tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post5693822673996115607..comments2023-08-05T07:24:04.413-05:00Comments on Hope n' Change Cartoons: Civil Writes ProtestUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-7895170613867403292012-04-26T20:27:15.485-05:002012-04-26T20:27:15.485-05:00@pryorguy- It's not complicated; the Left want...@pryorguy- It's not complicated; the Left wants everyone to have equal misery, except for the few who are absolutel rulers. And they, of course, will be the absolute rulers.<br /><br />@Woodsterman (Odie)- In fact, he's a master race baiter. And you can read that joke at <i>least</i> two different ways.<br /><br />@Bob Mack- There's a great new campaign ad out which mocks this "hip, hot, happening" and most un-presidential president. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lhXGkeMdOJs" rel="nofollow">Watch this</a>, and then pass it along to as many young voters as you possibly can!Stilton Jarlsberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14503164551782304564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-84949946640277891262012-04-26T17:28:36.557-05:002012-04-26T17:28:36.557-05:00Holder's old law firm (Spite & Envy)doesn&...Holder's old law firm (Spite & Envy)doesn't even want him back. Meanwhile, the Boss "who’s spent the last week or so singing, dancing, telling jokes, and in general currying the callow student vote by promising them wagon loads of free spermicides and other goodies (well, free to them—somebody’s going to have to pay for ‘em), appeared on Jimmy Fallon’s late-night dorm room shindig to do something called “slow-jamming” the news. How hip. How cool. How unbecoming the so-called leader of the Free World."<br /><br />http://crockettlives.wordpress.com/2012/04/26/late-night-with-barack-obama/Bob Mackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13452703873713992208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-80194275669118700152012-04-26T16:48:20.456-05:002012-04-26T16:48:20.456-05:00He's a pimp of race baiting.He's a pimp of race baiting.Woodsterman (Odie)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00423574390748358762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-53695502456214797472012-04-26T16:31:42.677-05:002012-04-26T16:31:42.677-05:00Ya know, I was just thinking...the 'presidency...Ya know, I was just thinking...the 'presidency' of BO for me has been quite the education. I recall when Clinton was in office and it was difficult for me to grasp just where a liberal was after. After this ONE TERM of obama's, I can say that I do understand what they are after although I don't fully conprehend WHY they are they way they are; maybe it is just the power, that is all it can be. They are not really concerned one whit about the welfare of anybody or even this great nation, which is their home as well as mine. That's the part that will always elude me. It is as though the blinders are on to stay.pryorguynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-45089529277102020432012-04-26T14:35:09.026-05:002012-04-26T14:35:09.026-05:00@Gang of One- Thank you for the additional insight...@Gang of One- Thank you for the additional insights into the rat's nest which the education system has become (and NOT because of the educators!). I've attended school meetings (and I live in a very good school district) in which parents argued against <i>any</i> homework because their kids have other activities to do. And when you stir lawyers into the mix, <i>nothing</i> gets better. Ever.<br /><br />And I think we're in agreement that Mr. Soetoro doesn't <i>want</i> the education system improved for anyone, especially blacks, because it might lead to something dangerous...like individuality, accomplishment, and questions that the president would rather not answer.<br /><br />@Emmentaler- Affirmative Action has been, and continues to be, a curse. Whenever the standards are lowered in the name of "fairness," the prejudices and stereotypes which divide us are only reinforced.<br /><br />And hey, points to <i>you</i> too, for teaching fourth graders! I myself have dabbled in the children's education field (albeit not within a school setting) and found it enormously rewarding.Stilton Jarlsberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14503164551782304564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-15654246890509671142012-04-26T12:18:43.858-05:002012-04-26T12:18:43.858-05:00@Gang of One: That "cultural difference"...@Gang of One: That "cultural difference" is, in my view, a direct result of affirmative action. As I said above, these people know that they do not have to compete. And it is the very rare bird that continues to strive to fly through the top when a lower window is open to them. Like most things in nature, even man will usually take the path of least resistance...<br /><br />(And God bless you for being a teacher - I started teaching a class once a week to fourth graders last year, and, through that experience, have determined that you people have the patience of saints. God bless you doubly for trying to undue the lies that have been rolled out to these kids through the usual indoctrination...)Emmentaler Limburgerhttp://pateratic.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-61845137552061948632012-04-26T11:21:22.006-05:002012-04-26T11:21:22.006-05:00@ Stilton -- Thank you, Sir. While we can speak en...@ Stilton -- Thank you, Sir. While we can speak endless volumes of the deteriorating state of tax-payer funded indoctrination, I just wanted to also point out that there is also the added nefariousness of the <br />"helicopter mom/dad". This is a parent who constantly hovers over both child and teacher, many times interfering with lessons, curriculum, rules, regulations and standards. As a somewhat comical polar opposite to the un-involved slacker parent, these adults have perpetuated a climate of disrespect for genuine authority [the school board of education, the administrations, the teachers] and an atmosphere of unaccountability. I cannot begin to tell you how many times I have butted heads with these assholes who demand that their child be given a re-test, a better grade everything and anything that exculpates the child from any wrongdoing, malfeasance or irresponsibility. Too many times we teachers have heard our administrators talk about 'educational excellence' and yet they fold when parents pressure them because little Johnny or Suzy was not recommended for an AP or Honors level course, or because the child is failing and this MUST be because the teacher is cheating the student. IT is NEVER the child's responsibility. <br />There is too much leniency and too much throwing good people under the bus to avoid the lawsuits. I wish I could tell you about the times I have sat in meetings with special ed kids, their parents and their lawyers who demand modifications that make a joke of the whole learning process. I hold Dubya and his misguided No Child Left Behind pandering for this kind of degradation, but I digress. <br />The only reason I signed on the dotted line to become a union dope was for their legal coverage -- you can only imagine what teachers are liable for -- look at a kid the wrong way and you are brought up on harassment charges. Don't even talk to a student alone in your classroom or office ... Again, I digress. The point of the above screed is that teachers and schools are really no longer in charge in many cases, and that is just as discouraging and pathetic.<br /><br />In regard to your point about BHO's criminal neglect of the state of education priorities in the black and Hispanic communities, it is counter-intuitive -- people with real educations, who KNOW history and have critical thinking and analytic skills, would vote every Socialist/Big Government/Democrat turd out of office. We can't have that now, can we?<br />So, for votes he throws tax-payer funded indoctrination at the People of Palor®, and he throws racial division and class-warfare at the People of Color™.<br />We have a republic, if we can keep it.<br />Billiant.Gang of Onenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-27443633351277381312012-04-26T10:18:32.273-05:002012-04-26T10:18:32.273-05:00@Gang of One- First off, let me salute you for bei...@Gang of One- First off, let me salute you for being a teacher. That's an enormously important and challenging profession - and one which desperately needs to be saved from the depradations of government and the unions.<br /><br />You're absolutely right in your assertion that the biggest problem regarding minorities and the education system <i>isn't the teachers or curriculum</i>, but is instead the subcultures which discourage learning in these groups. (And please note that this was my thought when I mentioned the problems with "education," but I didn't spell it out - and am very glad that you have.)<br /><br />Bill Cosby and Allen Toussaint have written eloquently about what needs to be done to change the black mindset from victim to victor (in their book "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Come-People-Path-Victims-Victors/dp/1595550925/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1335452814&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow">Come On, People</a>" and reshaping attitudes about education is a huge part of it.<br /><br />This <i>should</i> be a message that Barack Obama honestly promotes, but instead he recently declared that black folks need to "take off your bedroom slippers and put on your marching shoes" - not to go to school or find a job, but to <i>campaign for him</i>. Presumably, living in bedroom slippers is fine the rest of the time.<br /><br />None of this is complicated, and the so-called black "leaders" who do nothing to change the status quo are clearly invested in keeping African-Americans indebted and subservient to the government.<br /><br />@Coon Tasty and Gang of One- As Barack Obama says, we're all mutts.<br /><br />@Colby- I'm in favor of anything which frustrates liberals.Stilton Jarlsberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14503164551782304564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-60932530451849077862012-04-26T06:54:13.941-05:002012-04-26T06:54:13.941-05:00Pryorguy,
You are spot on about the double standar...Pryorguy,<br />You are spot on about the double standard that allows only liberals to make accusations of racism, but it would sure make me feel better to say it! Most of the libs I know would get red in the face and start blathering nonsense; might be quite entertaining!Colbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-56111782059564109192012-04-25T21:50:24.732-05:002012-04-25T21:50:24.732-05:00@ Coon Tasty -- I am half Israelite and half Mexic...@ Coon Tasty -- I am half Israelite and half Mexican; if if I can't get it wholesale, I'll steal it.Gang of Onenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-52474489978853101242012-04-25T19:05:14.723-05:002012-04-25T19:05:14.723-05:00It's sure tough being of mixed ethnicity. - My...It's sure tough being of mixed ethnicity. - My Black half constantly wants to kill my White half.<br /><br />I'm just glad I'm not a Black Hispanic. - I'd be too lazy to steal.<br /><br />Boom-Tish!Coon Tastynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-57956226427861790372012-04-25T18:00:31.996-05:002012-04-25T18:00:31.996-05:00@ Stilton and Suzy -- while I agree that by and la...@ Stilton and Suzy -- while I agree that by and large the public education system in this nation has severe flaws, I have the honor and privilege of teaching in a very decent northern NJ public high school. And while I still have to ferret out some of the left-leaning teaching materials and even add counter balance to it, I have to make an emphatic point: it is not just the flaws and failures of the public indoctrination curriculum, but that there is a major cultural influence in most of the black and Hispanic communities that fail to set education as a priority. Asians [Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Indians -- Sikhs and Hindus] drum education and discipline into their kids. The other cultures do not. Rap/gangsta swag and reclamation of Aztlan seem to be the driving force of our black and Hispanic minorities.<br />When I was doing my Masters of Science in Special Education and General Education, I had the eye-opening experience of taking classes with black and Hispanic teachers who corroborated the not-so-urban myth that education, to blacks and some Hispanics, is a whitey thing; education is to be rejected because it conflicts with some ethnic mind-set that believes education is just another white-power-structure imposition on the perennially oppressed classes.<br />Until this mind-set is banished, blacks and Hispanics will lag behind.Gang of Onenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-91296274055103186262012-04-25T16:34:40.890-05:002012-04-25T16:34:40.890-05:00@Suzy- Holder isn't saying that blacks are too...@Suzy- Holder isn't saying that blacks are too stupid to take the tests, but he's saying that if they don't score as well the reason <i>must</i> be racism. Personally, I think that the actual answer is more likely to be neither racism nor innate mental ability, but instead the failings of the educational system as it serves (or more accurately fails to serve) the black community. But the answer to that is to improve the education system - <i>not</i> to drop the standards for firefighters or anyone else.<br /><br />And I agree with you that this current administration is tremendously racist...and would like to further institutionalize racism as public policy.<br /><br />@CenTexTim- I'm a member in good standing of the Thomas Sowell fan club. He's brilliant - and oh, how I wish more people were listening to him.<br /><br />@Emmentaler- The additional verbiage may not be necessary, as there is built-in ambiguity contined in the f-word which might imply <i>either</i> a consensual process or an aggressively intrusive act of an unwanted nature.<br /><br />@Earl- Apparently you were simply accounting for inflation. And your numbers were <i>still</i> closer to reality than any estimates the government makes.<br /><br />@pryorguy- But there's a Catch-22; nobody can be accused of being a "racist" for condemning Alan West or Herman Cain, because - by virtue of their conservatism - they are no longer "black." And I wish I was making that up.<br /><br />@txGreg- Interesting story, and here's a <a href="http://hotair.com/archives/2012/04/25/gawkers-mole-at-fox-news-gets-served-with-search-warrant-under-investigation-for-grand-larceny/" rel="nofollow">clickable link</a> to it.Stilton Jarlsberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14503164551782304564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-38862094064902389902012-04-25T16:12:36.114-05:002012-04-25T16:12:36.114-05:00"...justified in their warped little world!&q..."...justified in their warped little world!"<br /><br />For a current example of this, I commend to you this story from Hot Air: preview.tinyurl.com/7jvbldx<br /><br />Take a look at the link to the story (on Gawker) about Mitt Romney and Sean Hannity "bantering" to see just how self-deluded their little minds can be.txGregnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-68950203878092150032012-04-25T16:07:19.872-05:002012-04-25T16:07:19.872-05:00@Colby...you said,
"From now on, when I hear...@Colby...you said, <br />"From now on, when I hear a liberal criticizing Alan West or Herman Cain, I'm going to call them racist and see how they like it."<br /><br />I totally agree with you, but the racists won't give a rats butt. They will think they are justified in their warped little world! There is definitely been a major shift in some people's thinking which is kinda scary...mainly because I share the same planet as they do!pryorguynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-301469027657890222012-04-25T15:30:23.729-05:002012-04-25T15:30:23.729-05:00Me again. And that was over 20 years ago.Me again. And that was over 20 years ago.Earlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-77310878340309716892012-04-25T15:28:31.331-05:002012-04-25T15:28:31.331-05:00Oops. Just reread my comments and have no idea why...Oops. Just reread my comments and have no idea why the figure $1 million popped into my head for training costs. Seems it was more along the lines of $100K. Even so, a chunk of tax payer money for someone who ends up fired because they can't perform the job.Earlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-34928183264330183002012-04-25T14:52:14.876-05:002012-04-25T14:52:14.876-05:00@Stilt: I, too, found that definition. Just though...@Stilt: I, too, found that definition. Just thought there should be a deeper meaning. Like that <i>Fornicate [with] Me Even Harder</i> that was offered up, which seemed a reasonable definition, all thing considered :o)<br /><br />No, I guess it wouldn't be <i>[with] Me</i>. That implies complacency. Hmmm. Add <i>[against my will]</i> after <i>ME</i>, and I think we have the flavor of it in more, ahem, "sociable" terms...Emmentaler Limburgerhttp://pateratic.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-55659737182203629852012-04-25T14:04:51.776-05:002012-04-25T14:04:51.776-05:00From Thomas Sowell:
"If you have always beli...From <a href="http://www.hoover.org/fellows/9767" rel="nofollow">Thomas Sowell</a>:<br /><br />"<i>If you have always believed that everyone should play by the same rules and be judged by the same standards, that would have gotten you labeled a radical 60 years ago, a liberal 30 years ago, and a racist today</i>."<br /><br />For those of you not familiar with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Sowell" rel="nofollow">Thomas Sowell</a>, he is an economist, author, columnist, social theorist, political philosopher, and Rose and Milton Friedman Senior Fellow on Public Policy at the Hoover Institution at Stanford. He was born in North Carolina in 1930, grew up in Harlem, graduated with a bachelor's degree from Harvard, a Master's from Columbia, and a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.<br /><br />He is also black (not that it matters - or <i>should</i> matter).<br /><br />Sowell's works are among my favorite reads. If you're not familiar with them, do yourself a favor and check them out. You'll be impressed...CenTexTimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04026518638421849111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-5663950050667210412012-04-25T13:05:41.791-05:002012-04-25T13:05:41.791-05:00I'm sick of black people being too stupid to r...I'm sick of black people being too stupid to realize they're being dissed by their own people. I wouldn't appreciate it if somebody said white people are too stupid to take firefighter tests!!!! The only answer is that they LIKE being the "victim" because its the easy way out. And we've seen a lot of black people enjoying victimhood lately. And its sickening.<br /><br />The other thing that's sickening is that, frankly and honestly, there are a lot of non-racist people who are being forced by our government and by our media to become racist. This is the most racist government we've ever had in our history. And yes, IMHO, that includes Civil War Era. Its just a different manifestation, and different races, but its the same. And if blacks could enslave whites tomorrow....mark it down...they would.<br /><br />And I'm not racist. But I'm tired of the racism. I try not to "see color" but when MY color is constantly being pointed out, it becomes difficult to maintain color blindness across the board.Suzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-33089640454974081792012-04-25T12:57:13.046-05:002012-04-25T12:57:13.046-05:00@txGreg- The problem with "Obama 2012: FMEH&q...@txGreg- The problem with "Obama 2012: FMEH" is that so many liberals would enthusiastically <i>embrace</i> the slogan.<br /><br />@Mike Porter- I hadn't head the Gloria Steinem "logic" before about the importance of having firefighters drag you by the feet. It's jaw-dropping and unsurprising at the same time.<br /><br />And FMEH was a new one on me, but the Urban Dictionary defines it as a <i>"Grunting declaration of recognition among tribal drinkers, derived from a word first used in the comic-book version of the Speilberg movie "1941".<br />Sometimes preceeded by the words "Hoo Hah!"</i><br /><br />@Gang of One- I went to the link on an honest discussion about race, and the article looks <i>great</i>. It's also long, and I haven't had time to read it all yet - and want to give it the time it deserves. I'll check out your other links, too!<br /><br />@Cookie- Affirmative Action is a nightmare and a quota system, pure and simple. I know so many stories like that of your husband (including within my own family). And this is why it's <i>critical</i> that we get Obama out of office ASAP; if he's able to stack the Supreme Court further, there will be little hope of ever escaping this madness.<br /><br />@Pete(Detroit)- Hey, it was txGreg who suggested "Eff Me Even Harder," although I'll admit I admired the directness and underlying kinetic quality of his phrase.Stilton Jarlsberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14503164551782304564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-12144719489483012052012-04-25T12:55:10.434-05:002012-04-25T12:55:10.434-05:00@ Colby -- West and Cain have been criticized, moc...@ Colby -- West and Cain have been criticized, mocked and demonized by many on the Left. That c**t Janeanne Garofalo comes to mind when she arrogantly posited that blacks like West and Cain are nothing but sell-outs to the white power structure because they don't hold the conventional oppressed/victim mind-set. There is no truth that an illiberal Leftoid won't spin and deny. Here is a gathering of Youtube vids of that twat mouthing off:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=janeanne+garofalo%2C+herman+cain&oq=janeanne+garofalo%2C+herman+cain&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_nf=1&gs_l=youtube-psuggest.3...1138.11083.0.14306.32.32.1.1.1.0.91.1614.30.30.0.Gang of Onenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-82931836960932942842012-04-25T12:38:20.386-05:002012-04-25T12:38:20.386-05:00Something to ponder...
When I criticize the presi...Something to ponder...<br /><br />When I criticize the president or the AG, I am labeled a racist. But, I am NOT critical of their RACE; I'm critical of their STUPIDITY. Does that make me a stupidist? A moronist? A hypocritist? A communistist?<br /><br />From now on, when I hear a liberal criticizing Alan West or Herman Cain, I'm going to call them racist and see how they like it.Colbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-3648223227556087612012-04-25T12:35:14.783-05:002012-04-25T12:35:14.783-05:00Stilt - you are absolutely correct wrt Indians in ...Stilt - you are absolutely correct wrt Indians in call centers - I'm dangerously close to hating the players, when I should be hating the game.Pete(Detroit)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-19739451800272146032012-04-25T12:23:27.395-05:002012-04-25T12:23:27.395-05:00As much as I LOVE Stilton's Eff Me Even harder...As much as I LOVE Stilton's Eff Me Even harder (and the others) it's actually meant to convey a noisy expression of disgust, somewhere b/n a snort and a grunt....Pete(Detroit)noreply@blogger.com