tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14594994.post115376526328932923..comments2024-01-09T04:20:39.453-05:00Comments on Around the Keg: Einstein's Definition of InsanityNoahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14345059376742159966noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14594994.post-1153839430291772622006-07-25T09:57:00.000-05:002006-07-25T09:57:00.000-05:00I know what you're talking about. I grew up in Mi...I know what you're talking about. I grew up in Midland. Under the leadership of our Mayor, Whitey MacCaucasian, we had a black population around 0.8 percent. <BR/><BR/>I'll tell you, there is nothing more amusing than listening to someone who had a private tutor for their SAT bitch about the "unfair advantage" of some kid in Flint with bars on his classroom windows.<BR/><BR/>Jennifer Gratz is the white student who couldn't get into my alma mater, the University of Michigan (Go Blue), and who sued because of the 'racist' admissions process (coincidentally, her ACT was below the 25th percentile of admitted students, and her GPA wasn't that great. But I digress). The Jennifer Gratz's of this world seem to think that the disparity created by a few hundred years of white people being pricks is just a fact of life. But the minute a few people try make up in some way for those hundreds of years of prickishness, or even to take into account the fact that a kid out of Saginaw High might have had a few more hurdles to overcome than a kid from West Bloomfield, all of a sudden they kick and scream that race shouldn’t matter. <BR/><BR/>I'm not sure if I should be dismayed by the ignorance or embarrassed by the selfishness. <BR/><BR/><BR/>P.S. On behalf of white men everywhere, I'm sorry about the whole "oppressing women and minorities" thing. My bad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14594994.post-1153771524040347942006-07-24T15:05:00.000-05:002006-07-24T15:05:00.000-05:00The naming of that Initiative is nothing short of ...The naming of that Initiative is nothing short of infuriating to me. It is all but certain to pass simply because of it's Bushian "Clear Skies/Healthy Forest" misleading label.<BR/><BR/>Even folks who are aware that there is something on the ballot regarding affirmative Action are likely to misinterpret this. It is a fucking crock that they can pull this.<BR/><BR/>--<BR/><BR/>I hear ya on the Howell thing, Bob. I am a relative newbie here in Michigan, and I am well aware of the reputation there. Our demographer here at work states that Livingston County is one of the whitest in the country. And they like it that way it seems.Mr Furioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03781439243585972721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14594994.post-1153769484800005802006-07-24T14:31:00.000-05:002006-07-24T14:31:00.000-05:00I had trouble with pics recently too. I thought i...I had trouble with pics recently too. I thought it was me. Damned blogger!<BR/><BR/>As for the post...<BR/><BR/>I grew up in the Howell, Michigan area. For those of you from other states, Howell has a reputation as being the KKK capitol of Michigan. I also worked in construction in that area, which is not the most open-minded of professions. I witnessed racist behavior growing up and in my job. I was in verbal and nearly physical altercations with co-workers, who wouldn't shut up when told.<BR/><BR/>Until an aspiring African American construction manager, or an African American father who is putting his kids through school, can get a job as easily as I could, in any geographic area or profession he chooses, there is a need for Affirmative Action in hiring and school admissions. <BR/><BR/>Conservatives want to believe that the field is level, because there are laws against discrimination. Those laws do nothing when it is made clear you are not welcome in jobs that are 99% white and 80% redneck.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12669616484991718478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14594994.post-1153766225923579692006-07-24T13:37:00.000-05:002006-07-24T13:37:00.000-05:00NOTE: So, there's supposed to be a GREAT picture ...<B>NOTE:</B> So, there's supposed to be a GREAT picture of Dave Chappelle in his "Black White Supremacist" bit, for added emphasis, but goddamned Blogger isn't letting me post pix for some reason. So just <I>imagine</I> that picture as you read the blog, and it'll be WAY funny. Trust me.Noahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345059376742159966noreply@blogger.com