• Morning AB, All. As always, thank you AB for doing this thread so reliably and keeping the peace with gentle thread policing. Thank you Bray for weekly written wisdom, Thank all yon contributors for excellent commentary to flesh it all out.
I did not put up a youtube summary of last Sunday’s (Easter’s) political talk shows because I was eating at a Japanese restaurant where they throw shrimp in your mouth then jumping up and down on trampolines at the “Shell We Jump” place near me. Well -I- wasn’t jumping, but granddaughter was.
I will get back to it today, please forgive.
I also did not posts any daily posts last week because it was my self-appointed spring vacation.
Meanwhile, anecdote I will share.
Seems my nephew, Matthew Fish, a young man age 15, possibly someday involved with my granddaughter when he becomes President at age 35. Or so he tells me.
Next summer he goes to Bejing as he was selected to be part of some kind of mock UN thing.
Matthew is very political astute and he loves to talk with his Aunt Pat (me), as I know even more than he knows!!!
So evidently the makeup of the National Honor Society is very different from the day when I was in it. Yes I was, around 1965, when I was nominated and went on stage during a school assembly as it was in those days.
Today they have some kind of National Honor Society (NHS) where they choose a certain amount of NHS Members to become part of.
In order to qualify for this National NHS group, a nominee must volunteer time after school and engage in extra-curricular activities.
Which Matthew Fish does, teaching robotics to young children who love it.
BUT MATTHEW FISH DIDN’T MAKE THE National NHS!
He has straight A’s on his report card, volunteers his time, got nominated to go to Bejing. His picture should be under “perfect member of the NHS”.
So Matthew’s parents asked why he wasn’t chosen and they said because, after tests are graded and returned, he always asks them why this or that was marked wrong, why was it wrong, what is the right answer.
Evidently this “habit” annoyed the teachers, who should not have to answer such questions, heaven forbid.
Matthew’s father did some investigating and it turned out they nominated a Muslim, a child of a local politico (this is Austen prepatory school in Massasschusetts) and some questionable students….five was the school limit I think.
Cause it’s not about talent, skill or hard work. It’s about your nationality, your political influence and Matthew, God bless, is a white boy with skill, Christian and I think he’s a threat to the local yokels.
Matthew’s parents were going to pull him out of that school but Matthew wants to stay.
Being the best at something no longer matters, folks.
Steam is coming out of my ears I am so angry.
Reverse discrimination at it’s finest.
Matthew and others like him, will one day change the world, this is very much feared by the commie class in our country.
Tell him he is our representative choice regardless of what the school decided and congrats on wanting to improve himself even when excelling
Let me go back and reply to you in general, Pat and everyone else.
Pat has helped us quite a bit by posting the Youtube videos of the various Sunday shows we follow. It is a great help and I reminded those who complained to me.
To all:
Honestly, what I like more than listening to the media party’s drivel is your great FReeper feedback and comments on their utterings!
Take that, Mr. Toad, er Todd! LOL!