Couple of things
- OK ... you know what's weird about column by UGA professor Conrad Fink? The fact that he wrote it. Fink is one of the most esteemed journalism professors at the university, and he prided himself on never voting for any elected office so he could remain unbiased. So the fact he's dissecting the current U.S. foreign policy is, as far as I can tell, pretty new for him.
- Tough call on this. I want the security officers to be able to adequately protect themselves and the student body, but I could definitely see how parents would have concerns about this. Ultimately, I'd lean toward permitting the weapons seeing how the officers are trained and certified.
- In the 'let's-wrongly-classify-Jmac-category' Norm Weatherby calls me a 'foaming liberal', which I'll assume he meant more as a condescending type of thing rather than a kind word or two. Weatherby, as some readers may know, is a local favorite of mine because he parrots the line of today's Republican pundits rather than attempt to constructively think about rational conclusions to today's issues. While I don't think anyone here would call me a 'foaming liberal' (though, to be fair, I'm a tad lost on what that means) or even a 'disturbed lib', seeing how I'm actually quite moderate on a good number of issues, I do think Weatherby is a tad off ... though the final picture of the dog is ridiculous in its whole lack of relating to the actual content of his post ... though their wasn't much relevence to the actual post either.
- Michael Richards apologized on The Late Show With David Letterman, though the apology itself was kinda angry and defensive. Pretty weird, this whole thing.
- The Red And Black did a nice job on this story regarding minority recruitment, picking up some good comments from different folks along the way. It's obvious the university thinks it's doing a good job, but the numbers, as well as the others who did the report, don't necessarily agree. Of course, there are a lot of variables to consider in this whole thing - the stigma of UGA being an 'Old South' school, the high number of historical African-American colleges in Georgia, etc. - and those variables show why this isn't the easiest thing to accomplish in the world.
- Don Nelson takes a look at some of the possible folks who could lead the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce. For what it's worth, either Tom Chasteen or Annette Nelson would do a good job.
- To be fair to Weatherby, the poor guy is kind enough to offer me a link ... so if you'd like to visit him, try this. He does have some pretty pictures of fall leaves in the Blue Ridge Mountains, so that's nice.
- It's always refreshing to watch your favorite team completely implode in the offseason. J.D. Drew? Really? Trade Manny? Seriously? No calls to Mark Loretta or Trot Nixon? Why?
- Tough call on this. I want the security officers to be able to adequately protect themselves and the student body, but I could definitely see how parents would have concerns about this. Ultimately, I'd lean toward permitting the weapons seeing how the officers are trained and certified.
- In the 'let's-wrongly-classify-Jmac-category' Norm Weatherby calls me a 'foaming liberal', which I'll assume he meant more as a condescending type of thing rather than a kind word or two. Weatherby, as some readers may know, is a local favorite of mine because he parrots the line of today's Republican pundits rather than attempt to constructively think about rational conclusions to today's issues. While I don't think anyone here would call me a 'foaming liberal' (though, to be fair, I'm a tad lost on what that means) or even a 'disturbed lib', seeing how I'm actually quite moderate on a good number of issues, I do think Weatherby is a tad off ... though the final picture of the dog is ridiculous in its whole lack of relating to the actual content of his post ... though their wasn't much relevence to the actual post either.
- Michael Richards apologized on The Late Show With David Letterman, though the apology itself was kinda angry and defensive. Pretty weird, this whole thing.
- The Red And Black did a nice job on this story regarding minority recruitment, picking up some good comments from different folks along the way. It's obvious the university thinks it's doing a good job, but the numbers, as well as the others who did the report, don't necessarily agree. Of course, there are a lot of variables to consider in this whole thing - the stigma of UGA being an 'Old South' school, the high number of historical African-American colleges in Georgia, etc. - and those variables show why this isn't the easiest thing to accomplish in the world.
- Don Nelson takes a look at some of the possible folks who could lead the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce. For what it's worth, either Tom Chasteen or Annette Nelson would do a good job.
- To be fair to Weatherby, the poor guy is kind enough to offer me a link ... so if you'd like to visit him, try this. He does have some pretty pictures of fall leaves in the Blue Ridge Mountains, so that's nice.
- It's always refreshing to watch your favorite team completely implode in the offseason. J.D. Drew? Really? Trade Manny? Seriously? No calls to Mark Loretta or Trot Nixon? Why?
posted by Jmac at 7:03 AM
9 Comments:
Not only did he call you a "foaming liberal" but also "disturbed"! HA! Man - he pegged you...because if there is one word that sums you up Jmac it's "disturbed". Who else but a highly "disturbed" individual would simultaneously profess his love for "Teen Witch" while posting lengthy ruminations on local politics!
Weatherby, meanwhile, is completely sane. Note, e.g., his foreign policy advice:
Hit Iran with about 50 nukes. Wipe out 85% of the life there. Then say "oops...it was a technical mistake."
I assume "foaming" as in "foaming at the mouth" - or maybe he just assumes you really like cappucinos? Hmmm...
Word verification says "remga." R.E.M. GA, hell yes!
Well, the picture is of a dog that has been conversing with Quantumthought. The dog, amazed, sees "dead people."
Thus, Weatherby is admitting to being undead.
QED.
MF.
Maybe Weatherby is accusing you of having foamy, explosive diarrhea and being liberal?
Man, that's nasty.
"When I think foaming and disturbed, I think Jmac!"
"If you like foam (and who doesn't -- ocean waves, cappucinos...ahhhhhhh), you should vote for Jmac!"
You should run under those slogans someday.
All very good suggestions.
The glow sticks one is particularly intriguing.
I would call you a foaming liberal, and a disturbed one at that. (Among other things ;) - friendly jab)
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