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- Nov 07, 2020
Designation Quotes
On labels, land, and what we choose to name.
These designation quotes weigh in on wilderness land use debates, arguing against saddling a designation with too many exceptions and exclusions, no matter how much some believe otherwise.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Common Denominator
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- Nov 07, 2020
Simply put, I believe we should not seek the lowest common denominator when it comes to wilderness and saddle a wilderness designation with exceptions, exclusions, and exemptions.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Melissa McCarthy just opened this new movie, 'Identity Thief,' and Rex Reed, who's a known critic, wrote a scathing commentary on her weight. I think that weight designation is one of the last frontiers of bullying. I don't know what the right 'ism' for it is, but I think that there's a level of that that's happening that's certainly not okay.
- Gingrich
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- Nov 07, 2020
We're quick to describe politicians whose views we find extreme or whose behavior seems odd as 'crazy,' and perhaps anyone who runs for president in some sense is. But I've long wondered whether Newt Gingrich merits that designation in a more clinical sense.
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- Nov 07, 2020