tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post8390984129760261118..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Recently, We've Gotten More Mail Like This. And Yes, It's Certainly Possible It's All A Put-On By One of Our Wiseacre Community Members, But Have You Read Your Cousin's Facebook Page?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-9617925544299587092015-07-06T21:22:53.856-04:002015-07-06T21:22:53.856-04:00If somebody actually has a plan for making even th...If somebody actually has a plan for making even the jobs we've got now (nationwide, not just in the academy, but including the academy, please) not cushy, but decent, with basics like a living wage, health benefits (job-related or gov-provided single payer, take your pick), retirement, sick leave, paid vacation, and predictable, humane scheduling in place, I'm all ears. At the moment, inContingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-66125102675744812382015-07-05T12:24:50.584-04:002015-07-05T12:24:50.584-04:00Yes, yes... I'll get right on that and hop to ...Yes, yes... I'll get right on that and hop to your command, O All-Seeing One. I'll slip pro-socialist messages into the comments I'm feverishly typing into the margins of FYC students' annotated bibliographies, and I'll interject talking points about the greatness of organized labor while I describe the internal organization of formal proposals to my tech writing class. Glory,Dr. Mindbenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16916271564719224677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-32601995803239695022015-07-05T11:34:14.018-04:002015-07-05T11:34:14.018-04:00Every Republican president since Nixon has left th...Every Republican president since Nixon has left the U.S. manufacturing work force smaller, the dollar lower, the federal budget deficit higher, and the American trade position weaker, than when he took office. The mention of Bill Clinton by our Republican friend here makes me giggle, since because so many of his policies resembled those of Republicans (for example, free trade and capital Froderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-49979868930167717482015-07-04T22:13:49.735-04:002015-07-04T22:13:49.735-04:00I'm not from the US and could be wrong, but......I'm not from the US and could be wrong, but...<br /><br />"...when a Republican pumps BILLIONS into the economy through American made jobs!"<br /><br />isn't it true that the Democrats have a better record on job creation?<br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jobs_created_during_U.S._presidential_termsEC1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13414931249618049097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-38969891072429980152015-07-04T19:26:16.295-04:002015-07-04T19:26:16.295-04:00God forbid a candidate suggest we might emulate so...God forbid a candidate suggest we might emulate some policies that the Western European nations currently enjoy. It's not like they are our major allies or that their citizens are as free as we are. sheesh. The righties toss around "socialism" like we used to use the word "cooties" on the playground when we were in first grade. Middle-Aged and Morosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046076243513948921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-39646560664692725902015-07-04T13:55:24.849-04:002015-07-04T13:55:24.849-04:00I wish I could "brainwash" my students i...I wish I could "brainwash" my students into doing the required reading and turning in their assignments on time. (I could add not to mention using "your" and "you're" correctly but that would be kind of a cheap shot.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15711314415244801354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-79957453216894786412015-07-04T12:02:30.529-04:002015-07-04T12:02:30.529-04:00"cousin's Facebook page" cracked me ..."cousin's Facebook page" cracked me up this morning. Recent societal and political events have fired up a good portion of my extended family, all warning of the end of civilization. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-28570762725620190772015-07-04T10:13:15.154-04:002015-07-04T10:13:15.154-04:00See my post from yesterday to see how well Republi...See my post from yesterday to see how well Republican economic policies work. And just to think, ever since the '60s, Fresno has been Reagan country. You could also look at how the great state of Kansas has been doing, under Sam Brownback.Froderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-12153180311959786932015-07-04T05:04:56.488-04:002015-07-04T05:04:56.488-04:00This from a guy whose newspaper has had up to 2 bi...This from a guy whose newspaper has had up to 2 billion dollars from the Moonies?EC1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13414931249618049097noreply@blogger.com