[nfb-talk] Fw: [acb-l] Fwd: [CCB-L] H.R.4169, American Braille Flag Memorial Act

[T. Joseph Carter]

Congress is wasting their time passing this.  It's a token gesture
--possibly the only serious gesture the current congress has taken to
honor any of our veterans.  The impact of their gesture on veterans who
are blind is in the recognition that those people matter.  The impact,
positive or negative, to anyone else (including all of us here who are not
veterans) is minimal enough to be non-existant.

Congress is wasting their time discussing it.  As I said, Congress does
little else besides waste time.  Why are we wasting ours debating it?  I
don't think it matters enough to the rest of the world to risk any kind of
bad precedent.


On Tue, Nov 20, 2007 at 05:36:18PM -0600, Ray Foret Jr wrote:
> Y'all know what, this whole thing smacks of custodialism.  Kind of reminds 
> me of when the ACB was all bent out of shape because they were canceling the 
> Braille edition of "Play Boy".  The last thing we needed were stupid jokes 
> about the blind not being able to feel the pictures..you know what I mean? 
> Stupid simple minded crap; just like the ACB.  I mean come on now.  But then 
> again, what else can we expect from an organization who's members think and 
> publicly state that "There is no day or night for the blind."?  I ask you.
> 
>     "Sight your source.", you say, all right, here it is.
> http://tinyurl.com/yq7r8x
> 
> And here's the quote itself.
> 
> Carolyn Anderson, Secretary-Treasurer of the local
> chapter of the Missouri Council of the Blind, talked to the SL. Joseph 
> News-Press about the matter last fall. In an article appearing October 28, 
> 1984,
> she says: "We have a commitment from Boy Scouts who are working on merit 
> badges to serve as volunteer guides when needed by a delegate. Free 
> transportation
> from both bus stations to the hotel has been arranged. And, since there is 
> no day or night for the blind, the hotel is even providing for food service
> in case someone decides it's breakfast time at 2 in the morning."
> 
> There you go.
> 
> Sincerely yours,
> The Constantly Barefooted,
> Ray
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> God bless President George W. Bush!
> God bless our troops!
> and God bless America