CardinalBacker

"Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach." I'm a doer. 187 day teacher contract. When most of us work 260 days per year, then back out two weeks of vacation and an additional ten holidays for roughly 240 work days per year. And I don't know anybody working that 240 day schedule that goes to work at 7:30 and gets off at 3:30. That's before i get into night shifts, weekends, and working outdoors. The obvious fact is that teaching school is no harder than going to school was as a kid. And no working person has ever said "jeez, I'm so glad that I got out of school... the real world is so much tougher than attending class m-f 8-3 with thanksgiving, christmas, spring break, and the summer off. That was just terrible." So YES. It's a part time job.

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I just found the screenshots... My take...Sometimes people have valid points, but they get lost in the delivery BECAUSE of biases. As someone who typically doesn't have a problem criticizing anybody regardless of the color of their skin, it SEEMS like the Dr. is speaking from a place of bias. I think that he hit upon some points that are valid, but whenever you start painting people with a broad brush, you're making a mistake. That's the kind of talk that I used to hear when I was younger from older people. It's okay to criticize Audwin Samuel.... He's not a good leader in my opinion. It's okay to criticize Mouton as well... especially when the only real attribute that I've heard anybody express is that she's "the first black female mayor." That's not exactly a ringing endorsement, and I don't even care because I don't know if West is any better. But anybody that ran out and voted for "the old white guy" is equally ignorant as the person who ran out and voted for "the black woman." The fact of the matter is that a LOT of the black community DOES believe that they are owed something. Call it reparations, 40 acres and a mule, a living wage, "rights" like a free cell phone, healthcare, housing, food, etc.. and the Dr. isn't wrong. But he is wrong in that a lot of people who AREN'T black have the same beliefs. It's not surprising to see someone who emigrated here 40 years ago and went on to become a doctor being less than impressed with people who have no interest in rising above, except by means of having their entitlements expanded. But if he can't recognize that people of all races have those same flaws, not just young black people, then the statements are indeed racist. In my opinon, for what it's worth.

"Hey! I like what's gone down in Port Arthur... maybe we can do the same thing here!" When you see "progress" on the AT&T building/Riverfront, just ride down and see how much government investing in "quality of life" projects has gone. Pleasure Island, Ford Park, Crockett Street.... Some people come into office and want to do a good job with police, fire, roads, sewers, etc... Other people want to waste tax dollars on things that the private sector would never invest in, and then put their name all across the front of it, lol. I don't have a problem with Mouton, I think that she, just like the re-election of some members of the BISD board show that the electorate in Beaumont is ignorant and outright destruction will follow. But I only base that on having witnessed it happen over and over again. Congrats on being the "first" of whatever you are.

Educators collectively overestimate the value of their profession and always have. It's a part time job.

If it wasn't weed, it would be crack cocaine, crystal meth, heroin, prostitues, gang turf, or sneakers. The human life used to mean something in our civilization. It wasn't worth as much in third world countries. In some areas a human life still isn't worth any more than a pound of weed, and that's sad.

I was curious also... the article said "that some people might find racist." I have a nasty feeling that the only thing "racist" about his postings is that he criticized a person of color.

Not for being white... you'd be labeled a white supremacist and you'd probably lose your job for attending. I don't think I'm exaggerating.

Thanks for the explanation.

I thought Rowe was gonna be HFC/AD? Can anybody clarify?

If I die with a wife but no will, she inherits my stuff. If I die with a live-in gf but no will, she’s at the mercy of my kids. I can add my wife to my health insurance, but a gay man can’t add his life partner. The list goes on and on. I believe that homosexuality is a sin, but I also believe that there’s no reason (other than my personally held convictions regarding homosexuality) why gay couples can’t have the same civil rights as long term Herero couples who want to make a commitment to one another. But I don’t think that my Priest should be sued if he doesn’t want to bless their homo Union. I’m a hoot at parties.

Negative, Ghost Rider. Costs had been a runaway train and too many people have no coverage because it was unaffordable. Obamacare just made it all worse. The problem is that half of the country believes that they should get healthcare and someone else should pay for it. I’ll let you guess which half is which.

In the old days people wanted equality of opportunity. Now they want JUSTICE for something that they never experienced. Justice typically means somebody's gonna get punished. Don't get me wrong. We're all equal in the eyes of God, and should be in the eyes of man. I'm not at all complaining about much deserved Civil Rights for EVERYBODY. I just think that the wheels have fallen off at this point, at least as far as racially, and probably in regards to LGBTQ issues as well. I've never heard of a good reason why gay couples who wanted to be married shouldn't have been afforded the same rights and benefits as hetero married couples.

Don't even get me started... Every Republican from the Presidential Candidates to City Council Members ran upon the promise of "repeal and replace." Rand Paul was like "I'm not so sure" and nobody has breathed a word about it since. Healthcare is a mess, Obamacare is a disaster, and the Republicans have no idea of how to fix it. The end.

Why don't we celebrate when the last slaves in Northern States were freed? Hint... I was long after the Emancipation Proclamation and even AFTER Juneteenth. But don't let the facts get in the way of a good story.

I guess so, if you also think it's important to celebrate every time a person is the "first" of their sex, race, hair color, religion or other characteristic does something that's already been done a bunch of times.

But we must all switch to electric cars by 2022. Or else. (Evil laughter).

I think that the key is that people remember that their beliefs are exactly that.... theirs. If I believe it's sinful, what I really need to remember is that what I actually believe is that it's wrong for ME to participate. Not that I need to make sure that nobody else participates. By the other token, people who DO believe that homosexuality isn't immoral need to remember that a lot of people DO believe that it is. Going around trying to convince people to change THEIR belief systems to match yours seldom works, regardless of whose beliefs are being challenged.

It reminded me of Joe Son, the former UFC fighter and movie actor that got convicted for an old gang rape... He played a villain in one of those Austin Powers movies. [Hidden Content] And it made a lot of people happy that Keith Hackney did THIS to him.

So now you want me to listen to those commie professors?

*more stupid

Do you also believe that qualified whites should make up 60% of the active rosters of NFL teams? Or do you favor race-based hiring only when favors "your' side?

I mean, they don't choose to be that way, right?

When you go to the beach watch out for broken glass, jellyfish, riptides, and certain groups of people. No joke.... they aren't there to swim or sunbathe.

I read that account and it makes sense, but as the old saying goes, "dead mean tell no tales." I can't imagine that the three kids would need to bring weed along if their gameplan was to rob the deceased. I also read on FB that the young man (Pfeffer or whatever) lived at the house in mid county where this shooting occurred earlier this year. [Hidden Content]