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May this recreation of the Star Trek intro Live Long and Prosper.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
East bound and down
Powerline delves into the mighty Occupy roadtrip - nine people driving across country.
The highlight - protesting at Koch Industries on a Saturday.
The highlight - protesting at Koch Industries on a Saturday.
Monday, June 18, 2012
More insurrection
Legal Insurrection will be joining the charge against Obama this fall, and raising up the next generation of conservatives with a new College Insurrection website.
We will aggregate interesting and newsworthy articles and news reports from college conservative and libertarian publications around the country, and focus on the challenges conservative/libertarian students face on campus.
College Insurrection will be the place where conservative/libertarian students can find out what is going on with like-minded students on other campuses, and understand that they are the many, not the few, no matter what they are told.
The Insurrections are coming.
We will aggregate interesting and newsworthy articles and news reports from college conservative and libertarian publications around the country, and focus on the challenges conservative/libertarian students face on campus.
College Insurrection will be the place where conservative/libertarian students can find out what is going on with like-minded students on other campuses, and understand that they are the many, not the few, no matter what they are told.
The Insurrections are coming.
Trip too far
The Daily Caller reports on three West Virginia politicians who don't plan to head to Charlotte for the Democratic National Convention.
Why?
It can't be because of the trip. It's less than three hours from the West Virginia border to Charlotte on I-77.
The Belk Bowl in December gets extremely excited when West Virginia University might be available for its game. The fans love the short trip to Charlotte.
Most of the state drives through Charlotte on the way to Myrtle Beach.
Might be fun for a reporter to drive north on I-77 during the convention and see what these West Virginia Democrats are doing instead of hanging with Obama, Biden, Pelosi and the rest of the crew.
Why?
It can't be because of the trip. It's less than three hours from the West Virginia border to Charlotte on I-77.
The Belk Bowl in December gets extremely excited when West Virginia University might be available for its game. The fans love the short trip to Charlotte.
Most of the state drives through Charlotte on the way to Myrtle Beach.
Might be fun for a reporter to drive north on I-77 during the convention and see what these West Virginia Democrats are doing instead of hanging with Obama, Biden, Pelosi and the rest of the crew.
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Darden, part 2
The more I read about the Teresa Sullivan ouster, the more sense it makes.
Times are changing, and Jeff Shapiro buries the theme in his story Sunday.
Read to the end, and hear the experience of Colgate Darden.
Darden became president of U.Va. in 1947, a year after leaving the governorship. When he arrived at his alma mater, he found a public school in name only, a cushy, red-brick, hunt-country oasis for the privately educated sons of privilege.
Recognizing that World War II had opened the state to a bigger, more diverse populace, the patrician Darden used his contacts in business and politics to harvest the millions of dollars necessary to modernize the university. It was not an easy task. It's not any easier more than half a century later for the U.Va. board, Sullivan and McDonnell.
The GI Bill meant it was time for the University of Virginia to change.
The online revolution means it's time for the University of Virginia to change.
We'll have a bigger, more diverse populace with the online world.
Things will have to change, and the current academic leadership will not like to give up their cushy lives.
But change will come.
The University of Virginia can lead.
Or fall behind.
Times are changing, and Jeff Shapiro buries the theme in his story Sunday.
Read to the end, and hear the experience of Colgate Darden.
Darden became president of U.Va. in 1947, a year after leaving the governorship. When he arrived at his alma mater, he found a public school in name only, a cushy, red-brick, hunt-country oasis for the privately educated sons of privilege.
Recognizing that World War II had opened the state to a bigger, more diverse populace, the patrician Darden used his contacts in business and politics to harvest the millions of dollars necessary to modernize the university. It was not an easy task. It's not any easier more than half a century later for the U.Va. board, Sullivan and McDonnell.
The GI Bill meant it was time for the University of Virginia to change.
The online revolution means it's time for the University of Virginia to change.
We'll have a bigger, more diverse populace with the online world.
Things will have to change, and the current academic leadership will not like to give up their cushy lives.
But change will come.
The University of Virginia can lead.
Or fall behind.
UVa cat fight
The Washington Post has an interesting take on the Teresa Sullivan termination.
Nearly everyone at the Charlottesville campus thought Sullivan was off to a promising start. She spent her first year in office installing an estimable team of top administrators and her second year strengthening the university’s academic model, just as she had been tasked by the board that hired her.
But at least one key player did not agree: Helen Dragas, a savvy, fiscally conservative developer from Virginia Beach appointed to the board in 2008 by then-Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D) and promoted to rector of the 16-person board last summer. Her misgivings about Sullivan would pit the university’s first female rector against its first female president.
First female vs. first female.
Cat fight.
Do we look at the issues, or just personalities?
Nearly everyone at the Charlottesville campus thought Sullivan was off to a promising start. She spent her first year in office installing an estimable team of top administrators and her second year strengthening the university’s academic model, just as she had been tasked by the board that hired her.
But at least one key player did not agree: Helen Dragas, a savvy, fiscally conservative developer from Virginia Beach appointed to the board in 2008 by then-Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D) and promoted to rector of the 16-person board last summer. Her misgivings about Sullivan would pit the university’s first female rector against its first female president.
First female vs. first female.
Cat fight.
Do we look at the issues, or just personalities?
Unhelpful search
A co-worker wasn't sure how to spell integral, so she spelled it as she thought it sounded - intrical.
She went to Google and searched.
UrbanDictionary wasn't very nice with her request.
She went to Google and searched.
UrbanDictionary wasn't very nice with her request.
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Hough rocks
Julianna Hough stars in the movie Rock of Ages, opening this weekend. She was born in 1988, after the period setting of the movie. How many of us were older than 24 in 1988?MBA vs. PhD
The Teresa Sullivan saga at the University of Virginia reveals the looming rift at universities - MBAs vs. PhDs.
The MBAs from Darden School seem to have led the charge against Sullivan. The academic side is up in arms over the move.
The future won't be so friendly to the PhD side. The money will not be there.
The MBA side knows it, and is trying to plan for that.
I like the thought of this being a battle between short term thinking (the MBAs) and longer term thinking (PhDs).
But in the long term, we'll all be dead.
And in debt.
The MBAs from Darden School seem to have led the charge against Sullivan. The academic side is up in arms over the move.
The future won't be so friendly to the PhD side. The money will not be there.
The MBA side knows it, and is trying to plan for that.
I like the thought of this being a battle between short term thinking (the MBAs) and longer term thinking (PhDs).
But in the long term, we'll all be dead.
And in debt.
Time for the boys of summer
The Appalachian League baseball season gets underway this week. I got to cover the league for seven years, watching players begin their professional careers under the watchful eyes of former big league players.
In 1989, I got to meet Chet Nichols - the 1951 National League ERA champion. His career didn't sparkle much after that rookie season, but he returned to baseball to teach the younger generation after a career in banking.
Cool photo of his baseball card from Wikipedia.
In 1989, I got to meet Chet Nichols - the 1951 National League ERA champion. His career didn't sparkle much after that rookie season, but he returned to baseball to teach the younger generation after a career in banking.
Cool photo of his baseball card from Wikipedia.
Men, men, men, manly men men
On Facebook, Don Surber noted that Oklahoma City is the manliest city.
We await comment from Dustbury.
UPDATE: The Dustbury comments are up.
We await comment from Dustbury.
UPDATE: The Dustbury comments are up.
Saturday song
Is this the week when the love leaves the Obama campaign?
Let's listen to Earth, Wind and Fire from the Jimmy Carter era.
Let's listen to Earth, Wind and Fire from the Jimmy Carter era.
Friday, June 15, 2012
More Sullivan fun
Looks like it won't be a quick and easy transition at the University of Virginia.
First, try fitting this media scholar's name in a headline.
And see the fight among the establishment figures atop the leadership.
"The philosophical difference is the difference between how an MBA thinks and how a Ph.D. thinks," says Vaidhyanathan. "It looks like a cabal of MBAs have decided that we need creative destruction or some sort of high energy, bold visionary re-engineering of the University."
MBAs vs. PhDs. Ought to be a fun summer.
First, try fitting this media scholar's name in a headline.
And see the fight among the establishment figures atop the leadership.
"The philosophical difference is the difference between how an MBA thinks and how a Ph.D. thinks," says Vaidhyanathan. "It looks like a cabal of MBAs have decided that we need creative destruction or some sort of high energy, bold visionary re-engineering of the University."
MBAs vs. PhDs. Ought to be a fun summer.
Weekend watchdog
It's Father's Day weekend. Time for some big events for dad to watch on his TV.
The U.S. Open got going Thursday with a super pairing - Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Masters' champion Bubba Watson. Will all three make the cut? We'll find out Friday, when ESPN has coverage at noon and 5 p.m., while NBC takes the air from 3-5.
Weekend action on NBC begins at 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, going through primetime.
The Olympic Club has hosted the Open five times, the last one in 1987. The field better be ready for what Tiger Woods calls the "hardest six holes to start a tournament."
The NBA Finals continue Sunday, with the scene shifting to Miami to Game 3.
Some big underdogs made the eight-team field of the College World Series. ESPN2 starts the action Friday at 5 p.m. with the America East champion - Stony Brook - taking on UCLA. Arizona plays Florida State.
Another underdog goes Saturday at 5 p.m. - Kent State of the MAC - facing Arkansas. The night concludes with an SEC battle between South Carolina and Florida. Friday's losers meet Sunday at 5 p.m. on ESPN2, and the winners play at 9 p.m.
The Yankees come to Washington this weekend, meeting the Nationals on MASN. Sunday afternoon's contest will be shown nationally on TBS.
The Orioles head to Atlanta for the weekend, with games on MASN2 Friday and Sunday. Saturday's game is on Fox, along with Rays-Marlins, Astros against Rangers, Red Sox facing the Cubs and the Reds vs. Mets. ESPN's Sunday night game features the Red Sox at Cubs.
NASCAR heads to Michigan for the weekend, starting at noon Sunday on TNT. The Nationwide racers hit the track Saturday at 3:30 p.m. on ABC.
The Indy car racers are on the other side of Lake Michigan, racing in Milwaukee Saturday at 1 p.m. on ABC.
If you like soccer, Euro 2012 continues on ESPN2. Ukraine plays France Friday at 11:45 a.m. before England takes on Sweden. Group A has its third game Saturday at 2:30 p.m., with Poland-Czech Republic on ESPN and Greece vs. Russia on ESPN2. Sunday offers Portugal against the Netherlands on ESPN at 2:30 p.m., while ESPN2 shows Denmark meeting Germany.
D.C. United takes on Philadelphia Saturday at 7 p.m. on Comcast, while ESPN shows Houston vs. Dallas Saturday at 7:30 p.m. NBC Sports network has Chicago vs. the Red Bulls Sunday at 5 p.m.
The Mystics host Indiana Friday at 7 p.m. on Comcast.
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Bor-rrrring
How did President Obama do Thursday?
The press hated it.
How long will his acceptance speech be?
Is it too late to move the NFL opener back to Thursday night so people can ignore it?
The press hated it.
How long will his acceptance speech be?
Is it too late to move the NFL opener back to Thursday night so people can ignore it?
Joy of a new book
Want to learn about the life of a pastor's wife?
Joy Gulick knows, and has a book out.
It is a story that will not only encourage pastor's wives, who are not perfect, but will be an eye opener for everyone who has wondered what goes on behind the scenes in a pastor's home.
Joy Gulick knows, and has a book out.
It is a story that will not only encourage pastor's wives, who are not perfect, but will be an eye opener for everyone who has wondered what goes on behind the scenes in a pastor's home.
Europocalypse now
President Obama can talk about the economy in Ohio if he wants today.
The voice of the Greek voter on Sunday may be louder.
And messier.
The upshot is that regardless of the election's outcome, Greece and its European partners are in for an almost unimaginable set of politically unpalatable choices. The likelihood of an election that definitively ensures that Greece remains in the eurozone is very low.
The voice of the Greek voter on Sunday may be louder.
And messier.
The upshot is that regardless of the election's outcome, Greece and its European partners are in for an almost unimaginable set of politically unpalatable choices. The likelihood of an election that definitively ensures that Greece remains in the eurozone is very low.
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Who was 46th?
The big new Obama ad tells us how lousy Massachusetts was under Mitt Romney.
Watch it carefully.
When they mention Massachusetts being 47th in the nation in job creation, which state was 46th?
A hint.
From 2005-2008, Barack Obama represented it in the U.S. Senate.
When he wasn't running for president.
So you can blame Romney for Massachusetts' struggles, which Illinois barely beat. Does Obama's time in the Illinois state senate get any blame for that state's stats?
Watch it carefully.
When they mention Massachusetts being 47th in the nation in job creation, which state was 46th?
A hint.
From 2005-2008, Barack Obama represented it in the U.S. Senate.
When he wasn't running for president.
So you can blame Romney for Massachusetts' struggles, which Illinois barely beat. Does Obama's time in the Illinois state senate get any blame for that state's stats?
Running on empty
What matters to Democrats this election season?
In D.C., it's 2008 all over again.
In Virginia, let's play the "Macaca" video again.
In D.C., it's 2008 all over again.
In Virginia, let's play the "Macaca" video again.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
It's a perfect time to panic
Should Democrats begin to panic about November?
Of course.
As Woody said to Buzz, "it's a perfect time to panic."
Just keep reminding people of the Reagan expansion and George W. Bush's run of low unemployment.
Thursday, Obama will remind us again.
Don't want to go back to those days, do you?
Obama just wishes he could go back to 2008.
Of course.
As Woody said to Buzz, "it's a perfect time to panic."
Just keep reminding people of the Reagan expansion and George W. Bush's run of low unemployment.
Thursday, Obama will remind us again.
Don't want to go back to those days, do you?
Obama just wishes he could go back to 2008.
Bring on the main event
George Allen vs. Tim Kaine.
It's been the plan for a while, and now it's set.
Allen beat three other foes and expectations Tuesday.
Looking forward to him beating Kaine in the fall.
It's been the plan for a while, and now it's set.
Allen beat three other foes and expectations Tuesday.
Looking forward to him beating Kaine in the fall.
Today's Tied with me
A blog tied with me in Technorati gears up for Father's Day.
Beware of the pink background.
Beware of the pink background.
Monday, June 11, 2012
War on Sullivan
I didn't realize that ousted University of Virginia president Teresa Sullivan co-authored several books with Elizabeth Warren.
Together, they looked at bankruptcy.
How did they work together?
Sullivan, Warren, and Westbrook deployed a research methodology that was apparently contrary to the methodology they stated they would use in their National Science Foundation (NSF) grant proposal, which financed their research. After they received their funding, they chose to apply “human subject safeguards” by removing identifying information (case number, petitioner name, and a subsequent “identifier” they added) from the raw data files used in the study--over 1,500 bankruptcy records, each one containing over 200 fields of information (such as assets, liabilities, homeownership, marital status, etc.) That change in methodology made their research data, in effect, unverifiable.
They rose high in their fields.
But 2012 isn't looking very good for either.
Together, they looked at bankruptcy.
How did they work together?
Sullivan, Warren, and Westbrook deployed a research methodology that was apparently contrary to the methodology they stated they would use in their National Science Foundation (NSF) grant proposal, which financed their research. After they received their funding, they chose to apply “human subject safeguards” by removing identifying information (case number, petitioner name, and a subsequent “identifier” they added) from the raw data files used in the study--over 1,500 bankruptcy records, each one containing over 200 fields of information (such as assets, liabilities, homeownership, marital status, etc.) That change in methodology made their research data, in effect, unverifiable.
They rose high in their fields.
But 2012 isn't looking very good for either.
Bubble hits Charlottesville
The University of Virginia ousted its president of two years Sunday.
Let the questions begin.
Is the "higher education bubble" hitting Charlottesville.
"We like and respect Terry, and she has done many things well," (rector Helen E.) Dragas told the university's vice presidents and deans Sunday.
But she said the university faces financial pressures, hard decisions on resource allocation and a higher education environment "on the brink of a transformation now that online delivery has been legitimized by some of the elite institutions."
Let the questions begin.
Is the "higher education bubble" hitting Charlottesville.
"We like and respect Terry, and she has done many things well," (rector Helen E.) Dragas told the university's vice presidents and deans Sunday.
But she said the university faces financial pressures, hard decisions on resource allocation and a higher education environment "on the brink of a transformation now that online delivery has been legitimized by some of the elite institutions."
Sunday, June 10, 2012
How does it feel?
The private sector is doing fine, President Obama said.
I don't care about your numbers, the American people said.
How does it feel?
It doesn't feel fine.
Remember 20 years ago?
George H.W. Bush had the numbers showing a rebound had started.
The people didn't feel it.
And we got Bill Clinton instead of four more years of the elder Bush.
Obama got elected on a wave of emotion from hopeful voters. Emotion will be his undoing this time.
I don't care about your numbers, the American people said.
How does it feel?
It doesn't feel fine.
Remember 20 years ago?
George H.W. Bush had the numbers showing a rebound had started.
The people didn't feel it.
And we got Bill Clinton instead of four more years of the elder Bush.
Obama got elected on a wave of emotion from hopeful voters. Emotion will be his undoing this time.
Warren and Netroots Nation
Netroots Nation: We're counting on you to beat Scott Brown in November. We'll be giving you plenty of support.
Elizabeth Warren: How?
Elizabeth Warren: How?
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