|
Sad News
"X ` Man" wrote in message ... Come on, you went to a first-rate high school full of really bright kids. I know, because I dated a lot of them. :) There were few intellectual slouches I encountered among my buddies, male and female, at Amity Regional. You were just entering high school, I bet, when that terrific Spencer Tracey movie, Judgment at Nuremberg, came out. I'm sure you saw it...everyone did. It's one of the best movies ever made. ------------------------------------------------------------- Just because I attended Amity doesn't mean I was one of the "bright" ones. I struggled at Amity. I was a transplant who didn't really fit in a very affluent area and social culture. I left Amity halfway through my senior year and graduated from a school back in MA, BTW. Funny thing was, when I registered at the high school in MA, I already had all the college courses and credits required to graduate per their curriculum requirements. So, I goofed off for the rest of the year. Eisboch |
Sad News
On Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:06:18 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:
wrote in message ... On Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:59:34 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote: I decided to do my own "fact checking" about these claims. Turns out, it's BS. It appears to me that the"Heritage Foundation" is the source of your data. I would not consider them either "fair" or "balanced" or accurate. I would consider these statistics more reliable: http://www.census.gov/population/www...ry-Service.pdf --------------------------------------------------------- The Heritage Foundation is one of the web sites I read (because it popped up in the Google search) however knowing it's reputation among some, I also searched for and read several others including the Department of Defense military personnel and demographics statistics. The numbers vary only slightly. Eisboch The Heritage Foundation would rate up there with Michael Moore in terms of using numbers and information to its best advantage. |
Sad News
On 11/11/11 7:42 PM, Eisboch wrote:
"X ` Man" wrote in message ... Come on, you went to a first-rate high school full of really bright kids. I know, because I dated a lot of them. :) There were few intellectual slouches I encountered among my buddies, male and female, at Amity Regional. You were just entering high school, I bet, when that terrific Spencer Tracey movie, Judgment at Nuremberg, came out. I'm sure you saw it...everyone did. It's one of the best movies ever made. ------------------------------------------------------------- Just because I attended Amity doesn't mean I was one of the "bright" ones. I struggled at Amity. I was a transplant who didn't really fit in a very affluent area and social culture. I left Amity halfway through my senior year and graduated from a school back in MA, BTW. Funny thing was, when I registered at the high school in MA, I already had all the college courses and credits required to graduate per their curriculum requirements. So, I goofed off for the rest of the year. Eisboch Ahhh. Amity is still a top high school, according to my buddies in Woodbridge, Orange, et cetera. I was glad to hear that. Unfortunately, the City of New Haven schools have not fared as well, though I've been told the schools are improving. I drove through some areas of New Haven a couple of months ago when I was up for a visit. I was happy to see some of what I saw and disappointed with some of the rest. Upper Whalley Avenue, from the Whalley Theater to downtown, is pretty grim. Downtown, though, looks better than it did the last time I was there. |
Sad News
"jps" wrote in message ... On Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:06:18 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote: wrote in message ... On Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:59:34 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote: I decided to do my own "fact checking" about these claims. Turns out, it's BS. It appears to me that the"Heritage Foundation" is the source of your data. I would not consider them either "fair" or "balanced" or accurate. I would consider these statistics more reliable: http://www.census.gov/population/www...ry-Service.pdf --------------------------------------------------------- The Heritage Foundation is one of the web sites I read (because it popped up in the Google search) however knowing it's reputation among some, I also searched for and read several others including the Department of Defense military personnel and demographics statistics. The numbers vary only slightly. Eisboch The Heritage Foundation would rate up there with Michael Moore in terms of using numbers and information to its best advantage. ------------------------------------------------- I just went back and found the Heritage website again. The sources given for the data they used is given as: US Department of Defense. Defense Manpower Data Center, 2006-2007 and: US Census Bureau, United States Census 2000 The numbers are consistent with those found directly from the cited sources. Eisboch |
Sad News
wrote in message ... --------------------------------------------------------- The Heritage Foundation is one of the web sites I read (because it popped up in the Google search) however knowing it's reputation among some, I also searched for and read several others including the Department of Defense military personnel and demographics statistics. The numbers vary only slightly. Eisboch ------------------------------------------------------- How do they compare with the census data? --------------------------------------------------------- One of the cited sources at the Heritage website *was* the US census data |
Sad News
On 11/11/11 8:15 PM, Eisboch wrote:
"jps" wrote in message ... On Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:06:18 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote: wrote in message ... On Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:59:34 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote: I decided to do my own "fact checking" about these claims. Turns out, it's BS. It appears to me that the"Heritage Foundation" is the source of your data. I would not consider them either "fair" or "balanced" or accurate. I would consider these statistics more reliable: http://www.census.gov/population/www...ry-Service.pdf --------------------------------------------------------- The Heritage Foundation is one of the web sites I read (because it popped up in the Google search) however knowing it's reputation among some, I also searched for and read several others including the Department of Defense military personnel and demographics statistics. The numbers vary only slightly. Eisboch The Heritage Foundation would rate up there with Michael Moore in terms of using numbers and information to its best advantage. ------------------------------------------------- I just went back and found the Heritage website again. The sources given for the data they used is given as: US Department of Defense. Defense Manpower Data Center, 2006-2007 and: US Census Bureau, United States Census 2000 The numbers are consistent with those found directly from the cited sources. Eisboch The data shows the military has become the employer of last resort. |
Sad News
On 11/11/2011 7:44 PM, jps wrote:
On Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:06:18 -0500, wrote: wrote in message ... On Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:59:34 -0500, wrote: I decided to do my own "fact checking" about these claims. Turns out, it's BS. It appears to me that the"Heritage Foundation" is the source of your data. I would not consider them either "fair" or "balanced" or accurate. I would consider these statistics more reliable: http://www.census.gov/population/www...ry-Service.pdf --------------------------------------------------------- The Heritage Foundation is one of the web sites I read (because it popped up in the Google search) however knowing it's reputation among some, I also searched for and read several others including the Department of Defense military personnel and demographics statistics. The numbers vary only slightly. Eisboch The Heritage Foundation would rate up there with Michael Moore in terms of using numbers and information to its best advantage. That's almost funny coming from a guy who admits he gets his news from Jon Stewart! |
Sad News
On 11/11/2011 9:07 PM, wrote:
On Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:52:18 -0500, JustWait wrote: On 11/11/2011 7:44 PM, jps wrote: On Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:06:18 -0500, wrote: wrote in message ... On Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:59:34 -0500, wrote: I decided to do my own "fact checking" about these claims. Turns out, it's BS. It appears to me that the"Heritage Foundation" is the source of your data. I would not consider them either "fair" or "balanced" or accurate. I would consider these statistics more reliable: http://www.census.gov/population/www...ry-Service.pdf --------------------------------------------------------- The Heritage Foundation is one of the web sites I read (because it popped up in the Google search) however knowing it's reputation among some, I also searched for and read several others including the Department of Defense military personnel and demographics statistics. The numbers vary only slightly. Eisboch The Heritage Foundation would rate up there with Michael Moore in terms of using numbers and information to its best advantage. That's almost funny coming from a guy who admits he gets his news from Jon Stewart! That's almost funny coming from a guy who admits he gets his news from Rush Limbaugh, Bill O'Reilly, and Sarah Palin! You are a liar plum.... |
Sad News
X ` Man wrote:
On 11/11/11 7:18 AM, John H wrote: On Fri, 11 Nov 2011 04:55:41 -0500, wrote: On 11/10/2011 11:14 PM, Canuck57 wrote: On 10/11/2011 7:21 PM, X ` Man wrote: A classmate and colleague of my wife, Lt. Col. David E. Cabrera, was killed recently in Afghanistan RIP. Condolences to the family. But if 0bama kept his promises he would still be alive. I am just surprised Harry hasn't told us how worthless the guy was for joining up. I mean, we all know the disdain he has for enlisted men and women... Just ask John... Nope. According to his comments, I was 'stupid', because I let myself get drafted. My disdain is for the military establishment generally, the "corporation," so to speak, and not those who wear the uniform, with certain exceptions to the latter, you being one of them. Since the end of World War II, I believe the military establishment's primary goal has been to perpetuate itself, to keep as many men and women in uniform as possible. Dr. Cabrera chose a soldier's life and took a soldier's chances. According to my wife, he was a terrific psychotherapist, something the military is in great need of these days. It's too bad he didn't survive to figure out why you are so ****ed up. -HB |
| All times are GMT +1. The time now is 03:53 AM. |
Powered by vBulletin® Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004 - 2014 BoatBanter.com