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Steve Almond is the author of the story collections ''The Evil B. B. Chow" and ''My Life in Heavy Metal."
1 posted on 05/12/2006 8:34:33 AM PDT by raccoonradio
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My concern is more fundamental. Simply put, Rice is a liar

So, what was the lie?

54 posted on 05/12/2006 8:51:59 AM PDT by Hoodat ( Silly Dems, AYBABTU.)
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if he had any decency he would convince some of his colleges to go with him


56 posted on 05/12/2006 8:52:56 AM PDT by paul51 (11 September 2001 - Never forget)
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"She has lied to the American people..." WTF? What exactly were those lies? I love when the sad lot that opposes the administration makes this wild arese claim. Because they say it, I guess it must be true.

Please, professor, detail them (Condi's lies) and support them with facts...not your groupthink arseclown rhetoric, please.


57 posted on 05/12/2006 8:53:18 AM PDT by in hoc signo vinces ("Houston, TX...a waiting quagmire for jihadis. American gals are worth fighting for!")
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LOL, lot's of accuusation with very little to back them up. Too bad we can't send a 1000 Rices to 1000 Univercities. She seems to make the commies go ballistic. LOL, Way to go Rice!


60 posted on 05/12/2006 8:54:15 AM PDT by jpsb
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The professor is simply a RACIST. It's RACISM!!! The prof hates BLACK PEOPLE!!

Jesse? AL? NAACP?


63 posted on 05/12/2006 8:56:32 AM PDT by subterfuge (Call me a Jingoist, I don't care...)
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Never mind that I'm Pro-Choice, Pro gay marriage and pro anything against the Bush Administration. It's about Jesuit priciples dammit! sarc/off


64 posted on 05/12/2006 8:56:58 AM PDT by eyedigress
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Excellent.....


66 posted on 05/12/2006 9:01:17 AM PDT by Wings-n-Wind (All fo the answers remain available; Wisdom is gained by asking the right questions)
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ADJUNCT professor. Quite a different kettle of fish from a tenured full time professor.

Adjuncts are drawn from the local population who happen to have a degree in something useful and are willing to teach a class or two just for fun.

The pay is minimal - more of a token than anything else. It doesn't even cover your gas money if you live more than a couple of miles from campus. And it certainly doesn't cover all the work you do if you take the job seriously -- reading and grading papers thoughtfully and writing helpful comments for the students.

I used to be an adjunct at my law school. I eventually stopped because it took too much time from my regular job to do it right. A lot of people who want the title on their resume take the job and then don't do the work or do a sloppy job.

67 posted on 05/12/2006 9:03:08 AM PDT by AnAmericanMother ((Ministrix of Ye Chase, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment)))
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www.stevenalmond.com


69 posted on 05/12/2006 9:04:27 AM PDT by Lovely-Day-For-A-Guinness (Eenie meanie, chili beanie, the spirits are about to speak....)
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Now wait a minute. When I was having dinner with several college English professors a couple of months ago, they unanimously agreed that Condi is so stupid that she willingly reads speeches written for her by the evil Bush people, and that she does a terrible job of reading the speeches. They also saw fit to make fun of her hair style.

So, which is it? Is she so stupid that she doesn't realize that she's being used by the evil Republicans, or is she a clever liar?

All this spouting from "academics" makes me dizzy.

71 posted on 05/12/2006 9:06:09 AM PDT by Blue Eyes (Praying for a miracle.)
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The key here is "Adjunct Professor". Means he was a semester-to-semester or a part time hire at best. He was not tenure track, had no security, was headed to no security and gave up little. Not exactly like the Dean of the Faculty resigning.


72 posted on 05/12/2006 9:06:49 AM PDT by rod1
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I am writing to resign my post as an adjunct professor of English at Boston College.

Bye.

74 posted on 05/12/2006 9:07:01 AM PDT by TomServo
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"...inconsistent with the broader humanistic values of the university and the Catholic and Jesuit traditions from which those values derive."

I wonder if Steve Almond is even a Catholic, or if that was a convenient line to use.


76 posted on 05/12/2006 9:07:21 AM PDT by Binghamton_native
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When it comes to tolerance, diversity and a free exchange of opposing ideas, liberals talk the talk....but they don't walk the walk.

Rice should speak at every college if it makes one reactionary quit at each school!!

77 posted on 05/12/2006 9:07:27 AM PDT by CROSSHIGHWAYMAN (I'm a proud GRINGO......is Bill Clinton still the president?...Seems that way sometimes!)
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Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.


79 posted on 05/12/2006 9:09:52 AM PDT by Recon Dad (Force Recon Dad)
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However I'm sure if they had invited a convicted cop killer to do the speech he'd have been just fine with it.

Imagine - upset that someone as prestigious as the Secretary of State will be speaking at your school.


82 posted on 05/12/2006 9:11:41 AM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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"Adjunct professors" are outranked by, and paid less than, janitors.


83 posted on 05/12/2006 9:11:53 AM PDT by Malesherbes
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Maybe we can have Rice do a tour and speak at every university in the U.S. Think of the possibilities.


84 posted on 05/12/2006 9:12:29 AM PDT by toddlintown
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This is just a pathetic publicity stunt from this whimpering whining wanker. He has no life, no career, so he figures he'll try to stir something up and see if he can be a hero to the rabid left. Watch him, he'll probably jump from his lowly 'adjunct' position to a tenure-track job elsewhere, because the left just loves this kind of nonsense.


88 posted on 05/12/2006 9:14:53 AM PDT by Enchante (General Hayden: I've Never Taken a Domestic Flight That Landed in Waziristan!)
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When does he get his book deal?


89 posted on 05/12/2006 9:15:18 AM PDT by deputac
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