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[bilby]

Woah. Someone with a worse law school ranking than Joe Biden's (Syracuse University College of Law, #122 out 198)? Not that good for Joe

Is Joe practicing law?

Is he representing clients at the Supreme Court?

Or is this a desperate and pathetic attempt at whataboutism?

 

[ZiprHead]

Woah. Someone with a worse law school ranking than Joe Biden's (Syracuse University College of Law, #122 out 198)? Not that good for Joe

Is Joe practicing law?

Is he representing clients at the Supreme Court?

Or is this a desperate and pathetic attempt at whataboutism?

I'll take door number three.

 

[thebeave]

Woah. Someone with a worse law school ranking than Joe Biden's (Syracuse University College of Law, #122 out 198)? Not that good for Joe

Is Joe practicing law?

Is he representing clients at the Supreme Court?

Or is this a desperate and pathetic attempt at whataboutism?

No, none of those. He's just the most powerful man on planet Earth. Did you read the rest of the article about him? What do you think?

 

[Tigers!]

Trump's Lawyer Tries to Pressure the Supreme Court​

It is very likely that Donald Trump picked Alina Habba as one of his lawyers for five very good reasons: (1) She is pretty, (2) she is young (39), (3) she is conveniently located (her law office is a 6-minute drive from his Bedminster club; just turn right out of the gate and follow Lamington Road for 3 miles and you're almost there), (4) She graduated from a law school ranked in the top 160 law schools in the country (but barely, at #159) and (5) she was willing to take him on as a client. We don't know for sure, but we suspect her hourly rate is less than someone who graduated from Stanford (#1), Yale (#2), or Chicago (#3). After what she said on Friday, we're not so sure she was a great choice, even with five important things going for her.

Rhea pauses to search how many law schools are in the USA. Answer = 198.

Why do you need so many law schools? Nearly 4/state. Aren't you already over-lawyered enough?

William Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part 2, Act IV, Scene 2 "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers"

 

[ZiprHead]

Trump's Lawyer Tries to Pressure the Supreme Court​

It is very likely that Donald Trump picked Alina Habba as one of his lawyers for five very good reasons: (1) She is pretty, (2) she is young (39), (3) she is conveniently located (her law office is a 6-minute drive from his Bedminster club; just turn right out of the gate and follow Lamington Road for 3 miles and you're almost there), (4) She graduated from a law school ranked in the top 160 law schools in the country (but barely, at #159) and (5) she was willing to take him on as a client. We don't know for sure, but we suspect her hourly rate is less than someone who graduated from Stanford (#1), Yale (#2), or Chicago (#3). After what she said on Friday, we're not so sure she was a great choice, even with five important things going for her.

Rhea pauses to search how many law schools are in the USA. Answer = 198.

Why do you need so many law schools? Nearly 4/state. Aren't you already over-lawyered enough?

William Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part 2, Act IV, Scene 2 "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers"

Yeah. Everybody hates lawyers, until they need one.

 

[TomC]

Woah. Someone with a worse law school ranking than Joe Biden's (Syracuse University College of Law, #122 out 198)? Not that good for Joe

Is Joe practicing law?

Is he representing clients at the Supreme Court?

Or is this a desperate and pathetic attempt at whataboutism?

No, none of those. He's just the most powerful man on planet Earth. Did you read the rest of the article about him? What do you think?

Noticing the desperate and pathetic attempt at whataboutism, I stopped bothering.
What in the article is relevant, if anything?
Tom

 

[Rhea]

Trump's Lawyer Tries to Pressure the Supreme Court​

It is very likely that Donald Trump picked Alina Habba as one of his lawyers for five very good reasons: (1) She is pretty, (2) she is young (39), (3) she is conveniently located (her law office is a 6-minute drive from his Bedminster club; just turn right out of the gate and follow Lamington Road for 3 miles and you're almost there), (4) She graduated from a law school ranked in the top 160 law schools in the country (but barely, at #159) and (5) she was willing to take him on as a client. We don't know for sure, but we suspect her hourly rate is less than someone who graduated from Stanford (#1), Yale (#2), or Chicago (#3). After what she said on Friday, we're not so sure she was a great choice, even with five important things going for her.

Rhea pauses to search how many law schools are in the USA. Answer = 198.

Woah. Someone with a worse law school ranking than Joe Biden's (Syracuse University College of Law, #122 out 198)? Not that good for Joe, but maybe his grades made up for it. Let's see:

Biden's Law School and Ranking

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Sen. Joe Biden claimed during a campaign appearance in New Hampshire last spring that he finished in the top half of his law school class, although records indicate he finished near the bottom.

In a videotape aired by the public service cable network C-SPAN several months ago, the Delaware Democrat was asked at a campaign stop in Claremont, N.H., on April 3 about what law school he attended and how well he did.

On the videotape, a clearly angered Biden told the questioner: ''I think I probably have a much higher IQ than you do.

''The first year in law school I decided I didn’t want to be in law school and ended up in the bottom two-thirds of my class and then decided I wanted to stay and went back to law school and in fact ended up in the top half of my class,’' he went on.

But last week Biden released his law school records showing he had graduated 76th in a law school class of 85. The law school transcript also showed he made little progress in class standing through the three-year course, ranking 80 out of 100 in the first semester of the first year, and 79th out of 87 the second semester of his second year.

Uh oh. Not too good.

Well, I’d certainly take 40th %ile over 20th %ile in most things, including IQ.
And that comment to the voter was pretty dumb. People are so silly about being competitive.
But yikes, he didn’t do such a great job in law school, eh?
I will take your good advice and not hire him to argue my court cases for me!!

 

[Rhea]

Great question today:

A.G. in Scranton, PA, asks: As a veteran who has lost family, friends, acquaintances, and strangers who were my brothers and sisters in arms to war, I take issue with the greeting "Happy Memorial Day," but get nothing other than quizzical looks and some pushback when I tell people that wishing others to be "happy" on a day set aside to reflect upon the sacrifices of those in the armed forces is not appropriate. We are to remember our war dead on Memorial Day. What is there to be "happy" about?

However, I struggle with what I should say to people in its stead. I have settled upon "have a reflective weekend when remembering those who gave their lives for us" or "have a solemn day of remembrance," but neither of those options is anything other than both far too wordy and a borderline form of mini-lecture.

Was there ever, when the day was set aside, a proper term proposed for what it is an American should be (in terms of the emotion used when bidding another their wishes for the day's emotive experience) on this day?

Damn, that was so hard to write in a way that didn't sound like I was trying to make it wordy and complex.

(V) & (Z) answer: For our post on Memorial Day, we wrote "Happy Memorial Day," and we did so for two reasons. First, we checked various etiquette-focused sites, and found that they approved of that formulation. Second, we thought of our relatives who are covered by the holiday, and knew they would want to be remembered warmly. Think Irish wake.

After we went live, we got some e-mails of complaint, so we changed it to "Have a good Memorial Day." Maybe that's better, maybe it's not.

I agree ith the letter-writer. “Happy Memorial Day” misses the whole point. I would love to have a greeting for this day and other days of remembrance. Something that expresses a shared solemnity and a desire to commemorate important things.


What do y’all think?

 

[bilby]

Great question today:

A.G. in Scranton, PA, asks: As a veteran who has lost family, friends, acquaintances, and strangers who were my brothers and sisters in arms to war, I take issue with the greeting "Happy Memorial Day," but get nothing other than quizzical looks and some pushback when I tell people that wishing others to be "happy" on a day set aside to reflect upon the sacrifices of those in the armed forces is not appropriate. We are to remember our war dead on Memorial Day. What is there to be "happy" about?

However, I struggle with what I should say to people in its stead. I have settled upon "have a reflective weekend when remembering those who gave their lives for us" or "have a solemn day of remembrance," but neither of those options is anything other than both far too wordy and a borderline form of mini-lecture.

Was there ever, when the day was set aside, a proper term proposed for what it is an American should be (in terms of the emotion used when bidding another their wishes for the day's emotive experience) on this day?

Damn, that was so hard to write in a way that didn't sound like I was trying to make it wordy and complex.

(V) & (Z) answer: For our post on Memorial Day, we wrote "Happy Memorial Day," and we did so for two reasons. First, we checked various etiquette-focused sites, and found that they approved of that formulation. Second, we thought of our relatives who are covered by the holiday, and knew they would want to be remembered warmly. Think Irish wake.

After we went live, we got some e-mails of complaint, so we changed it to "Have a good Memorial Day." Maybe that's better, maybe it's not.

I agree ith the letter-writer. “Happy Memorial Day” misses the whole point. I would love to have a greeting for this day and other days of remembrance. Something that expresses a shared solemnity and a desire to commemorate important things.


What do y’all think?

I haven't ever heard anyone say "Happy ANZAC Day!", and if I did, I would think it bizarre, crass, and insensitive to the point of insulting.

People don't say much of anything; They mark the day with their deeds, or their dress (even if it's just the simple wearing of a sprig of rosemary, or a poppy badge from the RSL).

On social media, one might post "Lest we forget" or a similar sentiment.

 

[T.G.G. Moogly]

Great question today:

A.G. in Scranton, PA, asks: As a veteran who has lost family, friends, acquaintances, and strangers who were my brothers and sisters in arms to war, I take issue with the greeting "Happy Memorial Day," but get nothing other than quizzical looks and some pushback when I tell people that wishing others to be "happy" on a day set aside to reflect upon the sacrifices of those in the armed forces is not appropriate. We are to remember our war dead on Memorial Day. What is there to be "happy" about?

However, I struggle with what I should say to people in its stead. I have settled upon "have a reflective weekend when remembering those who gave their lives for us" or "have a solemn day of remembrance," but neither of those options is anything other than both far too wordy and a borderline form of mini-lecture.

Was there ever, when the day was set aside, a proper term proposed for what it is an American should be (in terms of the emotion used when bidding another their wishes for the day's emotive experience) on this day?

Damn, that was so hard to write in a way that didn't sound like I was trying to make it wordy and complex.

(V) & (Z) answer: For our post on Memorial Day, we wrote "Happy Memorial Day," and we did so for two reasons. First, we checked various etiquette-focused sites, and found that they approved of that formulation. Second, we thought of our relatives who are covered by the holiday, and knew they would want to be remembered warmly. Think Irish wake.

After we went live, we got some e-mails of complaint, so we changed it to "Have a good Memorial Day." Maybe that's better, maybe it's not.

I agree ith the letter-writer. “Happy Memorial Day” misses the whole point. I would love to have a greeting for this day and other days of remembrance. Something that expresses a shared solemnity and a desire to commemorate important things.


What do y’all think?

I haven't ever heard anyone say "Happy ANZAC Day!", and if I did, I would think it bizarre, crass, and insensitive to the point of insulting.

People don't say much of anything; They mark the day with their deeds, or their dress (even if it's just the simple wearing of a sprig of rosemary, or a poppy badge from the RSL).

On social media, one might post "Lest we forget" or a similar sentiment.

Replying "Lest we forget" to someone who says "Happy Memorial Day" works for me.

 

[Swammerdami]

It is very likely that Donald Trump picked Alina Habba as one of his lawyers for five very good reasons: (1) She is pretty, (2) she is young (39), (3) she is conveniently located (her law office is a 6-minute drive from his Bedminster club; just turn right out of the gate and follow Lamington Road for 3 miles and you're almost there), (4) She graduated from a law school ranked in the top 160 law schools in the country (but barely, at #159) and (5) she was willing to take him on as a client. We don't know for sure, but we suspect her hourly rate is less than someone who graduated from Stanford (#1), Yale (#2), or Chicago (#3). After what she said on Friday, we're not so sure she was a great choice, even with five important things going for her.

Rhea pauses to search how many law schools are in the USA. Answer = 198.

You forgot (6) she looks and acts a bit like Ivanka Trump. Or rather how Ivanka would act if she took time off from her multi-million dollar grifts to keep Daddy's scrotum well-lubricated.

The cheap harlot Alina Habba went on FoxNews to tell us she finds it "odd that we have a President who cannot speak or walk."



I could watch less than a minute. Is there ANY other country where "Freedom of Speech" has been so perverted that such hate-filled treasonous rants can be broadcast?

 

[Shadowy Man]

They're literally showing Biden speaking in the frame right next to her while she's saying he "literally can't speak".

I guess she really succeeded in her goal when she said she'd rather be pretty than smart. Not that I find her attractive, but she certainly didn't become smart.

 

[Rhea]

Great question today:

A.G. in Scranton, PA, asks: As a veteran who has lost family, friends, acquaintances, and strangers who were my brothers and sisters in arms to war, I take issue with the greeting "Happy Memorial Day," but get nothing other than quizzical looks and some pushback when I tell people that wishing others to be "happy" on a day set aside to reflect upon the sacrifices of those in the armed forces is not appropriate. We are to remember our war dead on Memorial Day. What is there to be "happy" about?

However, I struggle with what I should say to people in its stead. I have settled upon "have a reflective weekend when remembering those who gave their lives for us" or "have a solemn day of remembrance," but neither of those options is anything other than both far too wordy and a borderline form of mini-lecture.

Was there ever, when the day was set aside, a proper term proposed for what it is an American should be (in terms of the emotion used when bidding another their wishes for the day's emotive experience) on this day?

Damn, that was so hard to write in a way that didn't sound like I was trying to make it wordy and complex.

(V) & (Z) answer: For our post on Memorial Day, we wrote "Happy Memorial Day," and we did so for two reasons. First, we checked various etiquette-focused sites, and found that they approved of that formulation. Second, we thought of our relatives who are covered by the holiday, and knew they would want to be remembered warmly. Think Irish wake.

After we went live, we got some e-mails of complaint, so we changed it to "Have a good Memorial Day." Maybe that's better, maybe it's not.

I agree ith the letter-writer. “Happy Memorial Day” misses the whole point. I would love to have a greeting for this day and other days of remembrance. Something that expresses a shared solemnity and a desire to commemorate important things.


What do y’all think?

I haven't ever heard anyone say "Happy ANZAC Day!", and if I did, I would think it bizarre, crass, and insensitive to the point of insulting.

People don't say much of anything; They mark the day with their deeds, or their dress (even if it's just the simple wearing of a sprig of rosemary, or a poppy badge from the RSL).

On social media, one might post "Lest we forget" or a similar sentiment.

Replying "Lest we forget" to someone who says "Happy Memorial Day" works for me.

That works pretty well.

I’m trying to think of what I’d like to say if I’m the first to talk, as well.