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Friday, March 9, 2012
Name Calling and Politics
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Thursday, March 8, 2012
Thank You Bob
There's no need to write a post about that lottery winner receiving food stamps. I'm sure we all feel the same about it. And reading something snarky about it just seems understated.
You want some screaming about it! No one does it better than Bob.
You want some screaming about it! No one does it better than Bob.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Crappy Idea
This is what you can call extreme recycling. In China toilets are being recycled into school desks!
Maybe that is what the U.S. Department of Education needs to buy when providing their crappy education.
Okay. That's unfair. This month they are promoting appreciation and study of the Arts in school.
That is fine and dandy except for a more recent release of some statistics, to which I want to say:
So why did I mention the Arts? Because Calculus is mentioned as the lacking rigorous high school curricula. The way I see it is "you cannot have everything. What do you want? Art or Calculus?"
If we want to be honest about this study, can we get some literacy rates with this too? What if the schools lacking Calculus have low literacy rates? Remember the following quote/saying/meme:
There will be no flat pay rate. Unions control the education system. Seniority equals pay increase. Low seniority teachers are first to get cut. So if the problem schools and children have low payed inexperienced teachers, blame the teachers with seniority for not requesting transfer to these schools. Blame the unions for ensuring a balance of seniority and new teachers. Blame the DoE for not ensuring a balance.
That is not going to happen. The system will keep the inequality alive and blame it on racism. Next they will say they need more money to fix the problem. How? Probably promising to give teachers more money to teach in the problem schools. That would be followed by seniority staff complaining about not making as much and demanding a raise.
But that is just a prediction. The good news is most predictions are wrong, and I am just a cartoon dog.
UPDATE: March 10th,2012
It seems that this wasn't much of a prediction. This story actually started hitting sites the day before my prediction. It has just gone unnoticed and not made big news front pages.
But the stories out there are claiming racism.
I will try to get my predictions ahead of the curve next time.
Okay. That's unfair. This month they are promoting appreciation and study of the Arts in school.
That is fine and dandy except for a more recent release of some statistics, to which I want to say:
RACISM PREDICTION
A new blog post at ED.gov is titled "New Data from U.S. Department of Education Highlights Educational Inequities Around Teacher Experience, Discipline and High School Rigor." The very first paragraph is as follows:
Minority students across America face harsher discipline, have less access to rigorous high school curricula, and are more often taught by lower-paid and less experienced teachers, according to the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR).You can see how this will become the next big racism story. The problem is that the government that pushes for equal outcome, not equal opportunity, are the ones running the schools. Their own policies are producing unequal outcomes. [ See the inequalities in chart form. ]
So why did I mention the Arts? Because Calculus is mentioned as the lacking rigorous high school curricula. The way I see it is "you cannot have everything. What do you want? Art or Calculus?"
If we want to be honest about this study, can we get some literacy rates with this too? What if the schools lacking Calculus have low literacy rates? Remember the following quote/saying/meme:
Lies, Damned Lies, and StatisticsTo state the obvious: the results in these statistics are not based alone on the availability of certain classes and teacher pay scale. The social and economic makeup of each district drive these numbers. Cost of living is different everywhere. What will the DoE push for? A flat pay rate?
There will be no flat pay rate. Unions control the education system. Seniority equals pay increase. Low seniority teachers are first to get cut. So if the problem schools and children have low payed inexperienced teachers, blame the teachers with seniority for not requesting transfer to these schools. Blame the unions for ensuring a balance of seniority and new teachers. Blame the DoE for not ensuring a balance.
That is not going to happen. The system will keep the inequality alive and blame it on racism. Next they will say they need more money to fix the problem. How? Probably promising to give teachers more money to teach in the problem schools. That would be followed by seniority staff complaining about not making as much and demanding a raise.
But that is just a prediction. The good news is most predictions are wrong, and I am just a cartoon dog.
UPDATE: March 10th,2012
It seems that this wasn't much of a prediction. This story actually started hitting sites the day before my prediction. It has just gone unnoticed and not made big news front pages.
But the stories out there are claiming racism.
I will try to get my predictions ahead of the curve next time.
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Wussies
So how wussified are people now? Something they would have laughed at 6 months ago they are now offended by. What are they offended by? Funny washing instructions. Some people would say sexist.
The tag on a pair of trousers gives the cleaning instructions and concludes with "or give it to your woman. It's her job."
I am not going to link to a photo of the label. You can find that yourself. Instead, I will link to this exact same thing that has been happening and we have been laughing at. Why? Because it is amusing. Until we come up with a "funny" or "sarcasm" font, some people might need to try to develop a sense of humor.
August 31st, 2011
August 6th, 2011
August 30th, 2010
December 12th, 2010
February 24th, 2010
March 22nd, 2009
April 11th, 2008
February 2nd, 2008
So I have spent too much time on this stupid post, just as others have shown too much outrage over this joke. Go offend someone and buy this t-shirt at Spread Shirt.
The tag on a pair of trousers gives the cleaning instructions and concludes with "or give it to your woman. It's her job."
I am not going to link to a photo of the label. You can find that yourself. Instead, I will link to this exact same thing that has been happening and we have been laughing at. Why? Because it is amusing. Until we come up with a "funny" or "sarcasm" font, some people might need to try to develop a sense of humor.
August 31st, 2011
August 6th, 2011
August 30th, 2010
December 12th, 2010
February 24th, 2010
March 22nd, 2009
April 11th, 2008
February 2nd, 2008
So I have spent too much time on this stupid post, just as others have shown too much outrage over this joke. Go offend someone and buy this t-shirt at Spread Shirt.
Monday, March 5, 2012
The Penis is in the Details
Four he-shes and a drag queen walk into a bar. This is not a joke, but a story.
Alex Borrego, one of the he-shes in question which are female to male transgenders, was denied discounted drinks on "Ladies Night" at Bishop Tavern & Lounge. Her driver's license lists her as female and she presented it at the bar as proof. She was outraged that she didn't get discounted drinks.
If you want to be a man, expect to be treated ... wait.
Let me go fetch the original article.
AAAAAAARRRRGGGGHHH!!!!!!!
Curse you CBS TAMPA!
It is amazing how the context of a story changes when you fail to be specific. Those of us that are happy with what we are born with are easily confused by the transgender community. CBS Tampa does list Borrego as a transgender woman and mentions she was with three female to male transgenders. Little did I know that those are different.
The lexicon of the transgender community, believe it or not, does not concern most of us. You need to be specific and use similar terms throughout your story.
Borrego is a male to female transgender he-she. Borrego is listed legally as female. I don't care if he-she is listed as female; does Borrego have a penis?
Believe it or not, many of us think that makes all the difference in the world.
After the incident Borrego mounted an online protest. The bar then issued an apology on facebook. Borrego said she accepted the apology and will take down the protest page.
I understand that the bar apologized because it is good business, but transgender issues are confusing to those well rooted in their genitals. Anyways, shouldn't a private business be able to decide what is a lady when they are giving out discounted drinks? If a woman, a woman born a woman to be clear, is acting obnoxious, couldn't she be denied a drink because she is not acting like a "lady?"
To finish, here is a quote from the original story:
Alex Borrego, one of the he-shes in question which are female to male transgenders, was denied discounted drinks on "Ladies Night" at Bishop Tavern & Lounge. Her driver's license lists her as female and she presented it at the bar as proof. She was outraged that she didn't get discounted drinks.
If you want to be a man, expect to be treated ... wait.
Let me go fetch the original article.
AAAAAAARRRRGGGGHHH!!!!!!!
Curse you CBS TAMPA!
It is amazing how the context of a story changes when you fail to be specific. Those of us that are happy with what we are born with are easily confused by the transgender community. CBS Tampa does list Borrego as a transgender woman and mentions she was with three female to male transgenders. Little did I know that those are different.
The lexicon of the transgender community, believe it or not, does not concern most of us. You need to be specific and use similar terms throughout your story.
Borrego is a male to female transgender he-she. Borrego is listed legally as female. I don't care if he-she is listed as female; does Borrego have a penis?
Believe it or not, many of us think that makes all the difference in the world.
After the incident Borrego mounted an online protest. The bar then issued an apology on facebook. Borrego said she accepted the apology and will take down the protest page.
I understand that the bar apologized because it is good business, but transgender issues are confusing to those well rooted in their genitals. Anyways, shouldn't a private business be able to decide what is a lady when they are giving out discounted drinks? If a woman, a woman born a woman to be clear, is acting obnoxious, couldn't she be denied a drink because she is not acting like a "lady?"
To finish, here is a quote from the original story:
Despite the apology, Borrego said she has no plans to be a return customer at Bishop Tavern and Lounge.Yep. Borrego seems to act like a female.
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Thin ICE
Illegal immigrants disrupted a North Carolina general assembly. Only one of the participants remain in custody due to a criminal record. There seems to be no use in trying to enforce immigration laws. States shouldn't even try. Georgia and Alabama are having their laws challenged that will allow them to put people who break immigration laws in jail or even allow the State to check on a person's immigration status.
Friday, March 2, 2012
A Take Away from Breitbart.
There are a lot of video out there about the passing of Breitbart. This is my favorite.
Bill Whittle remembers Andrew Breitbart. Click for video.
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Bill Whittle remembers Andrew Breitbart. Click for video.
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Thursday, March 1, 2012
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