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• ‘Just Get Up and Teach Them Instead of Handing Them a Frickin’ Packet, Yo’: Student’s Rant to Teacher Goes Viral

  May 10, 2013 at 9:49am

  Whether or not he knew he was being taped (he says he didn’t), this guy is absolutely right! Giving students a packet or workbook and doing nothing more to teach them does not work. Actually, it’s quite insulting to the students – that “teacher” is basically telling her students that she thinks they’re not capable of learning any other way. You can almost see the result in the video. Packets and workbooks should serve as supplements.

  I work as a part-time lab TA for a college science course, and one of the things that I attempt to bring home with my section is that you can’t just learn by the books. Even if they don’t finish as well as they would have liked in the end, I hope that they still learned something. That teacher in the video is just a sorry lazy fool who is there for nothing more than to collect a paycheck…for doing nothing. If you’re not going to do your job, then you don’t belong there – there are plenty of people out there in search of work that would love to take your job. Good luck to Jeff Bliss – I hope things work out for him the second time around.

• Female Egyptian TV Host Removes Headscarf, Berates Cleric Who ‘Peddles’ Islam in Explosive Interview

  May 8, 2013 at 11:49pm

  You go girl! Keep standing for what you know is right and don’t let that piece of filth keep you and other freedom-seeking ladies down!

• Is That Occupy Portland Dancing Around a Golden Calf on May Day?

  May 6, 2013 at 7:31am

  How pathetic – these filthy little losers will do anything for attention. Brats.

• Anti-Bullying Activist: Sarah Palin Chewing Tobacco Is ‘Upside of Oral Cancers’

  May 5, 2013 at 6:07pm

  In reply to SquirrelNYC.

  Actually, I should say that he chose not to learn to be civil and classy.

• Anti-Bullying Activist: Sarah Palin Chewing Tobacco Is ‘Upside of Oral Cancers’

  May 5, 2013 at 6:03pm

  Whoa…that rated R speech was given to high school students???!!! How disrespectful and insulting it is to think that those students are not capable of thinking more maturely. This guy has become what he claims to be battling against – he is nothing more than a poor pathetic little misfit who never managed to find acceptance with himself. So, he grows up thinking “someday they’re going to listen to me,” and relies on shock to get attention. Dan, does talking like that really make you feel better? You practically scream out how insecure you are. Grow up.

  I don’t condone bullying in any way – I myself was one who was made fun of or laughed at several times throughout middle school, mainly for being good (i.e. not making fun of the teacher) or for being a bit different from my peers. However, it passed over – everyone went their own way, and some those students turned out OK in high school or after high school. There are others that you hope turned out OK. Yet, then there are those who, well, are just plain jerks that have to make their own decisions.

  Dan Savage should just go crawl back into a basement, wash his mouth out with soap, sit facing a wall, and think about what he’s done – he obviously didn’t learn civility and class growing up.

• Obama to College Students: ‘Reject These Voices’ That Warn of Big Government & Tyranny

  May 5, 2013 at 5:37pm

  Oh my goodness – I didn’t need the emphasis added in several parts of that speech to see the brainwashing going on. Everyone is entitled to an opinion, but those who believe that Obama loves this country, that he loves the Constitution, that he believes we are a republic, and that he sees Americans as individuals is nothing more than a fool. If Obama doesn’t feel threatened, then why does he see the need to warn those students about talk of big government and to tell them they should reject those voices? Hearing him actually say that made me shudder – such words should not come out of an elected official’s mouth. We also once again see him as nothing but a talking head saying what his dear teleprompters tell him to say, and he does it barely looking at the audience.

  That being said, I believe the following words were misquoted:

  “The cynics may be the loudest voices—but they accomplish the least. It’s the silent disruptors [he said "those folks who stay at it"]—those who do the long, hard, committed work of change—that gradually push this country in the right direction, and make the most lasting difference. [Emphasis added].” Please get the quotes correct!

• Watch: Gorilla Vs. Goose

  April 14, 2013 at 8:29am

  I was walking around a circular trail once when I came across a nesting pair of Canada geese. Usually if they hiss and give you a threatening posture, you can still just give them some room, walk past with a purpose, and let them heckle at you. They’ll usually stop. One day though, there was one goose being so protective I couldn’t go past….back around the entire trail I went….over a mile! They make great parents though – mating for life, guarding their babies, even adopting stray babies that are not their own – looking forward to seeing those little yellow fluffballs around here soon!

• Hannity Panel Explodes During Heated Debate Over Dr. Ben Carson’s Gay Marriage Comments: ‘This Guy Is a Monster!’

  April 1, 2013 at 11:43pm

  Little Leo seems to have a sick obsession with Dr. Carson – I’d love to see him say what he said in this segment directly to Dr. Carson in person. What a disgrace Terrell is to the black community – he is nothing more than a self-hating, black-hating, power-hungry pathetic racist who closes his mind to the oh-so-troublesome truth. It’s so disheartening how creeps like him will do whatever they can to keep the blacks on the “plantation,” convincing them that they’re too stupid to think for themselves and too stupid to have dreams and pursue happiness. Bravo to Niger Innis for being so tolerant and sticking to his guns!

• Is Hollywood Intentionally Axing Steamy Sex Scenes From Movies?

  March 25, 2013 at 5:03pm

  In reply to Jezreel.

  Agreed Jezreel! When I was little, my parents and grandmother watched shows like “The Golden Girls,” “Cheers,” “Night Court,” “Scarecrow and Mrs. King,” “Who’s the Boss?” and several other shows during their first run that had more adult material well-written into the script and was delivered well by the cast. That type of material went over my head at the time, being too little to understand it. I’m old enough to get that stuff now when watching these shows in reruns or on DVD, but it’s still good entertainment that stands the test of time. Unfortunately, promos for today’s TV are enough to turn me off – not much in the way of new sitcoms or dramas in our house these days. Classics are so much better, not just because they’re “classics” – that’s just the way it happens to be. It’s nice when you see family-friendly material out there, especially when it’s well-received. Even if the material is not quite suitable for younger viewers, it is nice not to feel dirty while just watching a movie or some TV.

• Is Hollywood Intentionally Axing Steamy Sex Scenes From Movies?

  March 25, 2013 at 4:39pm

  I sure hope that Hollywood is looking to cut the sex scenes out of movies. They serve no other purpose than to shock, and they don’t add anything to a story. Personally, they’re also insulting to viewers, whether they’re on TV or in movies. Do the writers and producers not think that viewers have an imagination? Are the writers also trying to compensate for a lack of good writing skills? Oh, it also helps to have a cast that knows how to deliver the material, even making bad writing sound good. I’m not saying that good writing and delivery should be covered up by special effects, but I’d rather go to a movie with great special effects than go and be shocked by filth. Hey, even bad special effects are still suitable for an entire family. In this day and age, forget the filth…go for pure entertainment value that even younger viewers would appreciate and grow up appreciating.