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Posted on: November 19, 2008 8:39 PM, by Josh Rosenau
Listening to the Texas TEKS hearings, I note that a speaker is decrying the "eliticism" of his biologist critics. Isn't it a little counterproductive to decry elitism even as demonstrating that one is ignorant of basic vocabulary?
Or am I being eliticist?
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You are a total eliticist, and you know it.
Posted by: Charles | November 19, 2008 10:16 PM
Its soo wrongz to be edjookatet and shows it too :P
Posted by: EB | November 20, 2008 2:54 AM
Of course you're being eliticist!
Have you forgotten that what matters are the uninformed opinions of political creatures and professional loudmouths? How dare you think that just because thousands and thousands of researchers have devoted years of their lives to uncovering the wonders and grandeur of science, those scientists have any valid opinion on the matter whatsoever?
Sheesh. You youngsters. Next thing you know, you'll be insisting that I'm not qualified to referee the Super Bowl just because I can't tell the difference between first down and first base.
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Posted by: Cheryl Shepherd-Adams | November 20, 2008 6:08 AM
eliteicalitonism is a national problem. I propose we organize a disestablishmenatelititarianism society (of course, that would spawn an antidisestablishmenatelititarianism society - those darned elitonites can be stubborn.
Posted by: dean | November 20, 2008 6:24 AM
It is especially funny that the speaker is obviously trying to add syllables to the word to make himself sound more eruditionicated (and therefore seem to possess greater elititude himself.)
Posted by: Epicanis | November 20, 2008 7:53 AM
Thus saith the cdesign proponentsis?
Posted by: (((Billy))) | November 20, 2008 1:20 PM
Could it be that the speaker is a Republican and is only emulating the grammatical shortcomings of our lame-duck, verbally challenged president?
Posted by: Involved1
| November 20, 2008 8:55 PM
Is there somewhere I can go online to listen to recordings of these hearings? If so a link would be greatly appreciated.
Posted by: stevogvsu | November 21, 2008 11:17 AM
Audio is archived here: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/sboe/audio_archived.html
Posted by: Josh Rosenau | November 21, 2008 3:23 PM