Monday, July 5, 2010

What does the word "university" even mean...

Now that Glenn Beck claims to have started his own and is offering 9 "college-level" courses over 9 weeks (and for only $9.95/mo.!)?

I've just sent off the following email to my supervisor:
Hey Loser,

Why am I here when I can get my degree online from Glenn Beck? Oh, that's right, I'm not, 'cause I quit!

I feel bad for all you suckas who had to do it the hard way, what with all that homework and research and other bullshit. I'll be done in nine weeks just from watching some videos!

Suck it,
Arrogant
See y'all in the fast 'n' easy lane!

5 comments:

  1. I love that the courses are actually called Faith 101, Hope 101, Charity 101, etc.

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  2. I notice that only one of the "professors" has a PhD. No qualifications are listed for the rest, other than general agreement with Glenn Beck.

    -Mike

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  3. LSU must be really proud of James R. Stoner, Jr. Will he list this prestigious appointment in the next faculty brag book?

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  4. @texpat76, It's already on his Wikipedia page!

    @Darren, and yet, they seem to have little to do with faith, hope, or charity. Hopefully, they'll get all that straightened out before accreditation.

    @Mike, One other has a JD and was, for a time, an adjunct at Columbia. See! It just shows how serving your time as adjunct can lead to appointment as a full professor at a prestigious school! I can't wait to see what doors my Ph.D. in American Conservative Ideology from Beck U opens!!

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  5. Beck isn't the first; the "Warrior" WWF wrestler ran a "Warrior University" for a while and they've tried to run an Ayn Rand school (the dead-in-a-year Founders College)....it's all a cheap stunt to stick it to the "liberal colleges."

    - Strelnikov

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