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US History, US Government, AP US History, US Foreign Policy teacher at a private high school in the midwest.  My time in the classroom was pre-dated by 20 years managing money for individuals and institutions.  This second career has been the great blessing of my life (other than my marriage and children!)  Bigtime politics junkie (dad was born and raised in DC).  Worked as volunteer in many Republican campaigns (started in Nixon's first sealing envelopes!)


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Re: What Is History?

Keith Preston

This quote is across the top wall of the front of my classroom:

History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. History is who we are and why we are the way we are.

-- David McCullough

Works for me...

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Re: Obama and Allies Set Tone for Targeting of Conservatives and Republicans

Keith Preston

This civil war isn't regional, like the last one.  It's ideological.  And I'm beginning to fret that this one is ALSO irreconcilable.

Edited on May 16, 2013 at 12:12am
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Re: Holder Attacks Issa During House Testimony

Keith Preston
HA-HA

the meltdown continues...

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Re: If You've Lost Jon Stewart ...

Keith Preston

viruscop

Pseudodionysius: Comedy Central is for clowns and he's the leader of the clown car parade.

Next. · 8 minutes ago

It's called ComedyCentral. It is not a news network. If you think that Jon Stewart is a clown, then he is doing his job. · 1 hour ago

ALL my students watch him...underestimate his impact at your own electoral risk.

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Re: Which Scandal Is Your Favorite?

Keith Preston

Until this nation cares more about a doctor flushing a baby down a toilet (and the baby's attempts to swim) than they do about Katy Perry singing with Mick Jagger, then we are screwed.

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Re: EU: The Original Form

Keith Preston

Everyone remembers what the full name of the Nazi party is, right?

National Socialist German Workers Party.   You were warned...

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Re: Hillary Clinton—Not Under Oath

Keith Preston

The King Prawn

~Paules: I expect Hillary Clinton will be unavailable for further testimony, probably on medical grounds.  The truth will eventually come out, but don't expect any cooperation from the guilty parties.  They're going to stonewall this thing until something forces them out into the open.  So who do you suppose will get thrown under the bus first? · 4 minutes ago

WSJ thinks a House select committee should be formed. It's not a half bad idea until the MSM reports it as a witch hunt. · 1 hour ago

We found the witch...

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Re: Is Christie a Bridge Too Far?

Keith Preston

Depends on who else runs.  He's our "Lucy with the football" candidate to me.

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Re: Thomas Sowell is Not God

Keith Preston

Jeff: I, for one, welcome more Thomas Sowell episodes.

I was a raging liberal in my early 20's until I read Civil Rights: Rhetoric or Reality. I'm a Sowell fan. · April 26, 2013 at 8:50pm

Same book that made my wife conservative...just five short years ago...

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Re: Favorite Quotable Movie...

Keith Preston

thelonious: If you've ever played in a band it's Spinal Tap.

"But this goes to 11"

"Boston isn't really a college town anyway"

"Smell the glove" · April 24, 2013 at 9:12pm

"Let's go people, mime is money."

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Re: Apologies, Anyone?

Keith Preston

I always love how Thomas Sowell talks about one of the greatest failings of liberalism is that they are never held accountable for their wrong-headed ideas.  It seems likely that this axiom will hold true in this case as well.

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Re: Freedom for Cuba: Jay-Z Vs. Pitbull

Keith Preston

Gee, these "we should be able to travel to Cuba" types wouldn't happen to be the same people who wanted every investor in America to divest themselves from South Africa in the 1980's, would they?

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Re: Victor Davis Hanson

Keith Preston

Cool.  My favorite historian.  Why isn't he nationally known outside of conservative circles?   Never mind, I know the answer to that question...

sigh.

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Re: Gun Registration: Who Cares?

Keith Preston
Scarlet Pimpernel: Since we have a right to own guns, we have a general right not be have to tell the government whether we do.  It's a form of what the Court calls the "right to privacy." · 56 minutes ago

Nope.  Sorry.  You only have a right to privacy in certain areas...like sucking the brains out of a newborn or snipping the spinal cord after delivery.

sigh.

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Re: Partisan Hack Professor at USC

Keith Preston

I went back to grad school in 1998 to get my masters.  They are mostly like this now.  My dept. head in those days was called Fred the Red...by the STUDENTS.  Even THEY thought he was over the top.  I can just imagine how bad it is now with Dear Leader at the helm.

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Re: If CNN Brings Back Crossfire, Who Should Host?

Keith Preston

Phyllis Schlafly vs. Ellen Degenerate

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