[il-talk] Scott McIntyre

Sun Apr 19 16:24:43 UTC 2009

Get a laugh at this one, Connie.
I suffer from an ocular deficiency.

I don't want to offend anyone but I really did hear this term.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Connie J. Davis" <condav8950 at att.net>
To: "NFB of Illinois Mailing List" <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2009 8:42 AM
Subject: Re: [il-talk] Scott McIntyre

> 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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