OT. Obama or Mc Cain

[dumbrenter]

“One more thing. The blood of 500,000 Americans was shed earning freedom for slaves. I’m sorry, but in my book that is compensation and apology enough.”

Well put navydoc.
I know of no other country where such issues are debated openly as much as it is done here. I also know of no other country where past atrocities/mistakes are acknowledged and lessons drawn for the future as much as it is done here. If anybody here can show a counter example, I would love to hear from you.

[beanmaestro]

I’m not looking for a medal here, but in my family’s case (well, the 3/8 that didn’t immigrate around 1900), we have several Union officers and an underground RR family. What exactly did we do to encourage slavery?

[beanmaestro]

I’m not looking for a medal here, but in my family’s case (well, the 3/8 that didn’t immigrate around 1900), we have several Union officers and an underground RR family. What exactly did we do to encourage slavery?

[beanmaestro]

I’m not looking for a medal here, but in my family’s case (well, the 3/8 that didn’t immigrate around 1900), we have several Union officers and an underground RR family. What exactly did we do to encourage slavery?

[beanmaestro]

I’m not looking for a medal here, but in my family’s case (well, the 3/8 that didn’t immigrate around 1900), we have several Union officers and an underground RR family. What exactly did we do to encourage slavery?

[beanmaestro]

I’m not looking for a medal here, but in my family’s case (well, the 3/8 that didn’t immigrate around 1900), we have several Union officers and an underground RR family. What exactly did we do to encourage slavery?

[trex]

Thanks for the link, Marion. That wasn’t the video, but holy cow – that one is worse! In the video where he talks about Hillary, he makes specific reference to 401k’s and such.

SDEngineer – I stand corrected. However, I’d bet that we are still near the top in “potential” mobility, versus actual mobility. Measures of mobility correlate parents and kids’ earnings. So countries undergoing dramatic change see big mobility.

But how much of this is choice? Most posters here could be loaded if we had chosen different lives – law school or MBA and a cutthroat career – instead of engineering or education. I don’t feel trapped in the middle class. I like it here. I know how to move up or down but I like my job.

[trex]

Thanks for the link, Marion. That wasn’t the video, but holy cow – that one is worse! In the video where he talks about Hillary, he makes specific reference to 401k’s and such.

SDEngineer – I stand corrected. However, I’d bet that we are still near the top in “potential” mobility, versus actual mobility. Measures of mobility correlate parents and kids’ earnings. So countries undergoing dramatic change see big mobility.

But how much of this is choice? Most posters here could be loaded if we had chosen different lives – law school or MBA and a cutthroat career – instead of engineering or education. I don’t feel trapped in the middle class. I like it here. I know how to move up or down but I like my job.

[trex]

Thanks for the link, Marion. That wasn’t the video, but holy cow – that one is worse! In the video where he talks about Hillary, he makes specific reference to 401k’s and such.

SDEngineer – I stand corrected. However, I’d bet that we are still near the top in “potential” mobility, versus actual mobility. Measures of mobility correlate parents and kids’ earnings. So countries undergoing dramatic change see big mobility.

But how much of this is choice? Most posters here could be loaded if we had chosen different lives – law school or MBA and a cutthroat career – instead of engineering or education. I don’t feel trapped in the middle class. I like it here. I know how to move up or down but I like my job.

[trex]

Thanks for the link, Marion. That wasn’t the video, but holy cow – that one is worse! In the video where he talks about Hillary, he makes specific reference to 401k’s and such.

SDEngineer – I stand corrected. However, I’d bet that we are still near the top in “potential” mobility, versus actual mobility. Measures of mobility correlate parents and kids’ earnings. So countries undergoing dramatic change see big mobility.

But how much of this is choice? Most posters here could be loaded if we had chosen different lives – law school or MBA and a cutthroat career – instead of engineering or education. I don’t feel trapped in the middle class. I like it here. I know how to move up or down but I like my job.

[trex]

Thanks for the link, Marion. That wasn’t the video, but holy cow – that one is worse! In the video where he talks about Hillary, he makes specific reference to 401k’s and such.

SDEngineer – I stand corrected. However, I’d bet that we are still near the top in “potential” mobility, versus actual mobility. Measures of mobility correlate parents and kids’ earnings. So countries undergoing dramatic change see big mobility.

But how much of this is choice? Most posters here could be loaded if we had chosen different lives – law school or MBA and a cutthroat career – instead of engineering or education. I don’t feel trapped in the middle class. I like it here. I know how to move up or down but I like my job.

[CBad]

Uh, I’m lost. Why is Obama vs. McCain suddenly a discussion on slave reparations? I mean really, this is the most important issue in your mind and would sway your vote one way or the other?

[CBad]

Uh, I’m lost. Why is Obama vs. McCain suddenly a discussion on slave reparations? I mean really, this is the most important issue in your mind and would sway your vote one way or the other?

[CBad]

Uh, I’m lost. Why is Obama vs. McCain suddenly a discussion on slave reparations? I mean really, this is the most important issue in your mind and would sway your vote one way or the other?

[CBad]

Uh, I’m lost. Why is Obama vs. McCain suddenly a discussion on slave reparations? I mean really, this is the most important issue in your mind and would sway your vote one way or the other?

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