Senate this week was interesting. I talked more than I ever have before and realized exactly why I never talk. I apparently upset a lot of people when I opposed a memorial for a Colonel from WWII who had recieved a Medal of Honor and who was a UW graduate. This was the main discussion and rather than go into it, I think I would rather post some of the charming and sweet letters I have recieved since then.
“. . . most of you aren’t informed at all about that which you discuss. That’s a sad commentary about a university education that is supported by my tax dollars. No doubt you all have been corrected for your erroneous and sometimes outrageous remarks (Jill Edwards, Ashley Williams). It is one thing to stand up for your political beliefs. It’s entirely another to totally misrepresent the truth for political reasons.”
“ Against overwhelming odds, [Boyington] helped the overall cause of stopping what had been started on Dec. 7th, 1941 when the United States was attacked by the Empire of Japan. Or had you forgotten? Or did you ever even know? You should be honored that such a person is an alumnus of your school. Most schools can’t claim such an honorable person. I’m just sorry that your school has to claim you.”
“If it were not for a lot of people like Greg Boyington, you’d probably be attending classes in German or Japanese…………. Kinda sad—-—but such is life in the Socialist Soviet of Seattle, ‘ay?”
So there you have it. Thanks, I am thouroughly regretting opeining my mouth. No quote of the week this week, I think the above suffice.
Stupid people like to hear themselves talk and also talk louder than normal people. They are the bane of my existence. There are two senators who feel the need to comment loudly on everything, yet the few times I even attempted to follow what they were saying, I could not even fathom what their point was. Remember mad-libs, where one fills in blanks randomly. Those make more sense than these people. They should listen to our former president Abe Lincoln who said “Tis better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.”
KriegHund said:A war hero is not the kind of person...they want to produce...
What a depressing non-christian-god forsaken day (to keep from offending anyone out there )
Kentak said:I am offended. Why do you think christians have a monopoly on the values that would want to honor an American war hero?
K
Father Knows Best said:I think you misunderstood him, Kentak. I read his statement as referring to day that was "god forsaken" and he specifically added "non-Christian" to make clear that he wasn't referring solely to the Christian God. In other words, methinks he was trying to be careful NOT to offend people in the very way that you ended up being offended.
Anyway, the issue is off-topic. If you want to discuss it further, I would suggest that you send a private message to KriegHund and ask him what he meant.
Azizza said:When did we start linking off to The Low Road.
Whatever you feelings on this topic, and they are probably about the same as mine. There was no calling whatsoever for comments like that. This is the High road, we are above acting like this.
That would probably get unanimous approval...sigh...Hockeydude said:Now all they need is a Lenin statue.
I do not agree with their opinions, but I would defend to the death their right to voice them.
I do not agree with their opinions, but I would defend to the death their right to voice them.
Let's all chip in for a giant portrait of Pappy and have it placed in the UW student senate chambers!
LawDog said:They aren't the only ones who have that right; we have a right to voice our opinions, too.
They have the right to voice their opinions; they do not have the right to avoid the reasonable consequences of exercising that right.
LawDog
Ashley Miller, another senator, argued "many monuments at UW already commemorate rich white men."
SMLE said:I say we call in Marine Air and level UW!
Kim said:Since when did students get to run the Universities-------OH I FORGOT it was during that great step forward cultural revolution of the 1960's. Yep we are a much better society now ----------NOT. I think the College Dean needs to be put back in power and these adolescent children taken out behind the woodshed for the first time in their life. I'm glad I was not infected by the 1960's mental disorder.