tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988189841430730425.post3881581512036232802..comments2023-10-20T04:41:56.355-07:00Comments on The Nightingale's Cage: The ExperimentSuzanne Vincenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10100432727581386694noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988189841430730425.post-40464003083706131422008-11-08T22:51:00.000-08:002008-11-08T22:51:00.000-08:00I misspoke before, sorry. I'm in the middle of a p...I misspoke before, sorry. I'm in the middle of a puppet build and didn't take the time to grab the actual quote. It's NOT mandatory service. http://change.gov/americaserves/serves_section/<BR/><BR/>"Obama will call on citizens of all ages to serve America, by setting a goal that all middle school and high school students do 50 hours of community service a year and by developing a plan so that Mary Robinette Kowalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11186499502632679751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988189841430730425.post-3594325753967169352008-11-08T08:00:00.000-08:002008-11-08T08:00:00.000-08:00;-)I try SO hard not to sound angry. I guess what...;-)<BR/><BR/>I try SO hard not to sound angry. I guess what I'm trying for is passionate, but failing at it apparently.<BR/><BR/>If you want angry, you should talk to my sister sometime. WHOA!!Suzanne Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10100432727581386694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988189841430730425.post-20214946671205851162008-11-07T21:48:00.000-08:002008-11-07T21:48:00.000-08:00Thanks for clarifying your post. I'll take a look...Thanks for clarifying your post. I'll take a look at the citations you've given me. I think we agree on a lot, but the anger that I've been seeing from you lately is baffling and jarring so I felt like I was missing a piece.Mary Robinette Kowalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11186499502632679751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988189841430730425.post-65803051603974197982008-11-07T11:35:00.000-08:002008-11-07T11:35:00.000-08:00Wow! a lot of typos! That nnecessary in the next...Wow! a lot of typos! <BR/><BR/>That nnecessary in the next-to-last paragraph should be UNnecessary. I think that's the only one that might confuse meaning. Otherwise, forgive the crappy typing!Suzanne Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10100432727581386694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988189841430730425.post-26533800060582797332008-11-07T11:31:00.000-08:002008-11-07T11:31:00.000-08:00I had to reenter this post because I forgot to beg...I had to reenter this post because I forgot to begin with this:<BR/><BR/>Mary, I love you too, and our differences of opinions will never change that. It is that we are free to HAVE those differences that is what makes America great.<BR/><BR/>Now, where to start.<BR/><BR/>First, I know without a doubt that slavery is wrong.<BR/><BR/>However, I also understand that I maintain that belief as a Suzanne Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10100432727581386694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988189841430730425.post-14656616039192013722008-11-07T10:27:00.000-08:002008-11-07T10:27:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Suzanne Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10100432727581386694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988189841430730425.post-89026984261214699462008-11-06T18:10:00.000-08:002008-11-06T18:10:00.000-08:00Suzanne, you know I love you, so I hesitate to voi...Suzanne, you know I love you, so I hesitate to voice these questions on a subject where we clearly have differing views.<BR/><BR/>When you speak of "Before the expansion of government, the nation enjoyed unparalleled literacy, unparalleled opportunity, unparalleled prosperity, unparalleled liberty when compared with the rest of the world," I feel like you're forgetting about slavery and that it Mary Robinette Kowalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11186499502632679751noreply@blogger.com