tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post113117163205770953..comments2024-03-06T03:15:58.539-05:00Comments on <b>THE NEW REFORM CLUB</b>: Say It Ain't So, JoeHunter Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961831404331998743noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-1131411442974219562005-11-07T19:57:00.000-05:002005-11-07T19:57:00.000-05:00regardless of racial segregation they are founded ...<I>regardless of racial segregation they are founded upon class segregation.</I><BR/><BR/>And a good thing, too...if it weren't for country clubs, those obnoxious bores would be talking about golf where we might overhear them. I am all for voluntary segregation when it ensures that I do not have to endure people like Donald Trump and Ted Turner in real life.Kathy Hutchinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11851875819094837357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-1131381663506119042005-11-07T11:41:00.000-05:002005-11-07T11:41:00.000-05:00Greg, I think our friend Joe has left the building...Greg, I think our friend Joe has left the building. He'll come back if we get uppity again!Hunter Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14961831404331998743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-1131340617394306982005-11-07T00:16:00.000-05:002005-11-07T00:16:00.000-05:00But even without that tangential point, I'm with H...<I>But even without that tangential point, I'm with Hunter: I could never participate in any group or activity that specifically excluded any segment of humanity.</I><BR/><BR/>I prefer the Groucho Marx standard: "I'd never join a club that would have me as a member."James F. Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747033407956667363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-1131308310357490122005-11-06T15:18:00.000-05:002005-11-06T15:18:00.000-05:00That's why I wouldn't join Nation of Islam, Jay, e...That's why I wouldn't join Nation of Islam, Jay, even if I could, which I can't.Tom Van Dykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121072404143877596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-1131294885364604912005-11-06T11:34:00.000-05:002005-11-06T11:34:00.000-05:00Usually an all-white country club means that "Whit...Usually an all-white country club means that "Whites named Homnick need not apply".<BR/><BR/>But even without that tangential point, I'm with Hunter: I could never participate in any group or activity that specifically excluded any segment of humanity.Jay D. Homnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14714671338316275833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-1131253943151916472005-11-06T00:12:00.000-05:002005-11-06T00:12:00.000-05:00BTW... the reason I'm asking is because I perceive...BTW... the reason I'm asking is because I perceived the Dean campaign to have majorly botched that issue (based on what I saw in the media). That's why I'd prefer to hear Mr. Trippi's take on the matter.Greg McConnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17504912601218236507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-1131252862091321062005-11-05T23:54:00.000-05:002005-11-05T23:54:00.000-05:00Wow, it's the real Joe Trippi of Howard Dean fame!...Wow, it's the real Joe Trippi of Howard Dean fame! =)<BR/><BR/>Quick question... What grade would you give the Dean campaign for its handling of the issue of race/ethnicity? (I'm asking from a public relations standpoint, not from a public policy standpoint.)<BR/><BR/>Thank you.Greg McConnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17504912601218236507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-1131234425258073532005-11-05T18:47:00.000-05:002005-11-05T18:47:00.000-05:00I've already given it my best shot, Connie.But for...I've already given it my best shot, Connie.<BR/><BR/>But for the record, I in no way question Mr. Trippi's sincerity in objecting to all-white clubs.Tom Van Dykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121072404143877596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-1131198559267666332005-11-05T08:49:00.000-05:002005-11-05T08:49:00.000-05:00You know, I honestly can't imagine why anybody wou...You know, I honestly can't imagine why anybody would ever want to join an all-white country club. I think it would bother me all the time. <BR/><BR/>There may come a day when America is majority-minority and we will have decent reasons to come together and talk about "the white experience," but it's not here today. In the meantime, I highly recommend Martin Mull's "The History of White People in America."Hunter Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14961831404331998743noreply@blogger.com