Neither One of Us Is Chinese

If this were a just world, here's what would happen to a couple of letter to the editor writers:

They would be sleeping soundly in their homes after a stressful and trying day. Suddenly a large man wearing a blue outfit with a club and a gun would enter their room pointing and shouting in a foreign language while holding his hand on his gun. Almost immediately, this guy falls down to the ground. While getting up from the ground he continues shouting at them in a foreign language. As our letter to the editor friends start to sit up in bed, the man fires electrodes into their skin and shocks them with 50,000 volts of electricity.

In a just world this would happen to these people. Unfortunately, this is not a just world.

Angry Dad

This is the kind of thing that gets me all fired up in the morning.

How About That?!

Bill Sizemore goes to jail!

According to the fine folks at BlueOregon, Sizemore was found in contempt of a judge's order that he stop certain campaign activities (like fraud). He will spend at least a little time in the criminal justice system.

For those who don't know, Sizemore was sued by AFT-Oregon and the Oregon Education Association and found guilty of racketeering and fraud in relation to his various initiative campaigns. I'm not up on all the details and I am still not sure it was worth it in terms of dollars, but this is sweet no matter who you are.

More here.

Go Sox!

I love a baseball team that threatens to boycott (wildcat strike) in the interest of fairness and justice. The Red Sox players are receiving a $40K bonus to play an exhibition series against Oakland in Tokyo. When the players found out the coaches and other personnel would not be getting an extra stipend, they threatened to refuse to play.

I am a very minor and inconsequential member of the baseball fan fraternity that is devoted to believing that through rigorous statistical analysis, the true worth of a baseball player can be measured. Part of this belief is the notion that things like "heart" and "team chemistry" don't really matter. A guy is not going to hit a ball because he really, really wants to. A pitcher is not going to be able his bend his curve ball any more or less depending on whether he really likes the guys in the bullpen or not. Unfortunately, baseball is dominated by men who don't agree with scientific analysis, choosing, instead, to treat baseball more like a religion, where intangibles such as grit, clutchitude, and hustle matter more than a guy's WARP, VORP, or any stat described here.

Which brings me to the thought that, while I join in the mocking of baseball managers that talk about how there's great chemistry on the team, so the team is bound to win more, I bet that the players on the Red Sox, while not destined to win any more games than their talents will allow for, will have a happier season and lives and be much better for it than they would be should they win a few more ball games. In other words, team chemistry does matter, but in life, not baseball.

The 10 Most Dangerous College Courses

Boffo crazy and high-larry-us.

FSM’s Second Annual ‘America’s Most Dangerous College Courses’

Jason Rantz

It’s been two years since I’ve begun investigating insipid, scary and yes, downright dangerous college courses – sometimes funded by tax dollars – and unfortunately, little has changed. Arrogant professors, protected by tenure and faint-hearted administrators, use their classrooms to spread their twisted views of America and its allies. Sometimes, entire courses are focused on anti-American views; other times, professors take time from non-political classes, such as math or Kinesiology, to complain about George Bush, the war on terrorism, social justice, and whatever it is that happens to bother them at the time of their rants. Consequently, students are not being taught properly and universities and colleges are robbing their students of the well-rounded educations they are paying for and deserve.

Go ahead and check out the courses. I knew it was good stuff when I read about "far-Left Senator Ted Kennedy" and NBC's recent move to the far Left, led by that noted-Trot Chris Matthews.

Progressive Discipline Indeed

Apparently, in the Army, beating a captive with an aluminum baseball bat is an offense worthy of a stern letter of reprimand.

I will remember this during grievance hearings.