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QUOTE (Y2HH @ Mar 9, 2011 -> 09:35 AM) Exactly what I said. And it's called ignorance. Ignorance implies that they aren't aware of the knowledge. Or that they aren't willingly and actively ignorant, choosing to remain uninformed instead of pursuing knowledge in an intellectual manner.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Mar 9, 2011 -> 09:33 AM) Nice, continue to define elitist for me. And you people wonder why there's such a divide in this country? And I don't listen or read any of those people you've mentioned, but I've never gotten the sense that they're anti-science generally, just against some particular set of issues. But regardless, that doesn't make the unintelligent. I didn't say it makes them unintelligent. But rejection of evolution is anti-intellectual. Period. It requires active denial of well-established knowledge in favor of emotional and religious beliefs. Throw that in with them always targeting science for cuts, mocking or ridiculing funny-sounding research programs and the routine derision of "elites" trying to tell them what's what when they can just follow their "common sense" and you've got a pretty strong base of anti-intellectualism. You don't need to be intelligent to basically rip off the plot of Network.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Mar 9, 2011 -> 09:26 AM) And slightly hyperbolic statements? Come on man, he flat out called a huge group of people gun-toting racists. There's a lot of gun-toting racists who hate the President and have adopted the Tea Party label.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Mar 9, 2011 -> 09:28 AM) I don't think calling them anti-intellectual is proper in this case. I know some VERY smart people who are very religious...it doesn't make them anti-intellectual as much as, IMO, it makes the purposefully ignorant, in that they are choosing to "ignore certain things", because, to them, their faith means that much to them. I think it is. Rejection of evolution and belief in creationism requires the rejection of the best-known system for understanding the world around us in favor of emotional beliefs. Keep in mind how many of them campaign to get evolution out of schools or, at the very least, creationism put in. It's anti-intellectual at its core. I didn't. I don't think, for instance, that Kurt Wise is a stupid man.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Mar 9, 2011 -> 09:24 AM) So basically anyone who questions the almighty science is uneducated? Anyone who believes in creationism is unintelligent? Anyone who actively and routinely denounces and derides science and rejects evolution in favor of creationism is anti-intellectual, yes.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Mar 9, 2011 -> 09:21 AM) I'm saying that he clearly had some influence given his position. Is he doing the reporting? No. Is he advising on the types of stories that would generate some money? My guess is yes. If he had no involvement in the process then the CEO wouldn't have any need to resign. But she did. They know they're being targeted by the Republicans right now, and this was a quick way to absorb some of the blow herself. I think the burden of proof is on you to demonstrate that he had influence over ME/ATC before disparaging their journalistic integrity because of some slightly hyperbolic statements by someone in charge of another department to a fake Muslim organization.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Mar 9, 2011 -> 09:18 AM) It doesn't need to be explained. Have you ever worked for a big corporation, or even a small one? Executives of all sorts tend to have more influence over unrelated departments than you would think. I've seen this at *every* company I've ever worked for, be it the CFO, the VP, the IT Director, whatever the case may be...the guys/gals at the top all tend to pal around and influence each other in one way or another... To pretend he had no influence a all...get real. No, I still think you need to explain how the VP of fundraising exerted influence over editorial control of NPR's news programs. Just saying "VP's pal around, of course he did!" doesn't really count.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Mar 9, 2011 -> 09:18 AM) With the way you guys have responded i'd agree with elitist part. More importantly, I'm not denying there aren't morons out there, but I dispute that the party/movement is a bunch of unintelligent hillbillies, or that they're any dumber than the left. You guys have your morons too. All I can say is look at Beck, Palin, Cristine O'Donnell, the whole creationist/anti-evolution movement, anti-science in general, etc. It's a dominant force for a sizable group of the right and there is no equivalent on the left.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Mar 9, 2011 -> 09:11 AM) Then why did the CEO resign? CEO resigned=this exec had editorial control? Explain that please.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Mar 9, 2011 -> 09:11 AM) Based on what exactly? Do we need to go through the repeated attacks on science and education and the constant derision of the college educated as "elitists?"

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Mar 9, 2011 -> 09:09 AM) http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/news/lo...0,4190788.story Also this. No entitlement problems in this country. None at all. Why the f*** is a director of the park district getting 240k a year? That's more than the President. This country is so f***ed. Yeah, a lot of those types of pension systems need serious reforms. I can't remember the name but I know there was someone who was getting a six figure pension because they held a job in an interim position for a few months.

No, it's not like Fox News at all. That's false equivalence. Do we need to churn up all the official editorial guidelines leaked out of Fox over the years showing deliberate, blatant conservative bias? And no, I don't think an exec in charge of fund raising would have influence over another exec's turf. Or Morning Edition/ATC editorial control.

Not really. He was in charge of fund raising, not programming or news editorial control.

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QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 8, 2011 -> 11:27 AM) All over. I also run a small not-for-profit for wilderness travel. I'll PM you a link. can you send that to me too?

March Madness. I cared about college sports for 4 years. Then I graduated college.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Mar 7, 2011 -> 01:27 PM) How does that make it faulty? We justify all sorts of otherwise illegal acts by using that tactic. "I know adult pornography when I see it." It's an undefinable word, so of course we're going to argue about whether X or Y is torture and justify it by comparing it to other acts. That doesn't make sense. Something either is or is not torture and it's not based on comparisons to other acts. If that was true, that would mean that if we could come up with things significantly more terrible than say pulling out fingernails, well, we have to question if pulling out fingernails really is torture!

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Mar 7, 2011 -> 01:21 PM) Wrong. Like every other law in the country, it'd be the states' burden to prove that it was human involvement that caused the miscarriage. Not the other way around. You'd think these "smart" bloggers/reports would understand that basic tenant of our judicial system. Regardless, a pretty stupid bill from a pretty stupid politician. The problem here is that "human involvement" is an incredibly vague term and would be damn near impossible to defend against. Add in the mandatory reporting of all miscarriages in the state and you've got serious problems. Also, they require that the doctor try to save the mother and fetus in all situations--there are plenty where the doctor must choose to save the mother at the expense of the fetus or they both die. Oh, and I like the part about Georgia not being subject to SCOTUS rulings and how the Federal government can only define five specific things.

He's also proposed legally changing terminology from "rape victims" to "rape accusers" and doing away with state driver's license because it infringes on unalienable rights! That there are crazy people isn't surprising. That they get elected to govern us is frightening.

Crazy Georgia State Rep. introduces bill that would make miscarriages illegal and punishable by death. http://motherjones.com/blue-marble/2011/02...penalty-georgia

QUOTE (GoodAsGould @ Mar 6, 2011 -> 02:16 PM) I dont think anyone is going to substitute going to wsox games with minor league games, its going to be the people that dont go to wsox games in first place but are fans that will be a big draw. Think of a family of four. How much to go to a Sox game? $100-200? How much for the minor league Sox affiliate that the 10 yo's will still get excited to see, and maybe the big Sox fan parents can get into watching the up-and-comers?

Isn't that the accusation for why Obama pretty much ignored investigating anything from the Bush presidency--he'd be opening himself and future presidents up?

Saw Crazy Heart last night. Solid movie, fantastic acting. A little too much singing early on, though.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Mar 5, 2011 -> 04:47 PM) You are the MVP of the offseason, my friend. Has anyone seriously brought more knowledge to this board since Peavy went down? The answer is no. This. ptact, thank you so much for the knowledge you bring to this community. It's invaluable.