I listened to the President speak last night during his "100 Days" press conference. Aside from the Napoleonic allusion of the Hundred Days, I was mostly uninterested in Mr. Obama's "eloquence." The man I heard speaking last night spoke not as a United States President, but as an incredibly arrogant, self-proclaimed guru of solutions. Specifically, he stated it was his job to ensure that America maintained a "viable auto industry." I'm sorry, Mr. President, but that is not your job. First of all, the American auto industry is obviously not competitive with foreign companies; otherwise the current situation would not exist. It is the auto industry's job to keep itself viable in a globalized market, not the U.S. government. There is nothing the government can do aside from prolong it's demise with vain financial "rescue" programs. Capitalism would naturally force the revision of auto markets, with no "help" from outside sources. If a market fails once, it will fail again.
Equally disturbing was the Chairman's ineptitude in speaking about the people who have become auxiliary to a political agenda, the U.S. Servicemen. Commonly referred to simply as "troops", the people of the U.S. military have become dehumanized not by a chain of command or by bureaucracy, but by media and candidates looking for support. It was appalling to hear the "Commander-in-Chief" stumble over words as he tried to describe his "appreciation of U.S. Soldiers, Airman, Sailors, and Marines. The man is a fraud.
30 April 2009
The Hundred Days Campaign
Things aside from school...
I wish I was in Cambodia right now. The humidity is good for cardio-respiratory health and regeneration. I would hang out with the exiled Shaolin monks in their monasteries and hunt wild jungle creatures with a bamboo spear. I would drink lots of tea and harvest rice to eat with the wild jungle creatures that I killed with a bamboo spear.
29 April 2009
Happiness and Irration.
I am pretty happy right now. Things are going really well, and I can't complain about much of anything. I am finished with English 102 and designing my final house in Architectural. I also have a pretty awesome sunburn from the Cincinnati baseball trip. I am not really irritated at much, just the usual arrogance and ignorance of most people. But I learned a long time ago it's no use being miserable, so I'm happy.
Wood County BOE
I have no problem with the so called "Bible Studies" class that was recently approved in Wood County. The removal of character building from our public schools has, in my opinion, led to the greatest failure of education in the United States. Students in public schools are not given proper instruction, and are often too immature to learn. They lack any sense of responsibility, self discipline, respect or motivation. In short, education cannot be "given," it must be earned. The Bible, regardless of its religous value, teaches principles that are essential to getting the most out of life. Therefore, I have no problem with teaching Biblical principles in public schools.
06 April 2009
02 April 2009
Frank Lloyd Wright Quiz
I finished the first edition of my Architectural quiz yesterday. My quiz is on the American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Below is the link:
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