From: "Melvin Lumbardy" 
Subject: Re: MR. MAGOO CONCERNS
> From:          shawn keen 
> Date:          Mon, 7 Jul 1997 17:59:52 -0500 (CDT)
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> Subject:       Re: MR. MAGOO CONCERNS
> To:            NFB-Talk@NFBnet.org (Multiple recipients of NFBnet NFB-Talk 
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> 
> Hi Shawn,
The NFB  does concentrate on computers and they have a JOB program 
and hold job seminars, so Magoo is not the only issue they are 
working on.
Deb
Shawn wrote:
> yeh, but i don't beleive that is going to change over a movie.
> kids are kids, and kids are going to be crewl.
> drugs are here, making stricter laws isn't going to change that.
> about 75% of teens have sex.
> sex education in school isn't going to make tthat go away.
> i just don't see wasting lots of money or this thing, is even going to make
> a difference.
> why doesn't the nfb go after microsoft.
> hell both have just about as much money.
> that is disney and ms.
> why not fight something thats going to improve our chances of using
> computers, and staying in the work force.
> /s
> 
> At 03:21 PM 7/7/97 -0700, you wrote:
> >
> >
> >Hi Shawn. I'm really torn about this one. I do agree that with a 75% or
> >higher unemployment rate among the blind, that the NFB could make better
> >use of its resources. I shutter to think of all that PAC, SUN, and candy
> >money going to fight Disney. However, I do remember my childhood. I wore
> >thick glasses, and the other kids always called me Mr. Magoo, so it is
> >true that people, especially children, are influenced by this kind of
> >thing. I would hate to think of another generation of near sighted kids
> >being called "Mr. Magoo".
> >
> >Andy Baracco
> >
> >
> >
> >
> 
> --
> Shawn Keen
> orange@texas.net
> --http://www.eden.com/~orange
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