[il-talk] Scott McIntyre

[Connie J. Davis]

Thanks, Edwin.  Bob is entitled to his opinions, too.  I've noticed that, in an attempt to be politically correct, we sometimes adopt terms that seem a bit unusual.
Connie 

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Edwin Rodriguez 
  To: NFB of Illinois Mailing List 
  Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2009 3:41 AM
  Subject: Re: [il-talk] Scott McIntyre


  Connie,
  I agree with you it does sound strange to me to hear the term "sightless" 
  after being used to hearing "blind"

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Connie J. Davis" <condav8950 at att.net>
  To: "NFB of Illinois Mailing List" <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
  Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2009 9:30 PM
  Subject: Re: [il-talk] Scott McIntyre


  > Bob, I am entitled to my opinions and to express them.  I'm not asking you 
  > or anyone else to embrace them.  The last I heard we were still living in 
  > a democracy.
  > Connie
  >
  >  ----- Original Message ----- 
  >  From: Robert A. Hansen
  >  To: NFB of Illinois Mailing List
  >  Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2009 8:11 PM
  >  Subject: Re: [il-talk] Scott McIntyre
  >
  >
  >  Open your mind Connie.  Listen to different stuff.
  >
  >
  >  Hey by the way all, I like my new digs over here b y NEIU.  Awesome not
  >  having to get up early for stupid buses and dumb trains just to go to
  >  class with a hangover.
  >
  >  Hey, I took a linguistics course.   We talked about language.    Play
  >  with the language and have fun.
  >
  >
  >
  >  Mr. H
  >
  >
  >
  >
  >
  >  Connie J. Davis wrote:
  >  > I guess I've gotten so accustomed to the word blind, that sightless 
  > sort surprised me.  I never think of us in terms of sightless.
  >  > Connie
  >  >
  >  >   ----- Original Message ----- 
  >  >   From: Edwin Rodriguez
  >  >   To: NFB of Illinois Mailing List
  >  >   Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 9:54 AM
  >  >   Subject: Re: [il-talk] Scott McIntyre
  >  >
  >  >
  >  >   What was interesting about the term sightless for you?
  >  >   ----- Original Message ----- 
  >  >   From: "Connie Davis" <condav8950 at att.net>
  >  >   To: "NFB of Illinois Mailing List" <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
  >  >   Cc: <iabs-talk at nfbnet.org>
  >  >   Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2009 8:02 PM
  >  >   Subject: [il-talk] Scott McIntyre
  >  >
  >  >
  >  >   Scott McIntyre, who was the blind contestant on American Idol is due 
  > to be
  >  >   interviewed on the Big Show on WPLJ out of New York tomorrow morning. 
  > The
  >  >   hosts of that show are Scott Shannon and Todd Pettagill. Scott also 
  > hosts a
  >  >   channel called True Oldies, which streams out of our own WLS in 
  > Chicago. He
  >  >   called Scott McIntyre sightless the other day. I found his 
  > terminology
  >  >   interesting. We can find this broadcast streamed at www.plj.com from 
  > 5 a.m
  >  >   to 9a.m tomorrow morning. They also have podcasts. It might be 
  > interesting
  >  >   to see how they deal with his blindness. I would listen myself, but I 
  > will
  >  >   be on northbound train for Chicago tomorrow morning. I may try to 
  > catch the
  >  >   podcast.
  >  >   Connie Davis
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