To: <akkabhomestead AT yahoo.com>, <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [Homestead] Enjoy the quiet while it lasts...
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:19:10 -0800
Weellllllll, it was a picnic for McNasty. He says so himself. He says he
only did enough to graduate. And barely that as he graduate 394th in a
class of 397.
And, Obama did very little teaching. Most of what he did was take a
sabatical to write a book. This is listed as those years of teaching. He
got paid good money to sit on his duff and write the book. I don't consider
that an honest day's work.
Nice to have a teaching job that pays you enough for you and the wife to
take off to Bali and live for several months.
Plus, I don't find teaching at the college level to be much more than a walk
in the park. Unlike the average public school, you have a staff to do all
the grunt work including class prep and grading papers.
Lynda
----- Original Message -----
From: "Akka Homestead" <akkabhomestead AT yahoo.com>
You know, I had not looked at it that way. I do have to disagree with you a
bit, though. I know McCain got a lot of favors and breaks because of his
father and grandfather, but being in the Navy is hard-Annapolis is no
picnic, and it's not easy to land on a carrier. I know he crashed some
planes and was a general screw up, but still. Whether or not he was
tortured, he DID spend 5 years in a North Vietnamese prison. He may not have
been a logger or worked in a mill, but I think we need to cut him *some*
slack. As for Obama, I think his teaching years-when he taught
Constitutional law- count for an honest day's work. Teaching is
important-doesn't get your hands dirty, but it is important. But yeah, I
like the idea of having someone in the White House who actually got their
hands dirty in a real job or an honest lifestyle.
Akka
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