From VM Fri Nov 5 20:06:34 2004 X-VM-v5-Data: ([nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil] ["4810" "Friday" "5" "November" "2004" "18:05:42" "EST" "Elan63@aol.com" "Elan63@aol.com" "<1da.2eb5e78d.2ebd6146@aol.com>" "96" "Re: RE:" "^From:" nil nil "11" nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil] nil) Return-Path: Received: from gomez.cs.pitt.edu (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by gomez.cs.pitt.edu (8.12.10/8.12.5) with ESMTP id iA5N62KW004822 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=NO) for ; Fri, 5 Nov 2004 18:06:02 -0500 (envelope-from Elan63@aol.com) Received: (from root@localhost) by gomez.cs.pitt.edu (8.12.10/8.12.5/Submit) id iA5N62mB004820 for wiebe@cs.pitt.edu.CLEAN; Fri, 5 Nov 2004 18:06:02 -0500 Received: from imo-m17.mx.aol.com (imo-m17.mx.aol.com [64.12.138.207]) by gomez.cs.pitt.edu (8.12.10/8.12.5) with ESMTP id iA5N5rKV004801 for ; Fri, 5 Nov 2004 18:05:53 -0500 (envelope-from Elan63@aol.com) Received: from Elan63@aol.com by imo-m17.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v37_r3.8.) id f.1da.2eb5e78d (4402); Fri, 5 Nov 2004 18:05:42 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <1da.2eb5e78d.2ebd6146@aol.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_1da.2eb5e78d.2ebd6146_boundary" X-Mailer: Thunderbird - Mac OS X sub 24 X-Virus-Scanned: Secured by Pitt CS X-Spam-Status: No, hits=3.3 required=10.0 tests=BIG_FONT,FROM_ENDS_IN_NUMS,NO_REAL_NAME,SPAM_PHRASE_00_01 version=2.44 X-Spam-Level: *** From: Elan63@aol.com To: wiebe@cs.pitt.edu, Elan63@aol.com CC: mmer_2000@yahoo.com, rgrometstein@admin.fsc.edu, bo.cleveland@ttu.edu, jstuewig@gmu.edu, rwiebe@admin.fsc.edu, wiebe@zianet.com, reasimms@earthlink.net, lonniemt@pol.net, JPoirier@interbake.com, rarene@yahoo.com, mericled@yahoo.com, pjmeri@eudoramail.com, mrwindupbird@yahoo.com Subject: Re: RE: Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2004 18:05:42 EST --part1_1da.2eb5e78d.2ebd6146_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hey -- There's a great section on Salon: Letters today where liberal-minded people from the red states are writing in to express their own alienation at being in what they've termed the "red sea." They don't want to be discounted - and it's heartening to recognize that the red states aren't entirely red! An excerpt and the link: I'm from Missouri. I'm a progressive voter with lots of like-minded friends. Some of us go to church, some of us don't. Some of us are teachers, some of us are retired, some of us are artists, and some of us are blue-collar workers. Some of us live in the urban core, some of us are rural dwellers, and some of us live in suburbia. Some of us are registered independents, and some of us are yellow dog Democrats. We all voted for Kerry. We have another thing in common: We've been lumped together with a slight majority of Bush supporters and have been swept into the Red Sea. Sometimes we feel like we're drowning. People from the coasts view us with disdain and pity. We're the Other. Missouri, the home of Harry S. Truman, used to be solidly Democratic. We shook our heads at Kansas, our Republican neighbor to the west, while winking at our northern ally, Iowa. Our Midwestern friends -- Iowa, Illinois, sometimes Arkansas -- were in the know, while Kansas and Nebraska just didn't get it. We were the common man and proud of it. The Republicans looked out for themselves, we looked out for each other. This year, every other yard sign was for Bush. Some friends we've known for 20 years took offense when we criticized Bush. Family members who became Evangelical Christians hounded us with e-mails demonizing Kerry, a decent, courageous man. We bit our nails anticipating a close election; we sweated that we woul d have enough little votes to make our 11 big votes count. Don't assume because the media paints us red that we go down with the ship. Throw us a life preserver. Link: http://www.salon.com/opinion/letters/2004/11/05/red_states/index.html --part1_1da.2eb5e78d.2ebd6146_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hey --

There's a great section on Salon: Letters today where liberal-minded people= from the red states are writing in to express their own alienation at bein= g in what they've termed the "red sea."  They don't want to be discou= nted - and it's heartening to recognize that the red states aren't entirely= red!

An excerpt and the link:

I'm from Missouri. I'm a progressive voter with lots of like-minde= d friends. Some of us go to church, some of us don't. Some of us are teache= rs, some of us are retired, some of us are artists, and some of us are blue= -collar workers. Some of us live in the urban core, some of us are rural dw= ellers, and some of us live in suburbia. Some of us are registered independ= ents, and some of us are yellow dog Democrats. We all voted for Kerry.

We have another thing in common: We've been lumped together with a slight m= ajority of Bush supporters and have been swept into the Red Sea. Sometimes = we feel like we're drowning. People from the coasts view us with disdain an= d pity. We're the Other.

Missouri, the home of Harry S. Truman, used to be solidly Democratic. We sh= ook our heads at Kansas, our Republican neighbor to the west, while winking= at our northern ally, Iowa. Our Midwestern friends -- Iowa, Illinois, some= times Arkansas -- were in the know, while Kansas and Nebraska just didn't g= et it. We were the common man and proud of it. The Republicans looked out f= or themselves, we looked out for each other.

This year, every other yard sign was for Bush. Some friends we've known for= 20 years took offense when we criticized Bush. Family members who became E= vangelical Christians hounded us with e-mails demonizing Kerry, a decent, c= ourageous man. We bit our nails anticipating a close election; we sweated t= hat we would have enough little votes to make our 11 big votes count.

Don't assume because the media paints us red that we go down with the ship.= Throw us a life preserver.

Link:
http://www.salon.com/opinion/letters/2004/11/05/red_states/index.html --part1_1da.2eb5e78d.2ebd6146_boundary--