Terry Branstad, Private Citizen…

[joelbc1]

Shut your damned mouth and get thee to your memory care home!
Testifying yesterday in Iowa City for the establishment of a “Intellectual Freedom School” at the University, Terry testified that when he was a student in political science there, most of his teachers were “socialists”… but he had “good relationships” with them (another “some of my best friends are black” argument).
Governor,,,you are talking shit that is 60 damned years old! Your idea of “intellectual freedom” is opposed by some because they see it for what it is…a tool for mis and dis information .
Your idea has been forwarded to the state BoR for further consideration. Now get yourself to your home.

 

[WSC72]

I hope your day gets better Joel. But yeah, some things can be really agitating.

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

Shut your damned mouth and get thee to your memory care home!
Testifying yesterday in Iowa City for the establishment of a “Intellectual Freedom School” at the University, Terry testified that when he was a student in political science there, most of his teachers were “socialists”… but he had “good relationships” with them (another “some of my best friends are black” argument).
Governor,,,you are talking shit that is 60 damned years old! Your idea of “intellectual freedom” is opposed by some because they see it for what it is…a tool for mis and dis information .
Your idea has been forwarded to the state BoR for further consideration. Now get yourself to your home.

University and college faculties across this country are dominated by leftwing individuals. This isnt even debatable. Attempts to say otherwise rival the denials that the legacy media isn’t overwhelmingly leftwing.

 

[joelbc1]

University and college faculties across this country are dominated by leftwing individuals. This isnt even debatable. Attempts to say otherwise rival the denials that the legacy media isn’t overwhelmingly leftwing.

60 phuquin’ years ago!
I believe “left-wing” is a bit of an over-reach. Left-leaning, I can live with but there is an ocean of difference between the two words. But I haven’t been in a college campus in several decades. Altho, the 4 year liberal arts school in my hometown could hardly be called a bastion of liberalism…politically speaking. Intellectually balanced and always encouraging of freedom of thought and speech. That does not mean this “free thought and speech” will not be opposed by others but after all isn’t that what freedom of speech (and thought) invites??

 

[WDSMHAWK]

University and college faculties across this country are dominated by leftwing individuals. This isnt even debatable. Attempts to say otherwise rival the denials that the legacy media isn’t overwhelmingly leftwing.

So you want to lower the standards of University faculties in order to get more right wingers? So much for being a merit based country.

 

[fan_4_life]

But I haven’t been in a college campus in several decades.

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

So you want to lower the standards of University faculties in order to get more right wingers? So much for being a merit based country.

Who said anything about lowering standards?

The wording of your question exposes your own bias.

 

[Whiskeydeltadeltatango]

I went to a liberal arts school and then went to get a masters in a very heavily dominated left wing field (mental health) I always assumed it was my institutions that were just left wing.

After reading these boards, I really am concerned with the bias of some of our educators and that goes all the way to the elementary level. Atleast when I got to college I had enough balls to clap back with "what part of critical thinking is that". Unlike the 8th graders who just swallow the shit.

 

[CarolinaHawkeye]

So you want to lower the standards of University faculties in order to get more right wingers? So much for being a merit based country.

Magats don't want anything based on merit, or otherwise, none of the stupid fu**kers would have a job besides emptying the garbage. Not that many of them do anyway.

 

[Whiskeydeltadeltatango]

Magats don't want anything based on merit, or otherwise, none of the stupid fu**kers would have a job besides emptying the garbage. Not that many of them do anyway.

Bless your heart.

 

[WSC72]

I went to a liberal arts school and then went to get a masters in a very heavily dominated left wing field (mental health) I always assumed it was my institutions that were just left wing.

After reading these boards, I really am concerned with the bias of some of our educators and that goes all the way to the elementary level. Atleast when I got to college I had enough balls to clap back with "what part of critical thinking is that". Unlike the 8th graders who just swallow the shit.

Having worked in education for a LONG time, I think it is like most occupations. The vast majority don't try to sway kids one way or the other. But, the outspoken few tend to take up all the headlines. At least that is my experience.

 

[lucas80]

University and college faculties across this country are dominated by leftwing individuals. This isnt even debatable. Attempts to say otherwise rival the denials that the legacy media isn’t overwhelmingly leftwing.

People who make declarative statements like, "This isn't even debatable", are intellectually lazy and don't have the data to support their statements.

 

[CarolinaHawkeye]

People who make declarative statements like, "This isn't even debatable", are intellectually lazy and don't have the data to support their statements.

I assume "intellectually lazy" is a nice way to say "really f**king stupid". If so, there probably hasn't been a more correct statement made on HBOT.

 

[MitchLL]

Hoping to read Branstad's obituary soon.

 

[Whiskeydeltadeltatango]

People who make declarative statements like, "This isn't even debatable", are intellectually lazy and don't have the data to support their statements.

"None of the stupid ****ers would have a job other than emptying the garbage" was good though?

 

[WDSMHAWK]

Who said anything about lowering standards?

The wording of your question exposes your own bias.

Well if right wingers were meeting the current standards then universities and colleges wouldn't be dominated by leftwing wing individuals.

 

[Whiskeydeltadeltatango]

Well if right wingers were meeting the current standards then universities and colleges wouldn't be dominated by leftwing wing individuals.

Like pigment?

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

Magats don't want anything based on merit, or otherwise, none of the stupid fu**kers would have a job besides emptying the garbage. Not that many of them do anyway.

 

[WDSMHAWK]

Like pigment?

cconservatives aren't oppressed or discriminated against anywhere in this country.

 

[Whiskeydeltadeltatango]

cconservatives aren't oppressed or discriminated against anywhere in this country.

I dint think hiring is done off political alliance at that level. That being said, I didn't say politics.

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

Well if right wingers were meeting the current standards then universities and colleges wouldn't be dominated by leftwing wing individuals.

What current standards are conservatives not meeting?

 

[Tom Paris]

Having worked in education for a LONG time, I think it is like most occupations. The vast majority don't try to sway kids one way or the other. But, the outspoken few tend to take up all the headlines. At least that is my experience.

In 26+ years of teaching I know of exactly ONE teacher who made a negative comment about someone politically, to kids - yes it was Trump - but she was the biggest lunatic I have ever taught with. Pure crazy woman. She was also warned never to do it again.

 

[Obviously Oblivious]

Most of his teachers were socialists? Likely bullshit obviously, this is just the same tired lies which is what Terry used as his daily currency when in office, elected or appointed.

Don't forget to chew your crackers thoroughly, Papaw.

 

[WDSMHAWK]

What current standards are conservatives not meeting?

I'm not in charge of hiring for a college or university so I couldn't tell you.

 

[Ree4]

"School of Intellectual Freedom"... free from any intellectual capabilities

 

[Jerome Silberman]

People who make declarative statements like, "This isn't even debatable", are intellectually lazy and don't have the data to support their statements.

Northern isn't lazy, he's just a coward.

 

[joelbc1]

Northern isn't lazy, he's just a coward.

Need I say, “ and that isn’t even debatable”?

 

[McLovin32]

cconservatives aren't oppressed or discriminated against anywhere in this country.

Yeah right, dude. Kevin Sorbo is one of the greatest actors of all-time and he hasn't been in a blockbuster hit for years. He's 100% discriminated against for his political leanings.

 

[CarolinaHawkeye]

Socialist
"Someone who feels genocide should not be tolerated"

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

I'm not in charge of hiring for a college or university so I couldn't tell you.

Then why are you claiming that right wingers aren't meeting standards?

 

[hexumhawk]

I went to a liberal arts school and then went to get a masters in a very heavily dominated left wing field (mental health) I always assumed it was my institutions that were just left wing.

After reading these boards, I really am concerned with the bias of some of our educators and that goes all the way to the elementary level. Atleast when I got to college I had enough balls to clap back with "what part of critical thinking is that". Unlike the 8th graders who just swallow the shit.

It was part of the communist playbook. They realized they couldn't succeed with a war or an overthrow so they went for the silent long coup. We are seeing the result of the long march through the institutions that began decades ago.

To extend the base of the student movement, Rudi Dutschke has proposed the strategy of the long march through the institutions: working against the established institutions while working within them, but not simply by 'boring from within', rather by 'doing the job', learning (how to program and read computers, how to teach at all levels of education, how to use the mass media, how to organize production, how to recognize and eschew planned obsolescence, how to design, et cetera), and at the same time preserving one's own consciousness in working with others.

 

[WDSMHAWK]

Then why are you claiming that right wingers aren't meeting standards?

You said colleges and universities faculty are filled with left wing individuals. If that's the case then obviously there are not enough right wing candidates to meet the standards of working at a college or university.

 

[ConvenientParking]

It was part of the communist playbook. They realized they couldn't succeed with a war or an overthrow so they went for the silent long coup. We are seeing the result of the long march through the institutions that began decades ago.

To extend the base of the student movement, Rudi Dutschke has proposed the strategy of the long march through the institutions: working against the established institutions while working within them, but not simply by 'boring from within', rather by 'doing the job', learning (how to program and read computers, how to teach at all levels of education, how to use the mass media, how to organize production, how to recognize and eschew planned obsolescence, how to design, et cetera), and at the same time preserving one's own consciousness in working with others.

Bircher crap.