[PRCo] Re: THEIR 6TH SUPERBOWL WIN!

[Schneider Fred]

Yes.  Those to the south viewed it differently.   Today I sometimes  
think that some of the southerners have learned better than those up  
north how to "get with the program."


On Feb 12, 2009, at 12:18 PM, John Swindler wrote:

>
>
> Not necessarily, Fred.  Charles Darwin was also born on Feb. 12,  
> 1809, but I too would make the assumption that Dennis was referring  
> to Lincoln.
>
> In the grand scheme of things, would rank Lincoln far superior to  
> any of today's politicians.  This country is extremely fortunate  
> that Lincoln was on the scene at that time of our country's need.   
> Suspect those south of Mason-Dixon line might take a dimmer view.   
> By comparison, look who came before and after him.
>
> Cheers
> John
>
>> From: fwschneider at comcast.net> Subject: [PRCo] Re: THEIR 6TH  
>> SUPERBOWL WIN!> Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 10:59:58 -0500> To:  
>> pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org> > Oh, Lincoln's Birthday. Did  
>> you see the program on PBS television > last night, Dennis,  
>> talking about the real Abraham Lincoln? They > bared him for all  
>> to see. Even the fact that he considered sending > all the  
>> "Niggers" back to Africa because it might be the way that > would  
>> get him into office....... The man struggled through a lot of >  
>> conflicting issues including human rights and property rights and  
>> > states rights. Don't know if WQED had it. I saw it on WITF >  
>> (Harrisburg).> > It reminded me of the stark differences between  
>> high school history > classes that tell things the politically  
>> correct way, and my first > college history course. The latter was  
>> a University of Maryland > extension course that I took in the  
>> army in Germany and that > professor certainly did not gild the  
>> lily.> > > On Feb 12, 2009, at 9:08 AM!
>  , Dennis Fred Cramer wrote:> > > The city and county are not the  
> same and the economic variances > > across both> > the county and  
> region are staggering. It is one thing to found > > memories of> >  
> what once was and another to live in the reality and see it day to  
> > > day.> > Realize that the Steeler Nation exists because so many  
> people had > > to leave> > this area to find meaningful employment  
> and people feel a need to > > belong to> > a social group that has  
> little rules. Religion does not work as > > well today> > because  
> there are expectations. Belonging to a group in Facebook, > >  
> MySpace,> > this group, or something as vague as Steeler Nation is  
> comforting > > to many.> > We can do it from the comfort of our  
> homes without necessarily > > having to> > make any commitments.>  
> >> > The Steelers won, not me or any of the other patrons. We are  
> the > > ones who> > had new sports stadiums shoved down our throats  
> when we voted them > > down.> > The politicians like to talk ab!
>  out the incredible revenue teams > > bring to an> > area. There  
> were 1
> 0 regular season football games in Heinz Field > > played by> > the  
> Steelers, one day of WPIAL high school playoffs and about 6 > >  
> PITT games.> > Far too little usage for my tax money. They should  
> have let the > > Pirates go.> > They thought if they built a new  
> park that everything would be> > wonderful--build it and they will  
> come. They never considered > > traffic to or> > from the games.  
> Watch other cities and see how there stadiums have > > parking,> >  
> road, and many times rail access. Pittsburgh is a nightmare when >  
> > there is a> > sporting event and the Rooney's want public money  
> to build an > > entertainment> > complex.> >> > I do not spend  
> money on sports and think there is far to much > > emphasis on it>  
> > in the media. Too many people want to live their lives through >  
> > someone else> > than themselves. We stopped at the Grove City  
> outlets on the way > > home from> > Niagara last weekend and in  
> this struggling economy, the Steeler > > store was> > jammed with peo!
>  ple spending incredible amounts of money thinking > > they own> >  
> the team. It is a business and all professional sports owners & > >  
> players> > realize that. They have to meet a budget and try to get  
> what they > > can. They> > sit on the couch and call themselves  
> sports enthusiasts.> >> > We have seen rude behavior by all sorts  
> of people in all sorts of > > settings.> > Many times alcohol has a  
> lot to do with it. I remember playing at > > Three> > Rivers in the  
> early '70's and seeing people being carried out > > because they> >  
> were so drunk. Many stadiums have built family zones and a few > >  
> even have a> > district magistrate office in the stadium. It is  
> just as bad in > > high school> > sports. I spent 40 years as a  
> student and teacher in music programs> > directly involved in  
> sports programs and many times the parents > > bring the> > wrong  
> attitudes. Many fine coaches leave the profession, because of > >  
> "expert> > parents" who gained their expertise by watching sport!
>  s on TV, want > > to run> > the show instead of letting the  
> profession
> al teach. Don't even ask > > about> > performance enhancing drugs  
> given by parents to their kids to help > > them> > improve.> >> >  
> If their was as much time effort and concern actually spent on > >  
> learning our> > educational system might not be the basket case  
> that it is today. > > Parents> > cannot afford to provide them with  
> the basics needed to succeed, > > but they> > all have $80.00 team  
> jerseys on their backs and a cell phone in their> > pocket.> >> >  
> Enough of the tirade, I am going to spend the day celebrating on of  
> my> > favorite persons 200th birthday.> >> >> >> >> > Dennis F.  
> Cramer> > Trombone> >> >> >> >> >
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