"basskisser" wrote in message
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No.
I am talking about the fact that you mentioned that without regional
cuisine
and music this country would be boring.
That's not true.
But it is constantly put forth by the common rags that *diversity*
is a
requirement, that *we* are all better for it.
Bull****.

Where did you ancestors come here from?

All of my family, from the 1800's forward, have been born and raised in
the
US.

That's not what he asked.

This one's gonna be slippery. Get the gaff ready. :-)

Bert Robbins wrote in message
...

snip
One side of the family had a problem in Salem, Mass. a few years ago and
they
moved north.


Practicing that witchcraft, were they?

Practicing that witchcraft, were they?

Historical interruption to Kerry debate:

Everybody put to death in Topsfield and Essex County was innocent. Without
exception. Many went to their deaths defiantly proclaiming their devout
Christian faith. Others were terrorized into false confessions.

(There are some serious differences between observing old rituals, practicing
natural healing, revering natural order, and being in league with Satan).

My ggggg....grandfather, Zaccheus, was one of the original stakeholders of
Topsfield. Mary Estey, Rebecca Nurse, and Sarah Cloyce (the Towne sisters) are
all great aunts.

If you wanted to see the devil at work in 1692, you didn't have to look any
farther than Inquisitor Hawthorne and his gang of religious zealot thugs.
Maleus Malificarum indeed. What a crock. Hell of a tragic way to settle some
festering community disputes as well as squabbles over church doctrine and real
estate boundaries.

I beg your pardon Joe. Being a full blood Cherokee, I take pride in the fact
that my people are "Native" to this land. After all, there is no definitive
proof that my people ever came from any other location on this or any other
planet.

"Joe" wrote in message
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"Native Americans" are not native.
They've just been here longer.

"Gould 0738" wrote in message
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Practicing that witchcraft, were they?

Historical interruption to Kerry debate:

Everybody put to death in Topsfield and Essex County was innocent. Without
exception. Many went to their deaths defiantly proclaiming their devout
Christian faith. Others were terrorized into false confessions.

(There are some serious differences between observing old rituals,
practicing
natural healing, revering natural order, and being in league with Satan).

My ggggg....grandfather, Zaccheus, was one of the original stakeholders of
Topsfield. Mary Estey, Rebecca Nurse, and Sarah Cloyce (the Towne sisters)
are
all great aunts.

If you wanted to see the devil at work in 1692, you didn't have to look
any
farther than Inquisitor Hawthorne and his gang of religious zealot thugs.
Maleus Malificarum indeed. What a crock. Hell of a tragic way to settle
some
festering community disputes as well as squabbles over church doctrine and
real
estate boundaries.



My relatives were smarter. They immigrated to New Haven, Conn. In the mid
1600's. Avoided that burning stench.
Bill

I'd guess you are right. I'm not aware of anyone having discovered Cherokee
luggage.

-Doug (who spent too much time with a Far Side book last night)

wrote in message
ink.net...
I beg your pardon Joe. Being a full blood Cherokee, I take pride in the
fact
that my people are "Native" to this land. After all, there is no
definitive
proof that my people ever came from any other location on this or any
other
planet.

"Joe" wrote in message
...


"Native Americans" are not native.
They've just been here longer.

wrote in message
ink.net...
I beg your pardon Joe. Being a full blood Cherokee, I take pride in the
fact
that my people are "Native" to this land. After all, there is no
definitive
proof that my people ever came from any other location on this or any
other
planet.

There's plenty of evidence that the Indians migrated from Asia.
You can choose to believe it, or not.

"Joe" wrote in message
...

wrote in message
ink.net...
I beg your pardon Joe. Being a full blood Cherokee, I take pride in the
fact
that my people are "Native" to this land. After all, there is no
definitive
proof that my people ever came from any other location on this or any
other
planet.

There's plenty of evidence that the Indians migrated from Asia.
You can choose to believe it, or not.

There is also evidence of a european link as well

Joe wrote:
wrote in message
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I beg your pardon Joe. Being a full blood Cherokee, I take pride in the

fact

that my people are "Native" to this land. After all, there is no

definitive

proof that my people ever came from any other location on this or any

other

planet.


There's plenty of evidence that the Indians migrated from Asia.
You can choose to believe it, or not.



And your relatives migrated to here from...where was it,
again...ahhh...Uranus. Right, Joe?

Calif Bill wrote:

"Gould 0738" wrote in message
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Practicing that witchcraft, were they?

Historical interruption to Kerry debate:

Everybody put to death in Topsfield and Essex County was innocent. Without
exception. Many went to their deaths defiantly proclaiming their devout
Christian faith. Others were terrorized into false confessions.

(There are some serious differences between observing old rituals,

practicing

natural healing, revering natural order, and being in league with Satan).

My ggggg....grandfather, Zaccheus, was one of the original stakeholders of
Topsfield. Mary Estey, Rebecca Nurse, and Sarah Cloyce (the Towne sisters)

are

all great aunts.

If you wanted to see the devil at work in 1692, you didn't have to look

any

farther than Inquisitor Hawthorne and his gang of religious zealot thugs.
Maleus Malificarum indeed. What a crock. Hell of a tragic way to settle

some

festering community disputes as well as squabbles over church doctrine and

real

estate boundaries.




My relatives were smarter. They immigrated to New Haven, Conn. In the mid
1600's. Avoided that burning stench.
Bill





Hmmm. I was born in New Haven and spent the first 18 years of my life
there. I did encounter a few pasty-faced, no-necked banjo players...must
have been your relatives, eh?