tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9587882.post114494738792491752..comments2023-10-31T04:49:20.509-07:00Comments on SOME SOLDIER'S MOM: College Idiots...Some Soldier's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16934456863737157251noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9587882.post-1145378210921326112006-04-18T09:36:00.000-07:002006-04-18T09:36:00.000-07:00You have to LOVE the cloak of anonymity. Stepping...You have to LOVE the cloak of anonymity. <BR/><BR/>Stepping to the side of the actual point of your post for a moment, SSM, (which, btw, was crystal clear to me) "anonymous" brings up some interesting questions for me.<BR/><BR/>How many generals??? Oh, yes, a half dozen of THOUSANDS...and don't three of them have books to sell at the moment? How convenient that their dissatisfaction of things coincides with their 15 minutes of literary fame.<BR/><BR/>My other question is, just what is the exact issue these retired guys have problems with? Rumsfeld is mean & hurts people's feelings? It isn't preschool so he doesn't have to use "kind words", does he?<BR/><BR/>Oh, and as for the grades, from 1965 through 1997, it was impossible for students at this institution to receive a GPA, <I>because they didn't issue grades</I> only written performance evaluations. <BR/><BR/>http://130.212.44.5/storys01.php?storyid=2145<BR/><BR/>And, even now (according to anony. link), up to 25% of a students' classes can be taken pass/fail...at my university, that could be up to 30+credit hours.<BR/><BR/>Sad.Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13828848189028464069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9587882.post-1145328682618991192006-04-17T19:51:00.000-07:002006-04-17T19:51:00.000-07:00Dear Anonymous (they are just so darn brave!)This ...Dear Anonymous (they are just so darn brave!)<BR/><BR/>This post wasn't about whether the war was right or wrong or whether we are for the war or not... It was about imbeciles making imbecilic statements about making changes to their world by (a) blocking military recruiters just doing their jobs, and (b) interfering with other people's right to speak with the military recruiters. The appropriate avenue for change is by protesting the appropriate people (i.e., the Congress) and at the ballot box. <BR/><BR/>And in your case, you're too enamored of Michael Moore and his conspiracy theory friends... your tinfoil is showing.Some Soldier's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16934456863737157251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9587882.post-1145321628291350242006-04-17T17:53:00.000-07:002006-04-17T17:53:00.000-07:00UC Santa Cruz does, in fact, issue grades. See the...UC Santa Cruz does, in fact, issue grades. See their official Web site: http://admissions.ucsc.edu/discover/faq/academics.cfm<BR/><BR/>I was a senior editor at Army Times for more than four years before and after 9/11. I grew up in a military family, spending years overseas as part of the military community. But I could not tacitly support this ongoing Bush family fetish for things Arab or be a lap dog for the Bush administration as a part of the well-trained mainstream media. Everyone is making lots of money at the corporate level while people like your kids are dying. When you feel content exchanging the lives of your family members for flags and the thanks of a grateful corporate sponsor, then you are the one missing the big picture. That the generals are speaking out should alert the American people that something is very, very wrong here. You and your friends need to wake up and save the lives of your loved ones in service before it's too late. Use your freedom of speech instead to stop an ungrateful, greedy, unamerican, corrupt administration from getting more of us killed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9587882.post-1144953314028020892006-04-13T11:35:00.000-07:002006-04-13T11:35:00.000-07:00Amen to that.Air Force Wife pointed out on my blog...Amen to that.<BR/><BR/>Air Force Wife pointed out on my blog that this school doesn't even issue GRADES.<BR/><BR/>They also received an amazing amount of federal money last year.<BR/><BR/>I am still in favor of the idea of military spouses volunteering to be the "buddies" these recruiters take to "work" with them...I'm thinking I'd be good at that.Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13828848189028464069noreply@blogger.com