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landmark Inner circle within a triangle 5194 Posts |
[quote]On 2012-07-25 23:31, LobowolfXXX wrote:
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But they're not JUST trying to make money. What, then? Some have more long term plans than others, but money is the end game.
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ClintonMagus Inner circle Southwestern Southeast 3997 Posts |
All women in space:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/24......=1268089 Some look so tiny with those huge suits on...
Things are more like they are today than they've ever been before...
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balducci Loyal user Canada 227 Posts |
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On 2012-07-25 14:43, LobowolfXXX wrote: I don't think the quote you had in mind was solely attributing it to her heritage and culture (at least not if it is the one I saw) ... I think rather the statement was saying more that her decision not to be public about it was influenced by and consistent with her heritage and culture. And in any case perhaps you are both partially correct. Excerpts from some recent articles below: http://prospect.org/article/rip-sally-ride Diane Anderson-Minshall, now the executive editor of The Advocate ... emailed: We had heard eons ago that she left her husband for another woman but could never get her to talk to the lesbian press (this was when I was back at Girlfriends still) but part of that was because NASA wouldn't have allowed any openly lesbian staff at the time. I remember interviewing another lesbian who worked for NASA at the same time and after she got caught in a gay bar raid she was kicked out and couldn't do any work with security clearance. Ah, yes, the federal policy against giving security clearances to homos was still in place. So there was good reason to keep it quiet—in addition to what appears to have been her natural reticence. http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/sally-r......heroine/ Ride’s astronaut career took place in an era when being homosexual automatically disqualified a person for a US Government security clearance. Coming out as gay, then, “would have disqualified her for NASA, of course, but it also would have limited her as a role model for most girls.”
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts |
[quote]On 2012-07-26 06:35, landmark wrote:
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On 2012-07-25 23:31, LobowolfXXX wrote: Shaping the country and/or the world.
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
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landmark Inner circle within a triangle 5194 Posts |
[quote]On 2012-07-26 11:08, LobowolfXXX wrote:
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On 2012-07-26 06:35, landmark wrote: To ensure continuing profit.
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landmark Inner circle within a triangle 5194 Posts |
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On 2012-07-26 11:17, Marlin1894 wrote: Guess we can make a similar comment about Jackie Robinson.
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ed rhodes Inner circle Rhode Island 2889 Posts |
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Thank you b. That poster should read; 'Finally being allowed to go where tons of men have already gone.' I understand several women tried out for the Mercury program. They actually out-performed the men in several areas. But in the end it was decided that women shouldn't go into space. [I wish one of those women had been taken along as a passenger instead of John Glen.]
"...and if you're too afraid of goin' astray, you won't go anywhere." - Granny Weatherwax
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts |
[quote]On 2012-07-26 12:02, landmark wrote:
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On 2012-07-26 11:08, LobowolfXXX wrote: Not at all. People have other motivations.
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
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mastermindreader 1949 - 2017 Seattle, WA 12586 Posts |
Where did that overtly sexist poster come from? The he-man women haters club?
Talk about minimizing someones accomplishments because of her sex. |
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Randwill Inner circle 1914 Posts |
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On 2012-07-26 16:34, mastermindreader wrote: Heh! I'm old and know where the He-man Women Haters Club comes from. Otay! |
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ed rhodes Inner circle Rhode Island 2889 Posts |
I'd also like to go on the record as stating that I don't believe people should be forced out of the closet.
"...and if you're too afraid of goin' astray, you won't go anywhere." - Granny Weatherwax
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TonyB2009 Inner circle 5006 Posts |
This thread has gone all over the place. I just want to say that Sally Ride was an inspirational woman, and I am sad to learn that she passed away so young. My sympathy to her partner, and to her friends and family.
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts |
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On 2012-07-29 14:45, TonyB2009 wrote: Since I rarely get the opportunity to this... I fully agree with you, TonyB.
"Torture doesn't work" lol
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ed rhodes Inner circle Rhode Island 2889 Posts |
Seconded, any objections/
"...and if you're too afraid of goin' astray, you won't go anywhere." - Granny Weatherwax
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ed rhodes Inner circle Rhode Island 2889 Posts |
...If there are no objections, the motion passes. Sally Ride was an awesome woman and a major role model in many ways.
"...and if you're too afraid of goin' astray, you won't go anywhere." - Granny Weatherwax
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