facepalm of the day

[jms62]

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/turing-p...daraprim-drug/

Twerp at least needs a good beating.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by jms62

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/turing-p...daraprim-drug/

Twerp at least needs a good beating.

After he got a lot of flak over this, the azzhat has said he will be lowering the price. He's yet to say how much

[OldDog]

New Democratic Party candidate: "I didn't know what Auschwitz was."

http://news.nationalpost.com/news/ca...-auschwitz-was

[jms62]

Originally Posted by OldDog

New Democratic Party candidate: "I didn't know what Auschwitz was."

http://news.nationalpost.com/news/ca...-auschwitz-was

Wonder how many will read beyond your headline to understand that this is not in fact a New Democratic Canidate for president of the United States but some moron running in a Canadian election. Im sure that wasnt your intent.

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by jms62

Wonder how many will read beyond your headline to understand that this is not in fact a New Democratic Canidate for president of the United States but some moron running in a Canadian election. Im sure that wasnt your intent.

Maybe he didn't know what Canada was?

[GenuineRisk]

http://gothamist.com/2015/09/23/dobr...ppreciated.php

If the video still plays (it's been taken down and then put back up), it's worth the view. Talk about a story with no protagonists. Other than maybe the poor cop having to listen to the would-be Christopher Columbus there.

[OldDog]

Originally Posted by jms62

Wonder how many will read beyond your headline to understand that this is not in fact a New Democratic Canidate for president of the United States but some moron running in a Canadian election. Im sure that wasnt your intent.

If the reader can't be troubled to click on the link (or even mouse over the cursor) to see that it's about Canadian poly ticks, that's somehow on me?

This is the second time (first was in high school English class) that it's been suggested to me that I should write down to my audience. I'll keep it in mind going forward.

[jms62]

Originally Posted by OldDog

If the reader can't be troubled to click on the link (or even mouse over the cursor) to see that it's about Canadian poly ticks, that's somehow on me?

This is the second time (first was in high school English class) that it's been suggested to me that I should write down to my audience. I'll keep it in mind going forward.

Well at least you can claim first Derby Trail post on Canadian politics

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by OldDog

If the reader can't be troubled to click on the link (or even mouse over the cursor) to see that it's about Canadian poly ticks, that's somehow on me?

This is the second time (first was in high school English class) that it's been suggested to me that I should write down to my audience. I'll keep it in mind going forward.

More likely, your high school English teacher would have criticized you for writing a poor summary of the article, omitting the most important bit of information- which nation.

In today's intertoobs, you'd be accused of trying to create click bait.

Also, see: "bury the lede."

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by jms62

Wonder how many will read beyond your headline to understand that this is not in fact a New Democratic Canidate for president of the United States but some moron running in a Canadian election. Im sure that wasnt your intent.

i read it. kills me people don't know such recent history.

[OldDog]

Originally Posted by Danzig

i read it. kills me people don't know such recent history.

The Huffington Post Canada found Johnstone participated in board meetings where prizes were awarded to teachers for "excellence in Holocaust Education."

Prior to earning a master of social work degree from McMaster University — where her thesis dealt with race, class, and gender dynamics — Johnstone spent two years studying social justice and peace studies at Western University's Kings College.

According to the King's website, that program "encourages critical reflection on oppression and injustice, locally and globally."

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/09...n_8186098.html

But she never heard of Auschwitz...

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by OldDog

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/09...n_8186098.html

But she never heard of Auschwitz...

amazing.
what next, a science denying neurosurgeon??

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by OldDog

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/09...n_8186098.html

But she never heard of Auschwitz...

Well, the great state of New York has no problem putting people on horse racing oversight committees who know exactly nothing about the sport, so why do we expect more from Canada? At least all she could do on the board was hand out awards.

For that matter, we're letting billionaires who have never spent a second of their lives teaching in a classroom dictate to us how to fix education.

Which is not to say that I don't have some pretty funny bad teacher anecdotes. When I was working in education at a conservation facility, one of the guys I supervised had to gently tell a third grade teacher that no, crocodiles are not mammals. She argued it with him, too.

[bigrun]

Originally Posted by jms62

Wonder how many will read beyond your headline to understand that this is not in fact a New Democratic Canidate for president of the United States but some moron running in a Canadian election. Im sure that wasnt your intent.

I'm sure it was

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by bigrun

I'm sure it was

i thought he was just making fun of a woman.