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Too good to be true

cornbread — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:32:59 -0500

More comment bait, RTB? You've outdone yourself this time.

Let's play create your own headline.

I'll go first.

Flat Earth Society hosts Governor Exorcist

http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/06/bobby_jindals_dance_with_the_d.php

Have at it everyone!

I don't know why

Anglico — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:03:33 -0500

you bother to report what John Hood says about anything. Is he your obstructionist-to-progress in residence? You already have one of those (Martinez) on contract. Surely you can find sources other than the Puppetshow to predictably object to anything decent.

Re: Hood surveys North Carolina's polls

FFC1304 — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:39:13 -0500

We are so thankful to have the JLF and John Hood operating and exposing the culture of corruption in Rawleigh.

THANKS profusely for the Carolina Journal www.CarolinaJournal.com

perhaps the best publication in NC these days! All the people Ive sent subscriptions to are really impressed!

Re: Hood surveys North Carolina's polls

TomJensen — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:06:11 -0500

PPP has changed its turnout model in major primary states to folks who voted in the 2004 primary, 2006 primary, or 2006 general. Depending on tonight's results we may make the same adjustment for North Carolina.

Re: Pop quiz on politics

blculbre — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 20:19:37 -0500

86.67. I really need to go study economics again though...

Thanks.

Anglico — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 20:09:50 -0500

There are a ton of tests out there on the interTubes, including this interesting one.

Re: Pop quiz on politics

danmanley2299 — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:51:39 -0500

Anyone surprised that Gerry got 95%? The million dollar question is which ones did he miss? care to share?

Re: Pop quiz on politics

Cdickson — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:30:34 -0500

90 here - wish I was as smart and handsome as Gerry Cohen.

Re: Pop quiz on politics

gercohen — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 18:30:06 -0500

95 here. I have no earthly idea why I retained that much useless information.

Re: That'll teach me

ryanteaguebeckwith — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:26:49 -0500

My apologies. I meant to include the link. I've added it now.

I agree that there were a lot more questions on economics than I'm used to seeing on civics tests. Although they weren't my weak spot on the test, that could skew the results for high schoolers.

From my own experience, Keynesian economics did not come up in Mr. Seidel's class at Bellevue High.

— RTB

That'll teach me

Anglico — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:23:12 -0500

That'll teach me to put such a high premium on transparency.

Seriously, I wish you had linked to my web post, not just the shrill criticism.

Rob Christensen's December 2 column has an analysis of what he considers the state of civics education in the United States, based on a test created by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. Christensen's column wraps with a link to this test, which I found hard, somewhat bizarre, and dramatically tilted in favor of knowing all about the kind of dead white men these people adore. And what does Christensen have to say in the interest of full disclosure?

ISI is a conservative-leaning organization founded in 1953.

If you follow my link to the ISI website, you will discover that "conservative leaning" describes ISI about as well as "objective reporter" describes Rob Christensen himself. The website features The Conservative Mind as part of its top-level navigation, Clarence Thomas, as an honored lecturer, with links throughout the site to Townhall.com.

Cheers! And keep those tests coming!

Re: Pop quiz on politics

dahedgehog — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:11:38 -0500

All I know is that if Bob Orr put out a press release claiming to have scored a 112, that the claim would show up unchallenged on Under the Dome...especially if he used that claim to show why illegal immigrants should be denied educational opportunities.

Re: Pop quiz on politics

cthayes75 — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:40:49 -0500

83 as well for me.

Re: High Noon at High Point

southportsailor — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 16:01:20 -0400

Pick another city next time. High rates in this one are a result of ElectriCities and Jesse Tilton just like where I am. I hope one of these guys will tackle utility issues, increasing taxation, and cities intruuding on people's lives - annexation, easements, eminent domain and definite for electric cities - electric. Cities need to be curbed. Talk about this candidates. Our state is becoming a city hungry sea of over development which affects the dire drought conditions as well. We need a Governor to step up and address these issues.

Re: Red and blue among the gray

FFC1304 — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:56:02 -0400

the comment deleted referred to the silly Laurinburg Exchange