Philosogoodwin Wonders...

Can I keep doing these for my summer Harvard Course?


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On the Economist

Truly the Economist shall go down in history.....as the greatest writers of photo captions of all time. I read that magazine every week when it comes out, and their captions never fail to stir a chuckle. For Amcon, it seems as if we have to read one of those beautifully written Lexington editorials. Luckily, I read the paper version earlier this week, so I enjoyed reading it again with greater interest.

However, I don't get all of my news from the Economist. Occasionally, my father sends me an article from the New York Times, the unofficial supplier of news to the McLane Law Firm in New Hampshire. Earlier this afternoon, I received this gem of an article.

Turns out, having a community organizer in the White House Situation Room was not a bad thing. Perhaps better than a senator who was afraid to offend an ally. And surely better than a governor who couldn’t even finish her one job with actual responsibilities. Among other things, the most critical 40 minutes of the Obama presidency prove a point backed by history: judgment and temperament are far more important than a résumé.

Ten points for each politician you can name who was alluded to in the above quote. Whoever gets the most points gets least annoyed by me in class tomorrow.

Blog

Ugh, do I have to keep posting?

Today, more presentations. I'm not gonna bother posting when there are presentations. However, when I get around to reading more Black Elk Speaks tonight (the title is so confusing, puts me in false optimism every time, since it sounds too similar to this)...I will get around to posting. Happy?

***UPDATE***

To quote moodle,

With some reluctance, we have given up a return to finish Black Elk Speaks and any consideration of the Ghost Dance as a manifestation of apocalypticism.

oh....

Found on the internet - Called Osama Revenge Plan - MEANT AS A JOKE

    import pakistan.Abbottabad;
    import America.Obama;
    import America.armedForces;
    import binladen;
   
    public class Osama extends Alqaeda
    {
        public void start()
        {
            while(flewPlanesIntoTwinTowers())
            {
                Thread.sleepInSeconds(check());
            }
        }
       
        public int check()
        {
            if(binladen.isDead && binLaden.killerCountry.equals("America"))
            {
                initiatePlanA();
                log("Destroying The White House");
                sleep("two weeks");
                if(!WhiteHouse.isBlownUp())
                {
                    initiatePlanB();
                    log("Nuking America");
                    sleep("two weeks");
                    if(America.isNuked())
                        log("America successfully whiped off the face of the earth.");
                }
            }
            return 2678400;
        }
    }

"Eerie links between Harry Potter, bin Laden"

We knew something like this was going to happen, we just didn't realize just how weird it was going to be.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/02/us-potter-idUSTRE74171420110502

and I quote:

It set up the ongoing conflict between Harry, the young, orphaned wizard, who gradually discovers his powers, and the malignant force of evil, Lord Voldemort, who is bent on destroying him. First referred to only as "He Who Must Not Be Named," Voldemort is introduced as something of a formless boogie-man -- not unlike the mysterious Osama -- but then, over the course of the series, takes on more and more of a physical presence until in the last volume he and Harry go head-to-head in a final, cataclysmic battle.

I knew Reuters was getting desperate for attention, I didn't realize by how much.

MANDATORY BLOG POST ABOUT THE NEWS

For the third time now, Osama bin Laden has been reported as dead (the other two were in 2003 and 2007). Over time, I will comment with jokes found on social networking sites, as my social capital contribution.