[Nfbf-l] New List for Blind Conservatives

[TaraPrakash]

I wish the mailer told us why the list was called "Brush Fire." These days 
it has become far too common to have the word "conservative" to be in the 
same sentence that has "guns", "bricks", "fire" or words that evoke similar 
imagery. I was expecting the list to be called something different. Unless I 
am missing some suggestion here.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "RyanO (by way of David Andrews<dandrews at visi.com>)" 
<ryano218 at comcast.net>
To: <david.andrews at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 9:32 PM
Subject: [Nfbf-l] New List for Blind Conservatives


>I have been asked to circulate the following:
>
> Dave
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>
>
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> In October, 2008, a fellow Federationist and I were asked to reach out to 
> the McCain campaign in hopes of persuading a representative to come speak 
> at our monthly Denver chapter meeting on the topic of disability issues. 
> We already had a rep from the Obama campaign in the person of one of our 
> members, who was an official Obama surrogate. After several days of phone 
> tag, I was informed that the McCain camp would not be sending a 
> representative to speak to us. The reason I was given was because, "Obama 
> was just too far ahead on disability issues."
>
> I and my fellow conservative blind friends were angry and hurt. We tried 
> to give both sides equal time and felt we'd been told that we didn't 
> matter. To that end, I felt I had two options. The first was to quit being 
> a conservative and jump ship over to the other side. The second option was 
> to get more actively involved and to make our voices heard on all levels. 
> Anyone who knows me knows that option one was not an option.
>
> To that end, I have created a mailing list called, Brush Fires. It is 
> primarily for blind conservatives so that we may form a network of 
> communication and information. Let me stress that everyone is welcome on 
> this list, no matter what their political stripe may be. In the spirit of 
> the Federation, I believe that healthy debate and discussion fosters a 
> more vibrant society for all of its members.
>
> Right now, the list is announce only. If we get big enough, I plan to turn 
> it into a discussion mailing list. For more information, please Email me 
> at
> ryano218 at comcast.net
>
> Thank you for your time and attention.
>
>
> RyanO
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