OSH Disappointments

I think Bill Cosby has said some things recently that are right on the
mark.
It naturally ****ed off the NAACP et al, but that only proves he was
telling
the truth. He basically said that blacks are responsible for their own
success. Period. And with and education and hard work, they can truly
succeed, himself being a prime example.

I only wish Cos had spoken out sooner, because there is a whole generation
of black males (and, to a lesser degree, black women) that have been lost in
the inner cities, either to prison or chronic unemployment. Having worked
in the inner city for seven years (in Southeastern Wisconsin), I can
personally attest to this fact.

Education and hard work is the only road to success, but there is a black
sub-culture in America that has completely turned its back on both. It's
pitiful, and truly frightening.

But that's all beside the point. Hard work and education will take you as
far as you want to go in America -- you just have to be self-motivated to do
it.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

In article q7fTc.146734$eM2.87428@attbi_s51, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:

Education and hard work is the only road to success,

Jay, there are other paths to success. Education and hard work
isn't the only road. And certainly formal education isn't
an absolute requirement. There are plenty of examples of
successful people with limited formal education.


But that's all beside the point. Hard work and education will take you
as
far as you want to go in America -- you just have to be self-motivated to
do
it.

you also have to be realistic. There are things I would dearly love
to do, but I just don't have what it takes. No amount of hard work
or education would have gotten me into space.

--
Bob Noel
Seen on Kerry's campaign airplane: "the real deal"
oh yeah baby.

you also have to be realistic. There are things I would dearly love
to do, but I just don't have what it takes. No amount of hard work
or education would have gotten me into space.

True -- we all peak out at some level, no matter how hard we try. It's
different for each of us. (For example, my eyesight kept me out of the Air
Force.)

But that's not prejudice or discrimination -- that's Darwin. We can only
go so far with the tools at hand.

What's that famous Clint Eastwood line? "A man's got to know his
limitations..."
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"