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From: jik@pit-manager.mit.edu (Jonathan I. Kamens)
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Subject: Re: list inexpensive hotels and hostels for conferences
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Date: 11 Jul 90 04:00:28 GMT
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In-Reply-To: dave@csd4.csd.uwm.edu's message of 11 Jul 90 02:36:25 GMT


In article <4958@uwm.edu> dave@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (David A Rasmussen) writes:
   From article <60335@bu.edu.bu.edu>, by tower@buita.bu.edu (Leonard H. Tower Jr.):
   > I very much doubt that the problems we had at the Anahiem Marriot were
   > caused by the Marriot's family religion.  It's much more likely they
   > had a very bad convention experience the week before.

   The NRA was there. 

Presumably, the implication is, "Well, we all know that the NRA is
composed of redneck, gun-toting hicks, so they must have given the
Marriot a hard time.  It's obvious."

Nothing like a classic bigoted stereotype to liven up a discussion.

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