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Wed Jul-12-06 11:49 AM
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| -Designers turn down Laura's award luncheon - see their letter to her |
donsu |
Jul-12-06 11:37 AM |
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Beautiful |
malaise |
Jul-12-06 11:40 AM |
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Five new American Heroes: |
Totally Committed |
Jul-12-06 11:42 AM |
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Beautiful! |
slor |
Jul-12-06 11:42 AM |
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WHAT A PATRIOTIC GESTURE - and a display of complete INTEGRITY. |
blm |
Jul-12-06 11:42 AM |
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I wonder if steam rolled out Laura's ears when she saw that...n/t |
Mythsaje |
Jul-12-06 11:43 AM |
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She may never see it -bushies screen unpleasantries |
Rose Siding |
Jul-12-06 11:48 AM |
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I doubt she saw it. Probably only her secretary read it. |
RebelOne |
Jul-12-06 11:49 AM |
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it would be nice if she DID see it but... |
themartyred |
Jul-13-06 10:57 AM |
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A wonderful letter! I admire these citizens. |
samdogmom |
Jul-12-06 11:43 AM |
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Take that ... |
kwolf68 |
Jul-12-06 11:44 AM |
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A former classmate of mine was honored. |
Sannum |
Jul-12-06 11:45 AM |
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Wow, Just Wow |
Synnical |
Jul-12-06 11:45 AM |
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Bravo! |
fishwax |
Jul-12-06 11:46 AM |
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Yeah, pickles you ol' sour |
zidzi |
Jul-12-06 11:48 AM |
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Beautifully stated! |
Mike Nelson |
Jul-12-06 11:49 AM |
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kudos and thanks |
ayeshahaqqiqa |
Jul-12-06 11:49 AM |
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rofl nt |
Terran1212 |
Jul-12-06 11:49 AM |
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I can see it now...... |
snappyturtle |
Jul-12-06 11:49 AM |
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Why bother their beautiful minds |
dogday |
Jul-12-06 11:51 AM |
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WooHoo! |
Cleita |
Jul-12-06 11:51 AM |
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Wow - slap down - good for them. Hope............. |
Minnesota Libra |
Jul-12-06 11:52 AM |
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Thank you - Thank you - Thank you!!! Hope it gets passed her secretary |
skylarmae |
Jul-12-06 11:55 AM |
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Well said. |
Straight Shooter |
Jul-12-06 11:55 AM |
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Isn't this gesture amazing, in the light of the dead silence we get from |
Judi Lynn |
Jul-12-06 11:56 AM |
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Not only that, but they were exceedingly civilized and polite. |
Commie Pinko Dirtbag |
Jul-12-06 12:19 PM |
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What are the odds that our "liberal" media will tell of this? |
Clyde39 |
Jul-12-06 12:06 PM |
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a wonderful example of how EVERYONE should respond to a WH |
Sperk |
Jul-12-06 12:08 PM |
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Excellent! Meaning received, understood, and agreed with!! |
Humor_In_Cuneiform |
Jul-12-06 12:10 PM |
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Wow. What an excellent letter. |
myrna minx |
Jul-12-06 12:17 PM |
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I could have sworn this happened a while ago. |
janesez |
Jul-12-06 12:24 PM |
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It seems a deja vu to me too. |
Duppers |
Jul-12-06 12:32 PM |
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It was a poetry symposium that Laura had to cancel |
mnhtnbb |
Jul-12-06 03:08 PM |
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That's it! |
janesez |
Jul-13-06 08:37 AM |
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similar case - a poet who refused an invite? |
Viva_La_Revolution |
Jul-13-06 12:37 AM |
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This is a great example of withdrawing our complicity |
GuvWurld |
Jul-12-06 12:28 PM |
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I downloaded your book |
AverageJoe |
Jul-13-06 09:52 AM |
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Pay it forward. May anyone reading this and have a similar opportunity |
davidwparker |
Jul-12-06 12:37 PM |
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I Love It! |
mirandapriestly |
Jul-12-06 12:43 PM |
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woodamnwho! |
lonestarnot |
Jul-12-06 01:52 PM |
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"..an administration that has engaged in a prolonged assault on meaning." |
Pooka Fey |
Jul-12-06 02:21 PM |
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I was just going to post the same. |
Kurovski |
Jul-13-06 01:15 AM |
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AWESOME! I hope Laura chokes on these words. |
WinkyDink |
Jul-12-06 02:52 PM |
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Applauding |
Vidar |
Jul-12-06 02:55 PM |
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Ya know.. I almost wish they had accepted and THEN |
SoCalDem |
Jul-12-06 02:59 PM |
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It must suck being married to the Chimperor. Does that make her Chimpress? |
eppur_se_muova |
Jul-12-06 03:17 PM |
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Yeah baby!!!! |
Lost-in-FL |
Jul-12-06 03:29 PM |
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I can respect their refusal... |
BuhByeChimp |
Jul-12-06 03:31 PM |
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respectfully disagree |
stanwyck |
Jul-12-06 05:03 PM |
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This Administration doesn't LISTEN.... |
bvar22 |
Jul-12-06 09:58 PM |
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"distance the moderates". that old chestnut. n/t |
SlavesandBulldozers |
Jul-13-06 09:03 AM |
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They would have no opportunity to do any such thing. |
endarkenment |
Jul-13-06 10:24 AM |
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And it is their RIGHT |
beltanefauve |
Jul-14-06 12:39 AM |
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you don't get to discuss your point of view at these things |
liontamer |
Jul-14-06 12:52 AM |
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Laura can never get anyone to come to her luncheons. |
leesa |
Jul-12-06 03:35 PM |
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Good lette... |
butterfly77 |
Jul-12-06 04:16 PM |
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'live and uncut' ,,,,,, NOT in THIS universe |
bobbieinok |
Jul-13-06 12:35 PM |
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As a fellow communications designer. I am proud. And amazed . . . |
redacted |
Jul-12-06 04:45 PM |
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That's the Smithsonian dissing Laura Bush |
TheBorealAvenger |
Jul-12-06 05:15 PM |
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Live Long and Prosper |
BareNakedLiberal |
Jul-12-06 05:24 PM |
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How dare they smear the First Lady and undermine our war on terror! |
bluestateguy |
Jul-12-06 05:54 PM |
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Have you read |
beltanefauve |
Jul-14-06 12:07 AM |
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If you go to those comments, you'll find one from Scout claiming |
lulu in NC |
Jul-14-06 05:32 AM |
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Rock ON, Rock ON! Well put, and so true. eom |
grannylib |
Jul-12-06 06:24 PM |
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As a graphic designer myself, I am proud of these five fellow |
SharonRB |
Jul-12-06 07:45 PM |
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Stefan Sagmeister is one of my favorite graphic designers/artists! He |
mod mom |
Jul-12-06 08:55 PM |
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awesome!! |
themartyred |
Jul-13-06 11:01 AM |
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Bravo! KR |
Ian_rd |
Jul-12-06 09:03 PM |
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Kick |
ProgressiveEconomist |
Jul-16-06 12:26 AM |
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Wow, nice!!! |
MsKandice01 |
Jul-12-06 09:41 PM |
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right on |
alyce douglas |
Jul-12-06 10:02 PM |
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How beautiful! This made me weep with gratitude at their courage! |
WiseButAngrySara |
Jul-12-06 10:13 PM |
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Wow |
dancingAlone |
Jul-12-06 10:36 PM |
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Incredibly brave |
sonias |
Jul-12-06 11:15 PM |
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WoW! they're the Dixie Chicks of the Designer World!! |
diva77 |
Jul-12-06 11:26 PM |
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hah and not ready to make nice either |
sui generis |
Jul-13-06 08:37 AM |
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I am grateful for this organization and hope |
rumpel |
Jul-13-06 12:24 AM |
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this may be the beginning of the end of this administration |
alyce douglas |
Jul-13-06 08:46 AM |
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wow.......the right path |
grasswire |
Jul-13-06 12:27 AM |
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Don't worry Laura, Grover Norquist and Falwell are free that evening. |
oasis |
Jul-13-06 12:34 AM |
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I'm sure she never tires of their pleasant company, either. nt |
eppur_se_muova |
Jul-14-06 01:49 PM |
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Very thoughtful. |
midnight |
Jul-13-06 07:16 AM |
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Ha! Fantastic! |
Mad_Dem_X |
Jul-13-06 08:41 AM |
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Ha! Sent this to my graphic designer activist friend... |
npincus |
Jul-13-06 08:52 AM |
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Never was I more proud to be a graphic designer! Woo-hoo! |
grace0418 |
Jul-13-06 08:58 AM |
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Outstanding! |
Chimichurri |
Jul-13-06 09:23 AM |
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That was a very good letter |
qanda |
Jul-13-06 09:27 AM |
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These five people represent courage and high standards, and they |
AndyA |
Jul-13-06 10:47 AM |
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Outstanding letter. We need to broadcast such dissent... |
txwhitedove |
Jul-13-06 10:53 AM |
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Bravo |
bajamary |
Jul-13-06 12:00 PM |
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I wonder if they realize how much |
redqueen |
Jul-13-06 12:12 PM |
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Right ON! |
think4yourself |
Jul-13-06 12:25 PM |
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So did nobody show up to lunch with Laura except possibly Chip Kidd? |
downstairsparts |
Jul-13-06 04:17 PM |
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Wow! |
KCabotDullesMarxIII |
Jul-13-06 06:45 PM |
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k&r |
Swamp Rat |
Jul-13-06 09:16 PM |
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Aesthetic humanists have prevailed. . . |
Lena inRI |
Jul-13-06 09:33 PM |
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ouchy-mama!! I LOVE that!!! n/t |
progressivebydesign |
Jul-14-06 12:09 AM |
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There's No Way I Could Sit in A Ballroom |
otohara |
Jul-14-06 02:13 PM |
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