[Rhodes22-list] This day in history

Steven Alm stevenalm at gmail.com
Mon May 5 15:03:55 EDT 2008 

Stan.

Little ol' Mankato State, University of MN, Some grad work at Duquesne and
the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins U.

On Mon, May 5, 2008 at 1:57 PM, stan <stan at rhodes22.com> wrote:

> Slim, where did you go to school?   I want to send my grand kids there.
>
> ss
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steven Alm" <stevenalm at gmail.com>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 2:50 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] This day in history
>
>
> > Re Bush is a dumb ass.  To illustrate my point I'll mention my
> > sister-in-law
> > is an anthropology professor, PhD, Fulbright Scholar and one of the most
> > intelligent people I know, taught at Yale for a number of years.  She
> said
> > the students who came through were pushy, demanding and full of
> > entitlement.  In other words, snotty, rich brats.  She did not say they
> > were
> > all smart.  Presumably they were not all dummies either.  Like
> everything
> > else, some are high on the scale and some not so much.  She now teaches
> > back
> > home here in Minnesota and guess what?  Her students here read the same
> > books, are assigned the same homework, write the same term papers, held
> to
> > the same standards and are graded under the same scrutiny as her
> students
> > at
> > Yale.  No teachers dumb down their work because they're NOT at an ivy
> > league
> > school.  Conversely we can conclude that students at Yale are not
> > necessarily put through any more rigor than those at the University of
> > Minnesota.  Because Bush graduated from an ivy league school with a C
> > average does not mean he's smart.  Take away his daddy and all that
> money
> > and privilege and all those connections and Georgie graduates with a C
> > average from North Texas State instead.
> >
> > He was a pilot.  I'm not, but again I presume it's like everything else.
> > Some are high on the scale and some not so much.  I'll defer to the
> pilots
> > here on the Rhodes list:  is it possible for a man with average
> > intelligence
> > to learn to fly?  I'm sure he worked hard to learn and by no means do I
> > belittle the rigor of flight training, but I know there's a big
> difference
> > between being a reserve pilot and an ace.  I don't recall hearing
> anything
> > about him winning any awards, honors, medals or any great success flying
> > any
> > dangerous missions.  He saw no combat.  In fact it's rumored that he
> went
> > AWOL.  I know that's only rumor but I'm unaware of any evidence that he
> > distinguished himself as a great pilot either.  I don't see how his
> > (questionable) service record qualifies him as any genius.
> >
> > I think a better measure of a man's intelligence is the man himself.
>  How
> > he
> > presents himself, how he writes (Bush is the first and only president
> > whose
> > never published anything) how he speaks (the poor guy can barely put a
> > sentence together) and his decision-making.  hmmmmm...
> >
> > He failed in the oil business.  Not sure how he did with the Texas
> Rangers
> > but they didn't win any championships.  What good is this guy, really?
> > What's to like?  Herb likes that he does what he says he's going to do.
> > Well, he said he would bring the perpetrators of 9-11 to justice.
>  Hasn't
> > happened.  Instead, looks what a mess created in the middle east.  He's
> > getting everybody EXCEPT the perps.
> >
> > I do respect the office of president but I don't see one shred of
> evidence
> > that this guy is any smarter than the average shmuck and that's just not
> > good enough to be president.  He's not smart--he's lucky.  Again, take
> > away
> > Daddy and is he still the president?  Not in a million years.
> >
> > Slim
> >
> >
> > On Mon, May 5, 2008 at 6:58 AM, Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Rummy,
> >>
> >> Don't forget the business cycle - what goes around comes around!  I
> >> cashed
> >> in some of my international chips to buy my airplane (worse than boats
> >> for
> >> money pits, definitely not investing).  Commodities are at a 200 year
> >> high
> >> because of demand from India and China.  They have their own cycle as
> >> well.
> >> China has significant problems to face down the road and can't keep the
> >> current pace going forever.  I manage a pretty good chunk of change for
> a
> >> Chinese investor (who has a similar education as mine, an accounting
> >> degree
> >> in China with a US MBA from a high profile school) in US muni-bonds -
> >> same
> >> deal as you in reverse.  It's all in the eyes of the beholder. If I
> knew
> >> where the market was going to be in a year I'd be out shopping for a
> >> Gulfstream instead of busting knuckles on an old Bonanza.
> >>
> >> Brad
> >>
> >> On Mon, May 5, 2008 at 6:42 AM, <R22RumRunner at aol.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Brad,
> >> > The code isn't difficult to break. Just take a look at the global
> >> economy
> >> > and see who and where the money is being spent. Natural resources
> such
> >> as
> >> > steel
> >> > as an example. China and India are buying steel at an incredible
> rate.
> >> > Then
> >> > there is the shipping company's and the company's that build the
> ships.
> >> > Enough
> >> >  said.
> >> >
> >> > Rummy
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > In a message dated 5/5/2008 7:34:03 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> >> > flybrad at gmail.com writes:
> >> >
> >> > Rummy,
> >> >
> >> > Congrats!  You broke the code.  In the long  run, the US economy is a
> >> safe
> >> > bet but I've been about a third vested in  international for over a
> >> decade
> >> > and it's worked out as a good hedge.   The dollar just started moving
> >> > up
> >> > against the euro last week and traders  are placing their bets on the
> >> > dollar's rise.  Defining exactly what is  international isn't exactly
> >> > easy.
> >> > My employer does business worldwide, same  as GE, Boeing, etc.  Good
> >> luck.
> >> >
> >> > Brad
> >> >
> >> > On Mon, May 5, 2008 at  6:26 AM, <R22RumRunner at aol.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > Brad,
> >> > > The  answer to where my investments are held is that they are not
> in
> >> > this
> >> > >  country. Our economy is way to unstable at this time.
> >> > > I am invested in  international company's.
> >> > >
> >> > > Rummy
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > In a  message dated 5/4/2008 9:52:07 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> >> > >  flybrad at gmail.com writes:
> >> > >
> >> > > Earth to   Frone,
> >> > >
> >> > > Did you catch the snippet from Rummy the other day that  his
> >> >  investments
> >> > > were
> >> > > doing well?  You think he  invested in Castro's Cuba  or the
> country
> >> > that
> >> > > dumbass Bush  destroyed?
> >> > >
> >> > > Brad
> >> > >
> >> > > On Sun, May  4, 2008 at  8:13 PM, <FCrawford0707 at aol.com> wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > >
> >> > >  >  In a message dated 5/3/2008 8:28:50 A.M. Eastern Daylight
>  Time,
> >> > > >  R22RumRunner at aol.com writes:
> >> > > >
> >> > >  > Herb,
> >> > > > This isn't about me  or my mother. This is a  discussion about
>  the
> >> > > dumbest
> >> > > > SOB
> >> > > >   that has ever taken the oath of office. I didn't  call you on
> >> >  breaking
> >> > >  the
> >> > > > rules, that was someone else.
> >> > >  >
> >> > > >  Rummy
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > >  > Rummy - good for you to have the guts to  say it as it is.
> >> Although
> >> > >  there
> >> > > > is
> >> > > > more to it  than  dumb - Bush has done so much damage to our
> >> > > > country
> >> >  in
> >> > >  a
> >> > > >  mere
> >> > > > 8 years that one wonders if he could  have been worse had  he
>  been
> >> > > trying
> >> > > > to
> >> > >  > damage us.  It is hard to find a single  policy  that  favors
> the
> >> > people
> >> > > of
> >> > > > our
> >> > > > country over   whatever special interest he happened  to favor on
> a
> >> > given
> >> > >  >  day.
> >> > > > Then there was the "proclamation" that if  you  "considered "
> >>  sailing
> >> > to
> >> > > > Cuba,
> >> > > > your  boat was subject to  confiscation.   Thanks for your candor
> -
> >> >  Bush
> >> > > > will  be
> >> > > > ranked either just above or just  below   Buchanan.
> >> > > >        Frone  Crawford
> >> > > >   s/v Sunday  Morning
> >> > >  >
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
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