[nfb-talk] [NFB-talk] [NFB-talk] New List for Blind Conservatives

[Wm. Ritchhart]

Unfortunately I think we are all missing a key point in all this
liberal/conservative talk.  Over the years I have come to find that the only
difference that one group has one from the other is what they want to spend
the American Citizen's tax dollars on.  There are few true conservatives
around any longer.  They embarrassed themselves rather badly from October
29, 1929 through December 7, 1941.  Most of my fellow Republicans also have
failed to properly learn American history when it came to the roll of the
Federal Government.  It was created for some very important reasons and they
should read The Federalist Papers and pay attention.    

What we as blind folks had better make sure we continue to do is to advocate
for our true needs to which ever bunch happens to be running things at
whatever particular time it happens to be.

My last comment on this topic is that I know only a few blind people who by
choice would rather take a SSI hand out than work.  I am confident the
percentage is no higher than in the general population.  I believe the over
whelming majority of the blind folks in this country want a good job that
pays their bills and gives them extra money for luxuries.  The 70%
unemployment rate has more to do with stupid bigoted attitudes than anything
else.  

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 2:51 PM
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Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] [NFB-talk] [NFB-talk] New List for
BlindConservatives

Ray, For years I had had the impression that the NFB officials were more 
conservative than liberal. My mind freezes up and I cannot think of the 
names of people I have known for years. I am certain that the past president

of Iowa, and of the DC affiliate, were active workers in the Republican 
cause. I had the vague impression that both Drs Jernigan and Maurer were 
conservative. But that doesn't matter. They do not allow their personal 
politics interfere with their NFB work. As Dr. Jernigan said at one 
Washington Seminar, paraphrasing, we are not a conservative organization or 
a liberal organization. We are a blindness organization. We have had 
extremists on botgh sides of the aisle work on our legislation.

Ed Meskys 


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