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From a Facebook status of a friend. by Jody September 28, 2013 10:35 am

Are teachers really lobbying to become highly-compensated professionals? I have not detected this. by alcaray 2013-09-29 11:31:12
- No, but teachers do pose other threats to those who fear them. by ER 2013-09-29 12:31:00
  - I think you left out the most important failing of teachers: by alcaray 2013-09-29 15:11:30
    - Same with Police Officers . . . by DanS 2013-09-30 07:04:03
      - I agree and I apologize. by alcaray 2013-09-30 09:53:56
        
        There are no such people. by TB 2013-09-30 10:16:31
        
        You weren't in California for the prop 13 hysteria? by alcaray 2013-09-30 10:27:43
        
        Sorry... by TB 2013-09-30 10:39:42
        
        If you are claiming to quote me, then actually quote me. by alcaray 2013-09-30 12:59:18
        
        All right. by TB 2013-09-30 13:03:31
        
        You yourself have favored the sentiment... by alcaray 2013-09-30 15:57:46
      - Academic freedom by ER 2013-09-30 08:12:55
        
        Interesting. by TB 2013-09-30 10:20:14
        
        "local control" by ER 2013-09-30 10:51:59
        
        Go back and read your "academic freedom" comment again. by TB 2013-09-30 12:10:51
        
        Why? You aren't paying attention. by ER 2013-09-30 12:36:39
        
        Heh. Read THAT one back to yourself. by TB 2013-09-30 12:45:57
        
        Teachers should decide. by ER 2013-09-30 14:28:59
        
        Decide what? by TB 2013-09-30 14:59:19
        
        I don't give a fig what the state wants. by ER 2013-09-30 15:17:44
        
        You want to revise your definition of academic freedom then? by TB 2013-09-30 15:26:50
        
        Academic Freedom... by ER 2013-09-30 16:20:53
        
        Heh. by TB 2013-09-30 20:05:16
        
        True all 'round . . . by DanS 2013-09-30 08:36:44
See...it is all about definition by Jody 2013-09-28 18:34:35
Probably better on off-topic or flame. n/t by RobVG 2013-09-28 14:54:43
- Rob...I debated that actually. by Jody 2013-09-28 15:09:43
  - No big deal. by RobVG 2013-09-28 15:19:46
    - CE is okay. by TB 2013-09-28 15:37:59
Your friend is either smart or lucky she chose a well-paying and interesting job. by ER 2013-09-28 11:01:57
- He is a science fiction author who sells real estate in NYC. (*just moved there two months ago*) by Jody 2013-09-28 11:13:06
  - He sold any books? by TB 2013-09-28 13:33:20
    - His name is Joesph Paul Haines. I have tried to get him over here. by Jody 2013-09-28 18:33:11
      - Here ya go... by TB 2013-09-28 19:06:54
        
        Thanks Tom! by Jody 2013-09-28 19:13:27
  - "Real estate novelist" by ER 2013-09-28 13:29:06

The effectiveness of drone strikes by TB September 27, 2013 10:37 am

Pretty sure that waa Schwartzkoff in Desert Storm . . . by DanS 2013-09-30 04:20:34
I know you both claim to be uninterested in information from outside yourselves, but there are people who can learn from others. by bowser 2013-09-27 22:26:23
- "Both?" by TB 2013-09-28 12:32:34
- No documentary or report can tell you what's right. by ER 2013-09-28 05:05:27
  - Of course. A "documentary" should be information. by bowser 2013-09-28 10:25:05
For the record, I support them. by ER 2013-09-27 11:45:50
Almost ideal. Two problems. by bowser 2013-09-27 11:02:36

The day we almost lost Goldsboro by TB September 21, 2013 10:02 am

Does: "one simple, dynamo-technology, low voltage switch stood between the United States and a major catastrophe"... by alcaray 2013-09-21 14:00:12
- I'm wondering if there could have been a back door to the described situation. by bowser 2013-09-25 17:51:27
  - Maybe, but if they were that poorly designed, wouldn't there have been a lot of accidents? by alcaray 2013-09-26 01:02:11
    - Well, if there are 4 independent switches. by bowser 2013-09-26 23:36:09
      - Not so. by alcaray 2013-09-27 09:29:53
        
        My handgun is a poor example. by bowser 2013-09-27 10:48:31
        
        a device is a device by alcaray 2013-09-27 14:26:42
        
        One last attempt. by bowser 2013-09-27 20:05:37
I find this hard to believe. by ER 2013-09-21 13:00:30
- Yeah, me too, when I look at it. by TB 2013-09-21 13:15:21

The "Adorable Care Act." by TB September 26, 2013 3:53 pm

O...M...G... by Jody 2013-09-26 20:13:44
#1 in spending, 38th in outcomes. Some people think that's defensible. by bowser 2013-09-26 17:54:19

We're calling it "Buttland." by TB September 26, 2013 4:13 pm

Terror attack in Kenya mall by TB September 21, 2013 4:33 pm

Where the money is by TB September 14, 2013 12:24 pm

Well, it's not here. I just looked around. by bowser 2013-09-20 22:49:24
Interesting thread by SteveS 2013-09-16 07:40:34
- Objection: assumes facts not in evidence. by alcaray 2013-09-16 17:37:34
  - Did you read all the links? by SteveS 2013-09-17 04:49:28
    - I scanned that piece. It does not establish what you claim is established in this thread. by alcaray 2013-09-17 08:36:35
      - Sure it does by SteveS 2013-09-18 06:20:07
        
        I'm glad I'm a Liberal. by ER 2013-09-18 12:06:36
        
        Liberal policy isn't working to well by SteveS 2013-09-19 06:03:01
        
        75 percent of registered voters in DC are Democrats. by TB 2013-09-19 10:39:47
        
        That's a particularly, even deliberately , misleading statistic. by ER 2013-09-19 11:42:17
        
        The point: by TB 2013-09-19 11:55:11
        
        Isn't that just the opposite of what you map was supposed to tell us? by ER 2013-09-19 12:11:13
        
        Not really. by TB 2013-09-19 12:42:12
        
        Your post is spam. by ER 2013-09-19 12:53:24
        
        Meticulously documented irrelevancies by ER 2013-09-19 07:30:26
    - I'd rather design harmonica holders than discuss Aztec anthropology. by ER 2013-09-17 05:36:26
      - The political lode wasn't "mined out." by TB 2013-09-17 09:11:46
        
        Arguments have stated conclusions. You have not stated one. by alcaray 2013-09-17 10:56:26
        
        It was a broader statement than just this thread. by TB 2013-09-17 11:04:36
        
        I guess my point was broader than this thread, as well. You fail to state your point a lot of the time. by alcaray 2013-09-17 12:09:42
        
        He holds his truths to be self-evident. by ER 2013-09-17 12:22:11
        
        You guys are like all anomalists. by ER 2013-09-17 10:13:35
Money is meaningless. by ER 2013-09-15 09:07:24
Wealth is concentrated in the states that you claim have hatred for business. Amazing. by alcaray 2013-09-15 00:02:05
- Statism is good for business. by ER 2013-09-15 08:12:21
I'll take military/industrial/surveillance complex for $500 billion by Robert 2013-09-14 17:05:03
- It's not like we didn't have a military until then. by TB 2013-09-14 17:22:02
Geographical distribution is interesting, but tells you little. by ER 2013-09-14 12:53:42
- Thanks for asking that. n/t by RobVG 2013-09-14 17:07:20
  - You should have left your links up on that subject. by TB 2013-09-14 17:50:54
    - I'm sure you would rather have seen the other link. n/t by RobVG 2013-09-16 20:30:27
    - Okay by RobVG 2013-09-15 12:24:43
      - Not since 1927, eh? Verrrrrry in-te-res-ting. by ER 2013-09-15 17:56:19
    - As odd as this sounds, keep your eye out for a cashless society. by RobVG 2013-09-14 19:11:37
      - Are you talking about electronic purchasing, or barter? by TB 2013-09-14 19:32:41
        
        No, I'm talking about a different system. by RobVG 2013-09-14 19:50:31
        
        yep by Robert 2013-09-15 10:49:08
        
        I see. by TB 2013-09-14 19:56:37
- Yeah, it bounced right off last time, too. by TB 2013-09-14 13:12:14
  - Don't be coy. by ER 2013-09-14 13:34:02

Wall Street dot com : 13 worst economic crises in US history by ER September 17, 2013 12:59 pm

Raising the "Costa Concordia" by TB September 16, 2013 7:49 am

9/11: "On Tuesday they tried to kill me." by TB September 11, 2013 8:39 pm

And the Saudis paid them to do it simply because they hate freedom and our way of life. by bowser 2013-09-11 20:52:05
Very nice Tom! by Jody 2013-09-11 20:49:19

Clueless by SteveS September 8, 2013 6:07 am

Only an idiot would believe the Admin gave any real consideration to Iran helping. by BuckGalaxy 2013-09-09 11:57:15
- Talk about clueless by SteveS 2013-09-10 05:11:19
  - I guess you're right. I was responding to the WT comments, not yours at the end. by BuckGalaxy 2013-09-10 23:13:34
Under both parties... by FrankC 2013-09-08 10:59:15
We do look like idiots.n/t by RobVG 2013-09-08 08:05:29

What could go wrong? by BuckGalaxy September 9, 2013 11:46 am

C'mon now. The stupid can, the ignorant can, illiterate can, drunks can, and you're going to discriminate against the blind? by bowser 2013-09-09 23:14:46
The blind leading the blind by Robert 2013-09-09 15:11:32
Want me to give it a shot? by Jody 2013-09-09 12:01:22

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