tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post6826899301149941896..comments2024-03-27T18:24:19.683-07:00Comments on Steve Sailer: iSteve: Obama's Affordable College Speech & Bush's Affordable Housing SpeechUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-54833761603352012842010-08-11T02:10:02.612-07:002010-08-11T02:10:02.612-07:00As Pink Floyd should have said,
Hey, humanists......As Pink Floyd should have said,<br /><br />Hey, humanists... leave us kids alone!<br /><br />and no, you can't have any pudding with your media studies degree.Mike Courtmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15226171376902020196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-28298662499089083212010-08-10T19:34:01.304-07:002010-08-10T19:34:01.304-07:00Do as I say, not as I ... dept.:
DON’T GO TO THAT...Do as I say, not as I ... dept.:<br /><br /><i>DON’T GO TO THAT LAW SCHOOL: It’s Too High-Ranked! I didn’t follow this advice — I turned down free rides at Duke and Chicago to go to Yale on substantially less attractive financial terms, but I’m sure it was a good move on my part.<br /><br />Posted at 9:44 pm by Glenn Reynolds </i> ( 10 August 2010 )<br /><br />http://pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/David Davenportnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-81313209718055119322010-08-10T18:52:28.586-07:002010-08-10T18:52:28.586-07:00the other thing Kirbyjon told me, which I really a...<i>the other thing Kirbyjon told me, which I really appreciate, is you don't have to have a lousy home for first-time home buyers. If you put your mind to it, the first-time home buyer, the low-income home buyer can have just as nice a house as anybody else.</i><br /><br />the other thing Obama and the Democrats promise, which I really appreciate, is you don't have to have be very bright or work hard to get an PhD in theoretical math or physics physics. If you put your mind towards working the system, people without the qualifications or ability can have just as high falutin degrees as the talented elitesKirby Jonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-22189527555833492862010-08-10T15:42:32.363-07:002010-08-10T15:42:32.363-07:00Having a college diploma makes you smart.
Therefo...Having a college diploma makes you smart.<br /><br />Therefore, to spread smartness, we need only distribute college diplomas to everyone - toss them out of flying helicopters, even! Shower the people!<br /><br />This is not more than a <a href="http://david-passingparade.blogspot.com/2009/06/cargo-cult-and-obamanomics.html" rel="nofollow">modern Cargo Cult mentality</a>.<br /><br />(I say "diplomas" instead of "degrees" because a degree will not retain its current value if anyone and everyone must be graduated. There will be "degree-inflation." The only constant will be the piece of paper.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-75756357383120792862010-08-10T15:26:08.363-07:002010-08-10T15:26:08.363-07:00"Cleveland State Community College "
It..."Cleveland State Community College "<br /><br />It's Cleveland State or Cuyahoga Community College, not both...er...oh it's joke, sorry!<br /><br />I do find it amusing here locally that Cleveland State has such a hard time in trying to be more respectable than 'Tri-C' when down in Cincinnati no one would ever confuse Cincinnati State with UC.Evil Sandmichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06094558583013380137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-80287969617332560302010-08-10T13:53:18.165-07:002010-08-10T13:53:18.165-07:00It's funny the talk about Cleveland State, and...It's funny the talk about Cleveland State, and how some commenter suggested ending high school and starting college at 15. <br /><br />Well, my son's 15, and he's starting at Cleveland State, though only for one class in a dual enrollment program. Just picked up his American Govt. book, which looks like it took People magazine for inspiration. <br /><br />And no, I don't think the Chinese are going to be quaking in their boots over anything going on there.alexishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958611059030729965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-82970897397000427032010-08-10T13:33:49.842-07:002010-08-10T13:33:49.842-07:00Follow the money. Who's going to turn a profit...Follow the money. Who's going to turn a profit off student loans? My guess is the same banksters who got Barry elected and left us holding the after housing bubble.<br />I guess they've sufficiently recovered to start looking fo new playing fields.<br />I don't think Barry is pandering as much to the racial underclass as he is making sure is donors are happy.headachenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-41440761674183697212010-08-10T13:14:57.144-07:002010-08-10T13:14:57.144-07:00Watch out world: I may be able to pass remedial ma...Watch out world: I may be able to pass remedial math and reading!Jonathan Silbernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-48846400807275741362010-08-10T10:05:40.110-07:002010-08-10T10:05:40.110-07:00Typical Obama hogwash.
Sounds: noble, uplifting, ...Typical Obama hogwash.<br /><br />Sounds: noble, uplifting, egalitarian. <br /><br />Reality: expanded thirteenth grade paid for by the few, already overextended taxpayers left.<br /><br />I'd be less depressed if our "leaders" talked about useful vocational training rather than churning out another huge batch of B.A.'s with few skills relevant to a modern economy.SGOTInoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-68098869361889360492010-08-10T09:44:28.569-07:002010-08-10T09:44:28.569-07:00What a great way to wreck the economy, again! Howe...What a great way to wreck the economy, again! However, I think I would prefer this country defaulting and going into a severe decades long economic depression to discourage any further immigration, than prosperity and more immigration and displacement of Americans. <br /><br />So, way to go Obama!<br /><br />P.S - Or we could get prosperity and closing the border/immigration restrictions, which is a virtual impossibility.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-56699673508930273112010-08-10T09:06:26.162-07:002010-08-10T09:06:26.162-07:00elbrac,
great link.
“Just two companions who enj...elbrac,<br /><br />great link.<br /><br />“Just two companions who enjoy each other company to explore the beauties of life,”<br /><br />immigrant english: socially awkward, grammatically incorrect, jingoistic, maudlin<br /><br />I think the new hip swpl thing should be putting orbite tv on your resumeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-29723213473728214732010-08-10T07:19:42.782-07:002010-08-10T07:19:42.782-07:00The coming education bubble has been discussed at ...<i> The coming education bubble has been discussed at great length by several folks, most notably Professor Glenn Reynolds, who wrote a piece for the Washington Examiner this past Sunday.... </i><br /><br />Yes, U. of TN law school prof. Glenn Reynolds, who frequently blogs -- often during workweek hours -- about the lack of jobs for lower tier law school graduates, the need for fewer government employees, and the virtue of laissez-faire business and free market employment.<br /><br />When is Glenn going to resign from his day job?David Davenportnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-44053497488760058202010-08-10T06:35:57.670-07:002010-08-10T06:35:57.670-07:00Mr S: You are a cock-eyed optimist. It's remed...Mr S: You are a cock-eyed optimist. It's remedial <i>arithmetic</i>, math(-ematics) is for graduate school.2+2=5http://www.eduinreview.com/scholarships/francis-selfo-scholarship-219080/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-27187415221538364892010-08-10T06:14:45.742-07:002010-08-10T06:14:45.742-07:00Here's a story on the Countrywide topic, Stev...Here's a <a href="http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Internal-Fannie-100194909.html" rel="nofollow">story</a> on the Countrywide topic, Steve.Severnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-32000300010186313472010-08-10T05:59:24.313-07:002010-08-10T05:59:24.313-07:00Somewhere, (this blog?) I read about a young guy w...Somewhere, (this blog?) I read about a young guy who racked up a big pile of debt and spent 4 years of his life getting an accounting degree, but who couldn't find a job.<br /><br />He was quoted as saying something like, "I wish I had gone to jail for 4 years. I wouldn't have all this debt and I might have learned a trade."Paul Mendezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13254898636271278035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-68389258931960346112010-08-10T04:43:06.758-07:002010-08-10T04:43:06.758-07:00The graduation rates for colleges are very dismal....The graduation rates for colleges are very dismal. In Illinois the four year graduation rate for most of the major state colleges is less than 30%. This is as most people have paid up to $80,000 for 4 years of college. The high schools continue to push everyone on to college. The counselors never give out the non-graduation rates. My advice; If you are providing your son or daughter college education money, make sure you have access to their grades. AT the first sign of slacking off, do not provide them with any more money. Save yourself from further monetary loss.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-73656316389906608602010-08-10T00:19:10.597-07:002010-08-10T00:19:10.597-07:00Visited the left coast liberal bastion cities rece...<i>Visited the left coast liberal bastion cities recently and there were ZERO Obama bumper stickers on display.</i><br /><br />Good point. I live in the "Berkeley of Midwest" (Madison, WI). Hardly any Obama stickers at this point. That's quite a change from what seemed every other car. Unprecedented for sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-33348303192713236212010-08-09T23:56:56.641-07:002010-08-09T23:56:56.641-07:00OT:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/10/nyregion/10...OT:<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/10/nyregion/10riverside.html?_r=1<br /><br />Just like Will Smith in Six Degrees of Separation and Obama in politics? If it works socially and politically, why not sexually? <br /><br />White people are suckers for the 'well-heeled' black guy or girl. Obama smiles and he's president. Oprah hugs and she's a billionaire. Morgan Freeman does the noble negro routine and white people slobber all over him.Elbracnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-86971539744699005732010-08-09T23:17:45.504-07:002010-08-09T23:17:45.504-07:00George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and about 80% of Con...George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and about 80% of Congress deserve to be put on trial for economic crimes against humanity. This country is just circling the drain. I want to get my hopes up by reminding myself that the GOP is going to retake Congress this Fall, but who am I kidding? They'll just continue to F it up like they did under W.Jack Aubreynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-30201107255951144742010-08-09T21:36:46.771-07:002010-08-09T21:36:46.771-07:00Visited the left coast liberal bastion cities rece...Visited the left coast liberal bastion cities recently and there were ZERO Obama b umper stickers on display.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-1791245744601321262010-08-09T21:34:52.714-07:002010-08-09T21:34:52.714-07:00The Chinese have been stealing American technology...The Chinese have been stealing American technology for years. Regardless of where the stuff is invented, it'll be produced in China. Then those produced goods will be sold here and, since we have low tarrifs and barriers to trade, those goods will dominate our market. Then, to buy those goods, Americans will go into debt to Chinese creditors. Then, to build houses to store those goods, America will bring in illegals to build more houses. Then, to help NAMs afford those houses, we'll put more regulations on lending/banking companies and subsidize subprime loans. Then, when everything collapses again, the Chinese will buy more our bonds. <br /><br />End process: Americans invent, Chinese own. <br /><br />To paraphrase Gordon Gekko from Wall Street: <b>"I create nothing. I own."</b>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-1867277109157355452010-08-09T21:18:00.540-07:002010-08-09T21:18:00.540-07:00It is like he is writing off the bottom half of so...It is like he is writing off the bottom half of society.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-42477758277344838432010-08-09T20:41:20.376-07:002010-08-09T20:41:20.376-07:00@ Severn
Or, more appropriately, it will be stolen...@ Severn<br />Or, more appropriately, it will be stolen by Chinese. Get it right.<br /><br />The coming education bubble has been discussed at great length by several folks, most notably Professor Glenn Reynolds, who wrote a piece for the Washington Examiner this past Sunday.<br /><br />http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columns/Sunday_Reflections/Glenn-Harlan-Reynolds-Further-thoughts-on-the-college-tuition-bubble-100216064.htmlDCThrowbackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595347138052680931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-20923280914030565602010-08-09T19:40:17.905-07:002010-08-09T19:40:17.905-07:00Perhaps the proposal is a 30,00ft. cruising altitu...Perhaps the proposal is a 30,00ft. cruising altitude solution to a worsening on-the-ground unemployment problem - e.g., put more people in college and keep them out of the job market for awhile.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-50658271508708857982010-08-09T19:17:15.558-07:002010-08-09T19:17:15.558-07:00Isn't it time to call them "Party Schools...Isn't it time to call them "Party Schools"? <br /><br />I think Obama thinks this way because too many like him NEVER LEAVE COLLEGE. He's still in the 'big man on the campus' mode at the Oval Office. <br />After Harvard, he was at University of Chicago and he hung around 'intellectual' types all his life. Never dealing with reality or the real world. Just reading, discussing, feeling privileged and know-it-all, filled with big ideas but no idea of what society is really like, etc. <br />College professors and students have this conceited view of themselves as SPECIAL: while most of the world is wearily grubbing for money, they are into TRUTH, JUSTICE, MEANING, AND FUN!!!! College parties with beer, pot, and Che Guevara posters are pretty routine. "Marx and Coca-Cola" as Godard once said of 60s radical youth. I suppose it's "Guns and Jesus" on the Right. <br />Since college life is what Obama knows best, his big idea of making the world better is to turn the whole world into a big never-ending teachable moment. IT TAKES A CAMPUS.<br /><br />Though Clinton served as governor for 2 or 3 terms, he and Hillary were forever in the college radical mode. And Dubya was forever in the fratboy mode. And judging by the Iraq War, it's as if a bunch of fratboys planned it over pizza and beer. <br /><br />College was supposed to turn young people into thinking adults. Today, it keeps adults from ever growing up.Golden Coachnoreply@blogger.com