http://www.democraticunderground.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:40:13 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:40:13 There's other stuff involved but that's what it's essentially about. Bloomberg thinks he can run the PS system on the cheap by getting rid of expensive educators ( i.e. experienced) and replacing them with newbies.

The newbies won't stay long enough to make pension demands, etc. on the system. ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/PaulHo/34 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:54:50 I retain three of my old old stations ( PBS is one of the three... the gods be praised) and have two new Spanish language stations ( we're essentially monolingual English) and a 24 hour kiddie station that seems to have on the cartoon about the "big red dog" pretty much round the clock. Plus some k... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/PaulHo/33 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:02:31 Forget about Kansas. Why does this supposed mecca of political super-sophistication produce such an unending daisy-chain of political meidiocrities, scoundrels , blatant, shameless opportunists and and a limitless supply of moral and ethical political retardates? ( google "Bloomberg"+"term limit... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/PaulHo/32 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:03:08 >>>>>Do you honestly believe this is part of a grand, bipartisan conspiracy to demonize teachers? Frankly, it would not and could not happen - they are one of the few professions that are mostly beyond reproach politically. If you're anywhere near smart, you don't attack teachers.>>>>

But "beyond... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/PaulHo/31 Mon, 13 Apr 2009 10:57:02 I had good, bad and average teachers all through grades 1-12...in private religious school. Note: there was no union, K-8; and there was a ridiculously weak union for SOME of the faculty 9-12.

Sorting them out is most problemmatic. Letting the principal do it is beyond silly. The principal will ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/PaulHo/29 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:37:30 I have friends in the tony suburbs north of NYC. Their PSs are OUTSTANDING. They RAVE about their schools. There is no merit pay and the chief dissatisfaction is the amount of time spent on test prep... an innovation that was begun in the "lets collect mega-hunks of data" craze ushered in by NCLB.
... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/PaulHo/30 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:32:48 ... or where it *could* hurt. At the FCC level.

Good to have a plan; it's better to have a plan that might WORK. Asking the media to report that Delonas and Murdoch have a history of GLBT defamation is a plan, but it probably will not work. Have you seen any MSM accounts of the chimpanzee fiasco ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/PaulHo/28 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 06:53:09 ... cleared the field for Clinton in 2000 so that there would be no primary fight. In effect, appointing her as the candidate.

Yes, it's true she then had to run against a republican. But the arguments against Kennedy would pretty much apply across the board to Clinton.

And ... there's one ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/PaulHo/26 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:33:47 ... nannys, household servants and the like, one is likely to have an understanding of average people that is, shall we say, *limited*. (Compound that with the *extremely* sheltered life that was imposed on her by her post- 1963 circumstance.)

That seems to have been *generally* true of Ms. Kenne... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/PaulHo/25 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 07:41:41 Lots of educated people are not making lots of $$$ for a number of reasons . Mainly they're young, starting out or working part time; or working in poorly compensated fields ( like education; tee-hee.) This would account for the lack of a consistent correlation in both the Field and the CNN poll bet... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/PaulHo/27 Fri, 28 Nov 2008 21:24:52 ... just about anything, *longs* for Hillary's open senate seat. What a stage THAT would be! I'm thinking he's *pinching* himself himself over this ( as of now hypothetical) incredibly good fortune.

A the moment he's up a tree without a paddle. No high profile positions available, the NYC Mayor... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/PaulHo/24 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:35:44 The fact that these two.... let's call 'em "sects" and not "cults" for now...share an odd, peculiar ( even for American Christianity), suspicious, and almost single-minded obsession with open homosexuality says *something* about these organizations, but I'm not sure the article succeeds in making t... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/PaulHo/23 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 19:59:45 http://verizonpathetic.com/pain20.html

Anyone had any problematic dealings w. this entity? I used it as a single line customer for about three years without incident. 450 minutes for about 50 bucks per mos. 12 year old son nagged me constantly to add him to the plan so he could get a flashie... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/PaulHo/22 Sat, 15 Nov 2008 11:35:55 >>>>If that occurs, please feel free to cram this post back in my face.>>>>

... for future cramming purposes.

I have no illusions about Obama. But his court nominations alone will dramatically affect GLBT life in the USA. I'm quite confident that he will not appoint people to the federal judic... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/PaulHo/21 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:24:52 http://personals.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2008/10/30/2008-10-30_rachel_maddow_is_msnbcs_prime_time_star.html


Yes, there's a quickie reference to partner Susan waaaayyyy at the end ( Item 4 in "5 reasons I'm a Real New Yorker" sidebar.) Until then I thought that going mainstream was some... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/PaulHo/20 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:46:55 >>>"Justice Breyer has devoted his life to the public good,” said William Michael Treanor, dean of Fordham Law. “He was a brilliant, influential, and path-breaking scholar. His government service before taking the bench was of the highest quality. As a jurist, his opinions have been marked by though... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/PaulHo/18 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:44:47 Asian-American is good, but frankly it's more important at this time that GLBT citizens be represented on the court. "Urgent" might be the better word.

GLBT's statistically dwarf Asian Americans in the population as a whole. Yet, no one ( that I know of, anyway) is trying to write second-class c... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/PaulHo/17 Sun, 26 Oct 2008 08:44:10 ... with a placard that quoted this excerpt from a Vatican document apologizing for Christian anti-Semitism that had come out a few weeks before:

"Despite the Christian preaching of love for all... the prevailing mentality down the centuries has penalized minorities and those who were in any way... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/PaulHo/19 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:46:43 that all he can think about it making more money in RE for himself and/or his buds.

I suspect it's more about ego and power than money. All the money in the world isn't going to matter much if no one's paying attention. He had dreams of the presidency... they came to naught. Dreams of the vice... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/PaulHo/16 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:13:50 Unless there is some question about the authenticity of the quote, it is as dramatic an example of McCain's abysmal judgment as is likely to come along: He felt Osama was being unfairly depicted.... in *1998*!

M$M will ignore it if allowed to; ( The same quote would END Obama.) The DEMS can keep... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/PaulHo/14 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:48:48 >>He hasn't explained how in the sixties he bombed villages of women, children and old people. We can't be sure where he stands on firebombing because he is unrepentant.>>>

his eyewitnessing his fellow US seaman being burned alive as a consequence of the Forrestal disaster made him question the c... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/PaulHo/15 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:07:19 >>>I don't think I will ever understand the right wing mentality of war as victory. To me, getting into a war is a defeat in itself.>>>>

Don't understand it 'cause they don't *care* about it. It involves long-term self interest ( Guess what: what's good for the world.... peace and justice... is a... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/PaulHo/2 Sat, 20 Sep 2008 17:55:36 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punchbowl_National_Cemetery

That would be Mr. Dunham... the one on his mom's side. (Fascinating woman, BTW; Barack's mother)

I can't say the name of that cemetary without smiling. Quintessentially western. Like Obama and (esp. the mother's side of)the family. Kansa... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/PaulHo/1 Sat, 20 Sep 2008 10:54:17 ... I'd prefer that he/she vote for Obama than McCain.

It's going to be that close... I do believe.


Problem is... how to persuade him that voting for Obama is actually voting in his/her best interests.

Why do I keep thinking about "Blazing Saddles" when I think about this campaign?... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/PaulHo/3 Sat, 20 Sep 2008 08:00:44 He himself says this 'tongue in cheek' but there's truth there.

He's a bit of a political "wacko" ... to indulge another Kochism. He supports RW republicans that he happens to like: e.g Damato against every DEM opponent. He supported Bush but is opposed to McCain because of Palin.

As I said...... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/PaulHo/4 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:45:07