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Is Paris/Isis Over?
On 11/27/2015 7:19 PM, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 11/27/15 7:08 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/27/2015 6:52 PM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/27/15 3:53 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/27/2015 3:24 PM, wrote: On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 13:33:19 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: wrote: On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 12:56:26 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/27/15 12:42 PM, wrote: On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 12:02:23 -0500, John H. wrote: On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 18:38:18 -0500, wrote: On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 17:23:43 -0500, wrote: On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 16:12:53 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: The teachers were not looking for anything massive, but the law said there had to be good faith negotiations...and the strikes helped make that happen. === Unions willing to break the law are guilty of extortion. Teachers work hard for their money but salaries, and paticularly benefits, have gotten out of line with private industry. This will cause a major crisis at some point and force many local school districts into bankruptcy. I am not even upset at teacher salaries and benefits. What ****es me off is they can't get rid of bad teachers, pay is not tied to performance and the administration siphons 60% of the money away before it ever trickles down to the actual classroom. Sounds like you've been there and done that. You are correct. A few years ago I did go through the school board budget, pretty much line for line and developed a summary of where the money was going. Then I compared that to a few other places. The striking thing was how much of the money is going to things that are not really education related. In defense of the teachers themselves, I would say, they will not make any real money in the classroom compared to what they can make if they move downtown to the administration office. Now you end up with a teacher who we may have been better off keeping in the classroom, being a mediocre administrator but that is how the career path is structured. You can't get a serious administrative job without being a teacher. It is an entirely different skill set. Charter schools are starting to demonstrate the flaws in the way we run school systems, even though they are running with ankle weights. Good grief. You went through a local school board budget and proclaimed yourself an expert. Hehehe. It is simple math and math is a pure science. ...but you know that. It is a simple fact that you can put a kid in the best secular private school in Lee County for what the school board is spending on them. That you can do simple math doesn't mean you understand a school budget, but of course you are the world's greatest living expert. It is not hard to understand when they break out where the money is being spent. I am sorry that you underestimate the abilities of people you disagree with but that does not make them wrong. Harry cracks me up. When the subject is global warming or creationism, math, science and statistics reign but when it comes to a social issue dear to his heart, math, science and statistics go out the window and the insults start. You are absolutely correct. Two of our kids went to public high schools, the third went to a highly rated private high school. I just looked up the current public school budget and the "cost per pupil" for the long list of budgetary line items. Then I looked up the current tuition (inclusive of all student fees) for the private school our third kid graduated from. The total "cost per pupil" is actually slightly higher in the public school than the tuition for the private. The private has a statistical record of the highest percentage of graduates continuing on to college and also has the higher average SAT scores. It is a bit naive to compare cost per pupil between public and private schools, since public schools in the main pay their staffs decently, and are also burdened with trying to correct most of the ills of society dumped on kids with impoverished parents, have to provide programs for intellectually and emotionally challenged kids, and don't have the advantage of cherry picking their students. But, hey, it's just math, right? Good grief. You are hopeless. Yeah, because I'm taking into account the pressures on public school systems versus the relative lack of pressure on private schools. Not what I was referring to or thinking. Question: Do you *ever* have a positive thought or ever feel lucky and privileged to live in the USA? I don't think I have ever known anyone who is so negative ... about just about everything, except for maybe your gun collection. Are you sure you are ok? |
Is Paris/Isis Over?
On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 14:05:17 -0500,
wrote: On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 13:33:19 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: wrote: On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 12:56:26 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/27/15 12:42 PM, wrote: On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 12:02:23 -0500, John H. wrote: On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 18:38:18 -0500, wrote: On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 17:23:43 -0500, wrote: On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 16:12:53 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: The teachers were not looking for anything massive, but the law said there had to be good faith negotiations...and the strikes helped make that happen. === Unions willing to break the law are guilty of extortion. Teachers work hard for their money but salaries, and paticularly benefits, have gotten out of line with private industry. This will cause a major crisis at some point and force many local school districts into bankruptcy. I am not even upset at teacher salaries and benefits. What ****es me off is they can't get rid of bad teachers, pay is not tied to performance and the administration siphons 60% of the money away before it ever trickles down to the actual classroom. Sounds like you've been there and done that. You are correct. A few years ago I did go through the school board budget, pretty much line for line and developed a summary of where the money was going. Then I compared that to a few other places. The striking thing was how much of the money is going to things that are not really education related. In defense of the teachers themselves, I would say, they will not make any real money in the classroom compared to what they can make if they move downtown to the administration office. Now you end up with a teacher who we may have been better off keeping in the classroom, being a mediocre administrator but that is how the career path is structured. You can't get a serious administrative job without being a teacher. It is an entirely different skill set. Charter schools are starting to demonstrate the flaws in the way we run school systems, even though they are running with ankle weights. Good grief. You went through a local school board budget and proclaimed yourself an expert. Hehehe. It is simple math and math is a pure science. ...but you know that. It is a simple fact that you can put a kid in the best secular private school in Lee County for what the school board is spending on them. That you can do simple math doesn't mean you understand a school budget, but of course you are the world's greatest living expert. === Harry the schmuck blasts out yet another brain fart. It's too bad that more people don't make an attempt to understand their school budgets. They'd be appalled at how much gets spent to support obscure special programs that benefit very few people - some of which are federally mandated but funded locally. Public schools have turned into a massive care system for children of all abilities with actual education a second priority. It is enough to just look at what they are spending down at the "metro mall" (a regional mall the school board took over as an administration office). Then understand how many other administration related buildings they have. it is almost 60% of the budget and the actual schools get the other 40sumpin (cruises from 41-44% over the years). |
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Is Paris/Isis Over?
On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 16:45:37 -0500, John H.
wrote: Who appoints the sergeants, lieutenants, captains, etc. It all comes from the top, Krause. And if the city council and/or mayor is corrupt, as we know they are in Chicago, then the corruptness rolls downhill. The cops are like the military. The enlisted folks tend to be based on merit up until the E8-9 area. The "O" ranks start out on merit and quickly become more political as you move up the scale the father you get up on the "O" scale, the more political it gets. |
Is Paris/Isis Over?
On 11/27/15 7:32 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 11/27/2015 7:19 PM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/27/15 7:08 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/27/2015 6:52 PM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/27/15 3:53 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/27/2015 3:24 PM, wrote: On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 13:33:19 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: wrote: On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 12:56:26 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/27/15 12:42 PM, wrote: On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 12:02:23 -0500, John H. wrote: On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 18:38:18 -0500, wrote: On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 17:23:43 -0500, wrote: On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 16:12:53 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: The teachers were not looking for anything massive, but the law said there had to be good faith negotiations...and the strikes helped make that happen. === Unions willing to break the law are guilty of extortion. Teachers work hard for their money but salaries, and paticularly benefits, have gotten out of line with private industry. This will cause a major crisis at some point and force many local school districts into bankruptcy. I am not even upset at teacher salaries and benefits. What ****es me off is they can't get rid of bad teachers, pay is not tied to performance and the administration siphons 60% of the money away before it ever trickles down to the actual classroom. Sounds like you've been there and done that. You are correct. A few years ago I did go through the school board budget, pretty much line for line and developed a summary of where the money was going. Then I compared that to a few other places. The striking thing was how much of the money is going to things that are not really education related. In defense of the teachers themselves, I would say, they will not make any real money in the classroom compared to what they can make if they move downtown to the administration office. Now you end up with a teacher who we may have been better off keeping in the classroom, being a mediocre administrator but that is how the career path is structured. You can't get a serious administrative job without being a teacher. It is an entirely different skill set. Charter schools are starting to demonstrate the flaws in the way we run school systems, even though they are running with ankle weights. Good grief. You went through a local school board budget and proclaimed yourself an expert. Hehehe. It is simple math and math is a pure science. ...but you know that. It is a simple fact that you can put a kid in the best secular private school in Lee County for what the school board is spending on them. That you can do simple math doesn't mean you understand a school budget, but of course you are the world's greatest living expert. It is not hard to understand when they break out where the money is being spent. I am sorry that you underestimate the abilities of people you disagree with but that does not make them wrong. Harry cracks me up. When the subject is global warming or creationism, math, science and statistics reign but when it comes to a social issue dear to his heart, math, science and statistics go out the window and the insults start. You are absolutely correct. Two of our kids went to public high schools, the third went to a highly rated private high school. I just looked up the current public school budget and the "cost per pupil" for the long list of budgetary line items. Then I looked up the current tuition (inclusive of all student fees) for the private school our third kid graduated from. The total "cost per pupil" is actually slightly higher in the public school than the tuition for the private. The private has a statistical record of the highest percentage of graduates continuing on to college and also has the higher average SAT scores. It is a bit naive to compare cost per pupil between public and private schools, since public schools in the main pay their staffs decently, and are also burdened with trying to correct most of the ills of society dumped on kids with impoverished parents, have to provide programs for intellectually and emotionally challenged kids, and don't have the advantage of cherry picking their students. But, hey, it's just math, right? Good grief. You are hopeless. Yeah, because I'm taking into account the pressures on public school systems versus the relative lack of pressure on private schools. Not what I was referring to or thinking. Question: Do you *ever* have a positive thought or ever feel lucky and privileged to live in the USA? I don't think I have ever known anyone who is so negative ... about just about everything, except for maybe your gun collection. Are you sure you are ok? I'm supposed to guess your hidden meaning? I don't live in the Republican bubble. |
Is Paris/Isis Over?
On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 18:52:56 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote: On 11/27/15 3:53 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: Harry cracks me up. When the subject is global warming or creationism, math, science and statistics reign but when it comes to a social issue dear to his heart, math, science and statistics go out the window and the insults start. You are absolutely correct. Two of our kids went to public high schools, the third went to a highly rated private high school. I just looked up the current public school budget and the "cost per pupil" for the long list of budgetary line items. Then I looked up the current tuition (inclusive of all student fees) for the private school our third kid graduated from. The total "cost per pupil" is actually slightly higher in the public school than the tuition for the private. The private has a statistical record of the highest percentage of graduates continuing on to college and also has the higher average SAT scores. It is a bit naive to compare cost per pupil between public and private schools, since public schools in the main pay their staffs decently, and are also burdened with trying to correct most of the ills of society dumped on kids with impoverished parents, have to provide programs for intellectually and emotionally challenged kids, and don't have the advantage of cherry picking their students. But, hey, it's just math, right? You never disappoint ;-) How about those charter schools that specialize on "special" students, get less money and still provide superior results. |
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On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 18:54:39 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote: On 11/27/15 5:40 PM, John H. wrote: On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 12:56:26 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/27/15 12:42 PM, wrote: On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 12:02:23 -0500, John H. wrote: On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 18:38:18 -0500, wrote: On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 17:23:43 -0500, wrote: On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 16:12:53 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: The teachers were not looking for anything massive, but the law said there had to be good faith negotiations...and the strikes helped make that happen. === Unions willing to break the law are guilty of extortion. Teachers work hard for their money but salaries, and paticularly benefits, have gotten out of line with private industry. This will cause a major crisis at some point and force many local school districts into bankruptcy. I am not even upset at teacher salaries and benefits. What ****es me off is they can't get rid of bad teachers, pay is not tied to performance and the administration siphons 60% of the money away before it ever trickles down to the actual classroom. Sounds like you've been there and done that. You are correct. A few years ago I did go through the school board budget, pretty much line for line and developed a summary of where the money was going. Then I compared that to a few other places. The striking thing was how much of the money is going to things that are not really education related. In defense of the teachers themselves, I would say, they will not make any real money in the classroom compared to what they can make if they move downtown to the administration office. Now you end up with a teacher who we may have been better off keeping in the classroom, being a mediocre administrator but that is how the career path is structured. You can't get a serious administrative job without being a teacher. It is an entirely different skill set. Charter schools are starting to demonstrate the flaws in the way we run school systems, even though they are running with ankle weights. Good grief. You went through a local school board budget and proclaimed yourself an expert. Hehehe. And how many school board budgets have you analyzed, oh omniscient one? -- Quite a few when I worked for the NEA, oh, retarded one. UH Huh ... and you were not ****ed about how much money never trickled down to your teachers? I suppose you got yours and **** the percentage because the tax payers are an unlimited source of money. As long as the top line is 10 digits, there was plenty left over. |
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On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 19:14:03 -0500,
wrote: On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 18:53:37 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: Well, hell, they got rid of you as a teacher. Because I retired? What a stupid comment. -- Call it whatever you want. === Why did the NEA get rid of you? That seems like it should have been a good gig for your talents. He retired ;-) |
Is Paris/Isis Over?
On 11/27/15 8:52 PM, wrote:
On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 19:14:03 -0500, wrote: On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 18:53:37 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: Well, hell, they got rid of you as a teacher. Because I retired? What a stupid comment. -- Call it whatever you want. === Why did the NEA get rid of you? That seems like it should have been a good gig for your talents. He retired ;-) The reality is that the Republican lobbyist the NEA affiliate had on retainer in New York State sent my name and C.V. and a recommendation to Jacob Javits, a Republican U.S. Senator who was looking for a new press secretary, and the senator invited me down to D.C. for an interview. He wasn't sure whether he was going to run for another term, and I was reluctant to commit if he wasn't. In those days, many Republican officeholders were decent people, and progressive, and not crackpot conservatives. Javits was one of these decent pols. During the same trip to meet Javits, I had an interview with the then biggest AAAA Ad and PR agency in DC, and that agency hired me as the account exec on its labor union and political accounts, and two commercial accounts. I took the job because I was weary of working for the teachers union, and I had just completed two really significant tasks: "roadie" PR manager for a woman running for NEA president elect (successful) and merger of the NEA affiliate and the AFT affiliate in New York State (successful). Some years later, I was retained by the NEA to produce a series of political ads and brochures. I did have a lot of fun working for the teachers' unions in New York State. I had a professional staff of seven working for me, and we did our jobs. After I left, my first assistant took a job as director of PR for the teachers' union in Hawaii, which had to be a dream gig. |
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Is Paris/Isis Over?
Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 11/27/2015 6:55 PM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/27/15 5:38 PM, John H. wrote: On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 22:44:25 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 11/26/2015 9:40 PM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/26/15 9:03 PM, John H. wrote: On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 10:12:37 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 11/26/2015 10:00 AM, John H. wrote: On Wed, 25 Nov 2015 11:33:11 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 11/25/2015 10:25 AM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/25/15 10:15 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/25/2015 10:13 AM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/25/15 10:10 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/25/2015 10:03 AM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/25/15 7:41 AM, John H. wrote: On Tue, 24 Nov 2015 18:08:32 -0600, Boating All Out wrote: Will coverage of cop the killing a teen in Chicago be another 24/7 story? Can they manage two 24/7 stories? We'll see. The video definitely makes the cop appear in the wrong. But, a first degree murder charge has been filed. What more do the marchers want. Is this an excuse to begin looting and burning in Chicago? -- You probably didn't understand the civil rights demonstrations and marches of the 1960s, either. Point to ponder: In the 400 days since this cop committed this obvious murder, 396 blacks were shot and killed by another black in the Chicago area. Do they not understand the civil rights demonstrations and marches of the 1960s or that Black Lives Matter either? You don't "get it," either, eh? Yes Harry, I "get it". Probably better than you do. I don't think so. The 1960's demonstrations/marches were mostly against institutional racism and violence. The Chicago demonstration, such as it was, was also against institutional racism and violence. Police murder of blacks seems to be endemic these days. Institutional violence. We have, what, 30,000+ "deaths by gun" and mostly involving non-police individuals in this country each year. Peculiarly 'Merican, eh? How many by suicide? How many black on black? How many while a crime was being committed? How many with drug involvement? How many accidental? How many by illegal immigrants? If you have a point to make, make it. Otherwise admit that you are just parroting a statistic without having a clue as to what it implies. Am I right, O' clueless one? That one's probably way too hard for Krause to answer. -- Ban idiots, not guns! He's afraid of what I might say in response to his answer. The questions asked are easily answered with a little digging. When he's obviously put in a corner, he keeps his mouth shut. Most of the time he doesn't realize he was in a corner, opens his mouth, and looks even more stupid. -- Ban idiots, not guns! Apparently you right wing trashmeisters can't read. I've often stated I don't read FlaJim's posts firsthand and I usually ignore them when they get reposted, and I usually don't respond when another right wing trashmeister like you tries, and tries, and tries, et cetera. I really find that hard to believe, Harry. Only 'cause it's unbelievable. -- Ban idiots, not guns! 99.9% of FlaJim's comments here are totally devoid of content, which is one reason of many not to bother with them. Just the other day you said you only saw a miniscule number of his posts and only when they are quoted by others. Now you say that 99.9% of his posts are totally devoid of content. How do you know that if you only see a small fraction of them? He's a liar. That's a proven fact. He's a tax cheat - fact #2 that should also prevent him from having an opinion about how OUR tax dollars are spent. |
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Keyser Söze wrote:
On 11/27/15 7:11 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/27/2015 6:55 PM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/27/15 5:38 PM, John H. wrote: On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 22:44:25 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 11/26/2015 9:40 PM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/26/15 9:03 PM, John H. wrote: On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 10:12:37 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 11/26/2015 10:00 AM, John H. wrote: On Wed, 25 Nov 2015 11:33:11 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 11/25/2015 10:25 AM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/25/15 10:15 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/25/2015 10:13 AM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/25/15 10:10 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/25/2015 10:03 AM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/25/15 7:41 AM, John H. wrote: On Tue, 24 Nov 2015 18:08:32 -0600, Boating All Out wrote: Will coverage of cop the killing a teen in Chicago be another 24/7 story? Can they manage two 24/7 stories? We'll see. The video definitely makes the cop appear in the wrong. But, a first degree murder charge has been filed. What more do the marchers want. Is this an excuse to begin looting and burning in Chicago? -- You probably didn't understand the civil rights demonstrations and marches of the 1960s, either. Point to ponder: In the 400 days since this cop committed this obvious murder, 396 blacks were shot and killed by another black in the Chicago area. Do they not understand the civil rights demonstrations and marches of the 1960s or that Black Lives Matter either? You don't "get it," either, eh? Yes Harry, I "get it". Probably better than you do. I don't think so. The 1960's demonstrations/marches were mostly against institutional racism and violence. The Chicago demonstration, such as it was, was also against institutional racism and violence. Police murder of blacks seems to be endemic these days. Institutional violence. We have, what, 30,000+ "deaths by gun" and mostly involving non-police individuals in this country each year. Peculiarly 'Merican, eh? How many by suicide? How many black on black? How many while a crime was being committed? How many with drug involvement? How many accidental? How many by illegal immigrants? If you have a point to make, make it. Otherwise admit that you are just parroting a statistic without having a clue as to what it implies. Am I right, O' clueless one? That one's probably way too hard for Krause to answer. -- Ban idiots, not guns! He's afraid of what I might say in response to his answer. The questions asked are easily answered with a little digging. When he's obviously put in a corner, he keeps his mouth shut. Most of the time he doesn't realize he was in a corner, opens his mouth, and looks even more stupid. -- Ban idiots, not guns! Apparently you right wing trashmeisters can't read. I've often stated I don't read FlaJim's posts firsthand and I usually ignore them when they get reposted, and I usually don't respond when another right wing trashmeister like you tries, and tries, and tries, et cetera. I really find that hard to believe, Harry. Only 'cause it's unbelievable. -- Ban idiots, not guns! 99.9% of FlaJim's comments here are totally devoid of content, which is one reason of many not to bother with them. Just the other day you said you only saw a miniscule number of his posts and only when they are quoted by others. Now you say that 99.9% of his posts are totally devoid of content. How do you know that if you only see a small fraction of them? I'm extrapolating from the few I see and I'm recalling some of what he posted in the past. Bull****. |
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On 11/27/2015 7:32 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 11/27/2015 7:19 PM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/27/15 7:08 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/27/2015 6:52 PM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/27/15 3:53 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/27/2015 3:24 PM, wrote: On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 13:33:19 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: wrote: On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 12:56:26 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/27/15 12:42 PM, wrote: On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 12:02:23 -0500, John H. wrote: On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 18:38:18 -0500, wrote: On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 17:23:43 -0500, wrote: On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 16:12:53 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: The teachers were not looking for anything massive, but the law said there had to be good faith negotiations...and the strikes helped make that happen. === Unions willing to break the law are guilty of extortion. Teachers work hard for their money but salaries, and paticularly benefits, have gotten out of line with private industry. This will cause a major crisis at some point and force many local school districts into bankruptcy. I am not even upset at teacher salaries and benefits. What ****es me off is they can't get rid of bad teachers, pay is not tied to performance and the administration siphons 60% of the money away before it ever trickles down to the actual classroom. Sounds like you've been there and done that. You are correct. A few years ago I did go through the school board budget, pretty much line for line and developed a summary of where the money was going. Then I compared that to a few other places. The striking thing was how much of the money is going to things that are not really education related. In defense of the teachers themselves, I would say, they will not make any real money in the classroom compared to what they can make if they move downtown to the administration office. Now you end up with a teacher who we may have been better off keeping in the classroom, being a mediocre administrator but that is how the career path is structured. You can't get a serious administrative job without being a teacher. It is an entirely different skill set. Charter schools are starting to demonstrate the flaws in the way we run school systems, even though they are running with ankle weights. Good grief. You went through a local school board budget and proclaimed yourself an expert. Hehehe. It is simple math and math is a pure science. ...but you know that. It is a simple fact that you can put a kid in the best secular private school in Lee County for what the school board is spending on them. That you can do simple math doesn't mean you understand a school budget, but of course you are the world's greatest living expert. It is not hard to understand when they break out where the money is being spent. I am sorry that you underestimate the abilities of people you disagree with but that does not make them wrong. Harry cracks me up. When the subject is global warming or creationism, math, science and statistics reign but when it comes to a social issue dear to his heart, math, science and statistics go out the window and the insults start. You are absolutely correct. Two of our kids went to public high schools, the third went to a highly rated private high school. I just looked up the current public school budget and the "cost per pupil" for the long list of budgetary line items. Then I looked up the current tuition (inclusive of all student fees) for the private school our third kid graduated from. The total "cost per pupil" is actually slightly higher in the public school than the tuition for the private. The private has a statistical record of the highest percentage of graduates continuing on to college and also has the higher average SAT scores. It is a bit naive to compare cost per pupil between public and private schools, since public schools in the main pay their staffs decently, and are also burdened with trying to correct most of the ills of society dumped on kids with impoverished parents, have to provide programs for intellectually and emotionally challenged kids, and don't have the advantage of cherry picking their students. But, hey, it's just math, right? Good grief. You are hopeless. Yeah, because I'm taking into account the pressures on public school systems versus the relative lack of pressure on private schools. Not what I was referring to or thinking. Question: Do you *ever* have a positive thought or ever feel lucky and privileged to live in the USA? I don't think I have ever known anyone who is so negative ... about just about everything, except for maybe your gun collection. Are you sure you are ok? He should take his guns and go join up with ISIS. He certainly hasn't done the USA any good. First thing they'd do is cut his tongue out. |
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On 11/27/2015 9:08 PM, Keyser Söze wrote:
The reality is that the Republican You havent the foggiest idea what reality is. |
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Are you sure you are ok?
Its called "Gaslighting" Look it up, No cure. |
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On 11/28/2015 1:47 AM, wrote:
Are you sure you are ok? Its called "Gaslighting" Look it up, No cure. I wish you folks would learn to set up your news readers properly before you get on usenert and jump into conversations. I'm talking to you "moore" and, of course our old pal Dumb Donnie. I get the feeling you are referring to Harry Krause, right? Here's the lookup: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog...ing-gaslighted |
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Is Paris/Isis Over?
On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 21:08:33 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 11/27/15 8:52 PM, wrote: On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 19:14:03 -0500, wrote: On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 18:53:37 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: Well, hell, they got rid of you as a teacher. Because I retired? What a stupid comment. -- Call it whatever you want. === Why did the NEA get rid of you? That seems like it should have been a good gig for your talents. He retired ;-) The reality is that the Republican lobbyist the NEA affiliate had on retainer in New York State sent my name and C.V. and a recommendation to Jacob Javits, a Republican U.S. Senator who was looking for a new press secretary, and the senator invited me down to D.C. for an interview. He wasn't sure whether he was going to run for another term, and I was reluctant to commit if he wasn't. In those days, many Republican officeholders were decent people, and progressive, and not crackpot conservatives. Javits was one of these decent pols. During the same trip to meet Javits, I had an interview with the then biggest AAAA Ad and PR agency in DC, and that agency hired me as the account exec on its labor union and political accounts, and two commercial accounts. I took the job because I was weary of working for the teachers union, and I had just completed two really significant tasks: "roadie" PR manager for a woman running for NEA president elect (successful) and merger of the NEA affiliate and the AFT affiliate in New York State (successful). So you say. Some years later, I was retained by the NEA to produce a series of political ads and brochures. I did have a lot of fun working for the teachers' unions in New York State. I had a professional staff of seven working for me, and we did our jobs. After I left, my first assistant took a job as director of PR for the teachers' union in Hawaii, which had to be a dream gig. Wow. I am totally f'ing impressed. You are the man, Krause. Is this story as truthfull as your Vietnam memory? -- Ban idiots, not guns! |
Is Paris/Isis Over?
On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 18:55:38 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 11/27/15 5:38 PM, John H. wrote: On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 22:44:25 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 11/26/2015 9:40 PM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/26/15 9:03 PM, John H. wrote: On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 10:12:37 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 11/26/2015 10:00 AM, John H. wrote: On Wed, 25 Nov 2015 11:33:11 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 11/25/2015 10:25 AM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/25/15 10:15 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/25/2015 10:13 AM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/25/15 10:10 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/25/2015 10:03 AM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/25/15 7:41 AM, John H. wrote: On Tue, 24 Nov 2015 18:08:32 -0600, Boating All Out wrote: Will coverage of cop the killing a teen in Chicago be another 24/7 story? Can they manage two 24/7 stories? We'll see. The video definitely makes the cop appear in the wrong. But, a first degree murder charge has been filed. What more do the marchers want. Is this an excuse to begin looting and burning in Chicago? -- You probably didn't understand the civil rights demonstrations and marches of the 1960s, either. Point to ponder: In the 400 days since this cop committed this obvious murder, 396 blacks were shot and killed by another black in the Chicago area. Do they not understand the civil rights demonstrations and marches of the 1960s or that Black Lives Matter either? You don't "get it," either, eh? Yes Harry, I "get it". Probably better than you do. I don't think so. The 1960's demonstrations/marches were mostly against institutional racism and violence. The Chicago demonstration, such as it was, was also against institutional racism and violence. Police murder of blacks seems to be endemic these days. Institutional violence. We have, what, 30,000+ "deaths by gun" and mostly involving non-police individuals in this country each year. Peculiarly 'Merican, eh? How many by suicide? How many black on black? How many while a crime was being committed? How many with drug involvement? How many accidental? How many by illegal immigrants? If you have a point to make, make it. Otherwise admit that you are just parroting a statistic without having a clue as to what it implies. Am I right, O' clueless one? That one's probably way too hard for Krause to answer. -- Ban idiots, not guns! He's afraid of what I might say in response to his answer. The questions asked are easily answered with a little digging. When he's obviously put in a corner, he keeps his mouth shut. Most of the time he doesn't realize he was in a corner, opens his mouth, and looks even more stupid. -- Ban idiots, not guns! Apparently you right wing trashmeisters can't read. I've often stated I don't read FlaJim's posts firsthand and I usually ignore them when they get reposted, and I usually don't respond when another right wing trashmeister like you tries, and tries, and tries, et cetera. I really find that hard to believe, Harry. Only 'cause it's unbelievable. -- Ban idiots, not guns! 99.9% of FlaJim's comments here are totally devoid of content, which is one reason of many not to bother with them. How would you know, Mr. Bozo? -- Ban idiots, not guns! |
Is Paris/Isis Over?
On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 19:11:21 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:
On 11/27/2015 6:55 PM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/27/15 5:38 PM, John H. wrote: On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 22:44:25 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 11/26/2015 9:40 PM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/26/15 9:03 PM, John H. wrote: On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 10:12:37 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 11/26/2015 10:00 AM, John H. wrote: On Wed, 25 Nov 2015 11:33:11 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 11/25/2015 10:25 AM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/25/15 10:15 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/25/2015 10:13 AM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/25/15 10:10 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/25/2015 10:03 AM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/25/15 7:41 AM, John H. wrote: On Tue, 24 Nov 2015 18:08:32 -0600, Boating All Out wrote: Will coverage of cop the killing a teen in Chicago be another 24/7 story? Can they manage two 24/7 stories? We'll see. The video definitely makes the cop appear in the wrong. But, a first degree murder charge has been filed. What more do the marchers want. Is this an excuse to begin looting and burning in Chicago? -- You probably didn't understand the civil rights demonstrations and marches of the 1960s, either. Point to ponder: In the 400 days since this cop committed this obvious murder, 396 blacks were shot and killed by another black in the Chicago area. Do they not understand the civil rights demonstrations and marches of the 1960s or that Black Lives Matter either? You don't "get it," either, eh? Yes Harry, I "get it". Probably better than you do. I don't think so. The 1960's demonstrations/marches were mostly against institutional racism and violence. The Chicago demonstration, such as it was, was also against institutional racism and violence. Police murder of blacks seems to be endemic these days. Institutional violence. We have, what, 30,000+ "deaths by gun" and mostly involving non-police individuals in this country each year. Peculiarly 'Merican, eh? How many by suicide? How many black on black? How many while a crime was being committed? How many with drug involvement? How many accidental? How many by illegal immigrants? If you have a point to make, make it. Otherwise admit that you are just parroting a statistic without having a clue as to what it implies. Am I right, O' clueless one? That one's probably way too hard for Krause to answer. -- Ban idiots, not guns! He's afraid of what I might say in response to his answer. The questions asked are easily answered with a little digging. When he's obviously put in a corner, he keeps his mouth shut. Most of the time he doesn't realize he was in a corner, opens his mouth, and looks even more stupid. -- Ban idiots, not guns! Apparently you right wing trashmeisters can't read. I've often stated I don't read FlaJim's posts firsthand and I usually ignore them when they get reposted, and I usually don't respond when another right wing trashmeister like you tries, and tries, and tries, et cetera. I really find that hard to believe, Harry. Only 'cause it's unbelievable. -- Ban idiots, not guns! 99.9% of FlaJim's comments here are totally devoid of content, which is one reason of many not to bother with them. Just the other day you said you only saw a miniscule number of his posts and only when they are quoted by others. Now you say that 99.9% of his posts are totally devoid of content. How do you know that if you only see a small fraction of them? Great minds, etc. Should have read the posts out of sequence, but this way Krause can answer twice. It'll be interesting to see if the answers are the same. -- Ban idiots, not guns! |
Is Paris/Isis Over?
On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 19:17:45 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 11/27/15 7:11 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/27/2015 6:55 PM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/27/15 5:38 PM, John H. wrote: On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 22:44:25 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 11/26/2015 9:40 PM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/26/15 9:03 PM, John H. wrote: On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 10:12:37 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 11/26/2015 10:00 AM, John H. wrote: On Wed, 25 Nov 2015 11:33:11 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 11/25/2015 10:25 AM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/25/15 10:15 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/25/2015 10:13 AM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/25/15 10:10 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/25/2015 10:03 AM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/25/15 7:41 AM, John H. wrote: On Tue, 24 Nov 2015 18:08:32 -0600, Boating All Out wrote: Will coverage of cop the killing a teen in Chicago be another 24/7 story? Can they manage two 24/7 stories? We'll see. The video definitely makes the cop appear in the wrong. But, a first degree murder charge has been filed. What more do the marchers want. Is this an excuse to begin looting and burning in Chicago? -- You probably didn't understand the civil rights demonstrations and marches of the 1960s, either. Point to ponder: In the 400 days since this cop committed this obvious murder, 396 blacks were shot and killed by another black in the Chicago area. Do they not understand the civil rights demonstrations and marches of the 1960s or that Black Lives Matter either? You don't "get it," either, eh? Yes Harry, I "get it". Probably better than you do. I don't think so. The 1960's demonstrations/marches were mostly against institutional racism and violence. The Chicago demonstration, such as it was, was also against institutional racism and violence. Police murder of blacks seems to be endemic these days. Institutional violence. We have, what, 30,000+ "deaths by gun" and mostly involving non-police individuals in this country each year. Peculiarly 'Merican, eh? How many by suicide? How many black on black? How many while a crime was being committed? How many with drug involvement? How many accidental? How many by illegal immigrants? If you have a point to make, make it. Otherwise admit that you are just parroting a statistic without having a clue as to what it implies. Am I right, O' clueless one? That one's probably way too hard for Krause to answer. -- Ban idiots, not guns! He's afraid of what I might say in response to his answer. The questions asked are easily answered with a little digging. When he's obviously put in a corner, he keeps his mouth shut. Most of the time he doesn't realize he was in a corner, opens his mouth, and looks even more stupid. -- Ban idiots, not guns! Apparently you right wing trashmeisters can't read. I've often stated I don't read FlaJim's posts firsthand and I usually ignore them when they get reposted, and I usually don't respond when another right wing trashmeister like you tries, and tries, and tries, et cetera. I really find that hard to believe, Harry. Only 'cause it's unbelievable. -- Ban idiots, not guns! 99.9% of FlaJim's comments here are totally devoid of content, which is one reason of many not to bother with them. Just the other day you said you only saw a miniscule number of his posts and only when they are quoted by others. Now you say that 99.9% of his posts are totally devoid of content. How do you know that if you only see a small fraction of them? I'm extrapolating from the few I see and I'm recalling some of what he posted in the past. Snerk! -- Ban idiots, not guns! |
Is Paris/Isis Over?
On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 18:52:56 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 11/27/15 3:53 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/27/2015 3:24 PM, wrote: On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 13:33:19 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: wrote: On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 12:56:26 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/27/15 12:42 PM, wrote: On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 12:02:23 -0500, John H. wrote: On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 18:38:18 -0500, wrote: On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 17:23:43 -0500, wrote: On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 16:12:53 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: The teachers were not looking for anything massive, but the law said there had to be good faith negotiations...and the strikes helped make that happen. === Unions willing to break the law are guilty of extortion. Teachers work hard for their money but salaries, and paticularly benefits, have gotten out of line with private industry. This will cause a major crisis at some point and force many local school districts into bankruptcy. I am not even upset at teacher salaries and benefits. What ****es me off is they can't get rid of bad teachers, pay is not tied to performance and the administration siphons 60% of the money away before it ever trickles down to the actual classroom. Sounds like you've been there and done that. You are correct. A few years ago I did go through the school board budget, pretty much line for line and developed a summary of where the money was going. Then I compared that to a few other places. The striking thing was how much of the money is going to things that are not really education related. In defense of the teachers themselves, I would say, they will not make any real money in the classroom compared to what they can make if they move downtown to the administration office. Now you end up with a teacher who we may have been better off keeping in the classroom, being a mediocre administrator but that is how the career path is structured. You can't get a serious administrative job without being a teacher. It is an entirely different skill set. Charter schools are starting to demonstrate the flaws in the way we run school systems, even though they are running with ankle weights. Good grief. You went through a local school board budget and proclaimed yourself an expert. Hehehe. It is simple math and math is a pure science. ...but you know that. It is a simple fact that you can put a kid in the best secular private school in Lee County for what the school board is spending on them. That you can do simple math doesn't mean you understand a school budget, but of course you are the world's greatest living expert. It is not hard to understand when they break out where the money is being spent. I am sorry that you underestimate the abilities of people you disagree with but that does not make them wrong. Harry cracks me up. When the subject is global warming or creationism, math, science and statistics reign but when it comes to a social issue dear to his heart, math, science and statistics go out the window and the insults start. You are absolutely correct. Two of our kids went to public high schools, the third went to a highly rated private high school. I just looked up the current public school budget and the "cost per pupil" for the long list of budgetary line items. Then I looked up the current tuition (inclusive of all student fees) for the private school our third kid graduated from. The total "cost per pupil" is actually slightly higher in the public school than the tuition for the private. The private has a statistical record of the highest percentage of graduates continuing on to college and also has the higher average SAT scores. It is a bit naive to compare cost per pupil between public and private schools, since public schools in the main pay their staffs decently, and are also burdened with trying to correct most of the ills of society dumped on kids with impoverished parents, have to provide programs for intellectually and emotionally challenged kids, and don't have the advantage of cherry picking their students. But, hey, it's just math, right? Gosh, when I talked about intellectually and emotionally challenged kids with or without impoverished parents, I was called a racist (by you). What a racist you are. -- Ban idiots, not guns! |
Is Paris/Isis Over?
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Is Paris/Isis Over?
On 11/28/2015 3:01 PM, John H. wrote:
On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 19:11:21 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 11/27/2015 6:55 PM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/27/15 5:38 PM, John H. wrote: On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 22:44:25 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 11/26/2015 9:40 PM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/26/15 9:03 PM, John H. wrote: On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 10:12:37 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 11/26/2015 10:00 AM, John H. wrote: On Wed, 25 Nov 2015 11:33:11 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 11/25/2015 10:25 AM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/25/15 10:15 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/25/2015 10:13 AM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/25/15 10:10 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/25/2015 10:03 AM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/25/15 7:41 AM, John H. wrote: On Tue, 24 Nov 2015 18:08:32 -0600, Boating All Out wrote: Will coverage of cop the killing a teen in Chicago be another 24/7 story? Can they manage two 24/7 stories? We'll see. The video definitely makes the cop appear in the wrong. But, a first degree murder charge has been filed. What more do the marchers want. Is this an excuse to begin looting and burning in Chicago? -- You probably didn't understand the civil rights demonstrations and marches of the 1960s, either. Point to ponder: In the 400 days since this cop committed this obvious murder, 396 blacks were shot and killed by another black in the Chicago area. Do they not understand the civil rights demonstrations and marches of the 1960s or that Black Lives Matter either? You don't "get it," either, eh? Yes Harry, I "get it". Probably better than you do. I don't think so. The 1960's demonstrations/marches were mostly against institutional racism and violence. The Chicago demonstration, such as it was, was also against institutional racism and violence. Police murder of blacks seems to be endemic these days. Institutional violence. We have, what, 30,000+ "deaths by gun" and mostly involving non-police individuals in this country each year. Peculiarly 'Merican, eh? How many by suicide? How many black on black? How many while a crime was being committed? How many with drug involvement? How many accidental? How many by illegal immigrants? If you have a point to make, make it. Otherwise admit that you are just parroting a statistic without having a clue as to what it implies. Am I right, O' clueless one? That one's probably way too hard for Krause to answer. -- Ban idiots, not guns! He's afraid of what I might say in response to his answer. The questions asked are easily answered with a little digging. When he's obviously put in a corner, he keeps his mouth shut. Most of the time he doesn't realize he was in a corner, opens his mouth, and looks even more stupid. -- Ban idiots, not guns! Apparently you right wing trashmeisters can't read. I've often stated I don't read FlaJim's posts firsthand and I usually ignore them when they get reposted, and I usually don't respond when another right wing trashmeister like you tries, and tries, and tries, et cetera. I really find that hard to believe, Harry. Only 'cause it's unbelievable. -- Ban idiots, not guns! 99.9% of FlaJim's comments here are totally devoid of content, which is one reason of many not to bother with them. Just the other day you said you only saw a miniscule number of his posts and only when they are quoted by others. Now you say that 99.9% of his posts are totally devoid of content. How do you know that if you only see a small fraction of them? Great minds, etc. Should have read the posts out of sequence, but this way Krause can answer twice. It'll be interesting to see if the answers are the same. He already answered my question. Somehow reading .1% of what Jim posts allows him to deduce that the other 99.1% posts are complete devoid of content. Not many have that profound ability. |
Is Paris/Isis Over?
On Sat, 28 Nov 2015 16:02:28 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:
On 11/28/2015 3:01 PM, John H. wrote: On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 19:11:21 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 11/27/2015 6:55 PM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/27/15 5:38 PM, John H. wrote: On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 22:44:25 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 11/26/2015 9:40 PM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/26/15 9:03 PM, John H. wrote: On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 10:12:37 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 11/26/2015 10:00 AM, John H. wrote: On Wed, 25 Nov 2015 11:33:11 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 11/25/2015 10:25 AM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/25/15 10:15 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/25/2015 10:13 AM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/25/15 10:10 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/25/2015 10:03 AM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/25/15 7:41 AM, John H. wrote: On Tue, 24 Nov 2015 18:08:32 -0600, Boating All Out wrote: Will coverage of cop the killing a teen in Chicago be another 24/7 story? Can they manage two 24/7 stories? We'll see. The video definitely makes the cop appear in the wrong. But, a first degree murder charge has been filed. What more do the marchers want. Is this an excuse to begin looting and burning in Chicago? -- You probably didn't understand the civil rights demonstrations and marches of the 1960s, either. Point to ponder: In the 400 days since this cop committed this obvious murder, 396 blacks were shot and killed by another black in the Chicago area. Do they not understand the civil rights demonstrations and marches of the 1960s or that Black Lives Matter either? You don't "get it," either, eh? Yes Harry, I "get it". Probably better than you do. I don't think so. The 1960's demonstrations/marches were mostly against institutional racism and violence. The Chicago demonstration, such as it was, was also against institutional racism and violence. Police murder of blacks seems to be endemic these days. Institutional violence. We have, what, 30,000+ "deaths by gun" and mostly involving non-police individuals in this country each year. Peculiarly 'Merican, eh? How many by suicide? How many black on black? How many while a crime was being committed? How many with drug involvement? How many accidental? How many by illegal immigrants? If you have a point to make, make it. Otherwise admit that you are just parroting a statistic without having a clue as to what it implies. Am I right, O' clueless one? That one's probably way too hard for Krause to answer. -- Ban idiots, not guns! He's afraid of what I might say in response to his answer. The questions asked are easily answered with a little digging. When he's obviously put in a corner, he keeps his mouth shut. Most of the time he doesn't realize he was in a corner, opens his mouth, and looks even more stupid. -- Ban idiots, not guns! Apparently you right wing trashmeisters can't read. I've often stated I don't read FlaJim's posts firsthand and I usually ignore them when they get reposted, and I usually don't respond when another right wing trashmeister like you tries, and tries, and tries, et cetera. I really find that hard to believe, Harry. Only 'cause it's unbelievable. -- Ban idiots, not guns! 99.9% of FlaJim's comments here are totally devoid of content, which is one reason of many not to bother with them. Just the other day you said you only saw a miniscule number of his posts and only when they are quoted by others. Now you say that 99.9% of his posts are totally devoid of content. How do you know that if you only see a small fraction of them? Great minds, etc. Should have read the posts out of sequence, but this way Krause can answer twice. It'll be interesting to see if the answers are the same. He already answered my question. Somehow reading .1% of what Jim posts allows him to deduce that the other 99.1% posts are complete devoid of content. Not many have that profound ability. Omniscience is hard to come by. -- Ban idiots, not guns! |
Is Paris/Isis Over?
On 11/28/2015 3:01 PM, John H. wrote:
On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 19:17:45 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/27/15 7:11 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/27/2015 6:55 PM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/27/15 5:38 PM, John H. wrote: On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 22:44:25 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 11/26/2015 9:40 PM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/26/15 9:03 PM, John H. wrote: On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 10:12:37 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 11/26/2015 10:00 AM, John H. wrote: On Wed, 25 Nov 2015 11:33:11 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 11/25/2015 10:25 AM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/25/15 10:15 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/25/2015 10:13 AM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/25/15 10:10 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/25/2015 10:03 AM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/25/15 7:41 AM, John H. wrote: On Tue, 24 Nov 2015 18:08:32 -0600, Boating All Out wrote: Will coverage of cop the killing a teen in Chicago be another 24/7 story? Can they manage two 24/7 stories? We'll see. The video definitely makes the cop appear in the wrong. But, a first degree murder charge has been filed. What more do the marchers want. Is this an excuse to begin looting and burning in Chicago? -- You probably didn't understand the civil rights demonstrations and marches of the 1960s, either. Point to ponder: In the 400 days since this cop committed this obvious murder, 396 blacks were shot and killed by another black in the Chicago area. Do they not understand the civil rights demonstrations and marches of the 1960s or that Black Lives Matter either? You don't "get it," either, eh? Yes Harry, I "get it". Probably better than you do. I don't think so. The 1960's demonstrations/marches were mostly against institutional racism and violence. The Chicago demonstration, such as it was, was also against institutional racism and violence. Police murder of blacks seems to be endemic these days. Institutional violence. We have, what, 30,000+ "deaths by gun" and mostly involving non-police individuals in this country each year. Peculiarly 'Merican, eh? How many by suicide? How many black on black? How many while a crime was being committed? How many with drug involvement? How many accidental? How many by illegal immigrants? If you have a point to make, make it. Otherwise admit that you are just parroting a statistic without having a clue as to what it implies. Am I right, O' clueless one? That one's probably way too hard for Krause to answer. -- Ban idiots, not guns! He's afraid of what I might say in response to his answer. The questions asked are easily answered with a little digging. When he's obviously put in a corner, he keeps his mouth shut. Most of the time he doesn't realize he was in a corner, opens his mouth, and looks even more stupid. -- Ban idiots, not guns! Apparently you right wing trashmeisters can't read. I've often stated I don't read FlaJim's posts firsthand and I usually ignore them when they get reposted, and I usually don't respond when another right wing trashmeister like you tries, and tries, and tries, et cetera. I really find that hard to believe, Harry. Only 'cause it's unbelievable. -- Ban idiots, not guns! 99.9% of FlaJim's comments here are totally devoid of content, which is one reason of many not to bother with them. Just the other day you said you only saw a miniscule number of his posts and only when they are quoted by others. Now you say that 99.9% of his posts are totally devoid of content. How do you know that if you only see a small fraction of them? I'm extrapolating from the few I see and I'm recalling some of what he posted in the past. Snerk! -- Ban idiots, not guns! |
Is Paris/Isis Over?
On 11/28/2015 3:01 PM, John H. wrote:
On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 19:17:45 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/27/15 7:11 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/27/2015 6:55 PM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/27/15 5:38 PM, John H. wrote: On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 22:44:25 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 11/26/2015 9:40 PM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/26/15 9:03 PM, John H. wrote: On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 10:12:37 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 11/26/2015 10:00 AM, John H. wrote: On Wed, 25 Nov 2015 11:33:11 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 11/25/2015 10:25 AM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/25/15 10:15 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/25/2015 10:13 AM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/25/15 10:10 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/25/2015 10:03 AM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/25/15 7:41 AM, John H. wrote: On Tue, 24 Nov 2015 18:08:32 -0600, Boating All Out wrote: Will coverage of cop the killing a teen in Chicago be another 24/7 story? Can they manage two 24/7 stories? We'll see. The video definitely makes the cop appear in the wrong. But, a first degree murder charge has been filed. What more do the marchers want. Is this an excuse to begin looting and burning in Chicago? -- You probably didn't understand the civil rights demonstrations and marches of the 1960s, either. Point to ponder: In the 400 days since this cop committed this obvious murder, 396 blacks were shot and killed by another black in the Chicago area. Do they not understand the civil rights demonstrations and marches of the 1960s or that Black Lives Matter either? You don't "get it," either, eh? Yes Harry, I "get it". Probably better than you do. I don't think so. The 1960's demonstrations/marches were mostly against institutional racism and violence. The Chicago demonstration, such as it was, was also against institutional racism and violence. Police murder of blacks seems to be endemic these days. Institutional violence. We have, what, 30,000+ "deaths by gun" and mostly involving non-police individuals in this country each year. Peculiarly 'Merican, eh? How many by suicide? How many black on black? How many while a crime was being committed? How many with drug involvement? How many accidental? How many by illegal immigrants? If you have a point to make, make it. Otherwise admit that you are just parroting a statistic without having a clue as to what it implies. Am I right, O' clueless one? That one's probably way too hard for Krause to answer. -- Ban idiots, not guns! He's afraid of what I might say in response to his answer. The questions asked are easily answered with a little digging. When he's obviously put in a corner, he keeps his mouth shut. Most of the time he doesn't realize he was in a corner, opens his mouth, and looks even more stupid. -- Ban idiots, not guns! Apparently you right wing trashmeisters can't read. I've often stated I don't read FlaJim's posts firsthand and I usually ignore them when they get reposted, and I usually don't respond when another right wing trashmeister like you tries, and tries, and tries, et cetera. I really find that hard to believe, Harry. Only 'cause it's unbelievable. -- Ban idiots, not guns! 99.9% of FlaJim's comments here are totally devoid of content, which is one reason of many not to bother with them. Just the other day you said you only saw a miniscule number of his posts and only when they are quoted by others. Now you say that 99.9% of his posts are totally devoid of content. How do you know that if you only see a small fraction of them? I'm extrapolating from the few I see and I'm recalling some of what he posted in the past. Snerk! -- Ban idiots, not guns! Trouble with his lies is he has to tell more lies to fill the gaps in his stories. They say when you have yourself in a hole over your head, you should stop digging. |
Is Paris/Isis Over?
On 11/28/15 4:13 PM, John H. wrote:
On Sat, 28 Nov 2015 16:02:28 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 11/28/2015 3:01 PM, John H. wrote: On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 19:11:21 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 11/27/2015 6:55 PM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/27/15 5:38 PM, John H. wrote: On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 22:44:25 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 11/26/2015 9:40 PM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/26/15 9:03 PM, John H. wrote: On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 10:12:37 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 11/26/2015 10:00 AM, John H. wrote: On Wed, 25 Nov 2015 11:33:11 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 11/25/2015 10:25 AM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/25/15 10:15 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/25/2015 10:13 AM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/25/15 10:10 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/25/2015 10:03 AM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/25/15 7:41 AM, John H. wrote: On Tue, 24 Nov 2015 18:08:32 -0600, Boating All Out wrote: Will coverage of cop the killing a teen in Chicago be another 24/7 story? Can they manage two 24/7 stories? We'll see. The video definitely makes the cop appear in the wrong. But, a first degree murder charge has been filed. What more do the marchers want. Is this an excuse to begin looting and burning in Chicago? -- You probably didn't understand the civil rights demonstrations and marches of the 1960s, either. Point to ponder: In the 400 days since this cop committed this obvious murder, 396 blacks were shot and killed by another black in the Chicago area. Do they not understand the civil rights demonstrations and marches of the 1960s or that Black Lives Matter either? You don't "get it," either, eh? Yes Harry, I "get it". Probably better than you do. I don't think so. The 1960's demonstrations/marches were mostly against institutional racism and violence. The Chicago demonstration, such as it was, was also against institutional racism and violence. Police murder of blacks seems to be endemic these days. Institutional violence. We have, what, 30,000+ "deaths by gun" and mostly involving non-police individuals in this country each year. Peculiarly 'Merican, eh? How many by suicide? How many black on black? How many while a crime was being committed? How many with drug involvement? How many accidental? How many by illegal immigrants? If you have a point to make, make it. Otherwise admit that you are just parroting a statistic without having a clue as to what it implies. Am I right, O' clueless one? That one's probably way too hard for Krause to answer. -- Ban idiots, not guns! He's afraid of what I might say in response to his answer. The questions asked are easily answered with a little digging. When he's obviously put in a corner, he keeps his mouth shut. Most of the time he doesn't realize he was in a corner, opens his mouth, and looks even more stupid. -- Ban idiots, not guns! Apparently you right wing trashmeisters can't read. I've often stated I don't read FlaJim's posts firsthand and I usually ignore them when they get reposted, and I usually don't respond when another right wing trashmeister like you tries, and tries, and tries, et cetera. I really find that hard to believe, Harry. Only 'cause it's unbelievable. -- Ban idiots, not guns! 99.9% of FlaJim's comments here are totally devoid of content, which is one reason of many not to bother with them. Just the other day you said you only saw a miniscule number of his posts and only when they are quoted by others. Now you say that 99.9% of his posts are totally devoid of content. How do you know that if you only see a small fraction of them? Great minds, etc. Should have read the posts out of sequence, but this way Krause can answer twice. It'll be interesting to see if the answers are the same. He already answered my question. Somehow reading .1% of what Jim posts allows him to deduce that the other 99.1% posts are complete devoid of content. Not many have that profound ability. Omniscience is hard to come by. -- Ban idiots, not guns! I've seen enough of Flatulent Jim's posts over the years to know that he's a low information voter on current events, that he has nothing of significance to post on topic, that he's a coward who insults while trying to hide behind anonymity, that he's somewhat of a racist, and that he's repetitive. In other words, there nothing there of interest. In other words, he's a lot like you, but even dumber. Why would I want to read posts from a Herring semi-clone, eh? |
Is Paris/Isis Over?
On 11/28/2015 6:01 PM, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 11/28/15 4:13 PM, John H. wrote: On Sat, 28 Nov 2015 16:02:28 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 11/28/2015 3:01 PM, John H. wrote: On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 19:11:21 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 11/27/2015 6:55 PM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/27/15 5:38 PM, John H. wrote: On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 22:44:25 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 11/26/2015 9:40 PM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/26/15 9:03 PM, John H. wrote: On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 10:12:37 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 11/26/2015 10:00 AM, John H. wrote: On Wed, 25 Nov 2015 11:33:11 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 11/25/2015 10:25 AM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/25/15 10:15 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/25/2015 10:13 AM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/25/15 10:10 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/25/2015 10:03 AM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/25/15 7:41 AM, John H. wrote: On Tue, 24 Nov 2015 18:08:32 -0600, Boating All Out wrote: Will coverage of cop the killing a teen in Chicago be another 24/7 story? Can they manage two 24/7 stories? We'll see. The video definitely makes the cop appear in the wrong. But, a first degree murder charge has been filed. What more do the marchers want. Is this an excuse to begin looting and burning in Chicago? -- You probably didn't understand the civil rights demonstrations and marches of the 1960s, either. Point to ponder: In the 400 days since this cop committed this obvious murder, 396 blacks were shot and killed by another black in the Chicago area. Do they not understand the civil rights demonstrations and marches of the 1960s or that Black Lives Matter either? You don't "get it," either, eh? Yes Harry, I "get it". Probably better than you do. I don't think so. The 1960's demonstrations/marches were mostly against institutional racism and violence. The Chicago demonstration, such as it was, was also against institutional racism and violence. Police murder of blacks seems to be endemic these days. Institutional violence. We have, what, 30,000+ "deaths by gun" and mostly involving non-police individuals in this country each year. Peculiarly 'Merican, eh? How many by suicide? How many black on black? How many while a crime was being committed? How many with drug involvement? How many accidental? How many by illegal immigrants? If you have a point to make, make it. Otherwise admit that you are just parroting a statistic without having a clue as to what it implies. Am I right, O' clueless one? That one's probably way too hard for Krause to answer. -- Ban idiots, not guns! He's afraid of what I might say in response to his answer. The questions asked are easily answered with a little digging. When he's obviously put in a corner, he keeps his mouth shut. Most of the time he doesn't realize he was in a corner, opens his mouth, and looks even more stupid. -- Ban idiots, not guns! Apparently you right wing trashmeisters can't read. I've often stated I don't read FlaJim's posts firsthand and I usually ignore them when they get reposted, and I usually don't respond when another right wing trashmeister like you tries, and tries, and tries, et cetera. I really find that hard to believe, Harry. Only 'cause it's unbelievable. -- Ban idiots, not guns! 99.9% of FlaJim's comments here are totally devoid of content, which is one reason of many not to bother with them. Just the other day you said you only saw a miniscule number of his posts and only when they are quoted by others. Now you say that 99.9% of his posts are totally devoid of content. How do you know that if you only see a small fraction of them? Great minds, etc. Should have read the posts out of sequence, but this way Krause can answer twice. It'll be interesting to see if the answers are the same. He already answered my question. Somehow reading .1% of what Jim posts allows him to deduce that the other 99.1% posts are complete devoid of content. Not many have that profound ability. Omniscience is hard to come by. -- Ban idiots, not guns! I've seen enough of Flatulent Jim's posts over the years to know that he's a low information voter on current events, that he has nothing of significance to post on topic, that he's a coward who insults while trying to hide behind anonymity, that he's somewhat of a racist, and that he's repetitive. In other words, there nothing there of interest. In other words, he's a lot like you, but even dumber. Why would I want to read posts from a Herring semi-clone, eh? I can remember the days when rec.boats was about boats and Jim often contributed with sage advice regarding out-drives and winterization issues of inboards. You often defended his contributions when Skipper would go on one of his rants on the subjects. Times sure have changed. |
Is Paris/Isis Over?
On 11/28/15 6:08 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 11/28/2015 6:01 PM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/28/15 4:13 PM, John H. wrote: On Sat, 28 Nov 2015 16:02:28 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 11/28/2015 3:01 PM, John H. wrote: On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 19:11:21 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 11/27/2015 6:55 PM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/27/15 5:38 PM, John H. wrote: On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 22:44:25 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 11/26/2015 9:40 PM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/26/15 9:03 PM, John H. wrote: On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 10:12:37 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 11/26/2015 10:00 AM, John H. wrote: On Wed, 25 Nov 2015 11:33:11 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: On 11/25/2015 10:25 AM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/25/15 10:15 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/25/2015 10:13 AM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/25/15 10:10 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/25/2015 10:03 AM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/25/15 7:41 AM, John H. wrote: On Tue, 24 Nov 2015 18:08:32 -0600, Boating All Out wrote: Will coverage of cop the killing a teen in Chicago be another 24/7 story? Can they manage two 24/7 stories? We'll see. The video definitely makes the cop appear in the wrong. But, a first degree murder charge has been filed. What more do the marchers want. Is this an excuse to begin looting and burning in Chicago? -- You probably didn't understand the civil rights demonstrations and marches of the 1960s, either. Point to ponder: In the 400 days since this cop committed this obvious murder, 396 blacks were shot and killed by another black in the Chicago area. Do they not understand the civil rights demonstrations and marches of the 1960s or that Black Lives Matter either? You don't "get it," either, eh? Yes Harry, I "get it". Probably better than you do. I don't think so. The 1960's demonstrations/marches were mostly against institutional racism and violence. The Chicago demonstration, such as it was, was also against institutional racism and violence. Police murder of blacks seems to be endemic these days. Institutional violence. We have, what, 30,000+ "deaths by gun" and mostly involving non-police individuals in this country each year. Peculiarly 'Merican, eh? How many by suicide? How many black on black? How many while a crime was being committed? How many with drug involvement? How many accidental? How many by illegal immigrants? If you have a point to make, make it. Otherwise admit that you are just parroting a statistic without having a clue as to what it implies. Am I right, O' clueless one? That one's probably way too hard for Krause to answer. -- Ban idiots, not guns! He's afraid of what I might say in response to his answer. The questions asked are easily answered with a little digging. When he's obviously put in a corner, he keeps his mouth shut. Most of the time he doesn't realize he was in a corner, opens his mouth, and looks even more stupid. -- Ban idiots, not guns! Apparently you right wing trashmeisters can't read. I've often stated I don't read FlaJim's posts firsthand and I usually ignore them when they get reposted, and I usually don't respond when another right wing trashmeister like you tries, and tries, and tries, et cetera. I really find that hard to believe, Harry. Only 'cause it's unbelievable. -- Ban idiots, not guns! 99.9% of FlaJim's comments here are totally devoid of content, which is one reason of many not to bother with them. Just the other day you said you only saw a miniscule number of his posts and only when they are quoted by others. Now you say that 99.9% of his posts are totally devoid of content. How do you know that if you only see a small fraction of them? Great minds, etc. Should have read the posts out of sequence, but this way Krause can answer twice. It'll be interesting to see if the answers are the same. He already answered my question. Somehow reading .1% of what Jim posts allows him to deduce that the other 99.1% posts are complete devoid of content. Not many have that profound ability. Omniscience is hard to come by. -- Ban idiots, not guns! I've seen enough of Flatulent Jim's posts over the years to know that he's a low information voter on current events, that he has nothing of significance to post on topic, that he's a coward who insults while trying to hide behind anonymity, that he's somewhat of a racist, and that he's repetitive. In other words, there nothing there of interest. In other words, he's a lot like you, but even dumber. Why would I want to read posts from a Herring semi-clone, eh? I can remember the days when rec.boats was about boats and Jim often contributed with sage advice regarding out-drives and winterization issues of inboards. You often defended his contributions when Skipper would go on one of his rants on the subjects. Times sure have changed. Indeed, the only rightwinger here who could write and had a sense of humor, Skipper, is no more, and we're left with rightwingers like your buddy, FlaJim, whose posts are totally devoid of content. |
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On 11/28/2015 7:24 PM, Boating All Out wrote:
In article , says... On 11/28/2015 6:01 PM, Keyser Söze wrote: I've seen enough of Flatulent Jim's posts over the years to know that he's a low information voter on current events, that he has nothing of significance to post on topic, that he's a coward who insults while trying to hide behind anonymity, that he's somewhat of a racist, and that he's repetitive. In other words, there nothing there of interest. In other words, he's a lot like you, but even dumber. Why would I want to read posts from a Herring semi-clone, eh? I can remember the days when rec.boats was about boats and Jim often contributed with sage advice regarding out-drives and winterization issues of inboards. You often defended his contributions when Skipper would go on one of his rants on the subjects. Times sure have changed. That was then, when Jim had something relevant to say. Now, I have no problem ignoring his posts, and it's a rare event when I even open one. Why would Harry look? You're a loyal friend of his, that's all. You're right. Jim is a friend and I am very loyal to my friends. I have another friend ... a lawyer ... who makes Harry look like Barry Goldwater politically. We have had some "interesting" discussions but remain good friends. One thing that we don't do though is making our differences personal or insulting. Jim and I don't always agree on things but I know him in a different light than he likes to represent here ... and if you notice most of it is regarding Harry. Jim would be horrified if the word got out that he's actually a really decent guy. It would ruin his rec.boats persona with Harry. :-) One thing that would probably make a lot of people gasp ... I am probably closer to being a liberal Democrat than a modern day Republican. The Republican party I knew doesn't seem to exist anymore. |
Is Paris/Isis Over?
On 11/28/15 7:45 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
Jim would be horrified if the word got out that he's actually a really decent guy. It would ruin his rec.boats persona with Harry. :-) You mean, he's *not* a low-information, snarling 7th grade insulter and racist? |
Is Paris/Isis Over?
On 11/28/2015 7:53 PM, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 11/28/15 7:45 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: Jim would be horrified if the word got out that he's actually a really decent guy. It would ruin his rec.boats persona with Harry. :-) You mean, he's *not* a low-information, snarling 7th grade insulter and racist? Only when he stoops to your level. ;-) |
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On 11/28/2015 8:07 PM, Justan Olphart wrote:
On 11/28/2015 7:53 PM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/28/15 7:45 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: Jim would be horrified if the word got out that he's actually a really decent guy. It would ruin his rec.boats persona with Harry. :-) You mean, he's *not* a low-information, snarling 7th grade insulter and racist? Only when he stoops to your level. ;-) :-) |
Is Paris/Isis Over?
On 11/28/15 8:29 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 11/28/2015 8:07 PM, Justan Olphart wrote: On 11/28/2015 7:53 PM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/28/15 7:45 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: Jim would be horrified if the word got out that he's actually a really decent guy. It would ruin his rec.boats persona with Harry. :-) You mean, he's *not* a low-information, snarling 7th grade insulter and racist? Only when he stoops to your level. ;-) :-) There's no evidence in this newsgroup your LBO buddy is a decent guy, or anything more than a loud-mouthed coward. |
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On 11/28/2015 10:09 PM, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 11/28/15 8:29 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/28/2015 8:07 PM, Justan Olphart wrote: On 11/28/2015 7:53 PM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/28/15 7:45 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: Jim would be horrified if the word got out that he's actually a really decent guy. It would ruin his rec.boats persona with Harry. :-) You mean, he's *not* a low-information, snarling 7th grade insulter and racist? Only when he stoops to your level. ;-) :-) There's no evidence in this newsgroup your LBO buddy is a decent guy, or anything more than a loud-mouthed coward. This might be hard for you to accept Harry but this newsgroup isn't all about you or how you perceive anyone in it. There are others here who have met Jim and share my opinion of him. What's a "LBO" anyway? |
Is Paris/Isis Over?
John H. wrote:
On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 21:08:33 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: On 11/27/15 8:52 PM, wrote: On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 19:14:03 -0500, wrote: On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 18:53:37 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: Well, hell, they got rid of you as a teacher. Because I retired? What a stupid comment. -- Call it whatever you want. === Why did the NEA get rid of you? That seems like it should have been a good gig for your talents. He retired ;-) The reality is that the Republican lobbyist the NEA affiliate had on retainer in New York State sent my name and C.V. and a recommendation to Jacob Javits, a Republican U.S. Senator who was looking for a new press secretary, and the senator invited me down to D.C. for an interview. He wasn't sure whether he was going to run for another term, and I was reluctant to commit if he wasn't. In those days, many Republican officeholders were decent people, and progressive, and not crackpot conservatives. Javits was one of these decent pols. During the same trip to meet Javits, I had an interview with the then biggest AAAA Ad and PR agency in DC, and that agency hired me as the account exec on its labor union and political accounts, and two commercial accounts. I took the job because I was weary of working for the teachers union, and I had just completed two really significant tasks: "roadie" PR manager for a woman running for NEA president elect (successful) and merger of the NEA affiliate and the AFT affiliate in New York State (successful). So you say. Some years later, I was retained by the NEA to produce a series of political ads and brochures. I did have a lot of fun working for the teachers' unions in New York State. I had a professional staff of seven working for me, and we did our jobs. After I left, my first assistant took a job as director of PR for the teachers' union in Hawaii, which had to be a dream gig. Wow. I am totally f'ing impressed. You are the man, Krause. Is this story as truthfull as your Vietnam memory? -- Ban idiots, not guns! Sure it was a dream gig. Big bucks, no responsibility. |
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On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 16:10:39 -0500, wrote: On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 15:53:35 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: The total "cost per pupil" is actually slightly higher in the public school than the tuition for the private. The private has a statistical record of the highest percentage of graduates continuing on to college and also has the higher average SAT scores. === Private schools have a big advantage in the area of quality vs dollars. Most importantly they don't have to accept or retain everyone. That gets rid of the high cost or disruptive "problem" students. Additionally they don't have to fund all of the high cost "feel good" programs mandated by the feds. I am sure Harry has that on a "cut and paste" for us but I need to point out those western european countries he likes to wax on about do the same thing. If you are a dunce in Germany they send you to trade school or spin you off to VW, Criminals go to jail You have to take your A levels tests in England. I think about 10th grade. Your future education depends on those tests. |
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