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Wilderness Woman
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 Posted - May 08 2009 : 6:29:14 PM
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Originally posted by winglo
It's not that easy to get rid of programs once they are started.
Hmmmm..... well, Obama seems to be doing a pretty fair slash job with programs and rulings Bush started. I'm still fuming about the stem cell research issue, for one. He just kicked the door back open..... |
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Theresa
Bumppo's Tavern Proprietress
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Posted - May 09 2009 : 08:57:44 AM
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Originally posted by SgtMunro
[quote]Bookworm said: That "red heartland" isn't quite as red as it used to be.
So you would have me believe...
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Wow...look at my state...Alabama. See that swoop of blue? That's considered the black belt. While I'm sure there are a lot of people who voted for Obama for their own reasons...I see it as racial as far as my state is concerned. You simply can't argue with that when you look at the map. |
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Bookworm
Colonial Militia
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Posted - May 09 2009 : 09:11:47 AM
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Very interesting, winglo, many thanks! No, I'm not at all fluent in idioms, or anything else for that matter. As I understand it, the literal translation of "Si, se puede" is "yes, it can be done." During the presidential campaign it was a very popular phrase among Obama supporters, who translated it as "Yes, we can!" As for "Obamanos," it's a play on the Spanish word "Vamanos," meaning "let's go" -- "let's go for Obama."
As a matter of fact, Sarge, I AM working on my Spanish. At the end of high school I had a good reading knowledge of Spanish and French (along with dreadful accents and minimal speaking ability), and I've always been very annoyed with myself for letting that fade away. So, I've vowed to myself I'm going to get them back. A variation on "A mind is a terrible thing to lose," maybe, not to mention the "use it or lose it" advice for preventing Alzheimer's!
Also, I haven't had a real, travel-to-a-different-place kind of vacation for years, and in 2010 the city of Santa Fe will be 400 years old, so I'm thinking of that as a destination, and I think a knowledge of Spanish would help in appreciating the history there. Dreaming on, I could also make a foray into "Hillerman country" (the Navajo Nation) to at least see Chaco Canyon and Shiprock. And the sky, which Hillerman described at great length.
Apologies if that was too much of a digression from the topic. Imagine that, me, digressing FROM politics! |
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"I've gotten so fascinated with the eighteenth century, I'm going to stay there." -- David McCullough
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Kaylynn44
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Posted - May 09 2009 : 09:52:16 AM
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Also, I haven't had a real, travel-to-a-different-place kind of vacation for years, and in 2010 the city of Santa Fe will be 400 years old, so I'm thinking of that as a destination, and I think a knowledge of Spanish would help in appreciating the history there. Dreaming on, I could also make a foray into "Hillerman country" (the Navajo Nation) to at least see Chaco Canyon and Shiprock. And the sky, which Hillerman described at great length.
BW,
Santa Fe is a wonderful place to visit!!! It would be too expensive for me to live there and too hot, but we loved it when we were there. We were able to rent a house that overlooked the city, and I would just go out at night on the patio and just enjoy the beauty of it all. I wish that we could have stayed longer, but all good things must come to and end. Start making your plans BW. You won't regret it!!!
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Kay
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winglo
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Posted - May 10 2009 : 9:11:51 PM
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Originally posted by Bookworm
Very interesting, winglo, many thanks! No, I'm not at all fluent in idioms, or anything else for that matter. As I understand it, the literal translation of "Si, se puede" is "yes, it can be done."
Apologies if that was too much of a digression from the topic. Imagine that, me, digressing FROM politics!
Aaah - it was the lack of an accent on "si" that messed me up. "Si" with an accent on the "i" means yes, but "si" with no accent means if. So, "Si, se puede" (pretend there's an accent) DOES mean "Yes, it can be done" or "Yes, one can do it." Without the accent it is "if it can be done," which I was thinking would be more of a challenge like "[you all] bring it on!" Either way, it's a great phrase for Obama supporters. (By the way, can we put an accent on letters on this board?)
As far as getting off the subject, BW, I find that I much prefer talking about Spanish than politics these days. I have very strong political opinions, but find talking about politics to be very divisive, and rarely are opinions ever swayed. So, let's talk about Spanish and vacations--it's much more fun!
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