Yes, it's familiar but gee is that naive, and not fitting the realpolitic of the actual broken system today.
GPeterson Gary's iPad On Feb 25, 2011, at 5:50 PM, Rick Froman <[email protected]> wrote: > At least every American who watched Saturday morning cartoons when I was > growing up has seen it. They were originally broadcast in the 60s and 70s. Of > course, they cut out a few steps like the lobbyists writing the bill, the > fact that the bill is often larded up with pork of the "you scratch my back, > I'll scratch yours" variety, the final version is written a few hours before > it is voted on and often none of those voting on it have actually read it. > And, as some legislators have said, it wouldn't matter if they did read it > because it is generally written in legalese no one can understand (and most > of these legislators are lawyers). But I guess that song wouldn't be quite as > catchy. After all, I still remember it today (along with another favorite > Schoolhouse Rock song: Conjunction Junction). > > Rick > > Dr. Rick Froman, Chair > Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Box 3055 > x7295 > [email protected] > http://tinyurl.com/DrFroman > > Proverbs 14:15 "A simple man believes anything, but a prudent man gives > thought to his steps." > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Marc Carter [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 3:32 PM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: RE: [tips] Educational cartoon video > > > Umm, no, every American hasn't seen it. Had they seen it, the level of > political discourse among politicians and non-politicians alike would > resemble something like coherent speech. > > Sigh. > > -- > Marc Carter, PhD > Associate Professor and Chair > Department of Psychology > College of Arts & Sciences > Baker University > -- > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 2:56 PM >> To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) >> Subject: [tips] Educational cartoon video >> >> I'm a Canadian and I loved this. But possibly every American has >> already seen it. >> >> This is the way it works in theory, though, right? >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEJL2Uuv-oQ >> >> Stephen >> -------------------------------------------- >> Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. >> Professor of Psychology, Emeritus >> Bishop's University >> Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada >> e-mail: sblack at ubishops.ca >> --------------------------------------------- >> >> --- >> You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe click here: >> http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13029.76c7c563b32ad9d8d09c72 >> a2d17c90e1&n=T&l=tips&o=9019 >> or send a blank email to >> [email protected] >> tburg.edu >> > > The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto > ("e-mail") is sent by Baker University ("BU") and is intended to be > confidential and for the use of only the individual or entity named above. > The information may be protected by federal and state privacy and disclosures > acts or other legal rules. If the reader of this message is not the intended > recipient, you are notified that retention, dissemination, distribution or > copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this > e-mail in error please immediately notify Baker University by email reply and > immediately and permanently delete this e-mail message and any attachments > thereto. Thank you. > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13039.37a56d458b5e856d05bcfb3322db5f8a&n=T&l=tips&o=9020 > or send a blank email to > leave-9020-13039.37a56d458b5e856d05bcfb3322db5...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13445.e3edca0f6e68bfb76eaf26a8eb6dd94b&n=T&l=tips&o=9022 > or send a blank email to > leave-9022-13445.e3edca0f6e68bfb76eaf26a8eb6dd...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=9025 or send a blank email to leave-9025-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
