When did the government decide who can and who can't come in. Were immigration laws written to keep certain groups of people out?

Please post links, I need an education on the subject.

Thanks.

Howdy DUers, my car was rear ended and is in the shop all week. I could have rented a car and be reimbursed by the insurance company - but I decided not to because I bought this great folding bike and wanted to see what it was like commuting with it. In Los Angeles most of the buses are equipped with a bike rack. I just ride up to the corner, wait for the bus, throw it on and I'm off.

The route drops me off less than a quarter mile from where I work and I ride the rest of the way. The first day I rode the nine and a half miles all the way back home - it got a little scary but it wasn't that bad.

This is costing me $2.50 a day and I get my exercise.

Win win if you ask me.

Thanks for listening.


oh, here's my new bike...

Just thought I'd ask.

I'm so sorry that your feelings were hurt when a Southern DJ allegedly referred to whites as "honkies". That is just tragic!!!!



And doesn't it just kill you that comedians such as Chris Rock and David Chappelle can used the "N" word freely and if poor put upon Whitey uses that word they're tagged a racist?

Awww, poor white man....



It's just not fair!!!!!

I mean really... what's he afraid of? And what is that soldier thinking? Doesn't he know that Obama hates the troops and is an Arab?



Bet everyone here had to sign a "loyalty oath"



OMG, look at how far back all those angry protesters have to stand!



Look at these angry Czech teenagers getting really to torch Old Glory! Those are lighters that look like cameras.



People desperately tried to claw President Obama's eyes out!

Oh! The Humanity! This a PR disaster for the USA!!!

http://www.sfgate.com/lethalbeauty/

Disgusting!

Dump Washington and replace him with Timmy. Washington never wanted to be President to begin with, so why not?

I like pulling out this story which was posted several years ago on smirkingchimp.com. The original link is no longer available...

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Grover Norquist at his Harvard 25th Reunion

Posted: 2003-06-11 20:15

Grover Norquist attended his 25th Harvard Reunion last week. I doubt if he enjoyed himself.

The Harvard Class of 1978 is soundly liberal—not hard left, but they would feel generally at home here at SC. Quite concerned with social equity, multilateralism, the environment, nuclear proliferation, poverty, health care, and more. 53% describe themselves as Democrats, while 17% are Republicans and 13% call themselves Independents. 36% call themselves liberal, 32% are moderates, and 14% call themselves conservative.

As you might expect, Grover is not popular among his classmates. More precisely, he is loathed and considered dangerous, if not psychotic. There was a widespread undercurrent of "How could this loser become the most powerful person in our class?" (One discussion ended with the conclusion that we should rush him and give him a wedgie.)

Even people who didn't know him well remembered his oily pony-tail, his scrawny goatee, and his habit of talking with his mouth full. But few of us were graceful back then, and none of us would want to be judged on our behavior back then.

He was on the most-attended symposium panel discussion on politics. The rules of attending required that the entire affair was off-the-record, but no such stricture was placed on the extensive conversations immediately before and after the discussion.

It is safe to say that he represented himself to his Harvard peers quite differently than he does to the public. With his us, he dealt matter-of-factly with the mechanics of his work, avoiding the demogogic soundbytes and sounding more like the technician explaining his craft.

One classmate observed that this was almost more insulting than the soundbyte Grover:
"Hey, we haven't seen each other in 25 years—I'm a dentist now!"
"How the heck are you? I'm working to destroy the American way of life!"

He made mundane the true evil of his work, and it pissed people off. It's not "same-old, same-old" backslap time for people who realize the threat Grover poses.

He made a big deal about how our ideological framework is fully etched at the age of 21. Maybe for you, Grover—and those who know him agree that at 21 his ideological viewpoint was fixed. The facts of future events have not shake his certainty that he has it all figured out. There is no self-doubt in Grover Norquist—nothing can change his conviction that he was right all along and will be forever. As a result, no one wants to talk with him. What's the point?

Among his peers' observations: "He was the most gullible person I knew at Harvard. We could get him to believe anything. We made a game of it."

"He was the first person I met who called himself a Libertarian. He told me it was my duty to own a gun."

"I had lunch with him once and was so disgusted at his table manners that I never even sat near him again."

"He has no moral compass and no self-doubt."

"I asked him how he could raise money for Jonas Savimbi, who had the biggest child-army in Africa, and he said that was what it took to defeat Marxism."

"He's a Marxist who hates Marx."

"He hasn't dealt with his sexuality. Instead, he's turned it into hate." (Grover, at age 46, is unmarried.)

The Reunion covers five days. Most people have fun. Not Grover, though. To his credit, he continued to show up at events—but no one talked to him. I watched him at two of the large meals (under tents, as the skies opened up upon us). He would get his plate of food, and then wander amongst us, looking for someone to sit with. My sympathetic side kept saying, "C'mon, ask him over, just say Hi. The guy is lost." I am ashamed to say that I couldn't bring myself to do so. I let him wander, and I watched. He ate alone. I'm not proud of this -- but what would I say? "How's life with you?"

Okay, I'll stop.

Howdy DUer's, here are some pictures I'd like to share with everyone.

A picture I didn't get was of Mr. Blackwell of Mr. Blackwell's Worst Dressed List fame. But did get to shout "How dare you so up in public wearing that!!!!" much the pleasure of the crowd!

The West Hollywood Cheerleaders warm-up:




The Best Drag Show Ever:




Here's Attorney Gloria Allred with newest client Tanya White - do you feel threatened yet?


Our Lady of Perpetual Indulgence:




Uh oh, watch out for those cute leather guys:


Cute gay guys having way too much fun.


And last but not least... Ladies and Gentlemen, The Grand Marshall of 2008 LA Pride, Ms. Stephanie Miller!!!!!

Grammar - Phonics....

1. My cat drinks from a _________.
This sentence needs
A. a verb (action word).
B. a noun (naming word).
C. an adjective (describing word).

2. My birthday will be in june.
Which word needs a capital letter?
A. birthday
B. will
C. june

3. The _______ are hungry.
This sentence needs
A. a period ( . ).
B. an action word (verb).
C. a naming word (noun).

4. Which is correct?
A. cats like to drink water.
B. Cats like to drink water.
C. CATS like to drink water.

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Reading

Colors by Denise Stallcup
Red is
big smiles,
stop lights,
cherries,
my bike.

Black is
my skin,
my cat,
my father's hat.

Blue is
oceans,
spring skies,
blueberry pies.

Green is
things
that grow,
the light
for "Go!"

Colors fit For a queen,
Red and black,
Blue and green.

Copyright 2001 Measured Progress

1. This piece of writing is about
A. the colors of things.
B. things a boy owns.
C. what colors a queen wears.

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