tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214951.post6132871951139807717..comments2024-03-17T08:07:12.695-05:00Comments on Between The Lines: Inanities, hypocrisy mark opposition to education reformJeff Sadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03972004592729833310noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214951.post-83549890045281748132012-03-22T13:25:10.068-05:002012-03-22T13:25:10.068-05:00To Louisiana's Libertarian: I think you mean &...To Louisiana's Libertarian: I think you mean "belligerence," NOT "belligerency," which, for one, more specifically refers to two sovereignties engaged in war, and, more generally, is a MUCH less used alternate to "belligerence." At any rate, it's a poor word choice here in the context you use it (twice). In fact, the first time you use it, it is not even clear to what you refer exactly. It might serve you as a self-description, however, based on your boorish post. P.S. I'll wager my SAT and GRE scores against yours any day. ;) P.P.S. Blogging advice: keep working on that sentence structure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214951.post-2059349601307107732012-03-22T13:02:55.512-05:002012-03-22T13:02:55.512-05:00Thank you, Jeffrey for this perfect example of yel...Thank you, Jeffrey for this perfect example of yellow journalism and cynical manipulation via infflamatory language. I used your rant in my writing classes, stacking it up against other journalistic pieces. The class studied the language use of each, looking for unprofessional, manipulative, even vapid abuse of language that undermined the credibility of the writer. Your piece won hands-down: the kids were laughing by the end.<br />"aided & abetted," "playing hooky," "mob scene," "truant teachers," "dimwit," "ditch work," "bullying tactic," "derelict," "blithering idiot," "minions" (my personal fav), "rogue congress," etc.<br /><br />One student said, "This must be a joke. It reminds me of Fox News."<br /><br />Fair and Balanced. Ha ha.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214951.post-32832623885131921742012-03-17T13:29:06.883-05:002012-03-17T13:29:06.883-05:00Is nobody going to inform us on "practive&quo...Is nobody going to inform us on "practive"?<br /><br />How about you, Libertarian? Can you help us?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214951.post-34831091587209436032012-03-17T07:53:01.031-05:002012-03-17T07:53:01.031-05:00What is "practive"?
Why hasn't he f...What is "practive"?<br /><br />Why hasn't he figured it out? Where did it come from?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214951.post-91338890683909765532012-03-16T17:21:55.265-05:002012-03-16T17:21:55.265-05:00Home Economics is a high school subject, not a col...Home Economics is a high school subject, not a college major.Louisiana's Libertarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03365197615380007700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214951.post-7707960542289841582012-03-16T07:54:03.076-05:002012-03-16T07:54:03.076-05:00All these technical political science terms and ph...All these technical political science terms and phrases are showy and wonderful.<br /><br />Put me in the "inane", "blithering idiot", "dimwit", "vapid", "dim bulb" and "hack" categories, too.<br /><br />I still haven't figured out what "practive" means.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214951.post-33728214194792270642012-03-16T03:53:45.640-05:002012-03-16T03:53:45.640-05:00Even lower than Home Ec majors, Libertarian?Even lower than Home Ec majors, Libertarian?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214951.post-60104983112069320082012-03-16T00:47:35.471-05:002012-03-16T00:47:35.471-05:00Thank you. You have said it all. The teacher uni...Thank you. You have said it all. The teacher unions of Louisiana have stymied reform for a long time, leaving this state to wallow in a cesspool.<br /><br />The belligerency only belabors the fact. I have written extensively on this subject on my blog, and the venom spewed on various sites shows that there are no valid arguments for the status quo. <br /><br />Finally, allow me to further your insult of Carnell Washington. He states that the state government is "meddling" in local affairs. Every school board, other special district, parishes, and all municipalities are in EXISTENCE because of the state allowing them to exist. The state is the progenitor of every subdivision of the state. The state can meddle in any matter it pleases (barring some exclusions in charters to a select few municipalities). <br /><br />Should we be surprised by the belligerency? No, education majors score lowest on every standardized test in comparison to all over majors. That includes SAT, ACT, GRE, GMAT. How can we expect their leadership to be fountains of intelligence and rational logic?Louisiana's Libertarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03365197615380007700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214951.post-53298971452620174492012-03-15T20:01:29.050-05:002012-03-15T20:01:29.050-05:00"Only a blithering idiot could mistake all of..."Only a blithering idiot could mistake all of this for “dictatorship,” perhaps by one who defines the term as meaningful only when her side loses the battle of ideas, whereas it’s described as “democracy” only when she and her minions have majorities."<br /><br />And yet Jeffy, that is precisely what you do on this blog all the time. Better get a mirror.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214951.post-55134703708866189632012-03-15T18:25:45.003-05:002012-03-15T18:25:45.003-05:00I can only say that I am a "blithering idiot&...I can only say that I am a "blithering idiot" in your eyes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com