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murielm99

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10. I do know that.

Reply to highplainsdem (Reply #9)

Wed Jun 12, 2019, 01:26 PM

Jun 2019

But it blew me away when I remembered reading it in her book. I went back to the library and looked for the book, just so I could find where she had written it.

I don't care how you cut it, she was prescient.

Yes, she did die too young.

P.S. The first thing I read by her was a short story called, "Speech Sounds." It impressed me as much as "Nightfall," by Asimov. "Nightfall" is my favorite SF short story. If you haven't read "Speech Sounds," go look for it.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Idiot Republicans accuse Joe Biden of plagiarizing "Make America American Again" from Scott Baio [View all] highplainsdem Jun 2019 OP

What would we do if we didn't know every stupid marybourg Jun 2019 #1

Yeah that's the blessing and curse of twitter 47of74 Jun 2019 #2

This silliness is spreading from Twitter and RW media to mainstream news, so I wanted to shoot it highplainsdem Jun 2019 #6

Republicans are nuts Politicub Jun 2019 #3

Ronald Reagan used "Make America Great Again". No whining about that from them? George II Jun 2019 #4

Bill Clinton also used "make America great again" in speeches for his 1992 campaign, and in 2008 highplainsdem Jun 2019 #5

I'm POSITIVE that gopers were aghast when Melanoma plagiarized Michelle Obama groundloop Jun 2019 #7

They sure like to steal from black people. murielm99 Jun 2019 #8

Butler was a fine writer and died much too young. But by the time she wrote that novel, highplainsdem Jun 2019 #9

I do know that. murielm99 Jun 2019 #10

Re your saying Butler is the only black SF novelist you're aware of -- read Samuel R, Delany. highplainsdem Jun 2019 #11

Thank you. murielm99 Jun 2019 #13

Yup. "Let America be America again". John Kerry borrowed oasis Jun 2019 #14

Get thee back to obscurity, Scott. nt oasis Jun 2019 #12

I've said before....They should steal that slogan, and put it on a blue cap LiberalLovinLug Jun 2019 #15