Which is why the "fringe right" are part of the problem rather than part of the solution. But all credit to you for stating your position and not pretending otherwise.Originally Posted by Contumacious
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Which is why the "fringe right" are part of the problem rather than part of the solution. But all credit to you for stating your position and not pretending otherwise.
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.....Sake?
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"I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue! "
Barry Goldwater (R-Az)
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I will give you the fact that you have balls my friend, but when you carry an assault rifle you don't need anything else.
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Would that be the same Barry Goldwater that got smacked by LBJ?
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Yep.
Americans decided welfare/warfare trumps Liberty.
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The parochial school i went to in the 50s had 70 children in most classes(baby boomer time). But we received quality educations from the Nuns and no one would even think about talking back to Sister let alone assault her. Time have not changed for the better.Maybe the quality of the teacher has declined. 30+ was the norm in the 60's and it's those same kids that built things like the space shuttle and modern computers.
Oh noes, the air conditioning isn't working up to snuff and even the men teachers are faux women! No wonder kids today are whiners.
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And racial equality over bigotry.
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My first 3 years was exactly that and if I recall we had 75 kids! After that in public school it took at least 4 years for them to catch up to me or me getting dumbed down to their level. This is when AACO was among the best Maryland had.Class size in public during the 60's was 30 - 35 and I thought that was tiny.
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Oh yea ole LBJ great for racial equlity. Out of wedlock birth rate for african americans, was 20% when he started his so called great society, now around 70%. Multi generational misfits who cannot get by day to day without big daddy government to take care of them because husbands and fathers no where to be seen.
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And of course that little matter of the Liberty!
Standby for a bombardment from Contumacious............incoming!
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Merry Christmas and Happy Boxing Day.And of course that little matter of the Liberty!
Standby for a bombardment from Contumacious............incoming!
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And to you and yours my friend! Boxing day is my day to put my feet up and the kids be damned. I will be the only one watching my soccer from UK!
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For those unfamiliar with "Boxing Day", (the day after Christmas) the holiday developed because servants in UK were required to work on Christmas Day, but took the following day off. As servants prepared to leave to visit their families, their employers would present them with gift boxes.
Another theory is that the boxes placed in churches where parishioners deposited coins for the poor were opened and the contents distributed on December 26, which is also the Feast of St. Steven.
As time went by, Boxing Day gift giving expanded to include those who had rendered a service during the previous year. This tradition survives today as people give presents to tradesmen, mail carriers, doormen, porters, and others who have helped them.
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Why is he my illustrious leader? If you'd actually read what others posted once in a while, you'd know I voted for Johnson. Yes, I think we need to focus on domestic issues, however, I also see the need for aide the middle east.
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Actually, the quality of teaching wasn't that great given that any child with a disability was put out of the mainstream classroom and there weren't any tests to measure a teacher's progress. Kids have changed, but so have the demands put on teachers. If you even had a clue what you were talking about, you wouldn't have made such a silly little comment.Maybe the quality of the teacher has declined. 30+ was the norm in the 60's and it's those same kids that built things like the space shuttle and modern computers.
Oh noes, the air conditioning isn't working up to snuff and even the men teachers are faux women! No wonder kids today are whiners.
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If homeland security wants to pay for armed guards, awesome, but I'd have to say good luck with that! As far as mandatory school attendance, I've said for a while that constant problem students whose parents refuse to come to conferences should be expelled and made to go to school online (even poor kids can go to a library, and if their parents don't bring them they get locked up) but I think we both know that's not going to happen, unfortunately.
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Again, where did I tell an untruth, silly little comment?Were there some lousy teachers..... sure. I will say they were for the most part dedicated and had control of their class. A students parents were only a phone call away to help remedy a situation and the union was something that was near unheard of. Actual studies at that time showed a students #1 worry was "the bomb" now it's probably how many Uggs a student owns. It's probably hard for a student to stay focused when a teacher readily admits he flunked biology prep and makes that his identity.
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I didn't say you told an untruth, but I did explain why I thought you made a silly comment that shows you don't know what you're talking about.Again, where did I tell an untruth, silly little comment?
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Okay already, back to the subject.
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