This is why I'm not falling out of my chair over DOGE. Cut it all, and I'm sorry Stanford runs out of money generating non-falsifiable hypotheses for global warming or COVID megadeth. The default at this point is these corrupt sons of bitches are wetting their gilded beaks. They will just have to earn that trust back.
To be fair to President Clinton, what do you do as a 54-year old ex-president? He never worked a real job in his life. He owned no farm. He owned no business. But he had his name and the great gift of gab. So he sold his name and made personal appearances sort of like Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams showing up to autograph sessions of Eisenhower-era American men. So Bill Clinton became part of the DEI scam as part of his post-presidential career.
But where does all this money come from? Bill Clinton gets his cut from the American economy. So did the Cheneys and the Pelosis and the Schumers and the Bushes and the McConnells. And so did the DEI scammers who wouldn't be recognized at any street corner or restaurant or baseball park in America. Alleged "college" basketballers are being paid millions in amateur "college" basketball as I type. It seems like everybody has a scam. A new one to me is findom. Pathetic well-monied young men just send money to young women for reasons I don't understand without any service provided.
America has tens of millions of people struggling to make ends meet, a recession is looming and yet America is awash in superfluous wealth. We live in strange times.
Speaking of which, I found an old baseball among my late father's effects. It was signed by Ted Williams and looks to be dated 1958. Any chance it's genuine, and if so, who would want such an artifact, keepsake, trophy?
It probably is real but you would have to consult some show like that pawnshop show. When I was a kid, you'd just write a player and they'd send a signed photograph. I sent one to Robin Yount when he was an eighteen-year old rookie and sent me the letter back with his signature stating that he didn't have photos yet. I think I have the letter stuck in some drawer at my barn.
A baseball signed by Ted Williams in 1958 holds significant value, particularly because it originates from his active playing years, making it rarer than autographs from his post-retirement period. The exact worth of such an item depends on several factors, including the ball's condition, the clarity and placement of the signature, and the presence of authentication.
**Historical Auction Prices:**
- In October 2006, a 1958 Ted Williams single-signed baseball, described as a "bona fide 10/10 blue ink inscription," was sold for $2,400. citeturn0search2
- In October 2008, another 1958 single-signed baseball by Williams was auctioned with a guide value estimate between $600 and $800. citeturn0search0
- In August 2020, a 1958 Boston Red Sox team-signed baseball featuring Ted Williams was sold for $523. citeturn0search3
**Current Market Listings:**
- A 1958 Boston Red Sox team-signed American League baseball, including Ted Williams' signature, is listed at approximately $1,780. citeturn0search8
- A 1958 Topps card #1 autographed by Ted Williams is available for around $2,455. citeturn0search10
**General Valuation:**
According to KeyMan Collectibles, a Ted Williams single-signed baseball is generally valued between $350 and $450, though this estimate may not specifically account for balls signed during his playing days. citeturn0search5
**Factors Influencing Value:**
- **Condition:** Both the baseball and the signature's condition are paramount. Pristine, well-preserved items command higher prices.
- **Authentication:** Certification from reputable organizations like PSA/DNA or James Spence Authentication enhances credibility and value.
- **Market Demand:** The desirability of Ted Williams memorabilia can fluctuate, affecting auction outcomes and sale prices.
Given these considerations and historical data, a 1958 Ted Williams signed baseball could be valued anywhere from several hundred to a few thousand dollars. For an accurate assessment, consulting with a professional sports memorabilia appraiser is recommended.
Amazing! Thank you SO much for taking the time to provide all this info. It's not so much a money thing, but no one in my family (other than my father) is much of a sports fan, and such memorabilia almost demands to be returned to those for whom it provides joy and fond memories. I'll get on that project directly. Tempus fugit. Thanks again.
Sure, programs that win make it easier for the colleges to shake down alumni. But is that why a university exists? "College" football and basketball are corrupt as hell and the corruption stinks all the way up to the university presidents.
It's not just shake down the alumni. A lot of future students have to make the decision whether they take the admission offer of university A, B or C. So if they say like the sports at B most, they might tend more towards B.
I don't think alumni care that much about the sports program though.
It is an interesting debate. Think of Alabama. They have no sports franchise that I can think of. But the state is wild about their Crimson Tide. Many of 'Bama's fans probably aren't alumni just the used car dealer in Anniston, the realtor in Mobile, the plumber in Huntsville or the cotton farmer in Cherokee.
You are very right about how a sports team helps recruiting with students. Think of Alabama again. Say you're a kid who scored 1300 on his SATs but wants to stay in-state. Virtually every university and college will accept you. If your choice is Alabama, Auburn, Troy, University of South Alabama, Alabama-Birmingham or Tuskegee, which does a young man or lady choose?
Alabama has had AA baseball in the Southern League for the last 60 years, first in Montgomery and now in Birmingham as the Barons. 30 years ago Terry Francona managed Michael Jordan with the Birmingham Barons.
Whenever a league tries to compete with the NFL, they invariably put a team in Birmingham, as I remember 8 distinct leagues doing so in the last 50+ years.
I meant major leagues. I believe Birmingham had a team in the old USFL, the Spring/Summer league that lasted three seasons in the 80s. I think of Birmingham a little like Memphis. Declining black-run cities surrounded by affluent white suburbs.
Memphis has a basketball team that has trouble attracting free agents. Birmingham and Memphis are too small to support a baseball team for a 162 game season. Major league baseball plans to expand soon but neither will get a franchise. Nashville has a NHL franchise so Memphis will never get one. Neither will Birmingham. I can't see either getting a NFL franchise. The Tennessee Titans would nix any Memphis franchise and any Birmingham NFL franchise would have to compete with the Crimson Tide college team. As for NBA basketball, I am shocked that Memphis can support a team. I don't think Birmingham would ever support a NBA franchise.
A recession, DOGE/federal reductions in force, and anti-DEI edicts are daggers at the heart of the black upper middle class. As noted, financial strain sharpens attention on what are truly essential functions and people, and even last year there were stories about Netflix and other entertainment companies deciding the various diversity teams and programming might be fat rather than muscle.
Anyway, the NFP and consulting worlds are riddled with well dressed and likable white collar blacks and progressive white women who like to talk a lot about the importance of The Work but don’t really do any lower case w work. In my city there is a prominent black arts organization that gets its name attached to a lot of things without really delivering anything and whose largest budgetary source - impeccably progressive - reportedly cut them off, necessitating laying off the entire staff. Interesting times.
One of the rare honest statements of the BLM era is when Patrisse Cullors got busted buying a mansion or two and was put on the spot to respond:
“That was a lot of white guilt money," she said. "There’s a lot of white folks being like, ‘We just got to put the money.’ “
The foundation of modern Western liberalism, from Melbourne to Saskatchewan to London to LA etc etc, is White Guilt and White Saviorism. To be a 21st-century liberal means that you know it in your bones that you must atone for your sins of whiteness, that all good people dedicate their lives to rectifying historical injustices (or at least performing it when necessary), and that contradicting or criticizing a black person is the ultimate social faux pas, the Social Justice equivalent of farting in church.
It's why these poor neurotic souls are always barking out a bigotry accusation, they only feel safe when signalling that they're one of the Good Whites, sort of like how my dog needs to bark when anyone rings our bell.
White guilt has supplanted Christian guilt, racial atonement has supplanted Christian atonement, and the White Man's Burden has been supplanted by the White Woman's Emotional Burden.
BLM was white guilt, so was the insane reaction to George Floyd, as are putting Kendi and DiAngelo on your coffee table, all the black people in ads, the black Anne Boleyn and all the black Vikings etc. And black racial entrepreneurs know this better than anyone, which is why they make sure to charge top dollar to all the upscale white liberals shopping for racial indulgences.
Of course since I'm here in Sailer Town I said all this to my friends in 2020 and they looked at me like I was either a cynical bigot or a bigoted cynic, which is why I'll always remember when Cullors confessed and proved me right. (Again!)
Has there ever been a film scene that makes fun of Whites' fascination with blacks? All I can come up with is in Annie Hall, whete Woody retreats from a party to watch the Knicks, and the hostess wonders why he's obsessed with "pituitary cases."
CP, I was fortunate enough to grow up in Prince George's County MD during the busing era of the 70s. My friends and I all became either cynical bigots or bigoted cynics in our teens. And we still are, friends fifty+ years later.
"The National Diversity Council – NDC is a leading organization dedicated to fostering diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) across all sectors of society."
DEIB?
In German, that means "Thief."
(Slightly misspelled; original: '[der] Dieb').
Alternate renderings in English of "Dieb" include: "snatcher, scrounger, pilferer, larcenist, stealer."
Isn't it great how there are so many ways to arrange those letters that have other meanings. Steve tried to get us to say DIE for a while, but DEI is actually just as funny.
(1.) He is a light-skinned Black man. This was not made explicit in the Sailer post.
(2.) A 2007 profile of Dennis Kennedy said that when he graduated from high school, about 1985, he could "barely read and write." He had "cheated his way through high school." He was admitted to a college on a football scholarship.
I paste here:
- Dennis Kennedy's own info, from his LinkedIn profile as it reads today; and
- the passage in a 2007 book in which this Dennis Kennedy is profiled as a man who overcame illiteracy around age 20 to rise to become a college lecturer (the biographical info matches exactly):
________________
[LinkedIn]
DENNIS KENNEDY
Founder & CEO at California Diversity council
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Founder & CEO
California Diversity council
Jun 2009 - Present 15 years 10 months
Randolph Dennis Kennedy (www.denniskennedy.org) has an unwavering passion for people and works to ensure that all individuals receive equal opportunities in the workplace regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.
In 2004, Mr. Kennedy walked away from his job to start the Texas Diversity Council (www.texasdiversitycouncil.org). He saw a very strong need to create an organization that would champion Diversity & Inclusion across the state. Four years later, Mr. Kennedy found himself launching the National Diversity Council (NDC) for the exact same reasons he started the state council. Currently, the NDC is made up of 7 state and regional Councils: California, Florida, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Texas, Tri-State (NY, NJ & CT) and Ohio. His vision is to have state and regional diversity councils in all 50 states. (www.nationaldiversitycouncil.org).
Along with the state councils, Mr. Kennedy has launched several state wide conferences focused on both diversity and leadership. Currently there are conferences taking place in the following states: Ohio, Texas, California, Florida, Kansas, Virginia and Washington, (www.nationaldiversityconference.com).
Furthermore, Mr. Kennedy spent several years as a college professor at the following universities: University of Houston Downtown, Texas Southern University and University of Texas at San Antonio. Some of the courses he taught include: Business Statistics, Economics, HR Management, Compensation Management and Diversity Management. All courses were taught in the business school. He also spent 5 years working in a corporate environment in the field of Human Resources.
Mr. Kennedy graduated from the University of Houston Main Campus (UofH) with undergraduate degrees in economics, business management and political science; he also earned a MBA from University of Houston Main Campus. In addition, as an undergraduate student at UofH, he was a scholarship athlete for football.
(end quote, LinkedIn profile)
_______________
.
________________
[quote from "Educational Standards" (Point-Counterpoint series), by David L. Hudson, Jr., 2007, Infobase Publishing]
In the early 1980s, Dennis Kennedy was a star linebacker for Judson High School in Converse, Texas. He played well enough on the football field to earn a scholarship to the University of Houston. The problem was that, according to Kennedy, he managed to graduate from high school even though he could barely read and write. He has said that he often cheated his way through high school. It hurt him in college, where he failed one English course three times. Kennedy managed to overcome his reading deficiencies through hard work and dedicated, and now [2007] he teaches a course on business and society at the College of Business at the University of Texas at San Antonio. [end quote]
Prince Harry may have been kicked out of the African charity Sentebale that he co-founded in 2006. The black female prez didn't like that he staged a polo match in Singapore, ostensibly to raise money. But was he just getting the charity to finance his luxury lifestyle? Someone should see how much Invictus Games money went to private jets and Meghan's wardrobe.
UK based charities supposedly have stricter financial rules than in the US, but I've seen no reporting on how much of their funds-raised goes to fundraising. The black woman (a lawyer) got a UK court injunction to keep her post despite the turmoil. Harry's third charity, African Parks, also got in trouble last year. Everything goes wrong for him--I wonder why.
One of the great questions in recent economics is where are the productivity gains from software? I posit this is probably one of the sinkholes. Seems to me that ruthless hiring and firing would have resulted in a lot of people on welfare, but we mostly ended that in the 1990s. It's like a subliminal signal went out for business and government to create bullshit jobs for people who would have been on the dole.
My hypothesis would be that gains from software are very high, but it is hidden in the data. We claim to work 40 hours a week, but most of us don’t even come close. Back in the day people actually worked very hard including a smaller white collar labor force. As a proof think of the infrastructure and personal wealth on display in the United States by 1970 including our inner cities.
I agree with you up until your last sentence. Even though productivity gains slowed since the 1970s we are still far richer per capita than back then.
But I agree there is something to the idea that software allowed most of us to slack off more.
I used to feel bad about it. I've had jobs in the past in which I was given close to nothing to do. I would make up projects for myself and either try to get them made official (which failed hilariously and backfired on me) or just do them myself and give them to the people who needed them.
Early in my career people would brag (if that's the correct word) about working 12 hour days (or whatever the BS was). I always wanted to respond-"and this is all you've been able to accomplish?"
I would sat peak pro black sentiment was around the time of the California Reparations project. When blacks were challenged to come up with a number, they were insatiable. They could have come up with a plausible number and a package of entitlements, but instead the number kept climbing to a million a person. Others argued it would never be enough. And they were right. It would be spent on high priced bling or otherwise dissipated as soon as distributed.
So if no amount is enough, why bother? Then was also the overt greed. A million not enough? Plus there was the covid fraud and subsequent luxury purchases
One of our shopping malls has a Gucci store and they had a policy of one customer at a time and an armed guard outside. The entire display was nauseating at multiple levels.
Think about Dolton, Illinois former mayor Tiffany Henyard. She made $287,000 a year for four years and is dead broke, just tossed from the house she "owned." If California passed a reparations for $1 million for each black Californian, a majority of them would blow through the money in five years.
I know one semi investigative journalist. In the sense that he doesn’t rewrite press releases he reports original stories although often there is not much depth.
The only reason he can do it is the very deep pockets of the owner who likes to have a media presence kind of for prestige reasons.
He is the rare journalist with an actual interest in writing about things that others aren’t rising about. Journalists, like the rest of us, our social creatures and tend to follow the herd.
Whoa, I really like the idea of "psychic wealth". How much money do people THINK they have? I guess this will only be greater than the money people do actually have when one party to a transaction is defrauded by the other. This could probably only be counted in hindsight with low confidence in the total. Neat concept though.
DEI Managers Covering Up Contracting Fraud in The Pentagon
Contracting Fraud in The Pentagon
Since 18 May 2022, DoD DEI are retaliating / discriminating against me for whistleblowing on contracting fraud by minorities. The DoD DEI Manager covering up, Clothilda Taylor, SES is now threatening me with termination! After 43 years of service, the DoD terminated me for Whistle Blowing!
> The three executives basically paid themselves a million dollars extra from the NGO, which they marked as “bLack pay.”
This is why I'm not falling out of my chair over DOGE. Cut it all, and I'm sorry Stanford runs out of money generating non-falsifiable hypotheses for global warming or COVID megadeth. The default at this point is these corrupt sons of bitches are wetting their gilded beaks. They will just have to earn that trust back.
To be fair to President Clinton, what do you do as a 54-year old ex-president? He never worked a real job in his life. He owned no farm. He owned no business. But he had his name and the great gift of gab. So he sold his name and made personal appearances sort of like Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams showing up to autograph sessions of Eisenhower-era American men. So Bill Clinton became part of the DEI scam as part of his post-presidential career.
But where does all this money come from? Bill Clinton gets his cut from the American economy. So did the Cheneys and the Pelosis and the Schumers and the Bushes and the McConnells. And so did the DEI scammers who wouldn't be recognized at any street corner or restaurant or baseball park in America. Alleged "college" basketballers are being paid millions in amateur "college" basketball as I type. It seems like everybody has a scam. A new one to me is findom. Pathetic well-monied young men just send money to young women for reasons I don't understand without any service provided.
America has tens of millions of people struggling to make ends meet, a recession is looming and yet America is awash in superfluous wealth. We live in strange times.
Speaking of which, I found an old baseball among my late father's effects. It was signed by Ted Williams and looks to be dated 1958. Any chance it's genuine, and if so, who would want such an artifact, keepsake, trophy?
It probably is real but you would have to consult some show like that pawnshop show. When I was a kid, you'd just write a player and they'd send a signed photograph. I sent one to Robin Yount when he was an eighteen-year old rookie and sent me the letter back with his signature stating that he didn't have photos yet. I think I have the letter stuck in some drawer at my barn.
from chatGPT:
A baseball signed by Ted Williams in 1958 holds significant value, particularly because it originates from his active playing years, making it rarer than autographs from his post-retirement period. The exact worth of such an item depends on several factors, including the ball's condition, the clarity and placement of the signature, and the presence of authentication.
**Historical Auction Prices:**
- In October 2006, a 1958 Ted Williams single-signed baseball, described as a "bona fide 10/10 blue ink inscription," was sold for $2,400. citeturn0search2
- In October 2008, another 1958 single-signed baseball by Williams was auctioned with a guide value estimate between $600 and $800. citeturn0search0
- In August 2020, a 1958 Boston Red Sox team-signed baseball featuring Ted Williams was sold for $523. citeturn0search3
**Current Market Listings:**
- A 1958 Boston Red Sox team-signed American League baseball, including Ted Williams' signature, is listed at approximately $1,780. citeturn0search8
- A 1958 Topps card #1 autographed by Ted Williams is available for around $2,455. citeturn0search10
**General Valuation:**
According to KeyMan Collectibles, a Ted Williams single-signed baseball is generally valued between $350 and $450, though this estimate may not specifically account for balls signed during his playing days. citeturn0search5
**Factors Influencing Value:**
- **Condition:** Both the baseball and the signature's condition are paramount. Pristine, well-preserved items command higher prices.
- **Authentication:** Certification from reputable organizations like PSA/DNA or James Spence Authentication enhances credibility and value.
- **Market Demand:** The desirability of Ted Williams memorabilia can fluctuate, affecting auction outcomes and sale prices.
Given these considerations and historical data, a 1958 Ted Williams signed baseball could be valued anywhere from several hundred to a few thousand dollars. For an accurate assessment, consulting with a professional sports memorabilia appraiser is recommended.
Amazing! Thank you SO much for taking the time to provide all this info. It's not so much a money thing, but no one in my family (other than my father) is much of a sports fan, and such memorabilia almost demands to be returned to those for whom it provides joy and fond memories. I'll get on that project directly. Tempus fugit. Thanks again.
don't thank me. Thank the good folks at OpenAI and our soon to be robot overlords.
I can't prove it but I think this is because we were able to print so much money over the past three decades.
College basketballers do public relations for their college. They are pushing the brand.
It's different with the ex-politicians.
Sure, programs that win make it easier for the colleges to shake down alumni. But is that why a university exists? "College" football and basketball are corrupt as hell and the corruption stinks all the way up to the university presidents.
It's not just shake down the alumni. A lot of future students have to make the decision whether they take the admission offer of university A, B or C. So if they say like the sports at B most, they might tend more towards B.
I don't think alumni care that much about the sports program though.
It is an interesting debate. Think of Alabama. They have no sports franchise that I can think of. But the state is wild about their Crimson Tide. Many of 'Bama's fans probably aren't alumni just the used car dealer in Anniston, the realtor in Mobile, the plumber in Huntsville or the cotton farmer in Cherokee.
You are very right about how a sports team helps recruiting with students. Think of Alabama again. Say you're a kid who scored 1300 on his SATs but wants to stay in-state. Virtually every university and college will accept you. If your choice is Alabama, Auburn, Troy, University of South Alabama, Alabama-Birmingham or Tuskegee, which does a young man or lady choose?
Alabama has had AA baseball in the Southern League for the last 60 years, first in Montgomery and now in Birmingham as the Barons. 30 years ago Terry Francona managed Michael Jordan with the Birmingham Barons.
Whenever a league tries to compete with the NFL, they invariably put a team in Birmingham, as I remember 8 distinct leagues doing so in the last 50+ years.
I meant major leagues. I believe Birmingham had a team in the old USFL, the Spring/Summer league that lasted three seasons in the 80s. I think of Birmingham a little like Memphis. Declining black-run cities surrounded by affluent white suburbs.
Memphis has a basketball team that has trouble attracting free agents. Birmingham and Memphis are too small to support a baseball team for a 162 game season. Major league baseball plans to expand soon but neither will get a franchise. Nashville has a NHL franchise so Memphis will never get one. Neither will Birmingham. I can't see either getting a NFL franchise. The Tennessee Titans would nix any Memphis franchise and any Birmingham NFL franchise would have to compete with the Crimson Tide college team. As for NBA basketball, I am shocked that Memphis can support a team. I don't think Birmingham would ever support a NBA franchise.
A recession, DOGE/federal reductions in force, and anti-DEI edicts are daggers at the heart of the black upper middle class. As noted, financial strain sharpens attention on what are truly essential functions and people, and even last year there were stories about Netflix and other entertainment companies deciding the various diversity teams and programming might be fat rather than muscle.
Anyway, the NFP and consulting worlds are riddled with well dressed and likable white collar blacks and progressive white women who like to talk a lot about the importance of The Work but don’t really do any lower case w work. In my city there is a prominent black arts organization that gets its name attached to a lot of things without really delivering anything and whose largest budgetary source - impeccably progressive - reportedly cut them off, necessitating laying off the entire staff. Interesting times.
One of the rare honest statements of the BLM era is when Patrisse Cullors got busted buying a mansion or two and was put on the spot to respond:
“That was a lot of white guilt money," she said. "There’s a lot of white folks being like, ‘We just got to put the money.’ “
The foundation of modern Western liberalism, from Melbourne to Saskatchewan to London to LA etc etc, is White Guilt and White Saviorism. To be a 21st-century liberal means that you know it in your bones that you must atone for your sins of whiteness, that all good people dedicate their lives to rectifying historical injustices (or at least performing it when necessary), and that contradicting or criticizing a black person is the ultimate social faux pas, the Social Justice equivalent of farting in church.
It's why these poor neurotic souls are always barking out a bigotry accusation, they only feel safe when signalling that they're one of the Good Whites, sort of like how my dog needs to bark when anyone rings our bell.
White guilt has supplanted Christian guilt, racial atonement has supplanted Christian atonement, and the White Man's Burden has been supplanted by the White Woman's Emotional Burden.
BLM was white guilt, so was the insane reaction to George Floyd, as are putting Kendi and DiAngelo on your coffee table, all the black people in ads, the black Anne Boleyn and all the black Vikings etc. And black racial entrepreneurs know this better than anyone, which is why they make sure to charge top dollar to all the upscale white liberals shopping for racial indulgences.
Of course since I'm here in Sailer Town I said all this to my friends in 2020 and they looked at me like I was either a cynical bigot or a bigoted cynic, which is why I'll always remember when Cullors confessed and proved me right. (Again!)
Has there ever been a film scene that makes fun of Whites' fascination with blacks? All I can come up with is in Annie Hall, whete Woody retreats from a party to watch the Knicks, and the hostess wonders why he's obsessed with "pituitary cases."
CP, I was fortunate enough to grow up in Prince George's County MD during the busing era of the 70s. My friends and I all became either cynical bigots or bigoted cynics in our teens. And we still are, friends fifty+ years later.
Very well said.
Thanks!
From https://nationaldiversitycouncil.org/about/
"The National Diversity Council – NDC is a leading organization dedicated to fostering diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) across all sectors of society."
DEIB?
In German, that means "Thief."
(Slightly misspelled; original: '[der] Dieb').
Alternate renderings in English of "Dieb" include: "snatcher, scrounger, pilferer, larcenist, stealer."
Interesting.
Isn't it great how there are so many ways to arrange those letters that have other meanings. Steve tried to get us to say DIE for a while, but DEI is actually just as funny.
Thanks for introducing me to this term, I'd never heard it.
It makes me feel more gruntled.
John Kenneth Galbraith was the Snoop Dog of his day
Some further info on R. Dennis Kennedy, the man accused of millions in embezzlement after a long career in Diversity:
https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/03/dennis-hillary-3248x2031-1.jpg
(1.) He is a light-skinned Black man. This was not made explicit in the Sailer post.
(2.) A 2007 profile of Dennis Kennedy said that when he graduated from high school, about 1985, he could "barely read and write." He had "cheated his way through high school." He was admitted to a college on a football scholarship.
I paste here:
- Dennis Kennedy's own info, from his LinkedIn profile as it reads today; and
- the passage in a 2007 book in which this Dennis Kennedy is profiled as a man who overcame illiteracy around age 20 to rise to become a college lecturer (the biographical info matches exactly):
________________
[LinkedIn]
DENNIS KENNEDY
Founder & CEO at California Diversity council
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Founder & CEO
California Diversity council
Jun 2009 - Present 15 years 10 months
Randolph Dennis Kennedy (www.denniskennedy.org) has an unwavering passion for people and works to ensure that all individuals receive equal opportunities in the workplace regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.
In 2004, Mr. Kennedy walked away from his job to start the Texas Diversity Council (www.texasdiversitycouncil.org). He saw a very strong need to create an organization that would champion Diversity & Inclusion across the state. Four years later, Mr. Kennedy found himself launching the National Diversity Council (NDC) for the exact same reasons he started the state council. Currently, the NDC is made up of 7 state and regional Councils: California, Florida, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Texas, Tri-State (NY, NJ & CT) and Ohio. His vision is to have state and regional diversity councils in all 50 states. (www.nationaldiversitycouncil.org).
Along with the state councils, Mr. Kennedy has launched several state wide conferences focused on both diversity and leadership. Currently there are conferences taking place in the following states: Ohio, Texas, California, Florida, Kansas, Virginia and Washington, (www.nationaldiversityconference.com).
Furthermore, Mr. Kennedy spent several years as a college professor at the following universities: University of Houston Downtown, Texas Southern University and University of Texas at San Antonio. Some of the courses he taught include: Business Statistics, Economics, HR Management, Compensation Management and Diversity Management. All courses were taught in the business school. He also spent 5 years working in a corporate environment in the field of Human Resources.
Mr. Kennedy graduated from the University of Houston Main Campus (UofH) with undergraduate degrees in economics, business management and political science; he also earned a MBA from University of Houston Main Campus. In addition, as an undergraduate student at UofH, he was a scholarship athlete for football.
(end quote, LinkedIn profile)
_______________
.
________________
[quote from "Educational Standards" (Point-Counterpoint series), by David L. Hudson, Jr., 2007, Infobase Publishing]
In the early 1980s, Dennis Kennedy was a star linebacker for Judson High School in Converse, Texas. He played well enough on the football field to earn a scholarship to the University of Houston. The problem was that, according to Kennedy, he managed to graduate from high school even though he could barely read and write. He has said that he often cheated his way through high school. It hurt him in college, where he failed one English course three times. Kennedy managed to overcome his reading deficiencies through hard work and dedicated, and now [2007] he teaches a course on business and society at the College of Business at the University of Texas at San Antonio. [end quote]
_______________
Is it wrong that I’m beginning to respect him in a distorted way. He has a lot of skills I lack and need.
Not at all. This crime is victimless, poetic justice. It deserves a neologism!
Obviously the private sector would sooth white guilt and facilitate meeting DEI celebrities far more efficiently than the government or NGOs.
Prince Harry may have been kicked out of the African charity Sentebale that he co-founded in 2006. The black female prez didn't like that he staged a polo match in Singapore, ostensibly to raise money. But was he just getting the charity to finance his luxury lifestyle? Someone should see how much Invictus Games money went to private jets and Meghan's wardrobe.
What was the net gain though? Seems like getting crazy rich asian money isn’t a bad grift.
UK based charities supposedly have stricter financial rules than in the US, but I've seen no reporting on how much of their funds-raised goes to fundraising. The black woman (a lawyer) got a UK court injunction to keep her post despite the turmoil. Harry's third charity, African Parks, also got in trouble last year. Everything goes wrong for him--I wonder why.
Does that strictness apply to those charities affiliated with the royal family? Of course in the US we have our own royalty.
One of the great questions in recent economics is where are the productivity gains from software? I posit this is probably one of the sinkholes. Seems to me that ruthless hiring and firing would have resulted in a lot of people on welfare, but we mostly ended that in the 1990s. It's like a subliminal signal went out for business and government to create bullshit jobs for people who would have been on the dole.
My hypothesis would be that gains from software are very high, but it is hidden in the data. We claim to work 40 hours a week, but most of us don’t even come close. Back in the day people actually worked very hard including a smaller white collar labor force. As a proof think of the infrastructure and personal wealth on display in the United States by 1970 including our inner cities.
I agree with you up until your last sentence. Even though productivity gains slowed since the 1970s we are still far richer per capita than back then.
But I agree there is something to the idea that software allowed most of us to slack off more.
I used to feel bad about it. I've had jobs in the past in which I was given close to nothing to do. I would make up projects for myself and either try to get them made official (which failed hilariously and backfired on me) or just do them myself and give them to the people who needed them.
Early in my career people would brag (if that's the correct word) about working 12 hour days (or whatever the BS was). I always wanted to respond-"and this is all you've been able to accomplish?"
I would sat peak pro black sentiment was around the time of the California Reparations project. When blacks were challenged to come up with a number, they were insatiable. They could have come up with a plausible number and a package of entitlements, but instead the number kept climbing to a million a person. Others argued it would never be enough. And they were right. It would be spent on high priced bling or otherwise dissipated as soon as distributed.
So if no amount is enough, why bother? Then was also the overt greed. A million not enough? Plus there was the covid fraud and subsequent luxury purchases
One of our shopping malls has a Gucci store and they had a policy of one customer at a time and an armed guard outside. The entire display was nauseating at multiple levels.
Think about Dolton, Illinois former mayor Tiffany Henyard. She made $287,000 a year for four years and is dead broke, just tossed from the house she "owned." If California passed a reparations for $1 million for each black Californian, a majority of them would blow through the money in five years.
I know one semi investigative journalist. In the sense that he doesn’t rewrite press releases he reports original stories although often there is not much depth.
The only reason he can do it is the very deep pockets of the owner who likes to have a media presence kind of for prestige reasons.
He is the rare journalist with an actual interest in writing about things that others aren’t rising about. Journalists, like the rest of us, our social creatures and tend to follow the herd.
Whoa, I really like the idea of "psychic wealth". How much money do people THINK they have? I guess this will only be greater than the money people do actually have when one party to a transaction is defrauded by the other. This could probably only be counted in hindsight with low confidence in the total. Neat concept though.
Sinecures have been around for the last 3k years.
"When the tide goes out, you discover who's been swimming naked" - Warren Buffet
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