Barack Obama’s State of the Union Speech Registers an 8th Grade Reading Level on the Flesch-Kincaid Test … 3rd Lowest SOTU Score Since 1934

Barack Obama, are you smarter than a 8th grader …

Barack Obama has been touted as the smartest President ever. So then why was his 2012 State of the Union speech register an 8th grade reading level on the  Flesch-Kincaid readability test? Obama’s 2012 SOTU was the third lowest score since 1934. Obama’s SOTU average grade score of his three speeches is at an amazing 8.4, as compared to the 10.7 average if the previous 67 State of the Union addresses by twelve Presidents.  Coincidence, I think not.

The University of Minnesota’s Smart Politics conducted an analysis on the last 70 State of the Union addresses and found that President Obama’s three addresses have the lowest grade average of any modern president. “Obama’s average grade-level score of 8.4 is more than two grades lower than the 10.7 grade average for the other 67 addresses written by his 12 predecessors,” they conclude.

“The Flesch-Kincaid test is designed to assess the readability level of written text, with a formula that translates the score to a U.S. grade level. Longer sentences and sentences utilizing words with more syllables produce higher scores. Shorter sentences and sentences incorporating more monosyllabic words yield lower scores,” the University of Minnesota’s Eric Ostermeier explains.

Obama’s use of simple language  is in part a reflection of his audience: the American voter in an election year.

Is this the continued dumbing down of America. Kinda. However, it is telling to who Barack Obama is targeting his speech to. It has to be intentional to make a speech that much more simple than previous Presidents. 2.3 grade levels!!!

Is it any wonder why then that a President that would lower the reading level of a SOTU by so much would also play class warfare. Does anyone think that the targeted Obama speech listener actually takes the time to read and fact check what Obama says, or are they just blindly believing what The One says. I think we know the answer.

Just a note to Conservatives, the Tea Party and Republicans, don’t let any Liberal or Dem tell you that you are stupid. Not when Obama is having speeches targeted to an 8th grade reading level.
Posted January 30, 2012 by
Barack Obama, Class Warfare, Democrats, Education, Liberals, Obamanation, Politics, SOTU, WTF | 4 comments

Good Grief …Pay $45,000 Tuition at Columbia University to Get 99% Occupy Protest Classes (Occupy 101)

WHAT A JOKE: File this one under bed wetting, liberal guilt hypocrisy …

Columbia University offer Occupy protest 101 classes.That is correct, the Ivy League school where the tuition is $45,000 + is offering courses in Occupy 101. Talk about the height of hypocrisy. Does one get to major in “Occupy” pretesting or is it just a minor? Will there be graduate courses? Because I am sure every MBA Columbia offers needs to have business electives in how not to know how to use a bar of soap, have complete contempt of the law, use drugs, assault others and sexually abuse class mates.

Columbia University is offering a new course on Occupy Wall Street next semester — sending upperclassmen and grad students into the field for full course credit.

The class is taught by Dr. Hannah Appel, who boasts about her nights camped out in Zuccotti Park.

As many as 30 students will be expected to get involved in ongoing OWS projects outside the classroom, the syllabus says.

The class will be in the anthropology department and called “Occupy the Field: Global Finance, Inequality, Social Movement.” It will be divided between seminars at the Morningside Heights campus and fieldwork.

Seriously, a tuition that costs $45K + is offering courses for the so-called 99%? How exactly do the students at Columbia think they got there? Do these people not understand … THEY ARE THE 1% THEY HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR! Why would Columbia lower themselves by allowing this? I am sure there are many alumni that are questioning their diploma and what it is now worth. More from Michelle Malkin and the hypocrisy of offering such classes yet charging an unbelievable tuition where only a small number of students could ever afford.

Maybe they can show the following VIDEOS as the A/V part of the course. There are many videos for Occupy 101 to be so proud of.

Warning: Language

This is what a $45K education can get you … peaceful protest?

The actual syllabus can be seen HERE; however. other courses on the syllabus for Occupy 101 suggestions are as follows:

Actually Weasel Zippers, its not extra credit, in order to graduate Occupy 101 one must successfully complete and demonstrate that the can defecate on a police car.
Posted January 2, 2012 by
Academy, Education, Hypocrisy, Moonbats, Occupy Protests, Occupy Wall Street Protesters, VIDEO - You Tube Video, WTF | one comment

Big Bear High School Year Books Recalled after Child Pornography Pic Discovered

YIKES!!! DOES ANY ONE EDIT YEAR BOOKS ANYMORE?

The 2011 year books at Big Bear High school in San Bernardino County, CA were asked to be returned in order to edit a photo that appeared in the book that does not comply with federal and state laws regarding child pornography. Most students have returned the book for editing; however, some have not. Authorities have warned that those who are still in possession of the book with the photograph risk criminal charges involving the possession of child pornography.

San Bernardino County sheriff’s officials said they became aware of the picture on Tuesday and have asked students to return the 2011 Big Bear High School yearbooks to the school to “facilitate editing of the yearbooks to comply with federal and state laws regarding child pornography.” Most students have done so, officials said, and officers are contacting those who haven’t to round up the missing yearbooks.

UPDATE I: The pic that seems to be at the center of this controvery depicts a 17 year old male student with his hand inside the clothing of a 15 year old female student. That’s the pic that is considered child porn? Can you imagine the photos that are on high school student’s phones across America?

Cindy Bachman, a spokeswoman for the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, said the students appear in the background of the photo and “are not the intended focus of the photograph.” The picture was taken at a school dance.

However, authorities said they were concerned enough about the picture that they demanded that all Big Bear High School students return their 2011 yearbooks to the school so that the photo can be removed or covered up. They also warned that those possessing the photograph risk criminal charges involving the possession of child pornography.
Posted June 16, 2011 by
Bizarre, Crime, Education, Pornograpghy, WTF | 4 comments

Kids Say the Darndest Things … “This is Some of my Mom’s Weed.” … 8 Year Old Girl Gives Teacher Marijuana

Welcome to the 21st century version of Art Linkletter’s “Kids Say the Darndest Things”.

Show and Tell takes a new twist. An 8 year old elementary school girl gave her teacher a small amount of marijuana as a gift and said the following, “this is some of my mom’s weed.” I am guessing that the police went to the kids home to see if mom had a cabinet full of Doritos and Twinkies.

Officials say an 8-year-old girl gave a teacher a small amount of marijuana that she had brought from home.

The Lincoln Park Elementary School teacher reported the incident to her principal on Tuesday afternoon. The principal called the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.
Posted April 21, 2011 by
Child Welfare, Education, WTF | no comments

Zombieland II & Twinkies: Chicago School Bans Bagged Lunches Brought from Home

UNREAL … WHO EVER HEARD OF NOT BRINGING YOU PB&J, ORANGE, TWINKIES AND BEVERAGE OF CHOICE TO SCHOOL IN YOUR SCOOBY-DOO, MYSTERY MACHINE LUNCH BOX.

Liberal educators are against a student’s right to choose, at least when it comes to bagged lunches. Taking the rights away from parents yet again.

Hat Tip: Flickr

Public schools just do not quit. They cannot seem to properly educate our school children, but they certainly can take away their rights to prevent them from bringing bagged lunches to school. Some Chicago schools have banned bagged lunches stating, students are not allowed to pack lunches from home. Unless they have a medical excuse, they must eat the food served in the cafeteria. Once again “THEY” know better than you as Principal Elsa Carmona said,  ”her intention is to protect students from their own unhealthful food choices”. Students, how about its the parents that are making the food choices. Read more at the Lonely Conservative, an individual hunkered down in their blue state bunker.

Fernando Dominguez cut the figure of a young revolutionary leader during a recent lunch period at his elementary school.

“Who thinks the lunch is not good enough?” the seventh-grader shouted to his lunch mates in Spanish and English.

Dozens of hands flew in the air and fellow students shouted along: “We should bring our own lunch! We should bring our own lunch! We should bring our own lunch!”

Fernando waved his hand over the crowd and asked a visiting reporter: “Do you see the situation?”

Warning: Language

Do failing schools really need to worry about controlling what children eat, or educating them? Democrats claim they want Republicans to stay out of their bedroom, LIBS … stay out of childrens bagged lunches. Is it any wonder why Woody Harrelson was on a mission for a Hostess Twinkies in Zombieland, he probably went to a Chicago school and was deprived of them.
Posted April 12, 2011 by
Child Welfare, Civil Rights, Education, Government, Healthcare, Nanny State - Big Government, Socialism, VIDEO - You Tube Video, We the People, WTF | 9 comments

VP Joe Biden goes to UNH to Discusses New Guidelines Regarding Sex Crimes on School Campuses

VP Biden gets an “A” for bringing the issue to light of the increasing number of sex crimes on school campuses. Reading, Writing and Arrhythmic is not also supposed to include sexual assault.

Vice President Joe Biden travels to the Granite state today and will discuss at the University of New Hampshire new Education Department instructions to public school districts, colleges and universities about their responsibilities under civil rights laws to prevent sexual violence. However, is this just more federal government interference? Although I do not completely agree with the remedy of federal govt involvement, I do commend the Veep for bringing the issue to the forefront.

“Sexual violence can happen to anyone, and it happens at the best colleges,” Mr. Biden said in a statement. “Very few report the crime to law enforcement because when they do, universities often fail to discipline the offender, leaving him free to do it again.”

Mr. Biden’s New Hampshire visit is part of a broader effort by the Obama administration to draw attention to sexual violence and ways to prevent it, officials said.

“There is a terrible and alarming trend in the country of sexual violence,” said Russlyn H. Ali, assistant secretary of education who heads the Office of Civil Rights. (NY Times: Read full story)

 I do not doubt that Biden’s heart is in the right place; however, there needs to be a lot more to prevent sexual crimes on school campuses than an edict from on high from and Education Department and a 19 page letter to all educational institutions that receive federal money. Once again we are witness to the strings, ropes chains that are attached to receiving federal monies.

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Posted April 4, 2011 by
Assault, Civil Rights, Crime, Education, Joseph Biden, Rape, Sexual Assault | 2 comments

Higher Education? Jersey Shore’s “Snooki” Nicole Polizzi Paid More to Speak at Rutgers Than Pulitzer Prize Winner Toni Morrison

EVER WONDER WHAT’S WRONG WITH TODAY’S SOCIETY AND EDUCATION?

One needs to look no further than Rutgers University. Jersey Shore’s Nicole Polizzi, better known as Snooki, was actually paid more to speak to 1,000 college students than Pulitzer Prize winner Toni Morrison. What a sad commentary on today’s society and higher education when a no talent, reality TV star is paid more by a university than a  Pulitzer Prize winner.

Pic: A Shore Thing

Jersey Shore’s favorite self-described guidette was featured in a Q&A session Thursday on Rutgers’ campus. Snooki – known legally as Nicole Polizzi, but no one actually calls her that – spoke to a total of 1,000 lucky students at two sessions. Her fee, for an easy few hours of work: $32,000. We’ll give that to you once more. For two hours of banter about smushing and fist pumping, she earned $32,000.

Here’s some context on that price tag. That’s $2,000 more than Rutgers is paying a deserving celebrity: Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Toni Morrison. The writer of ‘Beloved’ and ‘Song of Solomon’ will grace Rutgers’ commencement ceremony in May, speaking to a football stadium of 52,000 people, about 10,000 of whom will be taking their first steps into the real world post-college. And Morrison is only making $30,000 off the gig.

Can some one explain how SNOOKI gets paid more to speak than a Pulitzer Prize winner? Can Snooki actually speak? Seriously, if one actually wants to lose brain cells and watch the Jersey Shore, that’s your right and issue; however, an academic institution of higher education actually paying to have this no-talent wanna be Lindsay Lohan (who is an no-talent) in her own right is beyond ridiculous. How can you take yourself seriously as a university by having Snooki speak? I can understand the WWE wanting to use the exploits of the Snookmiester in Wrestlemania, but Rutgers?

Sorry, but I had my fill of weeks/weekends at the Jersey Shore in my younger years having had too many “bucket of Rocks” to remember. I will be awaiting my request from Rutgers in the mail. Oh but wait, UI am reminded that Snooki is actually an accomplished author. She wrote “A Shore Thing”.  Go figure.

UPDATE I: Parents Outraged at being “snookered” by Snooki Speech.

Parents were outraged by the lack of common sense of Rutgers University in their lack of a role model in bringing Jersey Shore’s Snooki on campus for a speech. They defended their actions by stating the group had been looking for someone who could appeal to the student community. Really, who is next, Charlie Sheen?

Angry parents of students attending Rutgers University blasted the decision to pay Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi $32,000 to give a campus talk last week — and said she should stay on the Jersey Shore, the New York Post reported Sunday.

“It’s disgusting,” said Nester Delgado, 43, whose daughter is a Rutgers freshman.

“Next year, is it going to be J-WOWW or The Situation?”
Posted April 3, 2011 by
Education, Media, WTF | 6 comments

School 21 Paterson, NJ Teacher Suspended Over Facebook Comments About Her 1st Grade Students … Described Students as “Future Criminals”

Reading, Writing and Future Criminals …  Honestly, some times the education that is provided to children today, especially in inner cities is criminal.

Pic Hat Tip: FOX 21

A teacher, who’s name has been withheld, has been suspended with pay for the comments that she posted on her FACEBOOK page of her first grade School 21 in Paterson, NJ students describing them as “future criminals”. Parents who saw the post asked to have their children removed from the teacher’s class. The teacher had also stated that she feels like a warden. I would suspect many teachers probably have the same hidden feeling.

Superintendent Donnie Evans confirmed the suspension on Friday and said the district was investigating. He declined further comment because it was a personnel matter.

Board of Education President Theodore Best told the newspaper that the teacher was suspended “because the incident created serious problems at the school that impeded the functioning of the building.”

He added: “You can’t simply fire someone for what they have on a Facebook page, but if that spills over and affects the classroom, then you can take action.”

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Posted April 2, 2011 by
Bizarre, Child Welfare, Education, Facebook, WTF | 2 comments

Only 31% Give Obama Positive Grade on Economy & GOP Favored over Dems on 9 Out of 10 Issues

As President Barack Obama is providing America with a muddled message as to why the US is at war with Libya, what our mission is and what is the end game … back at home only 31% of Americans give him markets on the economy. Only 26% of those not affiliated with either party rate the president’s handling of the economy as good or excellent.  To make matters even worse for Barack Obama, only 22% of likely voters think that the country is heading in the right direction as compared to 72%  of voters the country is heading down the wrong track. 

The number of voters nationwide who give President Obama good or excellent marks for his handling of economic issues has fallen to a new low.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of Likely Voters show that just 31% rate Obama’s handling of economic issues as good or excellent. Forty-five percent (45%) say the president is doing a poor job handling these issues.

 More bad news for Obama and Democrats, voters favor Republicans over Democrats on 9 out of 10 political issues.

The GOP leads Democrats on the following issues:  Economy 47% - 39%, Health Care 46% - 42%,  Education 42% – 39%,  Iraq 48% – 35%,  Immigration 48% - 35%, Afghanistan 46% – 36%,  Government Ethics 38% –  33%,  National Security 53% -  34% and  Taxes   48% – 37%.
Posted March 22, 2011 by
Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Economy, Education, Healthcare, Iraq, Obamacare, Obamanation, Obamanomics, Polls, Rasmussen, Republican, Taxes, US National Security, War on Terror | no comments

US Edumacation … Wow, 73% Couldn’t Correctly Say why the US Fought the Cold War,

The following is simply shameful … how can people not know the answers to these obvious civic questions?

In a recent Newsweek article, ‘How Dumb Are We’, they asked 1,000 U.S. citizens to take America’s official citizenship test and the results were pathetic. How is it possiblethat 29% of those taking the test could not name the current Vice President? Are you serious! 73% could not name why the United States fought the Cold War against the Soviet Union! UNREAL. But, I am sure they could probably receipt Charlie Sheen’s latest rant. However, 61% did not know that Senators were elected for 6 years. Please tell me these people do not vote. If 38% of Americans fail the citizenship test, should they be allowed to be US citizens?

More bad results from the Political Wire.

 … 29% couldn’t name the vice president, 73% couldn’t correctly say why we fought the Cold War, 44% were unable to define the Bill of Rights and 6% couldn’t even circle Independence Day on a calendar.

You can take the Quiz HERE, let us know how you did. The following are some of the questions asked and the percentage of those who correctly and incorrectly answered the questions. The results are simply amazing. More at OTB of the clulessness of individuals not able to answer simple questions about history and civics.

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4, 1776.
Correct: 67%
Incorrect: 33%

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
The Constitution was written, or the Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.
Correct: 35%
Incorrect: 65%

Who did the United States fight in World War II?
Japan, Germany, and Italy.
Correct: 60%
Incorrect: 40%

We elect a U.S. senator for how many years?
Six.
Correct: 39%
Incorrect: 61%
Posted March 22, 2011 by
Education, WTF | 21 comments

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