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- TMZ says that Dallas needs 10,000 more strippers for Super Bowl week. Riiiiiight. (And is there anything more annoying then those guys in the "newsroom" on the TMZ TV show?)
- A lady was doing a horrible job in the self check out line in the grocery store last night, and I sighed as I waited behind her. I guess I was a little loud because she apologized. I felt bad about that.
- I'm not sure what's going on in Egypt, but when the government shuts down the Internet to prevent protester news from getting out, it's not good.
- Can we take another week of Super Bowl coverage? I knew it would be bad, but I didn't know it would be this bad.
- There were two huge plums of smoke high in the sky to the north of Decatur this morning that looked like a missile launch.
- Tiger Woods shoots a 69 in his first tournament of the year and is five behind the leader?
- Completely missed Fox News' Megyn Kelly posing in GQ last November. Hey, now.
- I bet the Illinois Supreme Court deciding in record time yesterday that Rahm Emanuel could be on the ballot for mayor of Chicago drove the Obama haters on here crazy.
- No terrorist attacks in the first half of Obama's first term? I guess we can say "Thank you President Obama for keeping us safe over the last two years."
- ESPN's Erin Andrews was on the sideline of the TCU game and reported that the Nike shoes were causing Frog players to slip. Now she has announced a Reebok endorsement deal that had to have been in the works at the time of that report. Man, that's bad. And finally people are noticing.
- The Update reports this morning that the Decatur ISD Superintendent has received a $10,000 raise to take his salary to $145,000.
- There's also a blurb about thieves in Wise County shaving the hair off of horses' tails in Wise County. Someone explain that to me.
- I'm not 100% sure that every DNA exoneree out of Dallas County is innocent (DNA from someone else doesn't always mean he did not commit the crime), but most of these guys are black, convicted by white juries in the 1970s, and have served a ton of time. I would suspect there might be a little bit of an attitude of "we're not absolutely sure you're innocent, but you've been locked up long enough even if we're wrong."
- How Charlie Sheen isn't dead soon from partying is beyond me. (And it's funny to think the first time most of saw him was as a bit character at the Chicago Police Station in Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Pic.)
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ESPN involved in another conspira....I mean, controversy?? I'm shocked! SHOCKED, I say.
The ladies in the water should have spent the $10k on lipo, instead of their horrible "life preservers".....not to good!!
pic caption -
girl on left: "When I get older they're gonna be somewhere in the neighborhood of my navel, down here."
girl on right: "I wanted to get them out to here, but the plastic surgeon said it would obstruct my view. And I was like 'I'm trying to obstruct everybody else's view...have you SEEN the rest of me?'"
Worst boob job ever! At least it takes your attention from the rest of her.
I wonder what it would do to the caliber of superintendent caliber if the legislature capped superintendent pay at, say, $125,000. Link it to the pay of state district judges or some other state-wide public official.
Horse hair is going for $350.00 a pound according to my friend who's horse lost it's tail. They have a neighborhood watch out now.
It doesn't drive me crazy, but I'm bewildered by the Chicago political system, in which a candidate who has not lived in the city for two years meets its one-year residency requirement.
Oops. I meant to say "the caliber of superintendent fodder" above. Carry on.
That Decatur ISD salary sounds high.
Dang, what do they do to deserve that much money.
That sounds crazy.
Think I would have to be rushed to the hospital after a romp with 5 porn stars, But it would be for a heart attack...
Who knew Alice Cooper has had a boob job?
Today's chicks are SKANKTASTIC!!!!
Charlie Sheen is a strict follower of the Ron Wood Diet.
He'll live to be 100.
You're using the self-checkout lane? What about supporting American jobs, Barrister?!?!
I'm a firm boycotter of the Self-checkout scam. Line or no line.
Looks more like the singer from the Black Crows talking to Brittney Spears.
Yep. You tell 'em wordkyle. If you move your family (so you can be part of their lives) to Washington to represent your city or state you should no longer be considered a citizen of said city or state. Makes perfect since… You sir are a genius, inspire us all and have an answer for everything.
We are humbled with your postings of vast political knowledge and opinions. All hale “wordkyle” bow in his presents.
DF – Typical Anti-intellectual Tea bagger
Dude. Seriously. Do over on the chick pic. It is Friday, after all.
Here's a link to district by district report of superintendent pay in the state of Texas--
http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/cgi/sas/broker?_service=marykay&_program=adhoc.addispatch.sas&major=pe&minor=a&linespg=60&charsln=120&endyear=10&selsumm=sd&key=&sequence=distname&format=W
How do you scare a bee?
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BOO BEE!!!
You know Barrister, I have complimented you every day on your choice of babes, but I take it all back now after these two nasty skanks. Come on, you can do better.
920 - The answer to your question is yes. I believe that if you move from city A to city B, you are no longer a resident of city A. I'm sorry if that doesn't make since to you.
Did the chick on the right just get stung by a jellifish????
Does Popeye know that Olive Oyle got a boob job!?!?!?
Oh yeah, and the Horse tail thieves will get theirs in the end.
I work around horses all day and have been kicked once, I'm now way more cautious around them.
For them to get behind or even beside a horse that they don't know the temperament with loud clippers is gonna get them kicked. It's only a matter of time..
No terrorist attacks under the first two years of Obammy? What do you call what happened at Ft. Hood? Or the converted Muslim fresh out of prison shooting two soldiers at a recruiting station in Little Rock? Did you see the HEY NOW pictures of Rachel Maddow in the latest issue of Berckenstock's and Flannel?
The politics of Illinois are so corrupt the Emanuel thing is not a surprise. He decides he wants to be mayor and the Daley machine goes to work clearing obstacles out of the way.
You gotts admire the the way they batted it around the court system to make it look like the facts were really examined.
They knew the outcome in advance
I am with WK on this one.
9:20 - You said it - he moved. It is not like he is in the military with his family still at home. But, hey, it's the Chicago political machine at work.
I seem to remember a terror attack down at Fort Hood. That nut was as much a terrorist as the 911 guys ever were.
Also, the "fake" and "double fake" personas (sp?) are STUPID.
We are humbled with your postings of vast political knowledge and opinions. All hale “wordkyle” bow in his presents.
Its:
Hail
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Presence
Wk,
He kept his residence in Chicago while he sereved his country in DC.
He traveled back to his home in Chicago for some weekends and days off. Do you think George Bush was not a residnet of Crawford while he was president?
But of course we know you are more "knowed up" on the law than the Chicago Supreme Court. It is truly fun watching you try to be knowledgeable, especially when you have to make shit up.
Sounds to me like DISD finally got a man of good moral character and they are finally letting a Sup. do his job!!! Keep up the good work, Mr. Townsend! You deserve every penny if you can straighten out the DISD mess!
So no terrorist attacks in 2 years and we should be thankful. I guess Ft. Hood doesn't qualify since it was on our military men and women. Regardless we have 2 years to go and things are not looking all that good.
Today's pic....this is a joke...right?
OK, I'm dumb. What are the horse hair thieves doing with all the horse hair, beside hatbands and belts?
1023 - Emanuel had to find a place to live when he moved back to Chicago, because someone else was living in his "residence." Every argument in his favor claims that he planned to "return" to Chicago. Residents don't return, they reside.
Wait a minute. We have terrorist in our military?? How can this be? We don't even let gays in???
10:23 - "while he served his country". Please you act as if he was making a sacrifice for his country. He lived and was treated like a king. I am sick and tired of these politicians thinking they should be honored for their "service". Pure HORSECRAP.
Wordkyle has more sense than the whole lot of you progressives combined.
10:39, I'll tell you how this can be. We have politically correct liberal weenie policies in place so as not to offend people.
Corruption+Chicago=Lawyer's Dream Place!
10:09 The fake and double fake personas are freaking hilarious man!
Can Horse hair be used to make Banjo Strings?
I'll be happy to give Obama credit for keeping the country safe if you can name actions that he has pursued to do so -- other than continue George W. Bush's security measures. (Because of which, Bush should get a share of any credit, don't you think?)
Chicago Supreme Court, really?
Is Oprah the Chief Justice?
The Fort Hood attack was by a U. S. Military ranking officer, and a natural born citizen. An officer, in fact, that showed signs of this for years (through all of the Bush administration) and nothing was done about him. So who is to blame here.
10:44 you are as full of shit as wk.
11:40, Are you ready to admit that Slick Willie was responsible for the Oklahoma City bombing with the weak argument you propose about Bush?
If you don't like the fake and double fake postings, here's what you can do:
-check the bottom of every comment for those signatures before you read them. Skip that comment, lest you be offended
- or, ignore the words "fake" and "double fake" and just read the name attached to it. That's the significant portion of the sign-off, anyway. If you're not familiar with the origin of the joke, then your opinion doesn't count for much
the real fake Corso's merkin
So...
it's not terrorism unless it comes from civilians?
or foreigners?
or it has to sneak up on you?
You don't qualify as a terrorist if you're homegrown?
Keep in mind that kid gloves are required nowadays when dealing with certain ethnicities, or people with names containing 'Q' but not 'u' (just an example)
Corso's Merkin ftw...
I agree, people that don't like them don't get it...and therefor aren't to bright...
As a school employee - yes Mr. Townsend is doing a great job! But, rumors are flying left and right about PDIP stipends being removed next year (budget cuts) as well as all of the travel to and from conferences that teachers attend. I guess he gets his PDIP bonus now? HUM?
So Wordkyle, I guess you felt the same way about Dick Cheney living in Texas for eight years and then claiming to be a Wyoming resident to get around the 12th Amendment?
Egyptian team must have won a play off game.
Wordkyle, can you explain how State Senator Birdwell can move to Virginia, and even VOTE there, yet also vote in Texas and be eligible to run for office here?
Didn't think so.
Rage
Rage, is it possible the State Senator has two homes in two different states. I'm not saying that I know, but many people have a primary residence as well as a secondary residence.
On a second note, have Hawaiin officials found Obama's birth certificate yet?
I can't find anything saying Birdwell voted in Virginia.
http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2010-legislative-races/court-dismisses-challenge-to-sen-birdwell/
This article discusses how the Austin Supreme Court...uh....I mean....the Texas Supreme Court ruled in Birdwell's favor. A couple of the bullet points in the ruling included the Dems didn't do anything about it when they had the chance(basically pharted around until they lost before they complained) and the proof that Birdwell voted in VA was questionable.
No, I'm not a legal expert, but I did stay at the Best Western in Bridgeport last night.
Amazing that MOST school districts are cutting teachers and even a FEW administrators, but NOT Decatur. We give the new supt. a raise after ONLY 6 months...oh that's right we are going to cut stipends for teachers next year to pay for his raise.
The only thing worse than the self check-out lane is when the attendant still comes over and communicates with you. So now, you still have to interact with people but you have to check and bag your own items. This country's going to hell in a hand basket.
Pic caption...
"Don't hand me no lines and keep your hands to yourself."
Double Fake Georgia Satellites
DISD voters, just remember it was you who voted out the "bad" and voted in the "good" in board members. Enjoy watching your tax dollars work for everyone but teachers and students of academia.
Decatur ISD gave their Superintendent a $10,000 raise after three months on the job! Wow!
Wait til summer and see have the teachers get
The Supt. raise was way too early.
How can they justify it? Morale? Have you talked to the teachers lately?
I don't have anything against the guy, but what has he done above and beyond to deserve it?
It has been said that pdip stipends will be the 1st to go if cuts need to be made and teachers didn't get a raise this past year.
Can someone tell me what a "PDIP" stipend is? I work in another district and I can tell you our "performance bonuses" have aleady been removed from policy. We were blessed to receive them THIS year! Eventhough we may not get a pay raise this next year, I'm still THRILLED to have my job. You won't hear me complaining! (I guarantee you, I wouldn't want Mr. Townsend's job, or that of any school supt., for ANY amount of money!!!)
Be patient and judge the superintendent raise based on what happens movin forward. If the decision to burn a million dollars last week and the throw thousands at the guy doesn't cause teacher pay cuts, layoffs, or higher taxes then cheer on. But if the supt and board ask for more taxes, cut teacher compensation, or jobs .... WTF.....do something for once ya fools
I talked to the finance dude and we are heading for trouble
The Brideport supt deserves a raise too
At least Decatur has the ethics not to hire the Superintendents wife like Alvord
The girl on the right is fighting a FUPA problem.
Decatur is spitting out dollars that could have been used to save teacher jobs!!!!!!!
Many educators are worried and stunned but the last two weeks expenditures...........
Sadly people will forget the $1 million + spent last week and $10,000 this week when the board declares a crisis later this spring.
Apparently, Decatur values facilities and the new soup more than staff who will be laid off or told to go without a raise or to take a pay cut!!
So, as long as a Texas court says a Virgian can vote in Texas (again) and run for office here it's ok. But if an illinois court says an Illini who is part of the administration, who generally keep their state residency anyway, can run for office, it's corruption?
You guys wouldn't just be saying that cause one's a Republican and one's a Democrat, would ya'? Naaaaahhhhh. No way you'd be that intellectually dishonest.
Cough (bullshit) cough.
At least Emmanuel's white, so y'all can't hurl racial slurs at him like you do Obama.
Rage
Decatur will not require employees to take a cut in pay, no raise, or to be laid off! The board would never have spend the dollars on projects and then given a big pay raise to a four month employee if this was a potential concern.
Amen 7:58!! I will feel lucky if I just keep my job for next year! Cuts are being made in every district in the state. If they cut our PDIP but it means me or another person in my building gets to keep their job then they (the district) can absolutely have it! I wouldn't be a superintendent for $300,000 a year and although I think the timing stinks, I do think he deserves it! Let's just all band together, make the budget cuts that need to be made and ride out the storm out fine Governor and legislature mess we've been dealt!
Eveyone just needs to remember that a bonus is a gift. Do your job, have a coke, smile and STFU.
i dont know what to do with my hands.
DF RickyBobby
Rage - Are your arguments so weak that you feel compelled to always return to vague claims of racism? Simply repeating your accusations ("a Virgian [sic] votes in Texas") does not increase their credibility. The politician in question has already answered that one. Specific allegations without specific proof don't hold up very well. Have you any evidence that proves your point better?
You're quickly approaching troll status. You need to step it up.
Mr. Townsend is the best thing that has happened to DISD in a long time. There is a lot of unnecessary spending in the district that should be cut. Several, not all, but several stipends are being paid to individuals not earning them. There seems to be some kind of stipend for just about anything you can imagine. If a teacher takes on a project that benefits the students and it requires them to work with students after school and weekends, they deserve it, but the teachers just sitting in their classrooms collecting it, do not.
9:33 Decatur Supt.'s wife DID get a job as an admin. right when HE was hired. She is head of the Sp. Ed dept.
I visited an individual who told me the board plans on taking care of the teachers. No Worries!!!!
Be Patient and Trust the Board's Plan!
9:33 - not sure if this is what you mean, but Decatur Supt. wife did get a job there too...
I think Decatur is very fortunate to have Mr. Micinski in charge of the finances. He has saved this district tons of money over the years. He's reasonable, and darn good at what he does. My money's on Mr. Micinski keeping us out of all the trouble that other districts are facing, and have been facing for years.
And, if the board sees fit to give the superintendent a raise, then isn't that why we voted them in, to do what they see fit?
Update: Decatur teachers will receive a similar $10,000 raise.
This will make the really happy!
I am not sure who said that teachers in Decatur are happy!
I bet a survey would tell a different story
Amen 2:26. I want to know whose high morale they're talking about!
Wordkyle: rage is a typical leftist. When all else fails call the right sexist, intolerant, xenophobic, homophobic, racist, and or bigoted. Expect nothing less. They are "formally educated" and are far superior to those who either never attended University or did but didn't buy into their leftist/Marxist agenda.
I wish the focus of the district would be on students rather than happy time .
No more turf field or anything to do with sports. Teacher need to come first when throwing around our money
I know there are probably some happy teachers in Decatur, but as a whole, I've never seen a more unhappy group of people in my life. It seems they are never happy. And the ones that seem the unhappiest and feel most taken advantage of have never left the city limits. I encourage them to go teach in another district (or two) and then decide if this is such an awful place. I like teaching here. I have taught in several other districts and this is a great place. Sure I've taught in better paying districts but that, too, comes with a price tag and it's called REALLY HARD WORK AND EVEN LONGER HOURS than we are expected to put in here. I'm really tired of the teachers in my building constantly complaining about the administration. I'm just tired of the general bad attitude. I hope it gets better. It won't be admin that runs me off...but it may be my fellow colleagues.
Wordkyle: rage is a typical leftist.
Yeah, a gun-owning, pro death penalty, pro-life, leftist. You got me there!
wordkyle, just because you lose an argument doesn't mean the other guy is a troll. That's the equivalent of taking your ball and going home.
So again--please explain to me how it's ok if a Texas court says a non-resident can be declared a resident, but it's not ok for an Illinois court to do the same.
Thanks. And next time, don't bring a knife to a gun fight. Just a little free advice there, because I'm getting tired of rubbing your nose in your own shit on every single political and religious topic that comes up.
Rage
Rage - Congratulations on your self-declared victory. I'm sure the people of the Duchy of Grand Fenwick are ecstatic. I'm not sure what debate I lost -- my initial definition of resident, which I think works pretty well, remains unchanged, and you let the definition itself go unchallenged. I didn't realize we disagreed.
Your "argument" so far has consisted of demanding that I answer your repeated claims about an obscure case few people, including me, have heard about. Repeating the same thing over and over, without providing any evidence when asked, plus the standard vague claim of racism against those with whom you disagree, plus your self-consciously provocative tone and belligerent language (complete with profanity; what a big boy you are!) qualify you as at least a troll wannabe.
Your "argument" so far has consisted of demanding that I answer your repeated claims about an obscure case few people, including me, have heard about.
Now it's obvious you're obfuscating. I cited another instance of residency issues related to an elected official. I'd say it's one of very few instances of this issue arising in this election cycle--it usually occurs when someone running for a very small post, such as a local school board, moves between elections and their residency is challenged. I found a virtually identical issue to Emanuel, except with a Republican, and you can't tell me why it's OK for a Texas court to reach the same conclusion as an Illinois court.
All you can do (now) is call it an obscure case? It's right here in Texas! You can google the hell out of it (even though I remember from previous threads that your google-fu is weak when you're on the run). It is identical to the Emanuel case, except that the Texan actually voted in Virginia. Sure he says it's a mixup, but the case was simply won because nobody objected in time. Doesn't mean he really was a Texas resident, or that he didn't really vote (this is the only confirmed case of voter fraud that I know of, by the way, and it involves a white Republican), it just means that the court said they weren't going to rule on the substantive issue. This guy voted in another state and you're OK with him, simply because he's a Republican. Just admit it. I'd at least have respect for your partisanship, but you're just running from the issues now.
Seriously son, you need to give this issue up.
Rage
Rage
WK won the debate. Good luck with your new job as a waste processing engineer.
Rage
It was not "a Texas court" it was THE Texas Court, the Texas Supreme Court, that ruled on the Birdwell case.
It was the Illinois(notice, not Texas) Supreme Court that ruled on the Emanuel situation, not any Texas court. The residency rule there was 1 year, not 5 years like the Birdwell case in Texas. Comparing the two cases borders on the ridiculous.
WK has skins on the wall in this forum. Good luck with your future debates, you'll need it.
Troll - You were unable to improve your argument in either substance or style. You continued the expected behavior, so now you get the descriptive.
Yep, the case was obscure. Until you brought it up I'd never heard about it. I'm not convinced you knew anything about it until you decided you wanted to pick a fight. (The definition of a troll.) I did,in fact, google it and saw the hits about the controversy. I also saw the hits where the Democrat dropped out of the race when he lost the case. Beyond that I decided to wait until you provided something worthwhile. Long wait. Enjoy your new status.
Is mr luttrell still the Decatur district president?
He is a business and family man so if he says there is money enough there is
6:21, you're right. The fact that the Texas residency requirement is longer means these cases are not comparable at all--the Illinois case is far more reasonable.
Thanks for pointing that out.
Wordkyle, you still haven't answered the question. But then again, we all knew you never would.
Or could. Honestly, at least.
Rage
What auxillary staff member will loose their job with the cuts this year while the Superintendent gets their salary in a raise?
What they do to deserve all that money is put up with people like you always bashing the school district! That ought to be worth much more!
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