tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post2278966750182003779..comments2008-04-24T15:58:57.642-07:00Comments on VICTORIA TAFT: VT Show Listener #5: What Assignment is THIS?Victoria Tafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15566635810544426855noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-35157689722069906652008-04-24T15:58:00.000-07:002008-04-24T15:58:00.000-07:00community college. enough said.community college. enough said.jcruehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09559076033266733487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-4309456840298616982008-04-24T15:18:00.000-07:002008-04-24T15:18:00.000-07:00I don't use "Kmoo" on other blogs. I either use th...I don't use "Kmoo" on other blogs. I either use the name "Delphshadow" or "Keith Moore." I don't shorten names because I have no way of knowing how someone would prefer it to be shortened. I have no intention of "lightening up" if someone can't take the time to address me by the name I use.Keith Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02424025513314938150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-54275113984654705502008-04-24T13:42:00.000-07:002008-04-24T13:42:00.000-07:00Lighten up Kmoo. This is 2008 and we live in the w...Lighten up Kmoo. This is 2008 and we live in the world of computer shorthand. It is a little disingenous to object to the acronym when you use it on other blogs.camrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09548217553260215037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-36735718262029711672008-04-24T12:14:00.000-07:002008-04-24T12:14:00.000-07:00Just so ya know, I don't regard someone too intell...Just so ya know, I don't regard someone too intellectually deficient to spell my name as worthy of a thoughtful response. Sorry.Keith Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02424025513314938150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-28242476211641757972008-04-24T09:27:00.000-07:002008-04-24T09:27:00.000-07:00It appears that the Linn-Benton students have come...It appears that the Linn-Benton students have come to their own conclusions regarding Bush. Do not despair kmoo. There is still plenty of time for Bush to end his presidency in glory. What with his masterful handling of the mideast situation and the economy, the 28% is bound to grow. There is more than enough time to find the WMDs and bring bin Laden to justice. On January 20, 2009 there will be kloinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15920057767651663426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-31555302780868949512008-04-23T17:39:00.000-07:002008-04-23T17:39:00.000-07:00More than likely you can although I don't want to ...More than likely you can although I don't want to be nearby when you find out that Victoria nailed it.I wondered who you were, iago... now I remember you. You're the guy who doesn't know how to write what you're reading on a computer screen.Keith Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02424025513314938150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-62802466995568274772008-04-23T13:17:00.000-07:002008-04-23T13:17:00.000-07:00Just so you admit Kmoo that Bush is the lowest of ...Just so you admit Kmoo that Bush is the lowest of the lows.iagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15370095077500097600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-44405239615993045892008-04-23T13:08:00.000-07:002008-04-23T13:08:00.000-07:00Right on Keith, I completely agree with that state...Right on Keith, I completely agree with that statement.I wonder if the exhibit is still there, maybe I can go by and see it myself, and take my own pictures.Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02090970905053451038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-15453933409687288482008-04-23T12:39:00.000-07:002008-04-23T12:39:00.000-07:00The previous low record was set by one James Earl ...The previous low record was set by one James Earl Carter during his frank cluelessness about the economy and foreign policy. Although it's interesting that the last record lows are both Democrats.Keith Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02424025513314938150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-40743016597405836432008-04-23T12:38:00.000-07:002008-04-23T12:38:00.000-07:00Just as I am sure it is not. We each seem to have ...Just as I am sure it is not. We each seem to have different motives... your motive is to bolster your belief that the pictures are of little significance and my motive is to bolster my belief that the pictures prove something that is already widely known.Keith Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02424025513314938150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-8576423591631917642008-04-23T07:41:00.000-07:002008-04-23T07:41:00.000-07:00In a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll taken Friday through Su...In a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll taken Friday through Sunday, 28% of Americans approve of the job Bush is doing; 69% disapprove. The approval rating matches the low point of his presidency, and the disapproval sets a new high for any president since Franklin Roosevelt.The previous record of 67% was reached by Harry Truman in January 1952, when the United States was enmeshed in the Korean War.iagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15370095077500097600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-33788085365438889832008-04-22T22:09:00.000-07:002008-04-22T22:09:00.000-07:00A good antidote to this crappy "art" would be the ...A good antidote to this crappy "art" would be the viewing of the Ben Stein film that opened last weekend --"Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed." Would love to see this film played at Linn-Benton and other Orygone campuses.Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15329850493029334513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-58291339718461039132008-04-22T20:59:00.000-07:002008-04-22T20:59:00.000-07:00Just another reason to stop Public Fund's from goi...Just another reason to stop Public Fund's from going to Linn Benton C.C. and all Liberal Public Indoctrination Centers across the USA.Klatuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03632035951246465376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-62315650936465572142008-04-22T19:54:00.000-07:002008-04-22T19:54:00.000-07:00Maybe, just maybe, the kids (as many of you like t...Maybe, just maybe, the kids (as many of you like to call them) agree with 69% of Americans in thinking GWB is the worst president ever.Soandsohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15449758638419836862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-82227433197638627122008-04-22T18:45:00.000-07:002008-04-22T18:45:00.000-07:00This does not show artistic ability on the part of...This does not show artistic ability on the part of the students. It just proves that they have been brainwashed and indocrinated by a bunch of neo-jihadist/neo-communist idiot professors. The taxpayers dollars at work.willy39http://www.blogger.com/profile/12263881272630915299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-469571608349075122008-04-22T17:28:00.000-07:002008-04-22T17:28:00.000-07:00Just another example of college students acting ou...Just another example of college students acting out in an immature way without all of the facts about politics. It's funny how I am a college student but don't trust the media with a whole heart but most others do. As a political science major, I believe that these "works of art" are just a product of media (esp. MTV) brainwashing.Informedyouthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14614700476411510302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-26353103928060045642008-04-22T16:09:00.000-07:002008-04-22T16:09:00.000-07:00Does anyone know what kind of class this assignmen...Does anyone know what kind of class this assignment came from?I would assume an art class (still wondering why it's in the halls of the English Dept.), but these days I wouldn't be surprised if it came from a math or physics class.Henryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13949377467017889499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-54579015745419486142008-04-22T16:05:00.000-07:002008-04-22T16:05:00.000-07:00I would have thought this was a sixth-grade art cl...I would have thought this was a sixth-grade art class project had not the article revealed the [biological] age of the kids...and I do mean KIDS...involved in their creation. I would wager a considerable sum that most of these children...and I do mean CHILDREN...are being subsidized by public money. What a waste of resources; what a waste of a mind.John Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10386184128675535353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-85837874456653188512008-04-22T15:59:00.000-07:002008-04-22T15:59:00.000-07:00I would have thought this was a sixth-grade art pr...I would have thought this was a sixth-grade art project had not the article revealed the supposed [biological] age of the kids...and I do mean KIDS...involved in their creation.Staverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01785719182838325342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-6524314706004307882008-04-22T15:51:00.000-07:002008-04-22T15:51:00.000-07:00Keith, why do you assume it represents a typical s...Keith, why do you assume it represents a typical sample and that one would not present some subset of information for the sake of making the point they wish to make?As if that doesn't happen on this blog.Meaning?Meaning is often misrepresented for the sake of influencing what others believe, or just trying to add more data to what one already believes.I am sure the class was much larger than the Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02090970905053451038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-82578871429783649042008-04-22T14:55:00.000-07:002008-04-22T14:55:00.000-07:00No, Eileen, we're not. But it seems certain that t...No, Eileen, we're not. But it seems certain that this constitutes a typical sampling of what was presented; otherwise, it would have no meaning. Moreoever, as it fits the general tenor of what can be found in modern academia, it's believable.Keith Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02424025513314938150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-55554068683253847112008-04-22T12:49:00.000-07:002008-04-22T12:49:00.000-07:00Do we know that what is shown here, is 100% of the...Do we know that what is shown here, is 100% of the items turned in (or even displayed) based on the assignment?Are we supposed to assume that?Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02090970905053451038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-32768033767588628272008-04-22T12:13:00.000-07:002008-04-22T12:13:00.000-07:00Here's something that the DNC bigwigs don't want u...Here's something that the DNC bigwigs don't want us rank-and-file dems to know about:"On Tuesday, April 15 a trio of Democratic Party leaders held a private teleconference with former Vice President Al Gore, who was the party's Presidential candidate in 2000. DNC Chairman Howard Dean, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi-CA and Senator Jay Rockefeller-WV spoke with Al Gore and set up the preliminary Vernonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11108735130008794139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-45736973233700834842008-04-22T12:01:00.000-07:002008-04-22T12:01:00.000-07:00There's not much positive to be said about a class...There's not much positive to be said about a class that elicits the exact same response from all the students. It looks like they were just regurgitating what the teacher wanted to get a good grade. Nothing wrong with getting a good grade, but I'd question whether any real thinking was going on.winchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976981789149526414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-47108938920316963722008-04-22T11:58:00.000-07:002008-04-22T11:58:00.000-07:00Hmm, I'd say more Benton than Linn there.... Lane ...Hmm, I'd say more Benton than Linn there.... Lane CC is probably wondering why they didn't think of it first.jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11109455701730010266noreply@blogger.com