As you can see if you access it, the questions are really basic but the knowledge these people possess is between nil and nil. And, I am sure they all believe that they are very knowledgeable about everything.
The website is at : http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=fJuNgBkloFE
It is worth logging on, it's good entertainment but unfortunately it is not fiction.
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President Obama today delivered his commencement address at Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia.
I heard a short portion of it on the radio in which he said "as you enter the workforce...".
Here are my observations on the subject.
What workforce? We are at an almost 10% unemployment level. In reality, nobody is hiring. I know people who are well qualified in their fields and are unable to find jobs for a long time now.
In New York City anywhere one looks there are layoffs. A hospital closed, terminating over a thousand people. The transportation authority wants to terminate 475 token booth clerks. There are layoffs left and right.
But nobody is taking these seriously because the national statistics indicate unemployment is not rising and that means the politicians can congratulate themselves for a job well done.
To hell with the little people.
This is like being on a bus, let's say on the way home from work. One gets on the bus while the weather is nice. By the time the bus reaches your destination the weather has changed and when time comes to get off there is the biggest thunderstorm you ever saw.
Oh, and you have no umbrella.
Can't help it, have to get off. You step in a big mean puddle while the bus door closes and the bus pulls away leaving you stranded in the downpour.
It is the same with this year's graduating students. They are forced to enter a non existent workforce. They have to find jobs in an environment where there are no jobs. It is not easy.
So what do they do? They turn around and go back to school to continue their education by either changing majors or going for advanced degrees hoping that that would help. Or with degrees in hand they go and work for McDonald's.
I am really sorry for today's young people. They are young, bright eyed and bushy tailed but soon enough they will have the same tired and disgusted looks and opinions about life their parents are having.
It is not easy to face life's challenges where there are nothing to challenge.
I heard a short portion of it on the radio in which he said "as you enter the workforce...".
Here are my observations on the subject.
What workforce? We are at an almost 10% unemployment level. In reality, nobody is hiring. I know people who are well qualified in their fields and are unable to find jobs for a long time now.
In New York City anywhere one looks there are layoffs. A hospital closed, terminating over a thousand people. The transportation authority wants to terminate 475 token booth clerks. There are layoffs left and right.
But nobody is taking these seriously because the national statistics indicate unemployment is not rising and that means the politicians can congratulate themselves for a job well done.
To hell with the little people.
This is like being on a bus, let's say on the way home from work. One gets on the bus while the weather is nice. By the time the bus reaches your destination the weather has changed and when time comes to get off there is the biggest thunderstorm you ever saw.
Oh, and you have no umbrella.
Can't help it, have to get off. You step in a big mean puddle while the bus door closes and the bus pulls away leaving you stranded in the downpour.
It is the same with this year's graduating students. They are forced to enter a non existent workforce. They have to find jobs in an environment where there are no jobs. It is not easy.
So what do they do? They turn around and go back to school to continue their education by either changing majors or going for advanced degrees hoping that that would help. Or with degrees in hand they go and work for McDonald's.
I am really sorry for today's young people. They are young, bright eyed and bushy tailed but soon enough they will have the same tired and disgusted looks and opinions about life their parents are having.
It is not easy to face life's challenges where there are nothing to challenge.
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