Jay Bennish, a geography teacher in Aurora, Colorado, is seemingly fond of force-feeding liberal rhetoric and political propaganda to his captive audience of impressionable young minds. So fond, in fact, that a student decided to record one of his tirades. The recording was played for school officials and Bennish was placed on suspension (with pay). Seems he is now suing the school. Sounds like a true liberal to me. For a picture of this whacko leftie, please see the link. Diatribe on...
I have two main hobbies……I collect toys, mainly action figures, and those mostly dealing with "Star Trek". These are getting harder and harder to come by. I also collect thimbles. Yes, thimbles. That’s my "gay hobby", and I have quite a few. But, I don’t collect just any old thimbles; I only collect souvenir thimbles. To be worthy, they must bear the name and/or image of a city, state or tourist attraction. I like collecting thimbles. They’re fairly inexpensive, they’re small, and they las...
A young Pittsburgh-area boy was suspended from school yesterday because he dared to violate the district’s Zero Tolerance policy. His crime? He brought his grandfather’s Swiss Army Knife in for Show and Tell. Once again we see to what ridiculous limits local school districts will go to keep our kids safe from violence. Once again a school is protected, by its Zero Tolerance policy, from having to use common sense and employ a little responsibility. Okay, the kid brought a knife to school...
Well, hey....I thought modern education was all about instructing our kids on diverse lifestyles, anyway: Shocking Elementary School Test Question Students at an elementary school in Baltimore, Md., did what most kids across the state do at some time during the academic year: practice for the upcoming state standardized tests that are given annually in March. But one question on the practice worksheet has raised the ire of parents. The Associated Press reports that the question,...
Steven Cojocaru is the "guy" (doll?) who does the "style" segment on "The Insider" (see link---it's a nice picture of him; the lipstick brings out his eyes). You know, "The Insider"; one of those vacuous, mind-numbing celebrity-worshipping shows where everything is in headache-inducing sound bites and ten-second clips. The "set pieces" are maybe a minute or two long. Just long enough to get interested, and it's over; time to move on. My wife loves those shows. Anyway, Cojcaru, or "Cojo" a...
"From What's New Wal-Mart" on wmconnect: Grandpa Munster's Deathbed Secret When Al Lewis, who will forever be known as Grandpa for his role on the '60s sitcom "The Munsters," died last week, one of the many tall tales he told on himself was finally set straight. In a business that idolizes youth, Lewis did something very unusual. He lied about his age--but he told people he was far older than the date on his birth certificate. Virtually all of Lewis's obituaries reported that he...
For some reason, I kept getting kicked out when I tried posting this over on LW's Ann Coulter thread. Here's what I said: To mar'ouki: As has been pointed out on several other threads just lately, those "peace-loving, non-agressive" Muslims, those who some claim to oppose the fundamentalist ways of hatred, destruction and violence, need to speak up and say so. Let's see some portests of their own. Get out there and scream about the hijacking of their faith by mutants. Join the military ...
Okay folks, I'm putting my fate, or at least a portion of it, in your hands. I'm thinking of trying my hand at writing a novel. Problem is, I'm not so sure of my talents in that particular arena. So, I'm asking for opinions....from all of you. Can I write? I'm talking about my ability to convey my thoughts on the page.....to assembled words into coherent sentences. I'm not talking about the content you may have read here on JU. I've posted a few stories on a favorite website. T...
The world media has spent decades, and untold gallons of ink, finding ways to rationalize the poor behavior and outright barbarism of Islam. Then, along came the outburst over the Danish cartoons. Funny how the press, which usually responds to Islamic unrest with kid gloves, using vast understanding and aching compassion, responded to this one. The Muslims take umbridge, really, at the freedom of the press---which is what allowed the cartoons to be run in the first place---and respond in ...
Back in January, when the Pittsburgh Steelers slid barely under the wire into the playoffs, it was looking like there might yet be a chance at greatness. 'Burgh radio station WDVE ran a promotion asking listeners for Steelers' "fight songs", to bolster the team. They said they'd play anything they got, as long as it was positive and appropriate. The public responded in droves. Hundreds of amateur-produced CDs and tapes came in, some good, most pretty lame, but all supporting the team in thei...
"Quinn and Rose in the Morning", a Pittsburgh-based rightwing talk radio show, played a shameful recording made in the Steeler's locker room in Denver after that game, the AFC Championship. The sound came from a video of the event, which was described by Rose, who found it "sweet and refreshing". As if! The general rowdiness and joyful laughter of the victorious Steelers was quickly and viciously stifled as Head Coach Bill "The Chin Man" Cowher came in and yelled, "Okay, over here! Hats o...
Someone may already have mentioned this somewhere on here, but I heard on the news that the Isreali navy offered to assist the Egytptians with searh and rescue operations in the Red Sea. Given that perhaps 1400 or more people were dead or dying, one would think that any offered help would be snagged up in a heartbeat. Not so. The Isreali offer was coldly rebuffed by the Egytians. At this time, I've heard no actual, stated reasons for the rebuff, but I think we all know why. It doesn't tak...
I am a Christian. I believe in and accept Jesus Christ as my Saviour. I believe that Jesus was crucified for my sins, and that His blood was shed to pay for them. I believe in the Word of God. That said...... I also accept the theory of Evolution. "Sacriledge!" you say. "Blasphemy!" I heard a man on the radio once who said that he accepted Evolution over Creationism simply because it is based on fact, and that it was wrong to teach Creationism in schools simply because it isn't based in ...
It's great when the liberal media reveals itself in such a full-frontal, naked way as Maureen Dowd did on PMSNBC. Are liberal politicians given passes? Dowd said she liked the "semantic clues" Clinton would give when he was fibbing, so we all knew it. It was "poignant and endearing". I guess Bush is just too unsubtle and ham-handed about it maybe, because she says he lies "in a bubble". She does not find his lies endearing. These people spent eight years getting conned by a pro; a guy wh...
I came across this in a magazine at work. A study conducted in 2002, and published in the American Journal of Sociology, found that: "A racially diverse student body in US high schools does not automatically lead to interracial friendships(duh). Researchers found that teens tended to choose same-race friends, even as chances to choose friends from different races increased. The study suggested that schools interested in promoting substantive racial integration should encourage activiti...