tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post294999218484649453..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Unconstitutional is to Fatuous as Sisyphean is to...?Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-13603076450086805962010-08-12T10:54:33.676-04:002010-08-12T10:54:33.676-04:00A girl can dream, can't she?A girl can dream, can't she?Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-46422830979589518452010-08-12T08:47:59.542-04:002010-08-12T08:47:59.542-04:001. Washington Hamilton, and Madison would have bee...1. Washington Hamilton, and Madison would have been stunned at the very idea of girls and boys in the same class room.<br /><br />2. You people DO have rich fantasy lives, don't you?<br /><br /><br />"Mrs. Smith? Hello, Congressman Brown here. I got your letter about your child being bullied at a DOE funded school. I'm sorry, that's your problem, not a Federal issue at all, we have bigger problems.<br /><br /> You, and all the other voters in your family, will just have to pound sand and solve it on your own."staghoundshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05976667812875074135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-43939155144285317732010-08-11T23:55:39.701-04:002010-08-11T23:55:39.701-04:00"But hey, if the bullied FIGHT back then both..."But hey, if the bullied FIGHT back then both parties get blamed."<br /><br />Actually, nowadays even if the victim DOESN'T fight back, they get disciplined to. I know, defies all logic. I remember getting suspended in 4th grade for getting knocked down by another student. Just because I got back on my feet, that was "showing resistance"<br /><br />Once I learned that THAT bullcrap was in effect...I started going for broke in the other fights I was involved in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-65127057248464483252010-08-11T21:42:45.590-04:002010-08-11T21:42:45.590-04:00well, true, probably, but you CAN end it locally, ...well, true, probably, but you CAN end it locally, as several people pointed out recently in comments to a tjic post. The usual solution is, of course, is the one made famous by Ralphie in A Christmas Story: beat on the guy while babbling pseudo-swears in tongues, Yosemite-Sam style.Rick Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-46058269090647406072010-08-11T20:04:52.543-04:002010-08-11T20:04:52.543-04:00The other day I heard a friend tell a joke about t...The other day I heard a friend tell a joke about the Federal government's willingness to start pulling together commitees and subcommitees and big investigations everytime someone in government calls someone else a poo-poo head.<br /><br />Small world...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-11841836716074391692010-08-11T19:21:13.937-04:002010-08-11T19:21:13.937-04:00Any anti-bullying initiative not involving a phras...Any anti-bullying initiative <i>not</i> involving a phrase like "half a dozen friends and a duffel full of tee-ball bats" is just a bad joke. Vital lessons need to be learned--and taught--early.jbrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06300144776575465111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-4834096875080978402010-08-11T18:35:12.157-04:002010-08-11T18:35:12.157-04:00In the old days, if you got bullied you told your ...In the old days, if you got bullied you told your Dad, then he whipped the bully's Dad, then you whipped the bully. However, now no one knows who their daddy is in too many schools, so your mama calls the cops. We talk a lot about the nanny state, but what we really have is the Daddy State. So many people don't mind having kids with just a baby daddy because Daddy State will pay the bills.DanHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-43529249109012799962010-08-11T16:37:42.988-04:002010-08-11T16:37:42.988-04:00Everything is a federal case, don't you know? ...Everything is a federal case, don't you know? That notion has a name and that name is totalitarianism-- bullying on a wholesale level.<br /><br />The Department of Education is an abomination and should be immediately disbanded. -- LyleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-35468716969750153942010-08-11T15:35:22.131-04:002010-08-11T15:35:22.131-04:00Can't bully, that's the governments job an...Can't bully, that's the governments job and they hate competition.<br /><br />If there is one thing the government is good at - it's making jobs for itself and then outlawing non-government people from doing a government job.GuardDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08622236339096746029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-46076396822301329832010-08-11T15:34:05.962-04:002010-08-11T15:34:05.962-04:00My school had the zero-tolerance policy on fightin...My school had the zero-tolerance policy on fighting. <br /><br />As life lessons go, "authorities are useless and mostly exist to cover their own asses, take care of yourself and take the authority's consequences for it if you must" was one of my more valuable bits of education.LabRathttp://www.atomicnerds.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-59918868652925133912010-08-11T13:46:15.681-04:002010-08-11T13:46:15.681-04:00Department of Education IG's office has armed ...Department of Education IG's office has armed agents, but they're for internal corruption investigations.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-81993875572786530882010-08-11T13:43:08.925-04:002010-08-11T13:43:08.925-04:00Something tells me that the Dept. of Ed. is just l...Something tells me that the Dept. of Ed. is just looking for a way to get a "Security Force" into their Dept. They'll be tasked with roaming the Halls, Tasering 6th. Graders who "Bully". After all, damn near every other Federal Agency gets to have cops, so why not them? Plus, they'll be able to protect all those poor teachers who were supposed to be fired come 2012 when the "All children get left Behind" Act is supposed to can their asses. Can't lose those Teacher Union dues, you know.Bubblehead Les.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00730873284089958084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-59633629855474636252010-08-11T13:08:42.490-04:002010-08-11T13:08:42.490-04:00The only way to get rid of a bully is to hire Adam...The only way to get rid of a bully is to hire Adam Baldwin as your bodyguard.eekynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-77217178675626779612010-08-11T12:47:05.821-04:002010-08-11T12:47:05.821-04:00the only way to get rid of a bully is to kick the ...the only way to get rid of a bully is to kick the shit out of them!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-87367659855203871802010-08-11T12:39:34.108-04:002010-08-11T12:39:34.108-04:00Child of a relative of mine got bullied in school....Child of a relative of mine got bullied in school. He fought 'em, he got in trouble--and it didn't stop the bullying, either. <br /><br />The school's solution? Anti-bullying water bottles. Not filled with bleach solution, which might have helped. Just...water bottles. That said "We don't bully at _____ Elementary School" or something along those lines.<br /><br />I'm sure the .gov has more of the same in mind.Sabrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13746486966764162127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-18689075836634142072010-08-11T11:02:23.534-04:002010-08-11T11:02:23.534-04:00Oh, and for geeks who don't know what to do wi...Oh, and for geeks who don't know what to do with a bully, Dick had <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWTNBRs7Ccs&feature=player_embedded" rel="nofollow">this</a> posted the other day (in another context).<br /><br />wv: totodin. Stop barking, you little lapdog.Fuzzy Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802539927743643041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-91163221049626567072010-08-11T10:59:11.979-04:002010-08-11T10:59:11.979-04:00CGHill +1.
The only way I ever stopped a bully wa...CGHill +1.<br /><br />The only way I ever stopped a bully was to beat the crap out of him.<br /><br />Which suggests a solution to a lot of problems. Can we just go beat up Congress?Fuzzy Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802539927743643041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-58062140019578049642010-08-11T10:11:33.866-04:002010-08-11T10:11:33.866-04:00"That's right. Vote for Reagan; he promis..."That's right. Vote for Reagan; he promises to abolish the Dept. of Education"<br /><br />Actually I should have specified that it leads to ijits like A. Duncan making specious claims that all will be well now that he is the fearless leader who is going to smite all bullies into submission and prevent hurt feelings throughout the entire edjumakasun system.<br /><br />I'll be strapping on my ice skates now for a brief sojourn to examine the icy surface of the skating rink in hell.<br /><br />GmacAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-83099706000369117102010-08-11T09:49:15.315-04:002010-08-11T09:49:15.315-04:00When it was two against one i found
that a broken ...When it was two against one i found<br />that a broken chair leg applied to their heads followed by a swift kick between the legs worked wonders.ajdshootisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09400895967808162673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-49094690889282016322010-08-11T09:48:42.666-04:002010-08-11T09:48:42.666-04:00Bullying can be stopped by one thing, and one thin...<i>Bullying can be stopped by one thing, and one thing only:</i><br /><br />A load of double-ought buck.wolfwalkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-58473982371092418082010-08-11T09:24:57.148-04:002010-08-11T09:24:57.148-04:00Let's get some of those nice blue anti-bullyin...Let's get some of those nice blue anti-bullying bracelets from the UK -- those worked fabulously well!Lissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17970856329586708087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-12601458669336075152010-08-11T09:21:52.979-04:002010-08-11T09:21:52.979-04:00I wonder what the deputy under secretary of bullyi...I wonder what the deputy under secretary of bullying remediation pays? $150K with perks?<br /><br />Go to some conferences, give some powerpoint talks. Nice gig if you can get it.<br /><br />Tam, it is for the children!<br /><br />GerryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-67964850166807306412010-08-11T09:11:14.545-04:002010-08-11T09:11:14.545-04:00When I was in my earlier gradeschool days, I was s...When I was in my earlier gradeschool days, I was small for my age. Going to a Catholic School in the 70's bullying was done by everyone, fellow students, nuns, and even some priests. It was not great for my self esteem, so I started working on getting tougher until I could prove and defend myself. Once you knock a bully on his ass, a funny thing happens: he quits bullying, and others respect you while things fall into a natural order. Your self esteem improves without counseling and medication and if you aren't a scumbag yourself, you treat others with respect remembering the hell you went through. Life is tough, wear a helmet.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04011480897466421128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-79527716665685503472010-08-11T09:07:05.108-04:002010-08-11T09:07:05.108-04:00Praise Allah!!!
The Americans destroy themselves....Praise Allah!!!<br /><br />The Americans destroy themselves. <br /><br />After we kill all the infidel adult male Christians and their lustful women who dare look us in the eye, we must remember to keep and preserve their Dept of Education. <br /><br />It will help us keep a compliant and submissive population, as slaves to our superior culture.<br /><br /><br /> 'tratefac'?...Yes,it is a fact.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14025768362210499102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-88658435205784310662010-08-11T09:04:38.735-04:002010-08-11T09:04:38.735-04:00Bullying can be stopped by one thing, and one thin...Bullying can be stopped by one thing, and one thing only: beating the living crap out of the bully. (And since the existence of bullying implies rather strongly that the parenting job being done is woefully inadequate, beating the living crap out of <i>them</i> is highly recommended.)<br /><br />It will never happen, of course. Being beaten to a bloody pulp causes anxiety and low self-esteem.CGHillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03789097361138861462noreply@blogger.com