tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post7883233003060517311..comments2024-03-23T18:50:32.902-04:00Comments on Telling Secrets: ". . . the circumstances of our daily lives."Elizabeth Kaetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-19489152749587377632010-08-09T16:31:33.615-04:002010-08-09T16:31:33.615-04:00No Protestants? But Protestants are another minor...No Protestants? But Protestants are another minority now, aren't they?<br /> And the Mainline would much rather have Jews or (liberal)Catholics than Baptists or (shudder)Pentecostals, wouldn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-84367642527604384292010-08-07T06:26:35.868-04:002010-08-07T06:26:35.868-04:00All I can say is I agree entirely! But you know th...All I can say is I agree entirely! But you know that by now, don't you?Göran Koch-Swahnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00925549945659350649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-17854448423608817992010-08-06T23:28:20.260-04:002010-08-06T23:28:20.260-04:00On Obama and marriage: how can you be "again...On Obama and marriage: how can you be "against marriage equality" yet "against Prop8"? The Administration's head is exploding and you KNOW they are so po'd this has come up before the midterms.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.advocate.com/printArticle.aspx?id=133135" rel="nofollow">More here</a>IThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09605163506396013904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-47985013594066402702010-08-06T21:23:48.630-04:002010-08-06T21:23:48.630-04:00I totally missed the "Ivy League Triangle&quo...I totally missed the "Ivy League Triangle". What does that say about what we think about our leaders?<br /><br />I think we're hitting on the real issue here: classism.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-43978665190532734012010-08-06T17:40:31.395-04:002010-08-06T17:40:31.395-04:00Ha! IT -- great minds think alike. ;)Ha! IT -- great minds think alike. ;)Suzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03529580138314011952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-10303196995728920662010-08-06T14:10:17.339-04:002010-08-06T14:10:17.339-04:00I was aghast when she was being described as "...I was aghast when she was being described as "charming" and "convincing" and "coy" in getting her way with conservatives.... as a matter of fact --I was pretty pissed.... instead of perhaps --savvy, determined, I don't even know what to say about coy.... give me a break....<br /><br />...and, no, I must say I do not expect those in power and authority to do anything to effect the circumstances of our daily lives.... and I will stop talking right there.it's margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13577280471100732619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-67240758880046421032010-08-06T13:56:42.332-04:002010-08-06T13:56:42.332-04:00Also, all of them have ivy-league backgrounds--and...Also, all of them have ivy-league backgrounds--and not just Ivy, but limited to Hahvahd and Yale. I'm sorry but Harvard Yale axis of privilege is not representative of American higher education, let alone America. I'd like to see someone not of the Chosen East Coast establishment. At some level, despite their differences in gender and religion, far more binds them to each other than distinguishes them.<br /><br />As for Obama, he has been quite a dissappointment. Assassination ops against <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/07/world/middleeast/07yemen.html?_r=1" rel="nofollow">American citizens</a>. An utterly craven attempt to placate those who will not be placated, and selling real change down the river. That transformative change he promised is hollow.<br /><br />It's a bit like the end of Animal Farm.IThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09605163506396013904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-78704534421239770002010-08-06T13:52:05.485-04:002010-08-06T13:52:05.485-04:00One other thing to note is the recent lack of dive...One other thing to note is the recent lack of diversity among law schools attended by the Supreme Court Justices. It seems more and more that Harvard, Yale, and Princeton are virtually the only schools you can attend to expect to rise high within the legal community. We would be better represented by a Supreme Court that came from a wider variety of legal education. I know many fine lawyers and judges that did not go to one of the top 3 schools. <br /><br />And of course, there's nothing wrong with those schools per se - they are excellent. However, I worry that pedigree, prestige, and privilege wins the day, while other equally educated potential justices are never considered.Suzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03529580138314011952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-80615352767697334482010-08-06T13:24:43.981-04:002010-08-06T13:24:43.981-04:00Oops. That's what I meant to say. I'll cor...Oops. That's what I meant to say. I'll correct it now. Thanks, Elaine.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-51753632475151803032010-08-06T13:19:35.263-04:002010-08-06T13:19:35.263-04:00According to an NPR article 6 of the 9 justices ar...According to an NPR article 6 of the 9 justices are RC -- the other three are Jewish -- right now there are no Protestants -- OK -- having vented that -- I'll go back and try to get your point. (sorry)Elaine C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02094641269585924122noreply@blogger.com