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On 12/24/10 1:56 PM, John H wrote:
On Sat, 18 Dec 2010 13:52:07 -0500, wrote:

On Fri, 17 Dec 2010 12:28:24 -0500,
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The Teacher's union has a strangle hold on DoE and the school boards,
valuing time on the job over performance.
The best and brightest get out of the business because they are tired
of waiting in line to get their raises while old teachers make all the
money, even if they suck at it.





Bull****. Young teachers are well aware before they get into the
profession that time on the job results in scale increase. The same is
true for firemen, policemen, most civil servants and many workers in the
private sector.


Many other "union" workers.
Time in grade does not assure proficiency.

Michelle Rhee proved paying for performance raises achievement levels.

One more time: the biggest problem with public schools...the parents of
the students.

Agreed but the question is, how do you improve parents who are not
there or do not care?
DC school system improved without replacing the parents.

Careful...when I mentioned parents, I got called a racist. Funny how things get
turned around.

That's because your comments *were* racist. One can only imagine the
comments you made, sotto voce, about all the people of color at Disney
World, including, heaven forbid, *mixed* couples, including, incredibly
(for someone like you), white women with men of color.

That's our spoofer, just make up things about others....

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On 12/25/10 8:08 AM, BAR wrote:
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That's because your comments *were* racist. One can only imagine the
comments you made, sotto voce, about all the people of color at Disney
World, including, heaven forbid, *mixed* couples, including, incredibly
(for someone like you), white women with men of color.

Harry, you are the true racist.


I'm sure that in your little world of right-wing stupor, that is the case.



How is your Korean dentist? Do you ever talk about just your dentist,
no. You always have to identify his nationality. You always have to
identify people by their race or nationality. Why is that? Why can't you
just see people?




My Korean dentist is fine. In addition to being a first-rate dentist, he
is a first-rate humanitarian. You think I'm a racist because I mentioned
my dentist is Korean? If I had feelings of racial prejudice about
Koreans, I likely wouldn't be going to a Korean dentist. Hey, he's an
American success story, an immigrant who came here, learned English, got
into college and got into dental school. I *celebrate* his contributions
to our national diversity.

Hey, I like Korean food, too. I also like the Korean airline
commercials. I have an LG refrigerator, made in Korea, which I bought to
replace the nearly new but crappy made-in-America GE refrigerator we had.

Oh, and I don't oppose miscegenation. I love looking at Beyoncé Knowles.
There's something mightily attractive about an African and Creole mix,
don't you think? I like Asian-ancestry women, too, along with, of
course, "white women" and Latinas. Penélope Cruz sure does it for me.

I guess I'm just not a white bread only boy.

You are not unlike many righties...you haven't a clue about racism and
what it is. Of course, you're part of a political party that lives off
racism.

Taking jobs away from American workers. That's our union man.

On 12/25/2010 9:27 AM, BAR wrote:
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On 12/25/10 8:08 AM, BAR wrote:
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That's because your comments *were* racist. One can only imagine the
comments you made, sotto voce, about all the people of color at Disney
World, including, heaven forbid, *mixed* couples, including, incredibly
(for someone like you), white women with men of color.

Harry, you are the true racist.


I'm sure that in your little world of right-wing stupor, that is the case.



How is your Korean dentist? Do you ever talk about just your dentist,
no. You always have to identify his nationality. You always have to
identify people by their race or nationality. Why is that? Why can't you
just see people?




My Korean dentist is fine. In addition to being a first-rate dentist, he
is a first-rate humanitarian. You think I'm a racist because I mentioned
my dentist is Korean? If I had feelings of racial prejudice about
Koreans, I likely wouldn't be going to a Korean dentist. Hey, he's an
American success story, an immigrant who came here, learned English, got
into college and got into dental school. I *celebrate* his contributions
to our national diversity.

Hey, I like Korean food, too. I also like the Korean airline
commercials. I have an LG refrigerator, made in Korea, which I bought to
replace the nearly new but crappy made-in-America GE refrigerator we had.

Oh, and I don't oppose miscegenation. I love looking at Beyoncé Knowles.
There's something mightily attractive about an African and Creole mix,
don't you think? I like Asian-ancestry women, too, along with, of
course, "white women" and Latinas. Penélope Cruz sure does it for me.

I guess I'm just not a white bread only boy.

You are not unlike many righties...you haven't a clue about racism and
what it is. Of course, you're part of a political party that lives off
racism.

That's a lot of words to say I am not a racist.




A guy who does a lot of boat wood refinishing around here is from the
Philippines. He's proud of his heritage, and calls himself "Phil the
Filipino," though my guess is his real first name is Felipe. Everyone
calls him Phil the Filipino. I guess we're all racists in your mind,
since almost every reference to him mentions his heritage.

Incidentally, guess what the place name Philippines translates
from...and why?

On 12/25/2010 8:46 AM, I am Tosk wrote:
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You are not unlike many righties...you haven't a clue about racism and
what it is. Of course, I'm part of a political party that lives off
racism, so I know of what I speak...

There, I fixed it for you...



Stop acting like a dope.

On 12/25/10 11:18 AM, Paul@BYC wrote:
On 12/25/2010 9:27 AM, BAR wrote:
In ,
says...

On 12/25/10 8:08 AM, BAR wrote:
In ,
says...
That's because your comments *were* racist. One can only imagine the
comments you made, sotto voce, about all the people of color at
Disney
World, including, heaven forbid, *mixed* couples, including,
incredibly
(for someone like you), white women with men of color.

Harry, you are the true racist.


I'm sure that in your little world of right-wing stupor, that is
the case.



How is your Korean dentist? Do you ever talk about just your dentist,
no. You always have to identify his nationality. You always have to
identify people by their race or nationality. Why is that? Why can't
you
just see people?




My Korean dentist is fine. In addition to being a first-rate dentist, he
is a first-rate humanitarian. You think I'm a racist because I mentioned
my dentist is Korean? If I had feelings of racial prejudice about
Koreans, I likely wouldn't be going to a Korean dentist. Hey, he's an
American success story, an immigrant who came here, learned English, got
into college and got into dental school. I *celebrate* his contributions
to our national diversity.

Hey, I like Korean food, too. I also like the Korean airline
commercials. I have an LG refrigerator, made in Korea, which I bought to
replace the nearly new but crappy made-in-America GE refrigerator we
had.

Oh, and I don't oppose miscegenation. I love looking at Beyoncé Knowles.
There's something mightily attractive about an African and Creole mix,
don't you think? I like Asian-ancestry women, too, along with, of
course, "white women" and Latinas. Penélope Cruz sure does it for me.

I guess I'm just not a white bread only boy.

You are not unlike many righties...you haven't a clue about racism and
what it is. Of course, you're part of a political party that lives off
racism.

That's a lot of words to say I am not a racist.




A guy who does a lot of boat wood refinishing around here is from the
Philippines. He's proud of his heritage, and calls himself "Phil the
Filipino," though my guess is his real first name is Felipe. Everyone
calls him Phil the Filipino. I guess we're all racists in your mind,
since almost every reference to him mentions his heritage.

Incidentally, guess what the place name Philippines translates
from...and why?






Well, obviously, *you* are a racist!

You have to admire some of the righties here for their ignorance and
audacity.

On 12/25/10 11:18 AM, Paul@BYC wrote:
On 12/25/2010 8:46 AM, I am Tosk wrote:
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You are not unlike many righties...you haven't a clue about racism and
what it is. Of course, I'm part of a political party that lives off
racism, so I know of what I speak...

There, I fixed it for you...



Stop acting like a dope.


Well, that ought to do it! :)

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On 12/25/2010 8:46 AM, I am Tosk wrote:
In ,
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You are not unlike many righties...you haven't a clue about racism and
what it is. Of course, I'm part of a political party that lives off
racism, so I know of what I speak...

There, I fixed it for you...



Stop acting like a dope.

Stop acting like a dope.

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In article ,
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On 12/25/2010 8:46 AM, I am Tosk wrote:
In ,
says...


You are not unlike many righties...you haven't a clue about racism and
what it is. Of course, I'm part of a political party that lives off
racism, so I know of what I speak...

There, I fixed it for you...



Stop acting like a dope.

Stop acting like a pussy...

Hey, he's on my side of the fence, therefore he can do no wrong.

In article ,
says...

You are not unlike many righties...you haven't a clue about racism and
what it is. Of course, you're part of a political party that lives off
racism.

That's a lot of words to say I am not a racist.




A guy who does a lot of boat wood refinishing around here is from the
Philippines. He's proud of his heritage, and calls himself "Phil the
Filipino," though my guess is his real first name is Felipe. Everyone
calls him Phil the Filipino. I guess we're all racists in your mind,
since almost every reference to him mentions his heritage.

Incidentally, guess what the place name Philippines translates
from...and why?

Paul you are so similar to Harry in every way you are either the same
person or you were separated at birth. But, I can't imagine one mother
having both of you, it must have broke her heart.

What is the moral code of secular humanists?

On 12/25/10 12:42 PM, BAR wrote:
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says...

You are not unlike many righties...you haven't a clue about racism and
what it is. Of course, you're part of a political party that lives off
racism.

That's a lot of words to say I am not a racist.




A guy who does a lot of boat wood refinishing around here is from the
Philippines. He's proud of his heritage, and calls himself "Phil the
Filipino," though my guess is his real first name is Felipe. Everyone
calls him Phil the Filipino. I guess we're all racists in your mind,
since almost every reference to him mentions his heritage.

Incidentally, guess what the place name Philippines translates
from...and why?

Paul you are so similar to Harry in every way you are either the same
person or you were separated at birth. But, I can't imagine one mother
having both of you, it must have broke her heart.

What is the moral code of secular humanists?




For those who do not know, and you, obviously, are among them, the
answer is easy enough to find:

http://www.secularhumanism.org/index...age=sh_defined

If that is too oblique or esoteric for those with a limited formal
education:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secular_humanism

Simple definition from Wiki:

Secular Humanism is a secular philosophy that espouses reason, ethics,
and the search for human fulfillment, and specifically rejects
supernatural and religious dogma as the basis of morality and
decision-making. Secular Humanism is a life stance that focuses on the
way human beings can lead happy and functional lives.

What any of that has to do with what a fellow calls himself and prefers
to be called, e.g., Phil the Filipino, is beyond me.