I’m tempted to talk about the irony of kids taking out student loans to enroll in a class that will “study” why irate college grads who can’t get jobs are camped out in tents complaining about the amount they owe on student loans, but then I think, no, let’s let whole thing play itself out as a piece of cultural performance art and see if anybody involved in the enterprise is self-aware enough to remove him or herself as one of the brush strokes.
Meanwhile, I’m going to get stoned and squint at the thing and see if I can’t find, like, a clipper ship or something hiding in all the ostensible visual noise.
I see a dolphin.
And you have no evidence to the contrary.
EPISTEMIC CLOSURE!
Get college credit for figuring out new ways to bitch and moan about the same old shit.
lmfao.
You know perfectly well that the class won’t be about people who overspent on useless degrees not being able to pay off their loans. It will be about the inherent justice of systems based around individual liberty and responsibility, and how we have to pay people to sit around and wank all day — call it “art” — in order to have a just society. And how calling for government to treat people equally regardless of their skin tone or religious faith or sexual orientation is racism, bigotry, and homophobia. And how wanting to spend your income on YOURSELF is all selfish and shit.
And how anyone who disagrees deserves to have a howling mob on their doorstep, pounding on their doors like extras in a zombie flick.
From the linked article:
Ironically, you would need to be in OWS’s hated “1 percent” to pay the tuition bill at NYU, which was ranked 2nd on the 2011-2012 list of America’s most expensive colleges from CampusGrotto. The College Board lists per credit hour tuition at $1,159 at NYU.
Because, as Jeff points out above, the whole situation doesn’t have quite enough irony packed into it already.
How dare you mock these prismatic opportunities!
Can’t stop laughing.
Yeah, but I’m guessing they won’t be nearly as resistant to bullets….
Now I want to be attacked by the Owwie Zombie Army, if only so I can make up a bunch of these and throw them into the front yard.
“HERE YOU GO, KIDS! IF ONLY YOU KNEW HOW TO USE THEM!”
You would think having this course on your transcript might automatically disqualify you from about 98% of the jobs available.
“themes central to the sociological apprehension of the modern context”
Woe betide the inapprehensive. And fuck all other contexts, for right good measure. For you, children, are all there is and all there ever will be.
Envy 101, or is this an advanced class?
I took a sweet military history class in 1987 that wrapped up with a trip to the on-campus gun range for some time with M-16s on full-auto. These losers probably use the same syllabus.
MetricButtload says funny things on twitter. All you guys should follow him.
If done as a Freshman orientation class with the emphasis on how poor choices lead to poor outcomes this might be a worthwhile subject. As it is not so much.
Hey! It’s high time we had a new branch of ‘grievance studies’! We needed something to suppliment
UglyBitter Womens’ Studies and Downtrodden Minority Studies that makes pampered upper middle class kids feel like they have a legitimate gripe when Dad refuses to by them a new ‘vette.#occupy earth
link
Related: Occupods take umbrage with Hollywood – shut down Law & Order SVU from using #OWS as part of a show.
L&O has been doing anti-conservative shows over the years and not once has any criticism of their bias stopped ’em.
Yet, the smelly, criminal #Occupods (whom, I will bet, got sympathetic depiction in the script) get the production stopped first time out.
What is most interesting is that the left appears to have forever dropped any pretense that it isn’t all about the money.
Apparently there can be no justice without money.
Liberal education being so much easier when you eliminate all of that dense Aristotle type stuff.
Moves made to ban OWS at the Democratic Convention. I see that the OWSies are being supported by that fine old soviet front the National Lawyers Guild, who will take their case to the Supreme Court.
Fight for the right to
PARTYshit/piss/fuck/campout on public ground. It’s in the amendment, you know, the one about free stuff and things.Prismatic opportunities, he said!
Prismatic, damn it!
Prismatic? Isn’t that akin to twinkling.
#4 Squid –
This is the academic equivalent of setting up a bunch of illiterate strawberry pickers in a $750,000 McMansion with a 100% loan-to-value interest-only ARM.
And it will end more or less precisely the same way.
Here and throughout the draft, the West is the sole target.
The only debt we owe these people is not sending them our terrible Gaia-destroying technologies so they can skip over their even more terribler, Gaia-destroyinger phases in development.
But I guess starving while subsistence farming and destroying huge sections of the rainforest to provide coffee for first-world countries is cool, too.
brb punching a hole in a wall
(Also super tired of hearing #OWS people crying about their stuff getting destroyed by cops. No one is winning anymore. No one.)
I wonder if this class is pass/fail or can be taken as “audit only,” ’cause I think it could hurt my GPA.
Wouldn’t it be just too sweet if Mark Levin and landmark Legal Foundation got Kagan recused?
Occupy Boston was dismantled last night, 40 ‘tards jailed, their ‘camp’ cleansed. But, like cockroaches, they’ll be back.
Before: Barack Obama has one economic plan: borrow from our grandchildren and shovel that money out the door to political allies as quickly as possible. It’s time to again became a nation that saves for our grandchildren, not one that mooches off of them.
After: We empathize with you and we’re going to help: We stand boldly for slightly less more government!
See, personal attacks are totally unnecessary.
-The RNC. We Care.
Worried about taking physical possession of your gold investment? (I know, knowing this crowd, the gold is probably being held in bullet form for additional emergency practicality – if you’re a good enough shot you can always get it back…). Anyway, for the rubes, Jon Corzine will be happy to hold your gold safe and secure. Your physical gold in his vaults. What could go wrong?
So Hugo made one smart move for all the wrong reasons.
The missed heist of the millenium.
“God is an iron” sez Spider Robinson.
When he’s not being a control freak or an outright psycho.
I tried to read this:
…but all I heard was this.
[…] Your Sense of Smell On This One, Jeff Posted on December 10, 2011 12:30 pm by Bill Quick “NYU To Offer Class On Occupy Wall Street” Meanwhile, I’m going to get stoned and squint at the thing and see if I can’t find, like, a […]
If you own something but don’t have physical possession of it, then in the limit you don’t own it.
Gold in the form of paper or in someone’s vault somewhere is gold you do not really own, since it could be quite easily parted from you without you needing to be consulted on the matter.
Of course, as I told my sister when she was asking whether she should buy gold, if you’re not willing to do what it takes to keep it, then don’t bother.
Perry is having a good night if what he’s saying right now is any measure
Romney is trying to explain why he rammed romneycare up the ass of his state
now Romney is trying to compare Perry’s gardasil dealio with how he invented obamacare and shoved it up the ass of his state
Perry says nope you stupid piece of shit you’re the individual mandate whore on this stage tonight
now Romney is saying how wonderful it is that the 10th amendment let him ram an individual mandate up the ass of his state
go rick s
Santorum is babbling about his glory days again back when Drew Barrymore was relaunching her movie career
Bachmann is playing some kind of if I were president drinking game I think
Diane Sawyer is acting like a cunt for some reason –
bitch, nobody was talking to you
you don’t like wing nuts. how about pesto?
mmmmm … tasty caramel cappuccino!
Diane Sawyer always acts like that.
i like attacking romney/gingrich
apparently this debate has something to do with “Yahoo News” … Yahoo News is a huge obamawhore outlet
ronpaul wants to be on glee
i get her mixed up sometimes with that skeletor hoochie who spreads her legs for alan greenspan
which, wtf is that about
it’s really painful listening to the abc yahoo twats babble I’d rather have commercials
hi George Snuffleupagus these are my new steel-toe boots you like em? Come look closer!
Santorum is asking for people to please scrutinize his freaky family life. That’s a measure of how desperate he is I think.
Ron Paul is being diplomatic.
Mr. paul says that’s really gay Rick everyone has a family get over yourself, dickhead
and Paul brings it back to “privacy”
Wall Street Romney is explaining why he’s so obsessed with being president – it’s cause of Greece, he says, and cause of he’s the best person to lead the fight for the middle class … omg blow my other dick, Mitt
well rick s. ain’t trying to win an election in la in 3 wks
Andrea Mitchell is who you’re thinking of.
CAMERA PANS TO MR BACHMANN AND HIS HANDSOME ESCORT
yes – Andrea –
they both kinda scare me though
that’s cruel making me look at callista
Someone needs to say 9 9 9
good allan diane is a effin idiot
this dude is one prepared little scout
good job!
the sawyer lady sucks
blah blah blah immigration! – the key issue in the 2012 election!
this is for the whole enchilada baby!
i think we need to have bounties on illegal immigrants. Imagine the boom to local economies.
does this Sawyer cunt really think we need to rehash this shit?
its a wedge issue happy. best to pick at the scab.
ronpaul is not a real person
snuffle wants to change the subject to talk about the kennel we’ve all come to know as palestine
now snuffle is appointing himself the mouthpiece for the anti-semitic palestine terrormonkeys
oh my newt
Gingrich says dude the Palestinians are haters
stop being such a fucking shithead, snuffle
Snuffle begs Romney to “be the adult in the room” – so Romney tries to look like he really really really gives a shit about Israel
go newt go
Romney says it’s a “boiling pot” and we need to choose our words carefully
sheesh no wonder McCain endorses this coward
now Romney is trying to play himself off as the mostest jewish jew in jewland
mr. newt wants to turn over the apple cart of the havard crowd.
ohhhh bomb thrower
he’s so weird
Newt wins and Romney looks like a palestinian-fellating pussy boy
bachmann says wtf i am not the scorekeeper
and i lived on a kibbutz
now Michele is about to break out her holy land photo album
dear prudence
Santorum is trying so so hard to be relevant – he says he’s the one that understands that the israeli-palestinian problem is a “real life” situation
so let’s all be like Mitt Romney and suck Palestinian cock!
Thanks for playing, Rick.
wow Perry steps up to the plate and knocks it out of the park
“a minor issue being inflated by the press”
good job rick – ohonoes he’s doing the 1-2-3 thing again
but good job rick – he stood up for Newt where Romney acted like a cowardly McCain-like pussy
yea but he knows 3
Wow, Santorum backed Romney’s mealy-mouthed crap and then Perry backed Gingrich to loud applause.
That was weird.
I’m getting the impression on Twitter that Newt is sticking with what he said here and not the partial walkback his “spokesman” R.C. Hammond put out later in the piece. Right?
I’m wondering if it is possible that Romney comes in last in Iowa.
Why is it that people who seem to be conservative have such a hard time saying something tough about Romney?
It makes them seem totally full of shit.
Yeah, he stuck with it, Geoff. Romney and then Santorum said that telling the truth wasn’t quite pragmatic. (That’s probably a paraphrase on my part.)
hah nice question about the last time you had money worries
Romney deserves that after his smarmy I am the champion of the middle class bullshit
Oh good we get to watch rich people out poor each other.
Romney’s the one what shoved an individual mandate up the middle-class’s ass
romney is losing every time he speaks
hey diane do yo know what bitch means?
Romney says hey I understand poverty I toured France extensively
Paul connects effortlessly on this one
Santorum is turning this into a let’s dumb on single moms question
nasty fuck
*dump* on single moms I mean
How come Huntsman isn’t there? Not that I’m complaining ’bout it (which, yay!), just didn’t hear that.
I have no problem with TARP Michele sweetie… they got every cent back except for what Obama siphoned off for his United Autowhore friends
Romney said “heck”. That’s like a pretty bad swear word, I think.
so far no questions about the climate change fraud I Heart Mandates Romney and Mr. Newt have enthusiastically embraced
mr. johny on the spot didn’t poll well for abc
So they didn’t invite him newrouter? cool
Diane Sawyer is a genuinely silly silly cunt
go ronpaul
God bless Ron Paul
Perry is really having a pretty good night so far
He didn’t have his papers filed on time or summat, sdferr.
go mr. rick p
Easily Perry’s best debate.
Terry Moran really doesn’t look well at all
so far no questions about the climate change fraud
Probably because the moderaters are right in the middle of that orgy.
“WASHINGTON — Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman is skipping next week’s presidential primary debate in Iowa. ABC is to televise the event nationally.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/1969/12/31/donald-trump-debate-jon-huntsman_n_1126228.html
whatever
Anger. Take the CAP platter borne meme and run with it ABC.
yo diane ask that in madison
This might be strangely informative.
Ah geez. ABC spent the whole night egging on fights now wants a come together moment?
1. Santorum credits Gingrich.
wow Santorum seemed genuine there for a sec
2. Perry credits Paul. (Bit surprising.)
wow Perry locks his lips on Steve King with a passion we rarely see in these debates
Romney acts like a morning show host
Romney thanks the Paulbots.
3. Romney credits everyone.
Newt demonstrates he can Iowa-pander with the best of ’em.
4. Gingrich credits Perry on 10th Amendment and Santorum on Iran.
this part is boring
5. Paul credits Perry on recognizing how awesome he is.
Man, she wants those voters, wot?
9-9-9!
6. Bachmann credits Cain.
bachmann is being very very charming tonight
Michelle thanks Herman.
Vote for Herman Cain. Simple.
7. Sawyer credits America’s easy access to prescription drugs.
that was it?
lame – the only new ground was how much genuine warmth Romney and Santorum have for nasty Palestinian terror vermin
All of them were sure to not credit anyone polling well with the exception of Santorum.
Did Newt mention Joan Peters?
Tapper is talking about how Romney carries $10k on him at all times.
Romney put a huge Streisand Effect in play with his stupid ten thousand dollar bet thing
Iowa caucus participants are best known for their stingy resistance to carrying $10k around, we’re told.
They (ABC talkers) are ragging on Mitt about the 10K bet, damn 1% ers
The power of the press at play.
not a word about climate change fraud – these debates are serving little fucking purpose if they don’t pin candidates down on important issues
Bachmann is helping the Bachmann brand a lot – which is not the same thing as helping her campaign a lot
poor mittens don’t go for the mushy middle in a primary
issues can be fluid, responses should be allowed to be also.
Conventional wisdom: Newt Gingrich is the one to beat.
newt picked up michele, rick s&p tonite. romney is done.
Conventional wisdom: $10k was the gaffe of the night.
newt can make michele speaker. getting rid of teary johny might be good.
I wonder if Michelle is hoping for a Herman endorsement and whether it would help or hurt her.
no michele wants speaker. newt can then give johny boner a slap down for past transgressions.
Mitt should have made it One Million Dollars.
I think she would make a fine speaker. She is driven and focused.
She’s gonna have to keep her own seat to get there. Is that a foregone conclusion? I’d be glad if it were, but then it’s also in Minnesota, which is a political weirdness to me, what with sending Franken to the Senate and putting the dumbest Senator ever into the Governorship.
How did she fare with redistricting?
Dunno, we should maybe ask cranky-d or Squid.
I see the OW’s are having a political convention for their FL chapters.
you don’t have to be elected to the house to be the speaker. look it up and prove me wrong ’cause i’m just going on past discussions of the topic.
That said, she probably wouldn’t have a shot at it if she wasn’t a member.
I think she would make a fine speaker. She is driven and focused.
I kind of agree, actually. It will be interesting to see if she can build a coalition about herself.
Classy is to bet $1 when the money isn’t the focus of the wager.
“That said, she probably wouldn’t have a shot at it if she wasn’t a member.”
president gingrich might beg to differ. besides if she loses iowa she’ll go back to running for her seat.
the senate majority leader is up for a vote too. hmmm santorum
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party_leaders_of_the_United_States_Senate
I will bet you ten thousand dollars, nr.
mr. bh you’re on for $0.01
my thoughts don’t include state sales tax
Heh. It’s a bet then.
Stacy’s taking heat for predicting a Santorum Surge earlier today.
Perhaps he meant “serge” like a blue serge suit.
predicting is hard work
i see the notromneys coalescing around newt. in 3 weeks some peeps will speak.
with newt: he knows where the bodies are “left and right”
Can pay well but you have to be right way over 90% of the time.
in some way newt be OUTLAW in dc!
President Ronald Reagan – Liberty State Park [Pt. 1]
I predict Newt will have his own Monica scandal in the third year of his presidency. The Clinton’s will be suspected.
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