Jobs at Risk?

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Tuesday May 25, 2010 · 9:56 AM PDT

2010/05/25 · 09:56

Oh, I didn't mean your job or that of anyone not elected to Congress. I mean jobs like Scott Brown's. This desperate pandering to the lowest common wingnut to keep a job is unprincipled and dangerous. Working with young people I sometimes needed to do something unorthodox to help, I'd verify in my own mind that it was truly in the best interest of all concerned. Then I'd have the following dialog with myself:

Q: What's the worst that could happen to me?
A: I'd lose my job.
Q: Is that likely to happen?
A: No.
Q: But, what if it did happen?
A: I was looking for a job when I got this one. I'm doing the right thing and I can find another job if I have to.

Don't Scott Brown and others have any marketable skills? Are all of our senators and representative incapable of contributing to society through any avenue outside of elective office? Dang it all, I'm a real pansy and I had enough gumption to take risks in order to do what was right. Am I expecting too much from these bold, risk-takers who get themselves elected to high office?

Happy Birthday Harry Truman

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Friday May 08, 2009 · 4:07 PM PDT

2009/05/08 · 16:07

This is just a personal little non-diary. Since President Truman seems to be invoked by pols of all stripes, I think it is worth noting that this is the 125th anniversary of his birth. He was a man of his time with flaws and genius rolled into his sturdy little frame. I think he was partial to opinionated little girls. He sent my parents a nice letter from the White House when he was told a story about me kicking a doctor who resembled Thomas Dewey. OK, I was only 4, but I really did think it was Dewey! And he was coming at me with a tongue depressor! The letter said, "She has the right idea. Tell her to keep it up." I consider that an executive order to be as obnoxious as necessary. No President since has told me quit.

John Hope Franklin

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Wednesday March 25, 2009 · 4:39 PM PDT

2009/03/25 · 16:39

I just heard of the death of Historian John Hope Franklin. It is a sad event, but this is a man who really made a difference. It is because of him that my journey into liberalism began. I was fresh out of college and teaching in Southern California in the fall of 1966. The newly adopted state text book for 8th grade social studies was co-authored by Dr. Franklin. I had never heard of him at that time, but the crazy righties came out of the woodwork to protest this text because he was one of many co-authors. I quickly realized that many of their quotes from the book were parts of sentences taken waaaaay out of context. In some cases the beginning and ending of a quotation had several PAGES between them and were talking about different things.
Thank you, John Hope Franklin for helping me be who I am today. He taught me to be skeptical and seek out original sources for my information. The world is less without you.

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