(1) The attrition begins ... guidance counselors started going to English classrooms at Wellington to work with students needing schedule changes. So far, I've lost three of the 42 first-year debaters in my 4th period Debate 1 class. I'm sure the numbers will go down a bit ore over the next few days.
(2) Louisianans are fucking stupid. Seriously - fucking stupid as all hell. When asked by Public Policy Polling, "Who do you think was more responsible for the poor response to Hurricane Katrina: George W. Bush or Barack Obama?," 28 percent blamed Bush, a very close 29 percent blamed Obama, and a whopping 44 percent said they were "not sure." (Apparently, they were "not sure" who was in charge of FEMA at the time, since GWB was president, and Obama ... was not.
(3) Notice the poll also shows those interviewed have no fucking clue who they want as the GOP presidential candidate in 2016 either. One more reason the GOP will have an uphill battle reclaiming the White House. (This doesn't mean whoever I'm of the mindset HRC will make a good president, only that a divided GOP will find it extremely difficult to knock off a unified opposition party. And the Democrats will be united behind the former first lady.)(4) Yeah, I called it already - HRC will be the Democratic Party nominee. And the first female POTUS.
(5) A former debate student from Palm Beach County was arrested last week on battery charges. The booking photo was sent to me by a fellow coach, who received it from a debate parent. Thankfully, she wasn't one of my former debaters. Given her history in high school debate, though (and even her early college debate history), it wasn't a total shock, to be honest. The spoiled, wild child was rarely, if ever, held accountable for her actions. I'm not fazed by the situation; I do, however, find her predicament humorous.
Weird News of the Day
From The Atlantic: "'Ask a Birther: Are You Convinced by Ted Cruz's Birth Certificate?" - Orly Taitz, rational thinker ... well, in this story, she is ...
Stupid News of the Day
From The Raw Story: "Cruz heckled during ‘Defund Obamacare’ event: ‘You have health care, so can we!’" - "Part of the First Amendment is about respecting the views of others," Cruz said; then, officers removed protesters, and crowd chanted, "USA! USA! USA!"
Florida News of the Day
From WPTV: "'Hundreds gather at St. Lucie Lock, Florida Governor Scott snubs crowd during tour" - Florida GOP Gov. Voldemort blows off residents of heavily Republican voting area. Always a good way to drum up support from your constituents ...
Video of the Day
Back in the day, I was a wedding DJ. I had plenty of strange and potentially socially unacceptable song requests ... but usually they were by the guests, not the bride. For her aisle walk.
No comments:
Post a Comment