Say Anything Blog

they decided to pay this guy $10,000 to show off his dance moves to all teens in the city of Bismarck

Which one of the 3 R’s does dancing fall under?  That should really help you pass your GREs and qualify for a job.  /sarc

You don’t have to be a moron to be a liberal Democrat but it sure helps.

There’s that bumper sticker:
“Why is there always money for war, but not for education?”

This post is the answer to why there is no money for education… because the education money is going to dumb dancers instead of, well, education (AKA, available money is mis-managed).  I bet if the school had received more money, they would have paid the guy more.

Good post, Matt.

“Hope is not a method.” - Common Military Saying

The above is a statement of pro activity.  If any Soldier were to tell me that he hoped what he was briefing was going to come to fruition, that would be unacceptable.  We in the Army do not have the luxury to ‘hope’ that things will end well.  Hope will get us killed.  Instead, we must plan and take action.  Hope is not a method.

As a leader I can never ‘hope’ that my Soldiers have the proper training.  I can never ‘hope’ that my Soldiers have the proper logistical supplies.  I can never ‘hope’ that my Soldiers will survive the next mission.  Hope is not a method; I live in the real world.

Ok...so the guy was paid a considerable amount of money, but he did go to almost all the schools in the district...and he did have a very moving and emotional speech which was VERY moving.  Maybe you just didn’t take it all in.  The guy did get his point across to me anyway, I don’t care how much money he was paid.  I think he was worth it.

I don’t care how much money he was paid.  I think he was worth it.

But we hear about how much school districts need more funding all the time.  Is a one-time motivational speaker really a high priority for the school’s funds?

I don’t care if he did “get across to you,” there are better things for the school to spend it’s money on.

When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.

-- Thomas Jefferson

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...I don’t care how much money he was paid.  I think he was worth it.

That’s the government position.

It’s why we spend $10,000+ per student per year, only for most of them to come out as idiots. “I don’t care” says it all.