Democratic Underground Latest Greatest Lobby Journals Search Options Help Login
Google

Did you think I'd let a week go by w/out some Skinny?

Printer-friendly format Printer-friendly format
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend
Printer-friendly format Bookmark this thread
Home » Discuss » Places » Iowa Donate to DU
 
Debi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-02-08 12:00 PM
Original message
Did you think I'd let a week go by w/out some Skinny?
Refresh | 0 Recommendations Printer Friendly | Permalink | Reply | Top
cyberswede Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-02-08 03:36 PM
Response to Original message
1. this pisses me off
from the Skinny:

Mr. Q: Is it true that the faculty at the University of Iowa didn’t think Jim Leach was qualified enough to be considered for the presidency at the University of Iowa?
Mr. A: Yes.
Mr. Q: So what is Leach doing now?
Mr. A: Former Congressman Leach, who has an undergraduate degree from Princeton and a master’s degree from Johns Hopkins University, and who studied at the London School of Economics, and who was elected to Congress 15 times, and who ran a successful business, and who served as a director of the Federal Reserve Board, and who was a foreign-service officer, just completed a year as interim director of the Institute of Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and now is returning to the faculty at Princeton.
Mr. Q: And he wasn’t qualified to be considered at Iowa?
Mr. A: That’s what faculty members of the Search Committee believed.


Sheesh - excuse the fuck out of UI for wanting someone with recent hands-on experience in higher ed. So Leach has a BA, an MA, and studied in London - big whoop - that was 35 years ago! Just attending college doesn't automatically make one qualified to run one. Oh, and sorry, but being the interim director of an institute is not nearly as rigorous as being the president of a university.

Hey - he won state wrestling in 1960 - maybe he should become the new UI wrestling coach!

:eyes:
Printer Friendly | Permalink | Reply | Top
 
DU9598 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-02-08 03:43 PM
Response to Reply #1
2. Skinny is on vacation
That is clear ... some actual non-snarky comments about Democrats in Iowa. The reality that D's could pick up 10 House seats, 6 Senate seats, and knock off Latham is something Skinny would never acknowledge.

I wish we had more news about Carlos Venable Riddley up in Sioux City running against Rants. Maybe Skinny will update us when he gets back, but not counting on it.
Printer Friendly | Permalink | Reply | Top
 
Debi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-02-08 05:15 PM
Response to Reply #2
3. I almost posted something about Skinny being readable this week
but figured you'd find it and make your own comment (It's like I'm psychic when it comes to you and Skinny :P)

It was fun to read the whole thing and only see a little snark. Wonder if we can extend that vaca for a while??

Printer Friendly | Permalink | Reply | Top
 
Hardrada Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-03-08 02:34 AM
Response to Reply #3
4. Jolly good you got "Skinny" up for my amusement.
We are amused. I am glad you remembered. My wife is in DC and I am here tending to mundane tasks and trying to keep up my morale. I had a good laugh earlier tonight. I put on this WW1 German Army cap and came out into the kitchen and inadvertently scared the hell out of our cat who gave me one startled look and vanished at warp speed upstairs!!
Printer Friendly | Permalink | Reply | Top
 
DU AdBot (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view 
this author's profile Click to add 
this author to your buddy list Click to add 
this author to your Ignore list Tue May 07th 2024, 01:23 AM
Response to Original message
Advertisements [?]
 Top

Home » Discuss » Places » Iowa Donate to DU

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators


Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home  |  Discussion Forums  |  Journals |  Store  |  Donate

About DU  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.

© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC