That's right. A Denver University professsor assigned, to his class, a paper to be written specifically targeting Palin. He had 2 classes and apparently one class didn't speak up about it so when a student in his other class did he used the old, "Well they didn't say anything so you shouldn't either," intimidation tactic.
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_10502315
One of Hallam's students, Jana Barber, took her concerns about the assignment to KCNC4, which broadcast a story Wednesday night.
Barber spoke with the TV station and on the Mike Rosen radio show this morning, before filing a complaint against Hallam with the school later in the day, said Cathy Lucas, a spokeswoman for Metro State.
Lucas said Hallam made the assignment last Thursday. After consideration, he broadened it at the next class on Tuesday to allow students to write about Barack Obama, Joe Biden and John McCain, she said.
Yeah, of course he did. If the students hadn't taken action would he have changed his tune? Very very doubtful. And even then he won't pick apart the ones that write about Obama, I betcha.
I don't recall in any of my political science classes in my undergrad years being assigned anything of this nature. It was always about ISSUES and not CANDIDATES. One could always tie them in as part of the assignment I suppose, but these new directions our Universities are taking is really scary, considering that liberals want even more public education money. Public education money endorsed by liberal Democrats=professors that will say and do anything to keep their jobs=teaching a one sided view of society to students=becoming a puppet for our increasingly liberal society=donations for public education to keep the circle going. And this is teaching non partisanship and thinking objectively in our school systems exactly how???
Why do they not want vouchers and discourage and ridicule homeschooled kids? Why do they not want parents to have a choice in how to educate their children? Because the liberal mantra is what they want imposed on society and this is how they plan to do it.
When I was in grad school I was assigned a paper on human relations. Completely open to interpretation. Open ended questions. When I handed in my assignment, which was a paper on the brutality of the North Korean Gulag, the Holocaust, stem cell research and abortion, I received a written reprimand from the committee that handled my paper. First they implied I had not interpreted the questions "correctly" and that abortion and stem cell research were not human relations issues. No, I did interpret the questions correctly because they were open ended and no answer was considered "wrong." They made it "wrong" because I questioned the establishment. And um, yeah, last I checked, abortion and stem cell research are human relations issues. Hell, they're political issues too. Can't have your cake and eat it too!
Had it not been pass or fail on that particular paper, I doubt I would have passed the class. That is how biased it is. If you agree with the liberal doctrine and question everything else, you will go far in this life. If you do the opposite, you will be ousted and persecuted. You will lose job opportunities, promotions, you won't be able to "save face" with those around you because you don't "go with" the crowd.
Friday, September 19, 2008
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Why Sarah Palin should not be VP
Just thought I'd add some thoughts on why Sarah Palin should not be the next VP of the United States.
1) She's a former small town mayor
2) She's a right-wing fundamentalist wacko
3) She shoots moose
4) She's a hockey mom pit bull lipstick-wearing "barracuda"
5) She's never had an abortion
6) She has 5 kids, one with Down's Syndrome, and no woman should ever consider having lofty goals in that kind of situation (unless she is Nancy Pelosi or another liberal woman of course)
7) She gave money back to the taxpayers of AK
8) Her daughter is 17 and pregnant
9) She has absolutely no experience to be VP
10) She doesn't take any crap from anybody
11) One magazine prints "Why Obama loves Michelle" while another prints "Babies, lies and scandal" when it comes to Sarah Palin without checking their facts
If you sincerely believe that she is inexperienced due to what I have put in the above list, you have been led down the path by the looney left that only considers women to be true pioneers if they lean their way. Truth is, she's shaking up Washington like never before, and there's even rumours that Joe Biden might be thinking he was not the best pick for Democratic VP. Wouldn't that be interesting?
But Biden will never drop the ticket. It will be interesting to see how much the Clintons really help the Obama campaign, or if they are just putting on a facade.
Speaking of facade, I love how Obama and McCain were at ground zero today. Good photo ops and PC behavior. Tomorrow they'll drag out the attack dogs again. America has learned absolutely NOTHING from 9/11. Good luck on reaching across the aisle there.
1) She's a former small town mayor
2) She's a right-wing fundamentalist wacko
3) She shoots moose
4) She's a hockey mom pit bull lipstick-wearing "barracuda"
5) She's never had an abortion
6) She has 5 kids, one with Down's Syndrome, and no woman should ever consider having lofty goals in that kind of situation (unless she is Nancy Pelosi or another liberal woman of course)
7) She gave money back to the taxpayers of AK
8) Her daughter is 17 and pregnant
9) She has absolutely no experience to be VP
10) She doesn't take any crap from anybody
11) One magazine prints "Why Obama loves Michelle" while another prints "Babies, lies and scandal" when it comes to Sarah Palin without checking their facts
If you sincerely believe that she is inexperienced due to what I have put in the above list, you have been led down the path by the looney left that only considers women to be true pioneers if they lean their way. Truth is, she's shaking up Washington like never before, and there's even rumours that Joe Biden might be thinking he was not the best pick for Democratic VP. Wouldn't that be interesting?
But Biden will never drop the ticket. It will be interesting to see how much the Clintons really help the Obama campaign, or if they are just putting on a facade.
Speaking of facade, I love how Obama and McCain were at ground zero today. Good photo ops and PC behavior. Tomorrow they'll drag out the attack dogs again. America has learned absolutely NOTHING from 9/11. Good luck on reaching across the aisle there.
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Shooting your mouth off
From a recent press conference by Mayor Nagin of New Orleans on the upcoming Gustav festivities:
"Looters will not be tolerated. You will be sent directly to jail. You will not be given a pass like last time."
A pass like last time. Amazing isn't it? Wow he managed to get all that out in 3 sentences. The local schmuck who did nothing to help his city in 2005, yet managed to get re-elected. Of course the Democrats won't slam him despite the thousands that were left homeless, vulnerable to crime and disease, what have you. It's all Bush's fault that happened, right?
By the way, Nagin managed to work in a vacation to Jamaica to avoid the press scrutiny right after Katrina. How's that for having no balls?
From Michael Moore:
"I was just thinking, this Gustav is proof that there is a God in heaven," Moore said, laughing. "To have it planned at the same time - that it would actually be on its way to New Orleans for day one of the Republican Convention, up in the Twin Cities - at the top of the Mississippi River."
Moore did manage to work in that he hoped nobody got hurt and he hoped everybody is taking cover. However, he failed to make note of the $43.625 billion in damage the last hurricane to strike New Orleans caused - Hurricane Katrina in 2005 - and the billions of dollars the storm cost taxpayers.
Let's not forget too that Gustav hit his favorite country, Cuba, pretty damn hard. Where's the sympathy for those people?
I have a hard time saying this, but maybe, just maybe, Michael Moore's mother should have considered an abortion? And I am a pro lifer. I doubt Michael Moore even believes in God. So there it is. Not proud of it, but that's me shooting my mouth off for today.
"Looters will not be tolerated. You will be sent directly to jail. You will not be given a pass like last time."
A pass like last time. Amazing isn't it? Wow he managed to get all that out in 3 sentences. The local schmuck who did nothing to help his city in 2005, yet managed to get re-elected. Of course the Democrats won't slam him despite the thousands that were left homeless, vulnerable to crime and disease, what have you. It's all Bush's fault that happened, right?
By the way, Nagin managed to work in a vacation to Jamaica to avoid the press scrutiny right after Katrina. How's that for having no balls?
From Michael Moore:
"I was just thinking, this Gustav is proof that there is a God in heaven," Moore said, laughing. "To have it planned at the same time - that it would actually be on its way to New Orleans for day one of the Republican Convention, up in the Twin Cities - at the top of the Mississippi River."
Moore did manage to work in that he hoped nobody got hurt and he hoped everybody is taking cover. However, he failed to make note of the $43.625 billion in damage the last hurricane to strike New Orleans caused - Hurricane Katrina in 2005 - and the billions of dollars the storm cost taxpayers.
Let's not forget too that Gustav hit his favorite country, Cuba, pretty damn hard. Where's the sympathy for those people?
I have a hard time saying this, but maybe, just maybe, Michael Moore's mother should have considered an abortion? And I am a pro lifer. I doubt Michael Moore even believes in God. So there it is. Not proud of it, but that's me shooting my mouth off for today.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
The highest "Bidenator"
Rush Limbaugh called it last week when he said that Hillary would use her speech last night to convince the American people that she should have been the VP nominee. And, as predicted, this is exactly what all the commentators have said. I don't know enough about Joe Biden to decide whether or not he is a good VP candidate or not, but it seems to me that Barack Obama made the "safest" choice with what he had in front of him. I call it the "Biden condom" for lack of better words.
The Clintons have dominated the landscape for a very long period of time, but what about the Kennedys? How long has Ted Kennedy been in office? Come on. The Bushes have been around for a long time too. So to suddenly imply that this is because the DNC needs to rid themselves of the Clintons all of a sudden sounds awfully suspicious to me.
Another thing that srikes me as odd, and that is this thing with Ohio congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones, who was scheduled to speak at the DNC convention. At least that's what I understood from the news reports. She was a staunch Hillary supporter and suddenly suffered a brain aneurism while driving and subsequently died. It might just be coincidence, but she was a black woman that supported Hillary. Hardly anything has been said about her death. Barack and Biden are going to attend her funeral after the convention. This woman was alone in her car driving on the road after meeting some friends when this all happened. I just find it very very suspicious that this occurs just days before the convention. What did she know? Did she know anything? Was she a threat to the Obama campaign? Maybe, maybe not. But it's one of those things that makes me go "hmmmm..."
The Clintons have dominated the landscape for a very long period of time, but what about the Kennedys? How long has Ted Kennedy been in office? Come on. The Bushes have been around for a long time too. So to suddenly imply that this is because the DNC needs to rid themselves of the Clintons all of a sudden sounds awfully suspicious to me.
Another thing that srikes me as odd, and that is this thing with Ohio congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones, who was scheduled to speak at the DNC convention. At least that's what I understood from the news reports. She was a staunch Hillary supporter and suddenly suffered a brain aneurism while driving and subsequently died. It might just be coincidence, but she was a black woman that supported Hillary. Hardly anything has been said about her death. Barack and Biden are going to attend her funeral after the convention. This woman was alone in her car driving on the road after meeting some friends when this all happened. I just find it very very suspicious that this occurs just days before the convention. What did she know? Did she know anything? Was she a threat to the Obama campaign? Maybe, maybe not. But it's one of those things that makes me go "hmmmm..."
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
The DNC convention
Hypocritical. Last night they had the opening prayer for the DNC led by Reverend Leah D. Daughtry. She acknowledged the "Amighty God" and offered a prayer to only the Christian God. I didn't see any other prayers offered to any other gods. Okay Democrats, where's your diversity now? Nobody challenged the DNC on this. Because it's okay for Democrats to do that. They also had the GI Forum out to present the colors and said the pledge of allegiance, "one nation, under God." Okay, everybody's making this big stink about Hillary, so why no stink about the patriotic and religious factors that so many skeptics and freethinkers (albeit many Democrats and liberals) want to spew in our faces the other 51 weeks of an election year?
That's because it's ALWAYS ok for the Democrats to put on a facade. There will never be an outcry when Democrats show their support publicly for their country. But behind closed doors lurks a litigious hateful percentage of the human population that wants to forever remove God from everything in our society, yet when the camera is on them they can't be happier to do what the status quo wants them to do. Hey whatever it takes I guess, right?
Let's see what the RNC criticisms are next week in the liberal media.
That's because it's ALWAYS ok for the Democrats to put on a facade. There will never be an outcry when Democrats show their support publicly for their country. But behind closed doors lurks a litigious hateful percentage of the human population that wants to forever remove God from everything in our society, yet when the camera is on them they can't be happier to do what the status quo wants them to do. Hey whatever it takes I guess, right?
Let's see what the RNC criticisms are next week in the liberal media.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Writer's block
I feel that urge to start writing beginning to resurface again, but it has no direction, which is the story of my creative writing life. Bits and pieces materialize but then go nowhere. I have so many unfinished manuscripts it's scary. I'm my own worst enemy, putting walls and blocks up to keep myself from finishing a project. Is it a fear of success or a fear that all of my vulnerabilities as a human being will be exposed? Sure I can mask them within characters but someone will pick them out surely and then I would forever hate myself.
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Starting to settle in
In the last few weeks, we've been trying to get our new household set up (i.e. yard maintenance, unpacking, etc.) Some days I get a lot done, others I don't want to do anything. I haven't decided what to do with my back yard yet. I'd like to make it look like a New Orleans patio style area, or just leave the hammock and grill out there and wait to see what inspires me next.
I really want to have a Halloween party and invite my new neighbors. But I'm not sure if that is not too overwhelming a task (not to mention expensive) venture to engage in right now. I might have to put that off until next year.
We're so far away from our families now, and I'm not sure if they'll ever come to visit, which makes me sad. I still mish my old Parish quite a bit, and every time I visit my prayer corner I think of them and wish I was still there. But hopefully over time I can get past that and move forward. The older I get and the more changes in my life, it seems the less capable I am of dealing with them. But I think that applies to many of us.
We were talking about taking a vacation this year, maybe Vegas or Mexico or even up to Maine but it looks like we may be putting that off too, which is actually ok because with the high fuel prices, I don't feel exactly compelled to hand over our hard earned money to the airlines or at the pump so that the oil companies can get even richer.
People used to say, oh there will be an outcry if gas ever gets above $3 a gallon. Well it's been here, my friends, and what have we done? Nothing. What will we do when it hits $7 a gallon? Will we do nothing then and just swallow it up? We buy smaller cars to save on fuel, which is great and all, but when the fatality rates on American roads start to go up because all the so called "smart cars" aren't so smart, that will change too. And where will GM be to make all those mid sized cars we used to love?
I really want to have a Halloween party and invite my new neighbors. But I'm not sure if that is not too overwhelming a task (not to mention expensive) venture to engage in right now. I might have to put that off until next year.
We're so far away from our families now, and I'm not sure if they'll ever come to visit, which makes me sad. I still mish my old Parish quite a bit, and every time I visit my prayer corner I think of them and wish I was still there. But hopefully over time I can get past that and move forward. The older I get and the more changes in my life, it seems the less capable I am of dealing with them. But I think that applies to many of us.
We were talking about taking a vacation this year, maybe Vegas or Mexico or even up to Maine but it looks like we may be putting that off too, which is actually ok because with the high fuel prices, I don't feel exactly compelled to hand over our hard earned money to the airlines or at the pump so that the oil companies can get even richer.
People used to say, oh there will be an outcry if gas ever gets above $3 a gallon. Well it's been here, my friends, and what have we done? Nothing. What will we do when it hits $7 a gallon? Will we do nothing then and just swallow it up? We buy smaller cars to save on fuel, which is great and all, but when the fatality rates on American roads start to go up because all the so called "smart cars" aren't so smart, that will change too. And where will GM be to make all those mid sized cars we used to love?
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