Greta, I would say your father was not too far from the mark for those in academia.  Liberalism is just as prevalent with elementary and secondary educators.  My wife, an SBH middle/high school teacher for twenty years, was excoriated by many of her colleagues for not joining the leftist NEA teacher's union.
 
Oh, not everyone who falls under the ADA is a dem...
 
It will certainly ve interesting to see what happens with Specter's commitee seat.
 
Kyle
 
 
 

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Sent: Mon 5/4/2009 7:27 PM
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One of my father's favorite films is the Godfather series (I think one and
two not so much the third). So he would really like it if I abided by the
doctrines represented in the series. The women in the series did whatever
the males desired (right?).

However, he figures my goose was cooked and my ideology was predetermined by
my joining academia. He strongly believes that ALL professors (except for a
very, very few) are liberals and independents. He believes this is
especially true for those who have a PhD. So when I told him I wanted to
earn my PhD and eventually earned it he figured I was COMPLETELY LOST. Since
I am in the process of finishing my third year of teaching at the college
level I am now 3x more likely to vote against him and thus even more
completely lost.

However, if you look at the funding for people with disabilities and funding
for health care under the republicans it should be understandable that I am
not republican. I was a health care provider and an advocate for people with
disabilities before I joined academia. However, my dear old dad does not see
it that way. I love him and respect him, but I do disagree with him
politically.

greta

On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 7:03 PM, Kendall D. Corbett <
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> Shades of The Godfather! (or, out of deference to our Orthodox Jewish
> members, The G-dfather?
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> On May 4, 2009 4:50pm, Kathleen Salkin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >  From The Onion -- "BREAKING: Sen. Arlen Specter Awakens To Severed
> Donkey
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> > Head In Bed"
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> > On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 6:29 PM, Kathleen Salkin
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> > > Well, i hope they do! ;)
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> > > On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 6:21 PM, Kendall D. Corbett
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> > >> Greta,
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> > >> That's pretty much my brother's take on it as well (he lives in the
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> > >> Pittsburgh area), although John's afraid that moderate Republican's
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> > >> On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 4:08 PM, greta von der luft
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> > >> > My father who is a die hard Republican hates Arlen Specter's guts.
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> > >> > not trust him and his positions on any issues. My father resides in
> > PA.
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> > >> So
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> > >> > my dad did a happy dance when he changed parties. Now it may be
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> > >> > On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 5:23 PM, Kendall D. Corbett
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> > >> > > For those of you from PA, what's your take on Arlen Specter
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