With all of the allegations of corruption that have been brought up against him, I’m amazed that the right-wing Presidential candidate Lee Myung Bak is actually still pulling 50% in the polls. I’m wondering whether the new-ish evidence I’m told has surfaced of his implication in the BBK price-manipulation fraud will be the needle in his balloon. Lime says there’s still a good chance of him being toppled, even though he’s leading. She even quipped that if he wins, she’ll want to leave the country, which is exactly what a lot of Americans I know said about Bush. (And they …
Tag: politics
Scranton woman cited for cursing at toilet…
What can I say? This is fucking bullshit.
“THAT’S Romance?” and other classroom stuff
Attention saver: this post is about stuff from my classroom: an amusing comment about defining romance; thoughts on homophobia in the classroom; and a discussion of transparency, anonymity, and freedom in one of my classes. For those not interested in such things, skip ’em.
Miéville on Floating Utopias
China Miéville’s article Floating Utopias, or at least the bit online, was a good read.
Teacher Fired for Sane Comment About Biblical Literalism… But…
Link found somewhere: A community college instructor in Red Oak claims he was fired after he told his students that the biblical story of Adam and Eve should not be literally interpreted.Steve Bitterman, 60, said officials at Southwestern Community College sided with a handful of students who threatened legal action over his remarks in a western civilization class Tuesday. He said he was fired Thursday. “I’m just a little bit shocked myself that a college in good standing would back up students who insist that people who have been through college and have a master’s degree, a couple actually, have …