tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post4262913803680568077..comments2024-02-24T05:19:10.949-05:00Comments on Durham-in-Wonderland: More Royalist Than the Kingkcjohnson9http://www.blogger.com/profile/09625813296986996867noreply@blogger.comBlogger100125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-27988640540573503672007-07-03T11:29:00.000-04:002007-07-03T11:29:00.000-04:0011:14I'm assuming that no one would have chosen yo...11:14<BR/><BR/>I'm assuming that no one would have chosen your name; it's too, well, too memorable. Besides, you're racist too often.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-36302403430800194032007-07-03T07:24:00.000-04:002007-07-03T07:24:00.000-04:0010:48Oh. Like Grant Farred's peculiarstate-of-min...10:48<BR/>Oh. Like Grant Farred's peculiar<BR/>state-of-mind? "Prowess" envy?<BR/><BR/>(I've put that up so many times<BR/>it's gotten kinda old. Sorry)machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248016116043347912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-78970919299370229862007-07-02T23:14:00.000-04:002007-07-02T23:14:00.000-04:00Yeah, I worry about large [sic] generalizations.I'...Yeah, I worry about large [sic] generalizations.<BR/><BR/>I'm never vulgar. I always try to be a precise geezer. By the way, how do you know that I'm not an employed G88 member?<BR/><BR/>PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-12771942688982854772007-07-02T22:48:00.000-04:002007-07-02T22:48:00.000-04:00Polansky's love of vulgarity underscores the fact ...Polansky's love of vulgarity underscores the fact that he's a geezer having a mid-life crisis, don't you think? And, he's wishing he'd been smart enough to get his doctorate in literature and land a job at Duke. I think he's got a variation on penis envy...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-71372692335130248702007-07-02T22:45:00.000-04:002007-07-02T22:45:00.000-04:00Hi Mac,I wasn't claiming to be smart; but then, I ...Hi Mac,<BR/><BR/>I wasn't claiming to be smart; but then, I don't make all of the large generalizations that Polanski does. I simply notice that he seems to think it's reasonable to pass judgement on a lot of people. And, he doesn't seem to have a lot of space in his thinking for people who think differently than he does. I don't think one has to be particularly intelligent to notice that...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-42320262039083718112007-07-02T21:45:00.000-04:002007-07-02T21:45:00.000-04:007:16Polanski is VERY smart:he's got a couple of pr...7:16<BR/>Polanski is VERY smart:<BR/>he's got a couple of problems,<BR/>vulgarity being one of them,<BR/>but he's head and shoulders above<BR/>the 80+ Trollsters!<BR/><BR/>I'm sure even Debrah would agree<BR/>with that assessment.<BR/><BR/>Just wondering: what makes YOU so<BR/>smart? (Give us some deep revelations, now.)machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248016116043347912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-47821846472939610082007-07-02T19:26:00.000-04:002007-07-02T19:26:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-52525939251793817922007-07-02T19:17:00.000-04:002007-07-02T19:17:00.000-04:00I'm thinking that Broadhead might have room for yo...I'm thinking that Broadhead might have room for you, too, Polanski. A diversity pimp would surely have space for a loud mouth filled with hot air.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-74967067349987589462007-07-02T19:16:00.000-04:002007-07-02T19:16:00.000-04:0010:50Polanski, You may be an elitist, but you're n...10:50<BR/><BR/>Polanski, You may be an elitist, but you're not very smart. I've started telling friends to read this blog to find out about the half-educated members of the radical right who rant here. That way, they don't have to listen to talk radio. And, you're as amusing as daytime tv.<BR/><BR/>As long as I know you don't go anywhere near my kids. And, I've actually told them to read you for racism & stupidity.<BR/><BR/>PS Who is Randy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-69718453643742487522007-07-02T14:56:00.000-04:002007-07-02T14:56:00.000-04:00Geant, Alex, thuga and the rest must be furious at...<I> Geant, Alex, thuga and the rest must be furious at the payoff. Not to mention the Coach and KC's book sales. Grant's last book is<BR/># 620,000 at Amazon. Certainly keeping their heads down now.<BR/><BR/>Jul 2, 2007 12:47:00 AM </I><BR/><BR/>While never to be discouraged, sales rank of a book is not an indicator of quality. For example, I'm sure if Paris Hilton penned a diet guide, it would outsell Shakespeare. There are academic books that greatly boost a field where there are only 1000 people in the world who can read and absorb the information. Math texts come immediately to mind, but many obscure areas, sub-specialties or narrow technical areas too. <BR/><BR/>That said, a sales rank of 620,000 seems way to high for Grant's book, and makes me fear for our civilization :-)GaryBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02805265981497620290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-80810097801177445282007-07-02T13:56:00.000-04:002007-07-02T13:56:00.000-04:001:40An "inie" is always better, especially on a wo...1:40<BR/><BR/>An "inie" is always better, especially on a woman.<BR/>Looks better in a bikini instead of that odd thing protruding out. That older model now who used to be with Victoria Secret has a navel that is an "outie". <BR/>Looked so strange that I always got chivers looking at it. Glad she retired.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-74307311015431387132007-07-02T13:40:00.000-04:002007-07-02T13:40:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-46367051602248399532007-07-02T13:15:00.000-04:002007-07-02T13:15:00.000-04:00Let's consider other Brodhead comments. To wit:I'v...Let's consider other Brodhead comments. To wit:<BR/><BR/>I've been rereading some of the memorialized statements of Duke's administration, in light of the failure of the Gang of 88 to atone for their misplaced, ill-considered and poorly executed diversity agenda. <BR/><BR/>In his April 6, 2006 letter to the Duke community, Richard "Broadhead" stated: "If the allegations are verified, what happened would be a deep violation of fundamental ethical principles and among the most serious crimes known to the legal system. Such conduct is completely unacceptable both within the university and in our society at large. If the truth of the allegations is upheld, it will call for severe punishment from the courts and from Duke's disciplinary system."<BR/><BR/>A reasonable person can and should agree with this statement and its underlying truth.<BR/><BR/>BUT ... and<BR/><BR/>again (with emphasis on these phrases): "If the allegations are verified,..."<BR/><BR/>and "If the truth of the allegations is upheld, ..."<BR/><BR/>What is left UNSAID often speaks volumes!! Nowhere could I find a statement such as:<BR/><BR/>"If the allegations are false, ..."<BR/><BR/>or "If the truth of the allegations are not upheld,..."<BR/><BR/>It seems that addressing the consequences of innocence was neither important to Brodhead nor in his lexicon. Otherwise, he surely would have considered publicly (and at that same time)the consequences of that innocence, just as he publicly discussed the consequences of guilt. <BR/><BR/>One can view Broadhead's silence on the "IF" of innocence as fanning the flames of public opinion -- with an all too willing Gang of 88 pouring gasoline on the fire. <BR/><BR/>I also find it noteworthy that the Gang of 88's ad appeared in the same issue of the Duke Chronicle as Brodhead's letter. <BR/><BR/>Coincidence???<BR/><BR/>Thomas Inman '74Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-76803501749946813152007-07-02T12:37:00.000-04:002007-07-02T12:37:00.000-04:00John Burness is an intellectual, illogical and a c...John Burness is an intellectual, illogical and a cowardly eunuch.<BR/><BR/>Impotent in the face of turmoil. <BR/><BR/>Only adding another metasticized layer of Duke obfuscation to the mix......simply because mendacity is all with which he is familiar.<BR/><BR/>DebrahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-13294244907304438752007-07-02T12:30:00.000-04:002007-07-02T12:30:00.000-04:00Summer_of_LoveDebrah<A HREF="http://jewishworldreview.com/cols/oreilly070207.php3" REL="nofollow">Summer_of_Love</A><BR/><BR/>DebrahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-28687445160778616512007-07-02T12:28:00.000-04:002007-07-02T12:28:00.000-04:00What an excellent post today!KC is dissecting ever...What an excellent post today!<BR/><BR/>KC is dissecting every issue and every element of this case as he winds down his reign over the <I>Wonderland crew</I>.<BR/><BR/>All of the Gritty Gang of 88 cannot be so gritty to not see what they have done to innocent young men whose parents pay their salaries.<BR/><BR/>That's some nerve. To bite the innocent hands who feed you. But alas, the Gritty Gang of 88 have come to be known by their embarrassing deeds....as by their own actions, much of the country has been treated to a taste of their subpar and declasse "scholarship".<BR/><BR/>Reality bites on the Duke quad!<BR/><BR/>Below is a very astute analysis into the psyche of the Gritty Gang. Many of their views of the world were formed by the era explored in this incisive and insightful column.<BR/><BR/>I'll go back and retrieve the link in the next post.<BR/><BR/>DebrahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-61994406442833686582007-07-02T11:55:00.000-04:002007-07-02T11:55:00.000-04:00Gary Packwood: If people didn't care about Duke, ...Gary Packwood: If people didn't care about Duke, and the students there, they would not be trying so hard to fix things and improve the situation. No one is bashing Duke. It is still a great school run, at present, by weirdos. And having some real unusual people on the faculty. A surgeon has to define the lesion before he removes a cancer. You cannot fix a problem if you don't know exactly what it is. Simplistic Duke bashing?? I think not. The administration (Brodhead, Burness, Alleva, Steel, the BOT) and the G88 are the appropriate targets for "bashing", if you will -- they set themselves up and in many cases are digging themselves deeper into a hole. If you give them enough rope ....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-61683303967754273282007-07-02T11:53:00.000-04:002007-07-02T11:53:00.000-04:00The G88 have been caught with their invisible pant...The G88 have been caught with their invisible pants down courtesy of Crystal Meth. I wonder whether any of them is even mad at her for this invisible fabric she had spun for them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-25929851899640279972007-07-02T11:24:00.000-04:002007-07-02T11:24:00.000-04:0011:22Love it: "Spidey Sense!"11:22<BR/>Love it: "Spidey Sense!"machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248016116043347912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-56144178636686588552007-07-02T11:22:00.000-04:002007-07-02T11:22:00.000-04:00I don't know about you guys, but my Spidey Sense i...I don't know about you guys, but my Spidey Sense is telling me "something happened" behind the closed doors of Ivory Towers and thereafter, large checks were written to cover-up the rush to judgment. They have paid good money to run and hide from their malfeasance, and gosh darnit, I think they are entitled to it. What? They had to use someone else's money to cover their tracks? Say it ain't so.<BR/><BR/>On what grounds do I object to the Group of 88?<BR/><BR/>It is very tempting to object on Constitutional grounds (the presumption of innocence, search and seizure, Brady materials, free speech form them but not the rest of us, etc., etc., etc.), but perhaps my favorite objection to imbeciles unable to raise their OWN money to buy their way out of trouble their OWN big mouths got them into is the one that hurts them the most...RELEVANCE!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-55064705518129905932007-07-02T11:05:00.000-04:002007-07-02T11:05:00.000-04:00P,Yup. Education teaches discrimination.As in: to...P,<BR/>Yup. Education teaches discrimination.<BR/><BR/>As in: to discriminate.<BR/>(Prejudice is different than<BR/>discrimination.)<BR/> <BR/>That's what science does:<BR/>it compares things, their <BR/>differences and their similarities.<BR/><BR/>I tend to be more hopeful than<BR/>discriminatory. Even so, I don't<BR/>see much to be hopeful for from<BR/>people like Hardt. <BR/><BR/>Interesting that Duke's 80+ and<BR/>Brodhead are discriminatory in a <BR/>completely fallacious fashion:<BR/>they've merely substituted common<BR/>prejudices of the past with <BR/>nouveau prejudices of their own <BR/>construct.<BR/><BR/>And you're right: they're incredibly<BR/>easy to deconstruct.machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248016116043347912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-50765977048539604822007-07-02T11:04:00.000-04:002007-07-02T11:04:00.000-04:00It did not occur to me then that the ad might be p...<I>It did not occur to me then that the ad might be placing my other lacrosse-playing students in jeopardy, <B>as their lawyers have argued</B></I><BR/><BR/>The immunity given by the deal with the 3 LAX players doesn't, so far as I can tell, extend to the rest of the team. This woman is trying really hard to avoid a civil suit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-7090446735821355852007-07-02T10:50:00.000-04:002007-07-02T10:50:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-17978314221762100052007-07-02T10:26:00.000-04:002007-07-02T10:26:00.000-04:00Jack once asked why anyone caredabout "saving Duke...Jack once asked why anyone cared<BR/>about "saving Duke," or "saving Duke from itself," <BR/>wondering: "why bother?"<BR/>I've come around to his side,<BR/>to some extent, seeing that<BR/>the oligarchy is unable and <BR/>unwilling to correct itself<BR/>with suitable humility.<BR/><BR/>In other words: BOT needs to<BR/>make Brodhead eat his words.<BR/><BR/>Anon 9:36, in a sense,<BR/>asks why it should be torn down, <BR/>brick-by-brick, stating that <BR/>DIW posters are engaging in<BR/>"simplistic Duke bashing."<BR/><BR/>Maybe some are, but the worst <BR/>excesses of the school speak <BR/>for themselves: it badly needs<BR/>a kind of Reformation.<BR/><BR/>Presently, 80-or-so Torquemadas<BR/>and their King seem to control the <BR/>agenda of present-day Duke University.machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248016116043347912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-70761346506942911602007-07-02T10:18:00.000-04:002007-07-02T10:18:00.000-04:00s/b competences/b competenceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com