographically challenged adults are usually USAians.

--

"The officer corps will forgive anything they can
understand, which makes intelligence the only sin."

Carnell, Blakes 7 episode 16

Michel Boucher wrote:
> "Bob Terwilliger" > wrote in
> :
>
>>> Her organizers felt that her appearance in Ottawa placed her life in
>>> danger, or to put it another way, they could get more press if they
>>> pretended to be afraid and backed out, claiming they wuz robbed!,
>>> than going through with the presentation and risking the audience
>>> might ask tough geography questions.
>> Has Coulter been shown as geographically-challenged, or are you
>> confusing her with Sarah Palin?
>
> It's my experience that although not all USAian adults are geographically
> challenged, the most geographically challenged adults are usually USAians.
>


Just watch TAR to see some geographically challenged people...holy
cow...only one pair last night could pronounce Seychelles properly...and
a couple weeks before that, they were historically challenged as most
though the WWI re-enactment was a WWII one.

..

--
We must change the way we live
Or the climate will do it for us.

Stu wrote on Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:52:24 -0500:

>> Michel Boucher wrote:
>>> "Bob Terwilliger" > wrote in
>>> :
>>>
>>>>> Her organizers felt that her appearance in Ottawa placed
>>>>> her life in danger, or to put it another way, they could
>>>>> get more press if they pretended to be afraid and backed
>>>>> out, claiming they wuz robbed!, than going through with
>>>>> the presentation and risking the audience might ask tough
>>>>> geography questions.
>>>> Has Coulter been shown as geographically-challenged, or are
>>>> you confusing her with Sarah Palin?
>>>
>>> It's my experience that although not all USAian adults are
>>> geographically challenged, the most geographically
>>> challenged adults are usually USAians.
>>>
>> Just watch TAR to see some geographically challenged
>> people...holy cow...only one pair last night could pronounce
>> Seychelles properly...and a couple weeks before that, they
>> were historically challenged as most though the WWI
>> re-enactment was a WWII one.
>>
>> ..

> It was the two models that are dating, about as clueless as
> bush jr. Ever watched any of his interviews?

I wonder how many people of almost any nationality could moderately
accurately place the Seychelles on a map? I suppose you could guess if
some small unnamed islands were present on a map but I would bet that,
say, Mauritius would stand a chance of getting the label. Not that it
really matters except to the inhabitants of the islands. People might
not mislabel Madagascar since they know it is fairly large.

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

On Mon, 29 Mar 2010 03:24:55 +0100, Janet Baraclough wrote:

> The message
> >
> from "Bent Attorney Esq." > contains these words:
>
>> On Mar 28, 6:28*pm, Michel Boucher > wrote:
>>> clouddreamer > wrote
>>> innews:VL2dneRG_d4fVDLWnZ2dnUVZ_qqdnZ2d@supernews. com:
>>>
>>> >> That shows where the students are at. *Not much character there. *Had
>>> >> they wanted to make a point they should have challenged her to a
>>> >> 'civilized' debate. *She would have lost, and rightly so.
>>>
>>> > You honestly think Coulter would have actually tried to engage in a
>>> > reasonable debate?
>>>
>>> Quite right. *Ann Coulter has never engaged in a civilized debate in her
>>> life. *Saying that you can engage her in a civilized debate is either
>>> arrogance or igfnorance...don't know which, don't care.
>>>
>>> > So the students did the one thing they could. They protested.
>>>
>>> As is their right in a society where free speech is a fundamental
>>> principle.
>>>
>
>> As is Coulter's right in a society where free speech is a fundamental
>> principle.
>
> Free speech doesn't give her the right to spout it in places and
> communities that don't want to host her.
>
> Janet

well, some part of that 'community' must have invited her (i.e., offered to
pay her a fee - i don't think la coulter does much for free). some other
part of the community isn't keen on the idea.

but the idea that free speech is only permitted in communities that welcome
it negates the whole concept.

suppose the chancellor or whoever it was said 'we don't cotton to those
kind of ideas coming from outside agitators' - what would you think then?

your pal,
blake

On Mon, 29 Mar 2010 04:16:36 +0100, Janet Baraclough
> wrote:

> Britain's population is 62 million.

A drop in the bucket.

--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

On Mon, 29 Mar 2010 09:07:20 -0500, Michel Boucher
> wrote:

> sf > wrote in news:9krvq59is1gkuunafdpqe6gd5tdd9a5u5f@
> 4ax.com:
>
> >> He changed the whole school lunch program in Britain..and legislation
> >> was passed based on what he did there to improve the British school
> >> lunch program.
> >
> > Let's see.... England is the size of Oregon. Yep. He has his work
> > cut out for him.
>
> You know, you can be really annoying when you decide to play the jingoistic
> card.

Annoying is the best I can do? Gotta try harder.

--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

On Mon, 29 Mar 2010 09:05:09 -0500, Michel Boucher
> wrote:

> sf > wrote in news:akvvq55i753oo6mafnk4upec0gl8nnckbn@
> 4ax.com:
>
> >> > He's going to come over here and whip us into shape. HELLO, Jamie?
> >> > Have you ever heard of Alice Waters? News Flash: she's been doing
> >> > this for decades!
> >>
> >> With little impact on *school* meals outside her local area! And
> >> certainly no changes in legislation, as has happened in the UK.
> >>
> >> Nothing wrong with someone else trying.
> >
> > He's just another flash in the pan and a foreigner to boot.
>
> Only a foreigner to you. Time to think outside the tiny box.

He needs to stay home and preach there.

--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

In article >,
sf > wrote:

> On Mon, 29 Mar 2010 09:07:20 -0500, Michel Boucher
> > wrote:
>
> > sf > wrote in news:9krvq59is1gkuunafdpqe6gd5tdd9a5u5f@
> > 4ax.com:
> >
> > >> He changed the whole school lunch program in Britain..and legislation
> > >> was passed based on what he did there to improve the British school
> > >> lunch program.
> > >
> > > Let's see.... England is the size of Oregon. Yep. He has his work
> > > cut out for him.
> >
> > You know, you can be really annoying when you decide to play the jingoistic
> > card.
>
> Annoying is the best I can do? Gotta try harder.

That was pretty good, though:

UK population is 60 million.
England is 46 million.
Oregon is 3 million.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

"James Silverton" > wrote in news:hoqq46$bt7
:

> I wonder how many people of almost any nationality could moderately
> accurately place the Seychelles on a map?

Indian Ocean, off the coast of Madagascar, and no I did not look that up.

--
"The officer corps will forgive anything they can
understand, which makes intelligence the only sin."

Carnell, Blakes 7 episode 16