https://freerepublic.com/tag/reindeers/ en-us Thu, 27 Jun 2002 18:42:34 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/707144/posts As a political conservative and a Jew, I have a new, if unlikely post-9/11 role model: Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. The hero of one of our most popular ballads, this mythical caribou is born with a famous disfigurement -- a shiny nose -- that initially causes humiliation and social ostracism. Then, due to global climate change, his "difference" becomes an invaluable asset to rescue the group's mission. As someone who has also recently experienced a shift in sensibilities, I know the pride that Rudolph must have felt when the other reindeers suddenly treated him with strange new respect. But... The American Prowler https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/707144/posts#comment Thu, 27 Jun 2002 18:42:34 GMT