tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post3763580476806343595..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Politics Suck.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-51118097677123663972012-07-26T09:41:37.926-04:002012-07-26T09:41:37.926-04:00But it can't be just the Republicans. If it we...But it can't be just the Republicans. If it were, the "liberal" media would slaughter them all, right? And we all know the media is liberal. Except Fox, of course, where you get both sides, fair and balanced.AdjunctSlavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17025851491072402087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-48367766189540819932012-07-25T17:46:39.482-04:002012-07-25T17:46:39.482-04:00"Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of th..."Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people."<br />Oscar WildeOvreductdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13961540854552566493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-31420975987151141382012-07-25T15:30:43.401-04:002012-07-25T15:30:43.401-04:00Let me rephrase that: "The Republicans IN POW...Let me rephrase that: "The Republicans IN POWER have simply broken the social contract in every way they can."Frog and Toadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377542172335502858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-3107955031703605272012-07-25T14:50:01.841-04:002012-07-25T14:50:01.841-04:00I had forgotten about this show, but upon watching...I had forgotten about this show, but upon watching the clip something seemed ... familiar. <br /><br />The American President (1995)<br />The West Wing (1999 - 2006)<br /> ... now The Newsroom (2012 - ) <br /><br />... created and written by Aaron Sorkin. <br /><br />Take The Newsroom scene and mix it with <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3NI5sE3KeY&feature=related" rel="nofollow">Aware and Scaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14700345349806280657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-37516317598087031462012-07-25T14:37:14.829-04:002012-07-25T14:37:14.829-04:00“The Republicans have simply broken the social con...“The Republicans have simply broken the social contract in every way they can."<br /><br />Well, maybe some of us have. I'm a Republican and I haven't: (1) lied about closing Guantanamo Bay, (2) attempted to murder a Congresswoman, (3) murdered people at a gratuitously violent movie, (4) joined in with the zealots at Westboro Baptist, (5) hit on any students, or (6) hidden my (Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-2281095980736715312012-07-25T13:33:44.259-04:002012-07-25T13:33:44.259-04:00Several of my colleagues have posted a link to thi...Several of my colleagues have posted a link to this blog today: "On Leaving Academia" wherein the former UNM prof lays out the reasons--several of them coming from the current political climate--that he left to go work for Google: http://cs.unm.edu/~terran/academic_blog/?p=113BurntChromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06055976331443607569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-73610040541950278762012-07-25T13:24:24.670-04:002012-07-25T13:24:24.670-04:00You all may like this clip from a new TV show, The...You all may like this clip from a new TV show, The Newsroom:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73_ds1xQmD4&feature=player_embeddedThe_Mythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10621186404597424842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-40253880592454376512012-07-25T09:41:49.300-04:002012-07-25T09:41:49.300-04:00Amen, BurntChrome. While I have my quarrels with ...Amen, BurntChrome. While I have my quarrels with the Democrats, the Republicans have simply broken the social contract in every way they can.Frog and Toadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377542172335502858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-22742906020972648622012-07-25T08:54:19.913-04:002012-07-25T08:54:19.913-04:00And you're right to worry about your students....And you're right to worry about your students. Here in Cheeseheadland, the UW BOR passed a 5% tuition hike for this year, and our enrollment is down about 18% from this time last year.<br /><br />So the students pay more. <br /><br />BTW, my pay isn't going up 5%. Or even 1%, which in my case would be $471.89.BurntChromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06055976331443607569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-16318726973629787542012-07-25T08:49:19.900-04:002012-07-25T08:49:19.900-04:00You should spend some time in Cheeseheadland, wher...You should spend some time in Cheeseheadland, where things have been crazier than usual.<br /><br />Progressive history and progressive politics and bipartisan compromise: GONE. And why? I'm fine laying the blame: the TeaBaggers. We did fine with a series of Repub governors and a bipartisan effort in the state legislature. Then we had a two-term Dem gov who was getting ready to leave office BurntChromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06055976331443607569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-63135515736720490452012-07-25T06:51:07.500-04:002012-07-25T06:51:07.500-04:00Look at it this way, Hiram: we inheriited a world ...Look at it this way, Hiram: we inheriited a world two minutes from midnight, and we're bequeathing one that's five minutes from midnight. <br /><br />Also, in the past, a quick and effective solution to what ails America has been an external threat. We don't want that, even though there would be nothing more effective to make young Americans grow up. Just do your best to be a good Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com