Kevin James... a product of the Educational system or willful ignorance?

[nadinbrzezinski]

Folks that was a thing of beauty but....

If this is the best the CURRENT educational system can produce... we are in deep doodoo

I suspect though that this is the right REWRITING history every second of their waking lives.

What is true is that for once Mathews decided to do the right thing and call him on the bullshit!

[The Magistrate]

1. Willful Ignorance, Ma'am, And Damned Proud Of It, Too

"More Wars! Less Jobs! McCain '08"

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. Keeping up with the theme what is this specimen of

Republican Belief doing OUTSIDE of uniform? He is young enough to hump a bag and an M-16

Perhaps we need to send him a DD-4 with a recruiter attached

[The Magistrate]

34. Helluva Thing To Inflict On A Good Sergeant, Ma'am....

[spanone]

2. stupid is as stupid does

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. Nobody accused 19% of being too bright

but hot damned it... they don't know Jack

[Bluebear]

5. This is what happens when you get faxed talking points but have no historical knowledge

[nadinbrzezinski]

10. Yeah you'd think the boys at the fax machine

would have added a footnote or two just in case the ugly lib'rul media asked real questions FOR ONCE

[Rockholm]

6. ANSWER THE QUESTION!!!!!

Finally. Calling out one of the right-wing blowhards who do NOT KNOW HISTORY!

[LSparkle]

7. He is the kind of product the RW wants to come from our school system ...

Basically ignorant (especially of history and civics) but full of
opinions and programmed to just scream talking points over anyone
who disagrees with him. I think it's been the RW's plan all along
to render our school system unable to produce CRITICAL THINKERS --
just programmable little bots to put into the armed forces or for
menial labor. James is just one such perfect little bot.

[nadinbrzezinski]

13. I'm not sure the Army wants his type though

US Doctrine establishes independence of action throughout the ranks.. not blind obedience.... that would be the RUSSIAN doctrine

Not that Mr clueless would even know that

[LSparkle]

15. I really hesitated to put that in ... with a sister in the Air Force, I know that

there are plenty of PROFESSIONALS in our armed forces who wouldn't
put up with 2 seconds of Kevin James' b.s. ...

[nadinbrzezinski]

17. Trust me... I'd even volunteer to PUSH him as a boot

and damn it been a while since I did that (not in the US army mind you) but damn, idiots like him are FUN...

[seemslikeadream]

8. ANYTHING FOR A BUCK

Where else could that idiot get a job, the phone jammer guy testified before Congress yesterday that he was in it for the money.

[nadinbrzezinski]

20. Well that is very republican indeed

[LakeSamish706]

9. He has got to be one of loudest mouth dumb shits that I have witnessed...

I can't believe that he would go on a show like HardBall so unprepared (oh wait a minute, he is a Repug.) take that back, yes I can.

I thought Tweety was going to cut off his mike at points there.

[nadinbrzezinski]

18. As I pointed it to hubby, only reason he didn't was

the inevitable comparison to Orally...

In the end it looked like he was toying with him

That said, we are seeing TPM products really

[greenbriar]

11. DO NOT DENIGRATE the educational system

he is an asshat all his own


My 8th grade students have more knowledge in their pinky fingers than that jerk has.


I teach my students well and they can think and answer on their own without any talking points memos


DO NOT BLAME THIS ON THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

[nadinbrzezinski]

16. I can bet he is the product of a nice private school somewhere

actually.

That said, every system has dweebs like this actually graduate, and we both know it

[greenbriar]

19. I will concede that but don't blame it on the teachers

I actually go out of my way to NOT let my bias and hatred for president chucklenuts show in my room. I teach my kids to search for answers and make informed decisions

[nadinbrzezinski]

21. I don't blame teachers, I blame systems, and systems built and designed

to make your job as hard as possible.

I know that teaching becomes HARDER when GOP drones take over the guv'ment

and it is all at the policy level

[MiniMe]

12. Loved Tweety telling him that he doesn't know what he is talking about

[nadinbrzezinski]

14. Me too... so many idiots, so little time

[ellie]

22. Willful ignorance

They're stupid and proud of it and they never met a fact they couldn't dispute with strongly held feelings and shrill rhetoric. God, I am so sick of these people.

[ColbertWatcher]

23. Upton Sinclair said it best:

"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his job depends on not understanding it."<http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/34069.html>

[pinto]

24. Agree, willful ignorance. It's that troubling standard that repeats today's

RW line, mindlessly, repeatedly with no context - and sees it as a mark of success, or such.

This is the cancer of the current Republican Administration. Far worse than Nixon's dirty tricks and bumbling thugs.

These folks brought us the debacle of Iraq - as some kind of good idea - and the abandonment of the Gulf Coast post Katrina, as no more than a photo op and a sound bite.

These are the Stepford Republicans.

At least Nixon sweated, fretted and saw the handwriting on the wall. There is *no* level of introspection among this group. It is the Bush standard.

[nadinbrzezinski]

28. DING, DING, DING

we have a winner!

But why?

I mean why have our VALUES as a society changed so much?

I mean Nixon was not a boy scout, but somewhere in hell he is going... damn these boys have outdone me... IIICKKKK

[frickaline]

25. Kevin James is the personification of 'epic fail'. (nt)

[Berry Cool]

26. This is why education matters.

Right-wing blowholes can make a career today out of having a loud mouth and a sheet of talking points, with no brains to back it up and no knowledge to defend what they say.

Why? Because THEIR AUDIENCES WERE AS POORLY EDUCATED AS THEY. If someone like James gets on TV or radio and yells talking points at them, they believe it, 'cause if he says it so LOUDLY, and it tends to reinforce their previous beliefs, well, it MUST be true!!

Critical thinking is key!!

[nadinbrzezinski]

27. Yep, and why we need to make sure

kids are educated... even if the little ones don't want to

This has also become an internalized value

[silverweb]

29. He's well educated.

From his _Wikipedia bio:_

James earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Oklahoma and a law degree from the University of Houston. He is a member of the California State Bar.

James worked for three years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, prosecuting federal crimes. He also worked for more than 10 years in private legal practice, representing high-profile entertainment industry clients in state and federal court.

He was smart enough to finish college and law school, pass the bar exam, and work as an attorney. He's not stupid. He's a willing tool of the Right Wing, presumably because he's ethically challenged and it benefits him.

[lib2DaBone]

30. Media Provocateurs

I bet if we could see the truth, we'd find direct evidence that ALL the big-mouth talking heads get their paychecks directly from the Republicans and/or the New World Order. Wouldn't even be surprised to see their paychecks signed by THE CARLYLE CORPORATION. They are paid directly to spew their talking points as often as is possible on Radio/TV and Print. At the risk of sounding "tin-foil hat", I might go so far as to ask this question: Has anyone ever noticed that Limbaugh, Hannity, O'reilly, Ingraham, Beck, etc, all spew the exact same talking points in the exact same order on the exact same day? Coincidence? I think not. The fax goes out in the morning and they all get their script. After all, this all started in 2000. I'm basing this opinion on 8 YEARS OF OBSERVATION. The whole world knows who the REAL HITLER IS, and it ain't Obama.

[cynatnite]

31. My high school daughter knew the answer...willful ignorance, IMO n/t

[NotThisTime]

32. Republican willful lackey

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35. I can't stand him

Saw him on TV and had to turn it off immediately.