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 2015-11-13 5:51 PM |
Pro  15655    |  Subject: What is happening to my country?This is who votes........this is what we are raising?? Really? I give you.....the "million student march"......our next generation of college graduates.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zmji36q8E4o&feature=youtu.be
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| 2015-11-13 7:55 PM in reply to: Left Brain |
Pro 9391  Omaha, NE | Subject: RE: What is happening to my country? |
| 2015-11-14 12:18 AM in reply to: Left Brain |
Pro 6520 Bellingham, WA | Subject: RE: What is happening to my country? Originally posted by Left Brain This is who votes........this is what we are raising?? Really? I give you.....the "million student march"......our next generation of college graduates.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zmji36q8E4o&feature=youtu.be
I couldn't watch the whole thing. Just too painful. |
| 2015-11-14 1:49 AM in reply to: 0 |
Pro 6838 Tejas | Subject: RE: What is happening to my country? Originally posted by popsracer Originally posted by Left Brain This is who votes........this is what we are raising?? Really? I give you.....the "million student march"......our next generation of college graduates.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zmji36q8E4o&feature=youtu.be
I couldn't watch the whole thing. Just too painful. I halfway expected Cavuto to ask her how she managed to not only get through HS, but also get into college and still be so farking stoopid. The scary part? They probably held a vote and she was like selected to be the spokeswoman for like, their cause and stuff because she was smart and like really really talks gooder than the other students. Edited by mdg2003 2015-11-14 1:55 AM |
| 2015-11-14 7:18 AM in reply to: mdg2003 |
Extreme Veteran 3025 Maryland | Subject: RE: What is happening to my country? or fox picked a student that they knew would make the movement look bad, and interviewed her on television which left her a bit starstruck/flustered.
shes probably a 19 year old kid, and while she is in college, cut her a little slack |
| 2015-11-14 7:56 AM in reply to: dmiller5 |
| Deep in the Heart of Texas | Subject: RE: What is happening to my country? So do you think another one of the protesters would be able to come up with a plan to fund free college education for all, forgiveness of all student debt, and $15 hour wages? |
| 2015-11-14 8:05 AM in reply to: dmiller5 |
| New user 900 , | Subject: RE: What is happening to my country? Originally posted by dmiller5 or fox picked a student that they knew would make the movement look bad, and interviewed her on television which left her a bit starstruck/flustered.
shes probably a 19 year old kid, and while she is in college, cut her a little slack As a "national event organizer" she is probably one of the best the movement has to offer. I am not going to cut her any slack, she is just a typical spoiled brat that believes she and those that think like her are entitled to what others have. And, if you don't like the message, shoot the messenger, is getting real old. |
| 2015-11-14 8:08 AM in reply to: 0 |
Champion 7821 Brooklyn, NY | Subject: RE: What is happening to my country? Meh. College students are supposed to be idealists. They're not supposed to have all the answers. I thought the host came off as a condescending d-bag. Honestly, I don't understand you guys sometimes. You would never want for example, the one mouth breathing racist idiot who called Obama a Muslim at the Trump rally to stand as a symbol of all conservatives or all Trump supporters, but you've got no problem calling one naive girl a representative of "my country". College is where you're supposed to find your political voice, but I don't know anyone--even the people who were really out there politically, whose views today are exactly what they were in college. Standing up for what you believe in, even if it's a little uninformed and misguided is a good quality for a kid to have. ETA: Having said that, she was badly unprepared for the interview and did her cause a disservice by being so. Hopefully, she'll learn that there's more to being a "leader" than setting up a Facebook page and doing a few interviews. She's a junior in college, so she's got time. Edited by jmk-brooklyn 2015-11-14 8:24 AM |
| 2015-11-14 9:18 AM in reply to: jmk-brooklyn |
| New user 900 , | Subject: RE: What is happening to my country? Originally posted by jmk-brooklyn Meh. College students are supposed to be idealists. They're not supposed to have all the answers. I thought the host came off as a condescending d-bag. Honestly, I don't understand you guys sometimes. You would never want for example, the one mouth breathing racist idiot who called Obama a Muslim at the Trump rally to stand as a symbol of all conservatives or all Trump supporters, but you've got no problem calling one naive girl a representative of "my country". College is where you're supposed to find your political voice, but I don't know anyone--even the people who were really out there politically, whose views today are exactly what they were in college. Standing up for what you believe in, even if it's a little uninformed and misguided is a good quality for a kid to have. ETA: Having said that, she was badly unprepared for the interview and did her cause a disservice by being so. Hopefully, she'll learn that there's more to being a "leader" than setting up a Facebook page and doing a few interviews. She's a junior in college, so she's got time. I thought you went to college to learn and do research. At least back when dinosaurs roamed the earth, that's what we did.  |
| 2015-11-14 10:06 AM in reply to: NXS |
Pro 9391 Omaha, NE | Subject: RE: What is happening to my country? |
| 2015-11-14 11:09 AM in reply to: tuwood |
Pro 15655 | Subject: RE: What is happening to my country? I can't even listen to all of the protest garbage anymore......like I said in another thread, I have been involved with these groups for well over a year now. There is one single theme, no matter what the demands are. WE WANT SOMETHING FOR NOTHING......and if we don't get it we will block traffic, interrupt people eating lunch or dinner, burn buildings, and on and on. It's all a farce as far as I'm concerned. I guess I'm too old to want something for nothing, or to want someone else to pay for something I want.....and apparently my parents and grandparents were too old to teach me that getting something without working for it was a viable option. Again, these protests and "movements" are all based on garbage.....and fueled by the sewer of lies and ignorance that is twitter. I'm sorry, but that woman in the video is NOT the exception.....she IS the face of these protests. It's madness to even give them a platform. |
| 2015-11-14 12:03 PM in reply to: dmiller5 |
Pro 6838 Tejas | Subject: RE: What is happening to my country? Originally posted by dmiller5 or fox picked a student that they knew would make the movement look bad, and interviewed her on television which left her a bit starstruck/flustered.
shes probably a 19 year old kid, and while she is in college, cut her a little slack Yeah.... uhh, no. She is the national head of the movement. A movement with goals that will crush the future of this country. Passion is not an excuse for stupidity. |
| 2015-11-14 12:32 PM in reply to: NXS |
Champion 7821 Brooklyn, NY | Subject: RE: What is happening to my country? Originally posted by NXS Originally posted by jmk-brooklyn Meh. College students are supposed to be idealists. They're not supposed to have all the answers. I thought the host came off as a condescending d-bag. Honestly, I don't understand you guys sometimes. You would never want for example, the one mouth breathing racist idiot who called Obama a Muslim at the Trump rally to stand as a symbol of all conservatives or all Trump supporters, but you've got no problem calling one naive girl a representative of "my country". College is where you're supposed to find your political voice, but I don't know anyone--even the people who were really out there politically, whose views today are exactly what they were in college. Standing up for what you believe in, even if it's a little uninformed and misguided is a good quality for a kid to have. ETA: Having said that, she was badly unprepared for the interview and did her cause a disservice by being so. Hopefully, she'll learn that there's more to being a "leader" than setting up a Facebook page and doing a few interviews. She's a junior in college, so she's got time. I thought you went to college to learn and do research. At least back when dinosaurs roamed the earth, that's what we did. I did that stuff too. They aren't mutually exclusive. Anyone who misses the opportunity that college provides to hear others' opinions and to question a few of their own is missing the point of the exercise. |
| 2015-11-14 12:36 PM in reply to: jmk-brooklyn |
Champion 7821 Brooklyn, NY | Subject: RE: What is happening to my country? Originally posted by mdg2003 Originally posted by dmiller5 or fox picked a student that they knew would make the movement look bad, and interviewed her on television which left her a bit starstruck/flustered.
shes probably a 19 year old kid, and while she is in college, cut her a little slack Yeah.... uhh, no. She is the national head of the movement. A movement with goals that will crush the future of this country. Passion is not an excuse for stupidity. Right, because continuing down the current path where more and more of our wealth is becoming concentrated among fewer and fewer people is surely going to end well... Not to worry. I'm sure Trump will be the champion of the middle class when he's elected. Billionaires usually are. |
| 2015-11-14 1:13 PM in reply to: jmk-brooklyn |
Pro 6838 Tejas | Subject: RE: What is happening to my country? Originally posted by jmk-brooklyn Originally posted by mdg2003 Originally posted by dmiller5 or fox picked a student that they knew would make the movement look bad, and interviewed her on television which left her a bit starstruck/flustered.
shes probably a 19 year old kid, and while she is in college, cut her a little slack Yeah.... uhh, no. She is the national head of the movement. A movement with goals that will crush the future of this country. Passion is not an excuse for stupidity. Right, because continuing down the current path where more and more of our wealth is becoming concentrated among fewer and fewer people is surely going to end well... Not to worry. I'm sure Trump will be the champion of the middle class when he's elected. Billionaires usually are. I know we've discussed the wealth concentration being lopsided in this country. I believe we even came to the same conclusion; that measures need to be put in place to ensure that it stops trending it that direction. It appears the we disagree when it comes to taking wealth from a targeted segment of our society and creating another social program. An underfunded social program. Social programs are great and benefit everyone, but they need to properly managed and funded. Keely and her movement don't have a plan to fund their dream. I've got a daughter in her freshman year at college and another who will go in two years. They're going because our family has a plan to pay for it. No loans. Cash. Believe me, I'd love to have someone else pay for it, but that was not in our plan. You mentioned Trump, who was not in the video. Why? |
| 2015-11-14 1:19 PM in reply to: mdg2003 |
Pro 6838 Tejas | Subject: RE: What is happening to my country? My 15 year old just came in with a video loaded on her phone and asked me to watch it for a good laugh. Yup, the very same video we are discussing. Apparently the Keely/Cavuto interview is burning up on Instagram and other social media. She came to the conclusion that Keely is a 'clueless dolt,' her words, her conclusion. |
| 2015-11-14 1:23 PM in reply to: jmk-brooklyn |
| New user 900 , | Subject: RE: What is happening to my country? Not only is Keely Mullen a socialist idiot, she seems to be lying about being "middle class" and being on "numerous forms of gov. assistance". If they are on public assistance, it could possibly be fraudulent. The entitled, spoiled brat I called her previously seems to fit quite well. In an interview with MarketWatch, Mullen, who is in her fourth year at Northeastern, said she expects to owe about $150,000 on student loans when she graduates. Mullen’s online profile at Shiftgig says she graduated from Francis W. Parker High School in Chicago. According to the Francis W. Parker School website, it offers kindergarten through 12th grade classes for which tuition tops out at $34,560. Assessor records show that Mullen’s family has a home on West Wabansia Avenue in Chicago’s north side that carries a value of $989,990. According to BlockShopper, the student’s father, Steven Mullen, paid a little more than $1 million for the home in 2005. |
| 2015-11-14 1:49 PM in reply to: NXS |
Extreme Veteran 3025 Maryland | Subject: RE: What is happening to my country? how much do you think college should cost? |
| 2015-11-14 1:53 PM in reply to: NXS |
Pro 6838 Tejas | Subject: RE: What is happening to my country? Originally posted by NXS Not only is Keely Mullen a socialist idiot, she seems to be lying about being "middle class" and being on "numerous forms of gov. assistance". If they are on public assistance, it could possibly be fraudulent. The entitled, spoiled brat I called her previously seems to fit quite well. In an interview with MarketWatch, Mullen, who is in her fourth year at Northeastern, said she expects to owe about $150,000 on student loans when she graduates. Mullen’s online profile at Shiftgig says she graduated from Francis W. Parker High School in Chicago. According to the Francis W. Parker School website, it offers kindergarten through 12th grade classes for which tuition tops out at $34,560. Assessor records show that Mullen’s family has a home on West Wabansia Avenue in Chicago’s north side that carries a value of $989,990. According to BlockShopper, the student’s father, Steven Mullen, paid a little more than $1 million for the home in 2005. Maybe Mom and Daddy should have let her go to public schools, invested that 34K a years into a college fund for her. Maybe she's just lashing out at her parents for not paying for her college? |
| 2015-11-14 2:12 PM in reply to: 0 |
Pro 15655 | Subject: RE: What is happening to my country? Originally posted by dmiller5 how much do you think college should cost? It doesn't matter......you have to work for it....NOTHING in this life is free. My son will pay ZERO for college, he just signed this week. I don't even want to think about how many mornings he woke up at 3:45 to swim before school, then run after school, then swim again, then do homework, then go to bed exhausted to wake up and do it again. He's a month away from bring 18.....last night, on Friday, he was in bed at 9:00 so he could be up this morning at 5 to swim and run. I didn't do what he has done, and I owed out the arse for my college. He's earned every dime of his scholarship. He has friends who have worked all through high school and saved up a nice chunk of money for school. He has other friends who busted their arse to get great grades and won academic scholarships.......but yeah, Miss Bonehead and her friends who got a forking trophy every time they walked down a flight of stairs without tripping think someone should hand them a trophy education too. I call BULLCHIT!! Life is a great time....and it's damn hard work. Someone forgot to teach those pea brains the second part. Edited by Left Brain 2015-11-14 2:18 PM |
| 2015-11-14 2:29 PM in reply to: 0 |
Pro 15655 | Subject: RE: What is happening to my country? Originally posted by mdg2003 Originally posted by NXS Not only is Keely Mullen a socialist idiot, she seems to be lying about being "middle class" and being on "numerous forms of gov. assistance". If they are on public assistance, it could possibly be fraudulent. The entitled, spoiled brat I called her previously seems to fit quite well. In an interview with MarketWatch, Mullen, who is in her fourth year at Northeastern, said she expects to owe about $150,000 on student loans when she graduates. Mullen’s online profile at Shiftgig says she graduated from Francis W. Parker High School in Chicago. According to the Francis W. Parker School website, it offers kindergarten through 12th grade classes for which tuition tops out at $34,560. Assessor records show that Mullen’s family has a home on West Wabansia Avenue in Chicago’s north side that carries a value of $989,990. According to BlockShopper, the student’s father, Steven Mullen, paid a little more than $1 million for the home in 2005. Maybe Mom and Daddy should have let her go to public schools, invested that 34K a years into a college fund for her. Maybe she's just lashing out at her parents for not paying for her college? More likely she is simply lying about student loans.......it's an integral part of the protesting core. Edited by Left Brain 2015-11-14 2:29 PM |
| 2015-11-14 6:50 PM in reply to: Left Brain |
| New user 900 , | Subject: RE: What is happening to my country? Originally posted by Left Brain Originally posted by dmiller5 how much do you think college should cost? It doesn't matter......you have to work for it....NOTHING in this life is free. My son will pay ZERO for college, he just signed this week. I don't even want to think about how many mornings he woke up at 3:45 to swim before school, then run after school, then swim again, then do homework, then go to bed exhausted to wake up and do it again. He's a month away from bring 18.....last night, on Friday, he was in bed at 9:00 so he could be up this morning at 5 to swim and run. I didn't do what he has done, and I owed out the arse for my college. He's earned every dime of his scholarship. He has friends who have worked all through high school and saved up a nice chunk of money for school. He has other friends who busted their arse to get great grades and won academic scholarships.......but yeah, Miss Bonehead and her friends who got a forking trophy every time they walked down a flight of stairs without tripping think someone should hand them a trophy education too. I call BULLCHIT!! Life is a great time....and it's damn hard work. Someone forgot to teach those pea brains the second part. I agree with LB. As I have shared before and as stated above, there are ways of getting a degree w/o major debt. If you want something bad enough, then get off your arse and make it happen. |
| 2015-11-14 9:36 PM in reply to: dmiller5 |
Pro 6838 Tejas | Subject: RE: What is happening to my country? Originally posted by dmiller5 how much do you think college should cost? A BA or Masters degree should cost what you can afford pay, not what you think someone else can afford to pay for you. |
| 2015-11-14 11:13 PM in reply to: mdg2003 |
Pro 9391 Omaha, NE | Subject: RE: What is happening to my country? Originally posted by mdg2003 To be more specific, it should cost what the market will bear which is economics 101. The problem is our legislatures decided to put programs in place to "help" people get an education in the 90's by giving any 18 year old with a pulse infinite student loans regardless of their ability to repay. This creates a near infinite supply which resulted in schools raising they're prices through the roof and we are where we are now. Colleges could double their prices and the government intervened market will bear it. /eyeroll Originally posted by dmiller5 A BA or Masters degree should cost what you can afford pay, not what you think someone else can afford to pay for you. how much do you think college should cost? |
| 2015-11-15 7:41 AM in reply to: tuwood |
Pro 9391 Omaha, NE | Subject: RE: What is happening to my country? Originally posted by tuwood Woops, Meant to say "creates near infinite demand"Originally posted by mdg2003 To be more specific, it should cost what the market will bear which is economics 101. The problem is our legislatures decided to put programs in place to "help" people get an education in the 90's by giving any 18 year old with a pulse infinite student loans regardless of their ability to repay. This creates a near infinite supply which resulted in schools raising they're prices through the roof and we are where we are now. Colleges could double their prices and the government intervened market will bear it. /eyeroll Originally posted by dmiller5 A BA or Masters degree should cost what you can afford pay, not what you think someone else can afford to pay for you. how much do you think college should cost? |
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