Random Ramblings of a Somewhat Common Man

• Continuing my rant on the media

  Continuing my rant on the media, I will admit to not watching Live! with Dan Abrams, but I do, from time to time, click over to his show during the commercials of another. The thing I noticed last night was that Dan both opened his show and closed his show [...]
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  Posted: October 02, 2007, 2:37pm EDT
  

• MSM Hearts Hillary

  You gotta love the MSM. According to them there is no way for anybody to win the the Democratic nomination except Hillary Clinton. Wow, it's amazing how their time machine works now, but didn't work in the build up to war. If you listen to the media, if Edwards wins [...]
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  Posted: October 01, 2007, 4:18pm EDT
  

• The Mad Money take on the UAW strike

  So I was watching Hardball yesterday, and they had the Mad Money guy on there to talk about the UAW/GM strike. He said this is all about union busting, and I have to think that this was being thought about at GM. However, what he said next was, that the [...]
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  Posted: September 26, 2007, 11:25am EDT
  by InterrupT

• Frustration

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  I know a lot of my posts have been about education, but I feel that it is an important subject. The reason is, the quality of education in this country is something that affects every single person living in this country, even if they themselves aren't in school or don't [...]
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  Posted: April 13, 2007, 1:13am EDT
  by InterrupT

• Technology in Schools

  So the iPod idea was a little blown out of proportion by the MSM (big surprise), but I hope that it opens a discussion of the role of technology in education, or really the lack thereof right now. As I've stated in my iPod post, industry is using technology for' [...]
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  Posted: April 11, 2007, 5:53pm EDT
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• Technolgy in Schools

  So the iPod idea was a little blown out of proportion by the MSM (big surprise), but I hope that it opens a discussion of the role of technology in education, or really the lack thereof right now. As I've stated in my iPod post, industry is using technology for [...]
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  Posted: April 11, 2007, 5:53pm EDT
  by InterrupT

• iPods & Schools

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  The iPod idea is already starting to make some waves, but this idea though isn't one that should be discarded right away however. Let's not forget where the idea came from, Duke University (and I'm sure there were others but I not sure who they were) began giving iPods to' [...]
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  Posted: April 09, 2007, 10:11am EDT
  by InterrupT

• The War On Education Vol 2

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  The war on education wages on. Everybody and their brother knows about Michigan's budget problems by now, and most people realize what is at stake. Schools have kept an keen eye on this issue, while all along assuming the worst. Yes most schools are pretty pessimistic right now, most are' [...]
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  Posted: April 04, 2007, 11:51pm EDT
  by InterrupT

• The war on Education

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  You gotta love it when someone tries to make an argument and they don't think it through all the way. Check out this quote from the Livingston Daily in their article about making all teachers state employees:
  
  Every three years or so, you'd have one big set of [...]
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  Posted: March 02, 2007, 12:33pm EST
  by InterrupT

• A new incandescent bulb

  A while back I heard about California thinking about a bill baning incandescent bulbs, and just recently I heard about a bill like this being tossed around in Australia. When I heard about these bills I thought to myself about how horrible an idea it is. I am all for [...]
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  Posted: February 27, 2007, 12:21pm EST
  by InterrupT

• What would it mean to Michigan if GM bought Chrysler?

  There have been quite a few different articles popping up about the possibility of GM buying Chrysler and my question is what would that do to Michigan's all ready ailing automotive industry? Would the good out weigh the bad?
  
  This question is of course not an easy one to' [...]
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  Posted: February 26, 2007, 3:51pm EST
  by InterrupT

• ID badges for Teachers

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  I'm not to sure how many of you know about a little village called Clinton Michigan, but right now it is being dragged into the spotlight and causing The Daily Telegram to support a teacher while bashing the school board and Superintendent. The issue that is dragging this little school' [...]
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  Posted: February 23, 2007, 12:58pm EST
  by InterrupT

• Think before cutting benefits for teachers

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  The school funding problem has been brewing for awhile now here in good old Michigan. There has been a lot of ideas thrown around as to how to fix this problem and one of those ideas is cutting benefits to the staff. To that I say hold your horses and [...]
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  Posted: February 04, 2007, 11:55pm EST
  by InterrupT

• The Politics of 24

  Well, first off let me premise this post by saying I fell a little dirty liking a show that Chaney reportedly “loves.”
  
  I started writing a post similar to this after watching the 2nd half of the season opener of 24, but abandoned it after meandering all over the [...]
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  Posted: January 30, 2007, 5:33pm EST
  by InterrupT

• Good for Barack!

  In a speech today Barack Obama not only called for universal health care, but he said it should be in place by the end of the next President's 1st term! Six year until universal health care? I hope so!
  
  I still haven't decided who my favorite is yet, but [...]
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  Posted: January 25, 2007, 2:03pm EST
  by InterrupT

• The Daily Telegram shows it's stripes once again.

  In a recent Editorial they yak about how how the Democrats in the US House locked Republicans out of debates, wouldn't allow amendments and yada, yada, yada. They repeat the exact same talking points against these bills as every other Republican shill. And come on, you have to love this' [...]
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  Posted: January 21, 2007, 10:25am EST
  by InterrupT

• N.A.I.A.S. and the Auto Industry

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  Well, the 2007 North American International Auto Show is here and along with it some insight on what the year holds for auto makers. As I said in my last post I wasn't able to go an cover the show during Press Week as I' [...]
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  Posted: January 13, 2007, 11:37am EST
  by InterrupT

• North American International Auto Show

  Well, the Auto show is here again. I am more than a little disappointed that I am not there covering press week this year as I was last. The decline of the auto industry has caused a decline in the need for people like me (video producers) to work for [...]
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  Posted: January 07, 2007, 10:22am EST
  by InterrupT

• Michigan Health Care

  A while back it was asked on one of the Michigan Blogs what we should be fighting for now that the 2006 election is over. Well, I vote for universal health care. This is something that is way past due and will become even more of an issue if (and [...]
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  Posted: December 27, 2006, 3:58am EST
  by InterrupT