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Make up your mind environmentalists!
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jay Thomas Jun 18, 2010. 1 Reply 0 Likes
So I was talking to a friend today. She takes issue with the fact that I take issue with environmentalism. Our discussion today was caused by…Continue
Tags: design, intelligent, creationism, creation, environmentalism
Smith's Laws of Politics - HELP!
Started this discussion. Last reply by Mike Mott Jul 4, 2010. 11 Replies 0 Likes
OK, a little background. I am a teacher. I teach 9th grade Civics. I am a conservative. Unlike my liberal colleagues, I do not indoctrinate students under the guise of education. When I am…Continue
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It All Comes Back to Race ...
Started this discussion. Last reply by jim harris Mar 11, 2010. 2 Replies 0 Likes
So I have a student teacher who is really screwy. He is coming form the hard left, and he is definitely floundering. Today he is using the birther controversy to show how the right is this evil…Continue
It all started with a bumper sticker ...
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The Name Game. Liberal, liberal fee-fi-iberal. Conservative, conservative moo-oink-ervative. Lets get real. Republican? Democrat? Liberal? Conservative? Those terms have become irrelevant. …Continue
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Valerie Eggers replied to Jim Smith's discussion 'Smith's Laws of Politics - HELP!'"I love number 5!
No. 4: An informed voter is a threat to political power. An UNinformed voter is a threat to liberty and the Republic.
No. 3: Political speak is synonymous with sales speak. The product may differ but the objective is the same.
No.…"
Jim Smith posted a discussionMake up your mind environmentalists!
So I was talking to a friend today. She takes issue with the fact that I take issue with environmentalism. Our discussion today was caused by this article about Arizona spending $1.25 million to save some endangered squirrels. She argued that spending the money was a good thing because of the whole circle of life thing, saying you never know what bad things will…See More
Mike Mott replied to Jim Smith's discussion 'Smith's Laws of Politics - HELP!'"John Stossel's Free to Choose post on TownHall has some relevance to this discussion and you might find it interesting.
My TCUNation post explains (I hope) the connection between liberty and prosperity."
Mike Mott replied to Jim Smith's discussion 'Smith's Laws of Politics - HELP!'"Jim,
Being a bit of a geek I have to toss out a propeller-head joke after seeing "Doing something just to appear ... ". If motion is already Brownian it does no good to turn up the heat.
While we do understand your situation, you have…"
Jim Smith replied to Jim Smith's discussion 'Smith's Laws of Politics - HELP!'"The sixth one you propse is intriguing. If I were to merge 2 & 4 I would probably add it in some shape or form. It may be seen as a direct tie to President Obama, so I would probably re-word it "Doing something just to appear to be doing…"
Clint Manuel replied to Jim Smith's discussion 'Smith's Laws of Politics - HELP!'"Jim, firstly, having a daughter that just finished her ninth grade year, I regret someone such as yourself was not one of her teachers. Now...
Politician: One who can sucessfully convince a majority of their constituency of their need for the…"
Jim Smith replied to Jim Smith's discussion 'Smith's Laws of Politics - HELP!'"I really, REALLY like the de Toqueville quotation. Actually, I am also working on a "great quotations" project where students will have to read, analyze and respond to a great quotation from the founders. I agree with the verbage change…"
Mike Mott replied to Jim Smith's discussion 'Smith's Laws of Politics - HELP!'"Jim,
What a marvelous list and what a wonderful thing to do! I think 2 & 4 are covered by something that Thomas Jefferson said. You may know it.
"If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what…"
Jim Smith posted a discussionSmith's Laws of Politics - HELP!
OK, a little background. I am a teacher. I teach 9th grade Civics. I am a conservative. Unlike my liberal colleagues, I do not indoctrinate students under the guise of education. When I am sharing my opinions, I clearly advertise that they are, in fact, opinions.One of the first encounters students have with my opinions is on the second day when I share with them "Smith's Laws of Politics". These laws started out as just three simple laws, the first being the only one that has not changed…See More
Jim Smith posted a blog postCongratulations, Mr. Jobs, it's a Fad!
There are those people. Those … Apple people. They are people who watch the podcasts of Steve Jobs introducing a new product and have an overwhelming desire to touch themselves in naughty places. They buy every new apple product no matter how useless it is.I work with two guys who are solid Apple guys. Between them they own everything that has ever come out of Cuppertino. One of them has an Apple TV for cryin’ out loud (talk about a useless product. You buy an Apple TV, and then you use it to…See More
Jody Irwin replied to Jim Smith's discussion 'It All Comes Back to Race ...'"I agree with you, the next race will be about "race". It is as you pointed out so many of the SHEEP think that to disagree with Barry...well it has to be about race...it could be that he is our biggest nightmare and is destroying our…"
Jim Smith posted a discussionIt All Comes Back to Race ...
So I have a student teacher who is really screwy. He is coming form the hard left, and he is definitely floundering. Today he is using the birther controversy to show how the right is this evil monster out to get the President (this was pointed out by a conservative student, not by me ... my student teacher says it is to show bias in the news). The students were getting seriously pissed off at him over the video and being exposed to a hard right view. One of my African-American students…See More
Jim Smith posted a discussionIt all started with a bumper sticker ...
The Name Game. Liberal, liberal fee-fi-iberal. Conservative, conservative moo-oink-ervative. Lets get real. Republican? Democrat? Liberal? Conservative? Those terms have become irrelevant. They have been stripped of all meaning by history and a press that is quick to cast the fog of war on politicians they don’t like.Many, many years ago, I remember a bumper sticker that said “I’m not anti-abortion, I’m PRO-LIFE”. This set off a revolution over political naming rights. Who has the…See More
Jim Smith posted a blog postWhat conservatives need to win …
This will be short and sweet in honor of Valentine’s Day. If conservatives really want to win this November, they need something. They need specificity. The democrats won by whining and complaining. The American people, now that they are seeing specifics of the democrats ideas and plans, they don’t like it.So, for the republicans to win… for conservatives to take the government back, they need to put forth to the people a unified, SPECIFIC plan and message, much like the Contract with America…See More
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Congratulations, Mr. Jobs, it's a Fad!
Posted on April 4, 2010 at 7:30pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
There are those people. Those … Apple people. They are people who watch the podcasts of Steve Jobs introducing a new product and have an overwhelming desire to touch themselves in naughty places. They buy every new apple product no matter how useless it is.
I work with two guys who are solid Apple guys. Between them they own everything that has ever come out of Cuppertino. One of them has an Apple TV for cryin’ out loud (talk about a useless product. You buy an Apple TV, and then you…
Continue What conservatives need to win …
Posted on February 12, 2010 at 5:16pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
This will be short and sweet in honor of Valentine’s Day. If conservatives really want to win this November, they need something. They need specificity. The democrats won by whining and complaining. The American people, now that they are seeing specifics of the democrats ideas and plans, they don’t like it.
So, for the republicans to win… for conservatives to take the government back, they need to put forth to the people a unified, SPECIFIC plan and message, much like the Contract… Continue
So, for the republicans to win… for conservatives to take the government back, they need to put forth to the people a unified, SPECIFIC plan and message, much like the Contract… Continue
Meghan McCain: Defiantly hot, but do we want her? NOT!
Posted on February 10, 2010 at 7:30pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Meghan McCain is many things. In the days after the campaign, she was put up as the face of a newer, younger, hipper Republican Party. Sure, she's mattressable, but beyond that, does she have anything to offer a conservative like me? Let's see, she hates the teaparty movement. She favors gay rights (I am not anti-gay-rights, I'm pro-civil rights, no one group deserves special rights). She can't tell the difference between original sources (Rham Emanuel saying liberals were "retarded") and…
Continue Environmentalism as Religion.
Posted on February 9, 2010 at 9:26pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Sadly, we lost a great mind several years ago when Michael Chrichton left us. Aside from great books like Jurassic Park, Congo and Sphere … aside from ER, the greatest medical drama ever to grace our TV sets … he gave us something most interesting. He gave us the theory of Environmentalism as a religion.
In a very provocative speech before the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, he drew a parallel between Judeo-Christian belief and environmentalism. Consider his… Continue
In a very provocative speech before the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, he drew a parallel between Judeo-Christian belief and environmentalism. Consider his… Continue
Comment Wall (4 comments)
- At 7:01am on March 19, 2010,
Charles T. Holliday said… - thanks for the friends request, been workin a lot lately, but looks like I'll get the weekend off and be around the site to do some catching up
- At 3:34pm on March 17, 2010, Mike Mott said…
- Thank you for the request.
I see you are in Wisconsin. My wife was born and raised in Barron, WI on a dairy farm. Her brother still lives on the farm, but they've turned it to a wildlife sanctuary.
I received my BS in Math for UW-Stout in Menomonie.
We have something in common.
- At 9:39pm on January 23, 2010,
George Van Valkenburg said…
- Jim
Thanks for including me in your friends.
We're on our way to returning "American Government."
We are American; Not Canadiens or Europeans,
We're Americans.
God bless America!
George Van Valkenburg
- At 9:20am on December 10, 2009,
DaveG said… - Welcome to TCUnation, Jim. As you and your friend hike the trails in Wisconsin leave a little Conservatism along the way :)
We hope you find a home here and visit often.
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