Posted on 11/14/2008 10:32:33 PM PST by GreaterSwiss
I am taking a continuing education business class at NYU. Well last night after we reviewed the teacher (the course is almost over), he gave us a 15 minute rant.
-Paul Krugman is a genuis and predicted everything. -More Regulation is needed -Reagan on was a bad period. We need to get back to the 70s -Barney Frank will help make things better -Community Reinvestment Act did nothing to this situation -Fannie & Freddie were only bit players
Then a girl in the class added she's so happy now since we are going from a stupid president to a smart president..
I am thinking of not going for the final class. I hold 2 masters so I don't need the class for anything just personal development. The last time I had a teacher like this, I got a 97 on the final and a B in the class.
... and she "knows" this, how? Speaking of stupid!
My gawd...These people are going to learn a very heard lesson...
Stick with it because you know better and because if you don’t, you will be admitting they got to you. If given the chance, speak the truth. Remember truth is what separates them from us.
The mission of FIRE is to defend and sustain individual rights at America's colleges and universities. These rights include freedom of speech, legal equality, due process, religious liberty, and sanctity of conscience—the essential qualities of individual liberty and dignity.
If you're interested in doing something about it, they may be able to help.
At least when the ship is going down, I'll be able to say, "Told you so!" LOL!! Just kidding, no flames, please!
Bailout Politics: The Congressional Dems who enabled this crisis are now being trusted to fix it?
Thomas Sowell, September 30, 2008
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=OWE3OWU3OTExYzNlNTUzMzY2YmJmOWZjMzcwN2M1NjU=
_________________________________________________________
Must see video from 2004: Democrats Defend Fannie/Freddie from Regulation:
"We've been through nearly a dozen hearings where frankly we were trying to fix something that wasn't broke. Mr. Chairman we do not have a crisis at Freddie Mac and in particular at Fannie Mae under the outstanding leadership of Mr. Frank Raines."
-Rep. Maxine Waters, 2004
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YL36nwCSYUM
_________________________________________________________
History of Fannie Mae scandal
Associated Press, December 7, 2006
"Fannie Mae announces its long-awaited restatement, erasing $6.3 billion in profit from 2001 through June 30, 2004."
http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2006/12/07/history_of_fannie_mae_scandal/?page=1
Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., a recipient of more than $40,000 in campaign donations from Fannie since 1989 – was once romantically involved with a Fannie Mae executive.
http://www.businessandmedia.org/printer/2008/20080924145932.aspx
To reiterate, your "teacher" is just another flaming dumb@$$.
> I am thinking of not going for the final class.
You paid for the course. What’s another 2 hours of redundancy? The girl is obviously thinking with her rack and you shouldn;t be discouraged. Finish the final class, get your credits and tell the prof to F off.
Where does he get the time to do this?
The reason why I ask is because I am a professor of Statistics at a major University and I never have that amount of time to address such (political) issues that I am concerned with.
Tell the moron that Barney Frank has, probably irretrievably, screwed things up, along with other Democrat Congressmen and Senators, by precipitating the current financial crisis by causing the Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac failures. Let the truth ring out.
I’m sure this idiot teacher also thinks it was a great idea to make mortgage loans to people who have no way of paying them back! Yeah the CRA, and Fannie & Freddy, had no impact on any of this. Absolute BS!!
Must have heard that guy on Imus this week going on and on about Obama being the smartest president ever... when Imus pressed him on how he knew this his reply was you can just tell... In other words, no empirical evidence, just ODS.
I would have had to bite my tongue not to tell the teach Krugman is an idiot.
>> I am thinking of not going for the final class.
Dude, stick it out, or the joke’s on you.
There are numerous and vocal adjuncts and professors in the SCPS that are not Democrats. There are professors at SCPS and Langone who both despise CRA and made millions off of this flawed public policy law.
Several of the deans and VIP Alum of the SCPS were at the Capital Markets conference this week, they were on the dais talking about the pending financial apocalypse.
Your professor is dead weight inside the program selling retail snake oil, you could bring it to the school’s attention if you are in SCPS.
I’ve watched Obama, on the campaign trail and during debates, and I see an ideologue reciting catchphrases, and you can see the gears turning during the frequent “uh uhs,” as he tries to string together what it is he wants to say. He’s not stone cold stupid, but I wouldn’t even qualify him as especially bright. Not that high IQ alone means anything positive, look at Carter, for goodness sake.
Challenge the professor. That’s what I did to my sociology professor.
I know this is a wasted effort but still ask him since when does opinion equal fact? Tell him you can get peoples opinions anywhere.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.