Screw higher education: Greed is Good

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Friday March 13, 2009 · 9:10 PM PDT

2009/03/13 · 21:10

You've read about the catastrophic decisions that school districts are having to make. In my city (San Jose, CA) more than 1,000 teachers were given pink slips today.

I teach at San Jose State University, part of the California State University system, the largest higher-ed system in the US. Our university president is saying we'll have "no layoffs," which is technically true. People like me will NOT have our "temporary contracts" renewed. We won't be "laid off;" we just won't have jobs in the fall.

The problem I'm seeing is one small example of how "Greed is Good". How much do you think our tax-payer funded university administrators make? $80,000? $100,000? More? How about university presidents? $100,000? You might be shocked. More on the flip.

Kelly A H

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Friday September 26, 2008 · 9:00 PM PDT

2008/09/26 · 21:00

Jim Lehrer asked about most of the major states: Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, and yes, even Russia.

What was sorely lacking and probably most important? Venezuela. Why? See you on the flip.

Kelly A H

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Thursday September 04, 2008 · 5:55 PM PDT

2008/09/04 · 17:55

I'm watching the RNC video. I cannot believe the "9-11" video they just showed.

I thank you, Keith Olbermann, for saying exactly what I was feeling:

"If at this late date any television networt had of its own accord showed that much video tape and that much graphic video tape of 911, and I speak as somebody who lost a few friends there, it, we, would be rightly eviscerated at all quarters perhaps by the Republican party itself for exploiting the memories of the dead and perhaps even for trying to evoke that pain again. If you reacted to that video tape the way I did, I apologize. It is a subject of great pain for many of us still and was probably not appropriate to be shown."

Kelly A H

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Tuesday August 05, 2008 · 1:28 PM PDT

2008/08/05 · 13:28

(I'm sharing what I submitted on the Obama website.)

Michelle, as a mother of two, I'm sure you'd say your births were very significant events in your life. Unfortunately for many US women, birth is traumatic and terrifying because of a health care system that does not honor women.

Kelly A H

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Wednesday January 23, 2008 · 9:03 AM PST

2008/01/23 · 09:03

California is coming together to work on health care for everyone. We have Assembly Bill 1X which would provide health care for all Californians. This bill is a significant move in the right direction, but this morning I was called to asked my Assembly member to vote no.

The people responsible are not being transparent. Details on the flip.

Kelly A H

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Saturday April 28, 2007 · 11:26 AM PDT

2007/04/28 · 11:26

I just got a call from one of the dem presidential campaigns asking for money. As soon as I answered the phone, the person started their schtick, so I interrupted and said, "I cannot donate now, but--" but I was interrupted.

Can I offer some advice in the form of a rant? If you're one of these callers, read on the flip.

Poll

28 votes Show Results

Do you like phone solicitations for prez campaigns?

28 votes Vote Now!

Do you like phone solicitations for prez campaigns?

I hate them

13 votes

I love them!

2 votes

I don't have a phone

0 votes

I don't answer the phone

6 votes

Email and websites are much better

7 votes

What the public doesn't know

Kelly A H

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Wednesday March 07, 2007 · 4:36 PM PST

2007/03/07 · 16:36

I teach at a university. I talk with my students and my collegues about current events.

I know some of you will say that today's youth don't pay attention. While I think that's generally true, I think it's mostly because we 1) let them, and 2) make them struggle to get educated (ie working to pay high tuition and living expenses combined with a bad overall educational system). My collegues also suffer from over work, struggle just to make ends meet.

What's surprising? Today I asked my students for comments on the Scooter Libby trial. Who, they said. You know, the Valerie Plame scandal/trial/indictment/conviction? Nope. Never heard of it...more on the flip.

Poll

48 votes Show Results

What should we do to save our democracy?

48 votes Vote Now!

What should we do to save our democracy?

Pass along as much info as you can to educate the populace

7 votes

Impeach BushCo (Libby was a good start)

9 votes

Double or triple spending on education (and take it from the Pentagon)

4 votes

Some/all of the above

24 votes

You think we still have a democracy? See 2000, 2004 elections!

2 votes

Our democracy will end sooner or later, so there's no hope.

2 votes

Other (you forgot XYZ...see comment section)

0 votes

Nat'l debt, national crisis

Kelly A H

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Sunday January 14, 2007 · 12:21 AM PST

2007/01/14 · 00:21

I haven't seen a diary in a while that specifically covers the national debt. I hope to put some of this debt into perspective.

Earlier tonight, I was reading an article about one of the world's billionaires and I wondered, how many of the world's richest people would it take to pay off the US National Debt? More than I expected...flip...

Kelly A H

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Sunday September 24, 2006 · 4:33 PM PDT

2006/09/24 · 16:33

Today after the Wallace interview of Clinton, Fred Barnes casually says that everyone knows al Qaida grew the most during the 90s--as if to say we can blame Clinton for 9/11 because he let al Qaida grow.

While I do fault Clinton (and world leaders) for doing little when the Taliban took over Afghanistan, I cannot find any evidence that al Qaida grew more in the 1990s than they have after 9/11.

I'm finding it nearly impossible to find any statistics or information on how many members they have. I can find some info saying they grew "a lot" after 9/11, but I have no numbers. So, does Mr. Barnes have access to some info I can't readily find, or is he, in typical fashion, make up shit?

Abu Ghraib? What's that?

Kelly A H

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Saturday September 16, 2006 · 6:12 PM PDT

2006/09/16 · 18:12

I teach at a metropolitan university. I have a group of freshmen for a GE lit class. This week we came across a passage that said war demands more decency than times of peace. I asked them to think about that in light of what's been going on in Iraq and Afghanistan.

I got blank stares.

So I said, you know, specifically Abu Ghraib. Can someone comment on that? More on the flip... Read More

Taylor's wiretap opinion: smack you BushCo

Kelly A H

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Thursday August 17, 2006 · 3:58 PM PDT

2006/08/17 · 15:58

By now you've heard about the ruling by Detroit U.S. District Court judge Anna Diggs Taylor saying the NSA wiretapping is unconstitutional. On the flip, I give you some choice quotes from her ruling. Oh this is fun... Read More

A deep sadness for Israel

Kelly A H

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Sunday July 23, 2006 · 2:53 AM PDT

2006/07/23 · 02:53

I'm feeling a deep sadness for Israel.

I despise what Israel is doing to Lebanon. I despise how the US media is playing up their actions as necessary. (The US is the only country supporting Israel now that Blair has finally come out against the Israelis' actions.) I despise the activities of Hezbollah. But what I despise most of all is what Israel has become. Read More

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Thank you Keith!

Letter to Michelle on childbirth issues

CA AB 1X: fishy calls

calling for dollars rant

What the public doesn't know

Nat'l debt, national crisis

al qaida growth: anyone have data?

Abu Ghraib? What's that?

Taylor's wiretap opinion: smack you BushCo

A deep sadness for Israel