[il-talk] Scott McIntyre

[Constance Canode]

I agree with you Connie, and I will add that I hate being politically 
correct and try to be as incorrect as possible.

Connie Canode
At 08:42 AM 4/19/2009, you wrote:
>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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