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Subject: WELCOME to MY WORLD...
                                               Tying Up Loose Ends:

                              WELCOME to MY WORLD, SIT DOWN, MAKE YOURSELF
                                COMFORTABLE, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE to DRINK?

 by Richard DePersio sans Citizen Journalist (who is at Andy's favorite fishing hole in Mayberry)

The other night, we saw "Star Trek" (2009) - our critique: writing stellar; directing  and acting:

dwarf planet level. We intend to 'Offend with Truth' in Citizen Journalist's absence. The most

important elements in a movie or TV series in order: Writer, Director, Producer, Actor. The latter is

an over-paid puppet for the writer puts the words in his or her mouth and the director pulls the

strings: telling the actor how to use his voice and body. The theatrical actor is on a par with the

director for it is live and they must tackle unforeseen contingencies. Pay us the big bucks and we

can flub or lines with the best of them! Five, ten, fifteen takes mostly the fault of the actors - cast and

crew laugh -- but not the studio (movie), executive producer and/or studio and/or network (TV) for time

is money. They have so little respect for their craft, in spite of, being paid stupid money to learn

their lines - too much partying! It doesn't take talent to act: just a personality-type who is comfortable

speaking/moving in front of others/lights/cameras. Name another job in which you can

continuously screw up and not be fired. Have you seen most actors on talk shows sans writer/

director - pathetic... or impressive to little minds! Time doesn't suffice for us to explain why the

producer's role is more critical than that of the puppet.

National Standardized Tests and State-Wide Tests:

       First Place: Private schools (most of which are Catholic) students on average score higher

than

       Second Place: Home-schooled and Charter School kids, who, in turn, score higher than

       Third Place: Public Magnet school youngsters

       Last Place: Regular Public school 'don't you just feel sorry for them' kids.

Prior to the '60s, public schools were nearly as good as Catholic schools when it came to

education and discipline.

       What happened? We have increased funding for public schools 5-fold since the '60s.

Observations: the first and biggest teacher's union formed in the early '60s; beginning in '64,

the school day would no longer begin and end with a prayer/the Bible could no longer be used

to help teach English (policies which go back to our nation's founding were deemed unconstitut-

ional by the U.S. Supreme Court which had the audacity to believe that it know more about

the U.S. Constitution than the Founding Fathers!); in '78, with the establishment of the

Department of Education, fed gov (we believe unconstitutionally) got more involved (we don't think

it should be involved at all except for giving funds to the states for education - which it doesn't

always give without strings attached as to how it must be spent) with education.

       Look at second place. Parents (over 60% are strongly religious of those involved in home-

schooling) are better teachers than public  school teachers (partly because unions have made

it virtually impossible for incompetent teachers to be fired by principals).

       Libs claim that public school teachers aren't paid enough. Charter school teachers are paid

less. Libs claim that schools don't get enough funding. Regular public schools get more $$$s than

magnets; charters even less. Unions have no say when it comes to charters and have less say

regarding magnets than they do regs. It varies from city to city: on average tuition for private elementary

and high schools is $7000 per year; on average: it costs $14,000 a year to 'educate' a student in a

reg, about $12,00 for mags and $10,000 for charters. Students on regs far more so than the other

types are not receiving an education but an indoctrination into lib philosophy (lib science, lib

revisionist American and world history, lib sex ed; some reg highs are introducing anti-capitalist

concepts into math classes - this will sure prepare these kids for adult American society. Do you - the

taxpayer - think that you are getting your moneys-worth (rhetorical question) and do you think that this

bodes will for America's future (another rhetorical). Of course, libs have a solution: increase funding

for regs, in other words, throw good money after bad is  their mantra when a program is failing.

       If we care about kids, we would do away with regs. Is it they we care more about unions!?!

Shocker: Mr. Progressive (lib) himself - FDR - hoped that there would never be public sector unions!

The dirty little secret that all educated people know about (are you educated?) but are afraid to talk

about - even conservatives. We're not afraid. In the early '80s, feminist orgs complained that very few

 vaginas could pass the mental and physical tests to get into police academies and virtually none who

did could successfully graduate. So they made the tests easier for everybody (unlike the military

which just lowered standards for women - go one floor down - walk, elevator is out-of-order) which

is why there are so many over-weight and semi-literate cops (some cities made it easier to graduate

than other cities). Cities denied that they had lowered standards for the sake of women, claiming that

they had modernized the tests - but everyone knew the truth and swore to keep their months shut - -

except for a few of us who have been talking about it for over 25 years: lib policy trumped public safety!!!

       Partners are suppose to protect each other but not spend an inordinate amount of time

doing so. We knew a retired cop who didn't care if women were now permitted to do the same duties

as men - just so long as he didn't have a female partner. He said, "Men protect women. I

shouldn't have to spend inappropriate amount of time protecting my partner; keeping an eye on her.

Subconsciously, bad guys would fire more bullets in my direction; I only wanted what was due me."