BillsFanNC Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 1 minute ago, Doc said: Why, because she's a Republican? Not really. Even if it were a dem, I can envision it turning political and not about Hamlin or Kellington. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roundybout Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Republicans can add “Dr. Seuss books” to their ever-growing list of “things they live in daily paralyzing fear of” apparently Republicans are just such sad, angry little people. Banning The Sneeches because it hurts their feelings (even though the kids loved it..). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 13 minutes ago, Roundybout said: Republicans can add “Dr. Seuss books” to their ever-growing list of “things they live in daily paralyzing fear of” apparently Republicans are just such sad, angry little people. Banning The Sneeches because it hurts their feelings (even though the kids loved it..). Huh? The third grader is a Republican? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 2 hours ago, Doc said: Huh? The third grader is a Republican? The funny part is that Roundy actually thinks that the school administrator who objected was a conservative. She must be, because Republicans in other states are suppressing speech. At least that's the Daily Kos take. All the stories explain what happened, but THE NARRATIVE take is what we must spread. What a buffoon ! 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 4 minutes ago, B-Man said: The funny part is that Roundy actually thinks that the school administrator who objected was a conservative. She must be, because Republicans in other states are suppressing speech. At least that's the Daily Kos take. All the stories explain what happened, but THE NARRATIVE take is what we must spread. What a buffoon ! 😂 That ("was the admin a Repub?") was going to be my second question if he replied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillStime Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 13 minutes ago, Doc said: That ("was the admin a Repub?") was going to be my second question if he replied. Of all people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogblitz Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Is "If I Ran the Zoo" still banned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando Tim Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 14 hours ago, Roundybout said: Republicans can add “Dr. Seuss books” to their ever-growing list of “things they live in daily paralyzing fear of” apparently Republicans are just such sad, angry little people. Banning The Sneeches because it hurts their feelings (even though the kids loved it..). Why do you believe she is a Republican? I am assuming you don't deal with many school administrators because the vast majority are liberal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Callahan Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 16 hours ago, Roundybout said: Republicans can add “Dr. Seuss books” to their ever-growing list of “things they live in daily paralyzing fear of” apparently Republicans are just such sad, angry little people. Banning The Sneeches because it hurts their feelings (even though the kids loved it..). LMAO. ITs like you just forgot when that librarian said Milania's donation of DR Suess was RACIST and the collective mob declared them racist and demanded them be removed from schools. Short memory? https://reason.com/2017/09/29/librarian-rejects-melania-trumps-dr-sues/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/education/wp/2017/09/28/racist-propaganda-librarian-rejects-melania-trumps-gift-of-dr-seuss-books/ I still remember when the mob went at mark twain for Huck fin (and even kill a mockingbird) and demanded it be removed or changed. https://mashable.com/article/book-ban-virginia#:~:text=To Kill a Mockingbird and The Adventures of,— a decision some are condemning as censorship. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roundybout Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 13 hours ago, B-Man said: The funny part is that Roundy actually thinks that the school administrator who objected was a conservative. She must be, because Republicans in other states are suppressing speech. At least that's the Daily Kos take. All the stories explain what happened, but THE NARRATIVE take is what we must spread. What a buffoon ! 😂 Conservatives love banning books they don’t like. Look at Maus, for instance. Can’t have anything that makes you feel uncomfortable! 44 minutes ago, Chris farley said: LMAO. ITs like you just forgot when that librarian said Milania's donation of DR Suess was RACIST and the collective mob declared them racist and demanded them be removed from schools. Short memory? https://reason.com/2017/09/29/librarian-rejects-melania-trumps-dr-sues/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/education/wp/2017/09/28/racist-propaganda-librarian-rejects-melania-trumps-gift-of-dr-seuss-books/ I still remember when the mob went at mark twain for Huck fin (and even kill a mockingbird) and demanded it be removed or changed. https://mashable.com/article/book-ban-virginia#:~:text=To Kill a Mockingbird and The Adventures of,— a decision some are condemning as censorship. No book anywhere should be banned, period. 2 hours ago, Orlando Tim said: Why do you believe she is a Republican? I am assuming you don't deal with many school administrators because the vast majority are liberal Because the sneeches is about racism and that makes republicans uncomfortable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Callahan Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 5 minutes ago, Roundybout said: Conservatives love banning books they don’t like. Look at Maus, for instance. Can’t have anything that makes you feel uncomfortable! No book anywhere should be banned, period. Because the sneeches is about racism and that makes republicans uncomfortable. Mobs/authoritarians love banning books. Some weirdos lately are championing pornography in libraries. thats just strange. but again, that seems to be a mob thing I provided an example of when the LEFT wanted to and banned DR Suess. and you still ran with "Conservatives." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 (edited) 53 minutes ago, Roundybout said: Conservatives love banning books they don’t like. Look at Maus, for instance. Can’t have anything that makes you feel uncomfortable! No book anywhere should be banned, period. Because the sneeches is about racism and that makes republicans uncomfortable. So books that have pornography should be allowed in school libraries, is that what you're saying? And The Sneetches is broadly about classism, not just racism. Edited January 12, 2023 by Doc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roundybout Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 40 minutes ago, Doc said: So books that have pornography should be allowed in school libraries, is that what you're saying? And The Sneetches is broadly about classism, not just racism. This is such a strawman argument that it’s not worth my time. 1 hour ago, Chris farley said: Mobs/authoritarians love banning books. Some weirdos lately are championing pornography in libraries. thats just strange. but again, that seems to be a mob thing I provided an example of when the LEFT wanted to and banned DR Suess. and you still ran with "Conservatives." Another strawman. And yes, I said that banning books at all is wrong, illiberal, and unamerican. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 10 minutes ago, Roundybout said: This is such a strawman argument that it’s not worth my time. No, you just have no answer for it. Not allowing certain books in school libraries is very different from banning books everywhere. But if it plays into the left's hands, that's all you care about, isn't it? Never mind that this was a terrible example. Again the kid and probably the Admin weren't Republicans. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando Tim Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 2 hours ago, Roundybout said: Conservatives love banning books they don’t like. Look at Maus, for instance. Can’t have anything that makes you feel uncomfortable! No book anywhere should be banned, period. Because the sneeches is about racism and that makes republicans uncomfortable. What kind of clown believes showing 5 year old sexual explicit pictures is appropriate? Seriously what is wrong with you? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Callahan Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 52 minutes ago, Doc said: No, you just have no answer for it. Not allowing certain books in school libraries is very different from banning books everywhere. But if it plays into the left's hands, that's all you care about, isn't it? Never mind that this was a terrible example. Again the kid and probably the Admin weren't Republicans. ITs whatever MSNBC says, then any deflection possible. Its like some have no intention of organic replies and post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Roundybout Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 6 hours ago, Orlando Tim said: What kind of clown believes showing 5 year old sexual explicit pictures is appropriate? Seriously what is wrong with you? That is not happening anywhere. Grow up and touch grass. 7 hours ago, Doc said: No, you just have no answer for it. Not allowing certain books in school libraries is very different from banning books everywhere. But if it plays into the left's hands, that's all you care about, isn't it? Never mind that this was a terrible example. Again the kid and probably the Admin weren't Republicans. No school library anywhere is putting porn in its collection. Go outside. 6 hours ago, Chris farley said: ITs whatever MSNBC says, then any deflection possible. Its like some have no intention of organic replies and post. Uh huh. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando Tim Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Roundybout said: That is not happening anywhere. Grow up and touch grass. No school library anywhere is putting porn in its collection. Go outside. Uh huh. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11317925/amp/Shocking-footage-family-friendly-drag-queen-sees-performer-spreading-legs-kids.html So this is a lie? Or is this not sexual? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tiberius Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 A few weeks ago, I had dinner with some friends. One of them pulled out his phone and asked me if I thought I had written more than 200 pieces or so at this stage of my career. “Probably,” I said. “Why?” Sign up for a weekly roundup of thought-provoking ideas and debates “You know, the way things are going, artificial intelligence is going to be able to write articles and books just by analyzing your writing style.” I was initially incredulous, maybe a bit dismissive. Then my friend went to a program on his phone and put in a query, asking it to write a 1,000-word Christmas story in the style of Charles Dickens. To my amazement, the program started churning out paragraphs within seconds — and not just a jumble of random words. The grafs had sentence variation, color, plot development. He did another query: Think of a title for a children’s holiday book aimed at a Black audience. Within seconds, a list populated — and the winner was something to the effect of “Zahra’s Big Holiday Surprise.” I was stunned. I thought of that convo as the news came down this week that the popular electronics site CNET has been using AI to write full articles. Frank Landymore at the Byte documents how eagle-eyed marketer Gael Breton figured out that CNET had quietly published more than 70 articles using AI since November, under the author name “CNET Money Staff.” Clicking on the author’s note reveals the truth: “This article was assisted by an AI engine and reviewed, fact-checked and edited by our editorial staff.” On top of that, it appears these AI-generated articles have benefited from Google traffic, despite the fact that Google has said it will prioritize human-generated content. Landymore wrote that a Google spokesman had clarified, “Our ranking team focuses on the usefulness of content, rather than how the content is produced.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/01/13/ai-writers-performance-enhancing-steroid/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 This is an interesting thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Ferguson forever Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3812263-kellyanne-conway-in-nyt-op-ed-a-fools-errand-to-write-off-trump-in-2024/. Kelly Anne , reconcile with your husband and kid, it will get better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Ferguson forever Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 7 hours ago, Tiberius said: This is an interesting thought. More than interesting Tibs. Even without Market Garden we had the upper hand. Many soldiers of that time had the same opinion. My father included. Roosevelt sold out to the Russians when he could have crushed them. Always said they could have marched right thru them. I hope there was some good reasons. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Ferguson forever Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 (edited) On 1/12/2023 at 10:19 AM, Doc said: No, you just have no answer for it. Not allowing certain books in school libraries is very different from banning books everywhere. But if it plays into the left's hands, that's all you care about, isn't it? Never mind that this was a terrible example. Again the kid and probably the Admin weren't Republicans. Keep em stupid and insulated: https://pen.org/banned-books-florida/ Edited January 14, 2023 by redtail hawk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 5 hours ago, redtail hawk said: Keep em stupid and insulated: https://pen.org/banned-books-florida/ They've been removed for review. Hopefully they return most of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. with a hilariously/tragically bad monumental sculpture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Doc Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 Eh, if MLK's family is happy with it, who cares if it looks ridiculous? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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reddogblitz Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 11 hours ago, Doc said: Eh, if MLK's family is happy with it, who cares if it looks ridiculous? It's modern art. Deal with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 8 hours ago, reddogblitz said: It's modern art. Deal with it. But is it art? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaCrispy Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 Why are Biden’s own personal attorneys going after him, after protecting him for so long? Just in time for the next presidential run? Something isn’t adding up… Originally Biden had said he wanted to run for re-election, even though polls showed that Democrat voters wanted something different… Then, potential presidential hopeful Gavin Newsom said he would withdraw his bid for president in 2024, and throw his support to Biden… Then, about a month ago Biden was caught on a hot mic suggesting he wasn’t sure about a run for re-election… And now, his personal attorneys find classified documents being illegally held by Biden in various places… Have the Dems made a “U-turn” on who they want to lead the Party in ‘24? Have they decided to use this controversy to hurt Biden’s chances? Is this a distraction for bigger things going on behind the scenes? If you are familiar with how the government works, this definitely has the smell of something fishy…stay tuned…😉 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 6 minutes ago, JaCrispy said: Why are Biden’s own personal attorneys going after him, after protecting him for so long? Just in time for the next presidential run? Something isn’t adding up… Originally Biden had said he wanted to run for re-election, even though polls showed that Democrat voters wanted something different… Then, potential presidential hopeful Gavin Newsom said he would withdraw his bid for president in 2024, and throw his support to Biden… Then, about a month ago Biden was caught on a hot mic suggesting he wasn’t sure about a run for re-election… And now, his personal attorneys find classified documents being illegally held by Biden in various places… Have the Dems made a “U-turn” on who they want to lead the Party in ‘24? Have they decided to use this controversy to hurt Biden’s chances? Is this a distraction for bigger things going on behind the scenes? If you are familiar with how the government works, this definitely has the smell of something fishy…stay tuned…😉 Yeah they sent his personal attorneys to move his stuff. Because $1000/hour attorneys are the best movers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogblitz Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 (edited) 14 hours ago, JaCrispy said: Why are Biden’s own personal attorneys going after him, after protecting him for so long? Just in time for the next presidential run? Something isn’t adding up… Originally Biden had said he wanted to run for re-election, even though polls showed that Democrat voters wanted something different… Then, potential presidential hopeful Gavin Newsom said he would withdraw his bid for president in 2024, and throw his support to Biden… Then, about a month ago Biden was caught on a hot mic suggesting he wasn’t sure about a run for re-election… And now, his personal attorneys find classified documents being illegally held by Biden in various places… Have the Dems made a “U-turn” on who they want to lead the Party in ‘24? Have they decided to use this controversy to hurt Biden’s chances? Is this a distraction for bigger things going on behind the scenes? If you are familiar with how the government works, this definitely has the smell of something fishy…stay tuned…😉 They want Hakeem Jeffries. 14 hours ago, Doc said: But is it art? I think so. Do you? Edited January 16, 2023 by reddogblitz Correct stupid auto correct error. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 7 hours ago, reddogblitz said: They want Hakeem Jeffries. The election denier? Good luck. 7 hours ago, reddogblitz said: I think so. Do you? Not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roundybout Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 More fine GOP policies at work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Ferguson forever Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Roundybout said: More fine GOP policies at work. I'll take a stab: poverty, drug abuse, poor education systems, corruption, less and worse health care (especially rural), vaccine hesitancy, obesity (poor food choices), smoking, rejection or misunderstanding of science, lax or nonexistent environmental laws, desperation. btw, most of western NC and western Va are red and pink except progressive (and more affluent) areas like Asheville. Edited January 16, 2023 by redtail hawk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roundybout Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 (edited) 20 minutes ago, redtail hawk said: I'll take a stab: poverty, drug abuse, poor education systems, corruption, less and worse health care (especially rural), vaccine hesitancy, obesity (poor food choices), smoking, rejection or misunderstanding of science, lax or nonexistent environmental laws, desperation. btw, most of western NC and western Va are red and pink except progressive (and more affluent) areas like Asheville. Rural poverty is extraordinarily difficult to solve. There's an excellent book I read on this called "Hollowing Out the Middle" by Patrick Carr that tries to address certain issues. A key problem is that rural schools are stratified; the smartest kids are given special benefits to go off to college and jobs in other towns, leaving those towns with low-skill people that can only succeed in increasingly sparce industrial jobs. Edited January 16, 2023 by Roundybout 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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