2016 Postmortem

Downwinder

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67. There went Jack Kerouac under the bus.

Reply to ForgoTheConsequence (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 15, 2016, 10:26 AM

Feb 2016

Probably Poe also along with Hemingway, Fitzgerald and others.

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I support giving free tuition for our smartest and most motivated kids who dream of being a doctor [View all] hill2016 Feb 2016 OP

"stoners" "poetry" ForgoTheConsequence Feb 2016 #1

There went Jack Kerouac under the bus. Downwinder Feb 2016 #67

How about free undergraduate college for all who meet basic requirements ... earthshine Feb 2016 #2

elitism just oozes from your fingers as you type huh Truprogressive85 Feb 2016 #3

+1 Art_from_Ark Feb 2016 #45

Yes and we all know how racially biased the testing system is. beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #51

Flunk High School? I quit when I was 16. Got my GED when I was 18 CBGLuthier Feb 2016 #4

It's incredibly offensive. cali Feb 2016 #8

it is.....sounds like someone who would want to cancel all funding for the arts. virtualobserver Feb 2016 #53

+1 daleanime Feb 2016 #40

Sincere question TubbersUK Feb 2016 #5

universities, yes dana_b Feb 2016 #10

Thanks :) TubbersUK Feb 2016 #15

Some CCs allow 16 yo who are homeschooling as well .. No permissions needed. wavesofeuphoria Feb 2016 #69

So glad to see teachers and social workers JackInGreen Feb 2016 #6

One wonders whether 'Environmental Scientist" Ghost Dog Feb 2016 #41

Who believes in environmental science? GummyBearz Feb 2016 #76

What do you know of the Annales School of Social History? cali Feb 2016 #7

+1000 Matariki Feb 2016 #9

Thank you. The Historian's Craft by Bloch is a wonderful book cali Feb 2016 #12

thank you for stating it well and with an amazing example dana_b Feb 2016 #11

As cordial as I could be, which wasn't very. The op appalled me cali Feb 2016 #14

+ 1 TubbersUK Feb 2016 #28

It's one of a long series of appalling OPs. QC Feb 2016 #60

Bravo, cali! Much better than the op deserves. beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #49

Come to think of it..... cali Feb 2016 #59

Some of Perot's programmers were musicians. Downwinder Feb 2016 #68

"A dream that requires hard work and sacrifice" dana_b Feb 2016 #13

You are a perfect representation of a Hillary supporter. cali Feb 2016 #16

Actually I kind of wonder if it is a compliment Fumesucker Feb 2016 #19

Not too good to be true. delrem Feb 2016 #32

No, you misunderstand me... Not always difficult I admit. Fumesucker Feb 2016 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author delrem Feb 2016 #35

OK. It took me awhile. Sometimes I hate having to think. n/t delrem Feb 2016 #37

The results aren't easily quantifiable Lordquinton Feb 2016 #75

You don't understand how important medieval history is. Cheese Sandwich Feb 2016 #17

I doubt the op understands anything about history and historiography cali Feb 2016 #18

Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it TheFarS1de Feb 2016 #21

Well you see that's because... white_wolf Feb 2016 #23

....... cali Feb 2016 #27

Objection sustained. Dark Christian Europe. Ghost Dog Feb 2016 #44

Me Hill2016! Me think History bad! white_wolf Feb 2016 #20

This is how it works in Denmark Ichingcarpenter Feb 2016 #22

Children are not created equally, even with the same parents and upbringing ... slipslidingaway Feb 2016 #24

Got a problem with my degree in painting? Cobalt Violet Feb 2016 #25

Yeah, the OP really bothered me. white_wolf Feb 2016 #26

The internet has made it easier for me to sell art. Cobalt Violet Feb 2016 #30

Because those people make comparative beaucoup money... PyaarRevolution Feb 2016 #42

This is one of my least favorite DU posts ever gollygee Feb 2016 #63

Disappointing -- Hillary Supporters are sounding more and more like Republicans. quantumjunkie Feb 2016 #29

Bingo... Fumesucker Feb 2016 #39

I would sincerely love to think DonCoquixote Feb 2016 #31

Bless your heart Fumesucker Feb 2016 #34

Woo hoo! We're getting some fun posts tonight Mike__M Feb 2016 #36

how very gracious of you. You hill supporters crack me up. bowens43 Feb 2016 #38

Yeah, scientists and mathematicians never get stoned, either. Warren DeMontague Feb 2016 #43

This message was self-deleted by its author nc4bo Feb 2016 #46

And the builders, bricklayers, electricians, roofers, solar panel installers, farmers, phlebotomists nc4bo Feb 2016 #47

The free college concept is a slap to the blue collar unions JonathanRackham Feb 2016 #48

Not really. ForgoTheConsequence Feb 2016 #70

They sure do HDSam Feb 2016 #84

Not at all Krytan11c Feb 2016 #82

All the stoners I know with degrees hobbit709 Feb 2016 #50

Would this include pacifist mathematicians? We don't qualify for educational grants and loans. stone space Feb 2016 #52

wow. that is all. nt restorefreedom Feb 2016 #54

You are definitely a credit to Hillary's campaign. Funny I don't see others agreeing with you. nt PonyUp Feb 2016 #55

We have to do better with our sleeper agents Ichingcarpenter Feb 2016 #57

The chair is against the wall. John has a long moustache. That is all. PonyUp Feb 2016 #58

Oh No, STONERS!!! Odin2005 Feb 2016 #56

What's wrong with studying poetry and history? gollygee Feb 2016 #61

you can see why a Hillary supporter would not like history.... virtualobserver Feb 2016 #65

See my post immediately following this one gollygee Feb 2016 #66

And another thing . . . gollygee Feb 2016 #62

I notice people with a "personality" such as yours seem to gravitate towards Hillary Clinton. nt m-lekktor Feb 2016 #64

Whatever UglyGreed Feb 2016 #71

So called stoners.... UglyGreed Feb 2016 #72

This post is offensive and utterly RW. cyberswede Feb 2016 #73

So a child in a poor community just gets to lose out? libtodeath Feb 2016 #74

Lawyers - YES! Critical thinkers and teachers - HELL NO! arlington.mass Feb 2016 #77

Yeah, because what society needs poets and historians?? KeepItReal Feb 2016 #78

How the euro trash do it. HassleCat Feb 2016 #79

now I know you. Kip Humphrey Feb 2016 #80

Are you sure you're in the correct forum/party whatchamacallit Feb 2016 #81

At least there are only two others willing to admit how far to the right they are. bunnies Feb 2016 #83

Really? MuseRider Feb 2016 #85

Your posts are a most excellent asset to the Sanders campaign... AOR Feb 2016 #86