Canceling The Word "The"!

Theatre of the Absurd: 

...The plays focus largely on ideas of existentialism and express what happens when human existence lacks meaning or purpose and communication breaks down. The structure of the plays is typically a round shape, with the finishing point the same as the starting point. Logical construction and argument give way to irrational and illogical speech and to the ultimate conclusion—silence....

We recommend avoiding general and often dehumanizing “the” labels such as the poor, the mentally ill, the disabled, the college-educated. Instead, use wording such as people with mental illnesses. And use these descriptions only when clearly relevant.

— The Associated Press (@AP) January 27, 2023

Please enjoy the satiric video below:

Related reading: Associated Press no longer includes ‘the French’ as example of banned phrase after internet backlash. 

If space aliens are watching us from above, they must be laughing themselves silly at the Third Planet's "Wokeness."

School Hiring Today?

Is this what we've come to?  Is it any wonder that our schools are failing in their primary task, that of teaching an academic program of studies?  

Social engineering rules the day!

Personal anecdote....

Back in the Stone Age (1973 A.D.), when I was fresh out of college and certified to teach Spanish at the secondary-school level, I interviewed for my first teaching position, a job in the local public-schools system; at that time, the director of personnel interviewed all applicants who had made the first cut. 

I very nearly didn't get the job because I had graduated summa cum laude from the university and had a background as a private-school student. I was told of those two failings in no uncertain terms. I responded, "So, you want to hire teachers who have an inferior knowledge of the subject matter?"

The interview promptly ended.  No job for me.

I went home in angry tears, my mind racing: 

Why had I bothered to work so hard during my four years at the university? 

During my time as a student teacher, why had I bothered to show that I could generate lesson plans which spoke to both the excellent and the below-average? 

How would I ever get a job in my chosen field? 

At that time, no private school in Northern Virginia would hire any new teachers without at least one full year of previous teaching experience, and that experience had to come from having taught in a public-schools system.

I was devastated.

But all's well that ends well.

My mother happened to know the county superintendent of public schools, who had previously been the director at a very prominent private school in Northern Virginia. As such, he had always stood for excellence in education and he continued to do so as the county superintendent of public schools.

Mom made the call. 

He was stunned and infuriated that the director of personnel had taken hiring new teachers to the lowest common denominator! The big push at that time on the part of the county superintendent of public schools was a program called "Commitment to Education," an overall goal promoting both excellence of character and academic achievement.  All in all, it was a good program.

Needless to say, the county superintendent of public schools intervened on my behalf, and I got the job.  I went on to teach for the county for five years.  Why I gave up that position is another story for another time.

All of the above said, I am not in the least bit surprised that today's hiring of teachers has sunk to the lowest common denominator of our day: the hiring of outspoken, proselytizing sexual deviants.

Related reading: NYC taxpayers paying for ‘Drag Story Hour’ for drag queen to interact with children (August 5, 2022).

Coronavirus Humor

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SPEW ALERT! SET DOWN YOUR BEVERAGE!

Watch and, especially, listen (language warning for the last few seconds):

One of the YouTube comments to the above:

Common sense, truth and intelligence clearly never made it out of the gate.

[hat tip to Powerline Blog's Week in Pictures]

Video: Modern Educayshun

Too close to the truth?

R.I.P. CNN

They did it to themselves. For example (click directly on the graphic to enlarge it):

CNN has gone from the most trusted name in news to fake news. Therefore:

[hat tip to Infidel Bloggers Alliance for the first graphic in this blog post]

Making Sense Of Social Justice Warriors

(with a hat tip to Infidel Bloggers Alliance)

At last we have an explanation for what ails 21st Century Social Justice Warriors (SJW's)!

This is what happens when you add the voice over of an old documentary about mental illness onto video of SJWs
And it actually makes sense pic.twitter.com/frIYeYEiqn

— Jenna Abrams (@Jenn_Abrams) June 21, 2017

The full length video is below the fold. In case you feel that you need to see it. Heh.

Ah! The Irony!

One of my recent Facebook finds:

From The Patriot Post (click image to enlarge it:

Hollyweird is becoming more irrelevant by the day. But the Hollyweirdos don't see that reality.

Muslim Reaction To Obama's Designating Climate Change As The World's Greatest Threat

This is priceless:

Is he insane?...He's on drugs? It doesn't make sense. What did you expect from an affirmative action President? This guy has never served in the military[,] never worked a day in his life.

Much more in the May 2015 video below (SPEW ALERT! Set down your beverage before watching!):


The clip of Obama speaking was filmed at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy's commencement in May 2015.

Modern Life

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Biting satire

Phone Slaves by Steve Cutts

Evolution by Steve Cutts

More illustrations by Steve Cutts HERE. Yes, Cutts definitely leans Left, but some of his critiques have validity.

Political Satire And Ghouls

One of my recent Facebook finds:

This may or may not be satire: D.C. Residents Say Take Down Jefferson Memorial, Rename Washington, D.C.

Clearly, this is not satire (dated July 22, 2015):

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A group was fed up with waiting, so they got a shovel and dug up a patch of grass next to Nathan Bedford Forrest’s grave and statue in a public park in the Medical District.

The group says they wanted the statue and remains removed for a long time, because he was a Confederate soldier, a KKK leader and a slave trader.

“If he’s gone, some of this racism and race-hate might be gone,” said Isaac Richmond with Commission on Religion and Racism. “We got a fresh shovel full, and we hope that everybody else will follow suit and dig him up.”...

Follow-up To Yesterday's Post

Version with images below the fold:

Readings From The Book of Barack

From Iowa Hawk (edited for grammar and mechanics):

Saturday Humor

Hat tip to Sultan Knish for the graphic below:

Opinion piece: "Holder’s war on voter-ID laws is racially motivated."

Musical Interlude For St. Paddy's

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Enjoy "Lord of the Dance," composed by Ronan Hardiman:


St. Patrick's Day political cartoon for those who enjoy wry humor:

My traditional St. Patrick's Day post (a repost) is below the fold:

Obamaspeak

With a hat tip to Bob Mack of Be Sure You're RIGHT, Then Go Ahead (Click directly on the image to enlarge it):


Another graphic below the fold:

Our Singing President

"Soundin' good!" rave the mainstream media outlets.

Your Weekend Funny

With a hat tip to Be Sure You're RIGHT, Then Go Ahead:


Pretty much sums up all the GOP division and divisiveness that we're seeing these days.

Americans are indeed a contentious bunch!

The 12 Days Of Obama

An all-too-true parody:

(If Attack Watch is still up and running, that is)

Obama's Bus Tour

With thanks to Will:


Video of the Darth Vader Bus below the fold:

Worth 1,000 Words

Note to readers: Due to my work and caregiving schedules, I will be posting as time allows until my schedule eases.

With a hat tip to Will for sending me the graphic below (Click directly on the image to enlarge it):