Mr Interweb posted:

I find it odd that Ambassador Stevens was the one and only one person in Obama's entire administration who Republicans just absolutely adore. Hillary? Nope. Holder? Nope. Sebellius? Nope.

I guess this is all just a happy coincidence.

paragon1 posted:

Was anybody here's reaction to seeing Ted Cruz's face for the first time not "Wanna punch that face?"

It's like, I didn't even have to think about it.

DemeaninDemon posted:

Vulcans bleed green due to copper instead of iron as the oxygen carrier. What metal would be blue? Hmmmmmm

Rockopolis posted:

I don't normally drink. Y'all are making me start again.

That being said, at least the whole doom and gloom about education fills me with hope.
It is said civic duty is dead, that the hearts of men (and women) are empty of compassion, but knowing that so many willingly give up so much, getting liberal arts degrees to subsidize those seeking STEM degrees, that they defeat the Fallacy of Composition by sacrificing all chance of a career, brings tears to my eyes and pride to my heart. Such nobility, such generosity, such chivalry! Truly, we live in a blessed age, that such brotherhood (and sisterhood) can exist.

Rockopolis posted:

I don't normally drink. Y'all are making me start again.

That being said, at least the whole doom and gloom about education fills me with hope.
It is said civic duty is dead, that the hearts of men (and women) are empty of compassion, but knowing that so many willingly give up so much, getting liberal arts degrees to subsidize those seeking STEM degrees, that they defeat the Fallacy of Composition by sacrificing all chance of a career, brings tears to my eyes and pride to my heart. Such nobility, such generosity, such chivalry! Truly, we live in a blessed age, that such brotherhood (and sisterhood) can exist.

nutranurse posted:

What is the point of this post?

nutranurse posted:

What is the point of this post?

Two Finger posted:

That's what really threw me. His schooling speaks to someone very intelligent but reading those questions, when so many of them are clearly doublethink, I just have to believe he's playing a game. But the flipside of that, well, if it walks like a duck...

haveblue posted:

The NSA scandal is pretty significant and still ongoing.

Rockopolis posted:

Mostly a joke about people with correct degrees who complain about people with incorrect degrees and yet don't complain that the people who who've wasted money and taken loans for whatever incorrect degrees are basically subsidizing the people getting the correct degrees.
Then treating it as a deliberate, noble sacrifice and dressing it up in overly flowery language because I was reading Water Margin over lunch.

Talmonis posted:

I'm with you here. I have yet to see a picture of the man where he's not sneering.

socialsecurity posted:

It's amazing how these "smart" people with the correct degrees don't realize if everyone went to College to be a engineer then the supply will go up massively to not meet demand and there will be huge pay cuts throughout the field.

Rockopolis posted:

It is said civic duty is dead, that the hearts of men (and women) are empty of compassion, but knowing that so many willingly give up so much, getting liberal arts degrees to subsidize those seeking STEM degrees, that they defeat the Fallacy of Composition by sacrificing all chance of a career, brings tears to my eyes and pride to my heart. Such nobility, such generosity, such chivalry! Truly, we live in a blessed age, that such brotherhood (and sisterhood) can exist.

Dystram posted:

Does anyone know if universities splitting their colleges into STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics and LASS (Liberal Arts and Social Sciences), from them just all being siloed off in the College of Arts and Sciences with The College of Engineering off by itself in many places, was wrapped up in "LASS is for liberal scum and people who want useless degrees! We must bring most of out serious programmes under one umbrella!" rhetoric? In the same way that you have a separate "College of Business" to attract conservative students and parents?

Dystram posted:

Does anyone know if universities splitting their colleges into STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics and LASS (Liberal Arts and Social Sciences), from them just all being siloed off in the College of Arts and Sciences with The College of Engineering off by itself in many places, was wrapped up in "LASS is for liberal scum and people who want useless degrees! We must bring most of out serious programmes under one umbrella!" rhetoric? In the same way that you have a separate "College of Business" to attract conservative students and parents?

Dystram posted:

Does anyone know if universities splitting their colleges into STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics and LASS (Liberal Arts and Social Sciences), from them just all being siloed off in the College of Arts and Sciences with The College of Engineering off by itself in many places, was wrapped up in "LASS is for liberal scum and people who want useless degrees! We must bring most of out serious programmes under one umbrella!" rhetoric? In the same way that you have a separate "College of Business" to attract conservative students and parents?

Stultus Maximus posted:

It makes sense to me to have the Arts and Sciences be a unified College, since (and most people forget this) science and math are two areas of the liberal arts. Engineering, business, med school, are more vocationally oriented whereas liberal arts are learning and inquiry oriented.

SgtScruffy posted:

Has anyone mentioned Operation: American Spring yet? Apparently BETWEEN 10-20 MILLION* true American patriots are going to descend upon DC and will not leave until Obongo is outed. Also, guns should not be brought, but know that the government MAY use deadly force against peaceful protesters.


*_{According to the radio host that is organizing it}

SgtScruffy posted:

Has anyone mentioned Operation: American Spring yet? Apparently BETWEEN 10-20 MILLION* true American patriots are going to descend upon DC and will not leave until Obongo is outed. Also, guns should not be brought, but know that the government MAY use deadly force against peaceful protesters.


*_{According to the radio host that is organizing it}

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SWITZERLAND, Zurich — On Tuesday, May 13, 2014, President Obama will award the Medal of Honor to former Army Sergeant Kyle J. White at the White House. Sgt. White allegedly risked his life to save fellow service members during a 2007 ambush in Afghanistan.
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Three days later on Friday, May 16, 2014, Retired Colonel Harry Riley will lead a march of thousands of so-called “patriots” to Washington D.C. to “remove Obama, Biden, Reid, McConnell, Boehner, Pelosi, and Attorney General Holder from Office”.
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Interestingly, Col. Riley has termed the march “OPERATION AMERICAN SPRING”, a name synonymous with Islamic terrorism. In essence, “Operation American Spring” is a trap to set-up well-meaning “patriots” for acts of state-sponsored terror so that Obama’s political opposition can be vilified and a civil war can commence.
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It is during one or both of these seemingly harmless events that a state-sponsored coup d’état and/or terror attacks will likely take place. Although terror plots are always subject to change, most likely target is Washington, D.C., namely the Obama White House and the Washington Monument.
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The answer to the question posed in the April 17, 2014 Reuters report entitled “After Nevada Ranch Stand-Off, Emboldened Militias Ask: Where Next?” may just be Washington, D.C. A future terror scenario in which “militia” members (i.e., so-called “domestic terrorists”) execute a coup d’état against the Obama White House followed by terror attacks in Washington, D.C. is unfortunately very real.
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In what appears to be a pre-White House terror exercise, it was reported on May 6, 2014, that a car allegedly trailing President Obama daughters’ motorcade prompted a White House lockdown. Whether the lockdown provided the necessary cover for the installation of demolition explosives and/or weapons inside the White House is not known, but said explosives could be detonated via remote control at a future date (May 13-16?) in order to give the appearance of a coordinated coup or terrorist attack.
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Aside from the Pennsylvania man who was arraigned for a White House threat on March 24, 2014, two people were arrested and charged for throwing items at the White House on May 9, 2014. Prior to a state-sponsored terror attacks, patsies are often arrested for trivial crimes against the target in question in order to set the precedent for the real attack which is forthcoming.
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Interestingly, on May 11, 2014, it was revealed that the Washington Monument will finally be reopened to the public on May 12, 2014. Whether the 3-year closure has provided the necessary cover for the installation of demolition explosives and/or weapons inside the Washington Monument is not known, but said explosives could be detonated via remote control at a future date (May 13-16?) in order to give the appearance of a coordinated coup or terrorist attack.
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Coincidentally, it was reported on May 9, 2014, that a President James A. Garfield monument in D.C. was burglarized. Similar to the recent White House attacks, the attack on the Garfield monument was executed by intelligence operatives in order to set the precedent for a much larger attack on the Washington Monument which is forthcoming.
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The notion that U.S. politicians are actively being targeted was recently witnessed on May 9, 2014, when the FBI allegedly arrested an Indiana man for threats against House Speaker John Boehner. Three days later on May 12, 2014, Keith Crisco, a politician from North Carolina, was found dead in his home. Needless to say, the blame for these events will likely be scapegoated onto so-called “patriots” in the wake of upcoming Washington, D.C.-related attacks.
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In what may be “the” terror drill for a full-scale attack on the White House, the largest ever terror drill in the history of Boston, Massachusetts was executed on May 3-4, 2014, lasting a total of 24-hours and involving 2,000 personnel. Interestingly, the terror exercise involved the hostage rescue of elected officials, an explosive device on a transit system, a structural collapse, and a simulation of a terrorist takeover at the Convention and Exhibition Center. In order to hide their true target, state-sponsored terror drills are often held in nearby cities.
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The notion that the White House is under the threat of a state-sponsored coup by Special Forces has been exposed ad nauseam by Truther.org (e.g., White House Coup D’état Terror Plot, State of the Union Terror Plot, etc.). As documented, the CIA is desperately trying to stage a coup against the Obama White House (which is coincidentally slated for demolition) in order to demonize political opposition and raise Obama’s poll numbers which are currently at an all-time low.
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As detailed in the Truther.org report entitled “Top U.S. Landmarks Slated For “Controlled Demolition” Under Obama”, the entire city of Washington, D.C. has been rigged for demolition under the Obama administration (e.g., the National Mall; the Pentagon; the United States Capitol; the Supreme Court Building; the Washington Monument; the White House, and the FBI’s the J. Edgar Hoover Building). Therefore, within a few minutes, the entire city of Washington, D.C. can be turned into a raging inferno, thus giving the look of an elaborate and organized coup.
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socialsecurity posted:

It's amazing how these "smart" people with the correct degrees don't realize if everyone went to College to be a engineer then the supply will go up massively to not meet demand and there will be huge pay cuts throughout the field.

comes along bort posted:

That's not really how departmental funding works, but in any case if it was it'd be business majors subsidizing everyone else.


Really depends on the school, their educational/research focus, and the size of the departments.

paragon1 posted:

Was anybody here's reaction to seeing Ted Cruz's face for the first time not "Wanna punch that face?"

It's like, I didn't even have to think about it.

SgtScruffy posted:

Has anyone mentioned Operation: American Spring yet? Apparently BETWEEN 10-20 MILLION* true American patriots are going to descend upon DC and will not leave until Obongo is outed. Also, guns should not be brought, but know that the government MAY use deadly force against peaceful protesters.


*_{According to the radio host that is organizing it}

Cimber posted:

I love how these so called 'American patriots' don't like the American political process. I seem to remember something going on in 2012 to chose the next POTUS. Is that not a valid political process?

Zombie Samurai posted:

Cimber posted:

I love how these so called 'American patriots' don't like the American political process. I seem to remember something going on in 2012 to chose the next POTUS. Is that not a valid political process?

Jagchosis posted:

Can we get a trigger warning ITT for closeups of Ted Cruz's face I'm Literally Shaking

JT Jag posted:

I just punched his face on my computer monitor and now it has a hole and my hand is all cut up

thanks Obama

Mo_Steel posted:

The shakiness of my editing makes it look like the image of Ted Cruz is shaking in some sort of mockery of him.

Joementum posted:

PPP's Alaska poll finds broad support for their minimum wage referendum and narrow support for marijuana legalization, which will also be on the ballot in November. Gay marriage won't be on the ballot, but it appears Alaskans would vote for it if it were.

Mo_Steel posted:

The shakiness of my editing makes it look like the image of Ted Cruz is shaking in some sort of mockery of him.

Evil Sagan posted:

There is no way this is the same Alaska that I live in. Do the people they poll not actually vote or something?

Joementum posted:

In what appears to be a pre-White House terror exercise, it was reported on May 6, 2014, that a car allegedly trailing President Obama daughters’ motorcade prompted a White House lockdown. Whether the lockdown provided the necessary cover for the installation of demolition explosives and/or weapons inside the White House is not known, but said explosives could be detonated via remote control at a future date (May 13-16?) in order to give the appearance of a coordinated coup or terrorist attack.
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As detailed in the Truther.org report entitled “Top U.S. Landmarks Slated For “Controlled Demolition” Under Obama”, the entire city of Washington, D.C. has been rigged for demolition under the Obama administration (e.g., the National Mall; the Pentagon; the United States Capitol; the Supreme Court Building; the Washington Monument; the White House, and the FBI’s the J. Edgar Hoover Building). Therefore, within a few minutes, the entire city of Washington, D.C. can be turned into a raging inferno, thus giving the look of an elaborate and organized coup.

DynamicSloth posted:

Wait is Obama not in on this conspiracy, why do they need to stage anything to get into the White House?

Joementum posted:

They had a cover story for the Washington Monument too: the multi-year shutdown caused by that earthquake. Apparently it takes the NWO several years to rig an obelisk with an elevator shaft going up its center to explode, but they can do the whole White House in a couple hours.