I think we need to teach more critical thinking in the schools.

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Scisne says:

April 9, 2017 at 5:38 pm

Too tragic to be genuinely humorous; that is, to be truly pleasurable. Satire is never genuine humor. We laugh because that’s the way to vent the anger.

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carolmalaysia says:

April 9, 2017 at 5:44 pm

Baldwin is O’Reilly in this video and as a joke promotes the book “Old School”. What a farce. People are actually buying this book from O’Reilly who gives, “advice on how men should treat women respectfully”.

Just how stupid are Americans to take advise from a sexual abuser on how to treat women?

SNL Gives Viewers Double Baldwin in O’Reilly-Trump Interview

Published on Apr 9, 2017
During yet another appearance on Saturday Night Live, Alec Baldwin reprised his role as America’s 45th president, Donald Trump. During one segment, viewers were treated to back-to-back Baldwin as both Trump and Fox News host Bill O’Reilly.

https://youtu.be/a_UGrIh2BMA
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This is a headline from the NYT:

Bill O’Reilly’s Family Values Book Tops Charts, as He Faces Abuse Claims
By ALEXANDRA ALTER
The new book, “Old School,’ is billed as a defense of traditional values and includes advice on how men should treat women respectfully. Initial sales are strong.

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- retired teacher says:
  
  April 9, 2017 at 10:51 pm
  
  You have to give Baldwin credit. He captured O’Reilly’s arrogant smirk.
  
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carolmalaysia says:

April 9, 2017 at 6:15 pm

This one is really good. Spicer is a kindergarten teacher.
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Sean Spicer: Kindergarten Press Secretary: The Daily Show
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah

Published on Apr 5, 2017
After a rough start as White House press secretary, Sean Spicer finds his footing as a disdainful, overworked kindergarten teacher.

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- Yvonne Siu-Runyan says:
  
  April 9, 2017 at 8:51 pm
  
  Great one!
  
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Mamie Krupczak Allegretti says:

April 9, 2017 at 6:28 pm

Critical thinking is hard to teach considering that many students parrot the opinions and thoughts of their parents. It’s hard to overcome that. It goes to show that most of what is learned is learned at home.

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- Cheryl says:
  
  April 9, 2017 at 8:25 pm
  
  Agreed. I have several students who laughed when I answered to their questions about chocolate. After watching the SNL skit ‘Tenement Museum’, I made the connection. Where do 9 year olds learn this? Home
  
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- Joel Herman (@jwherman11) says:
  
  April 9, 2017 at 9:23 pm
  
  So I guess the radicalism and drug culture of the 60’s were actually the
  opinions of the parents. Educators and critical thinking have a far greater role than we think.
  
  Economics broadly may be the actual determinant. The War being an economic issue , who got to pay the ultimate cost for it. But it was only a singular issue. Those rebellious students of the 60s who grew into the suburban Republicans of the 90s entered the workforce at one of the most prosperous times in history. That the electorate is so restless on the left and especially on the right, is a reflection of the end of that prosperity for large segments of the population.
  
  It takes a whole lot of effort to shape public opinion and an entire industry has been developed to do it. The 30 second spot is probably the least of it.
  
  Trump is not all wrong about the media. If he were, there never would have been a war in Iraq , a housing bubble …..
  Here is just a current example :
  
  “Five major US newspapers—the New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, Wall Street Journal and New York Daily News—offered no opinion space to anyone opposed to Donald Trump’s Thursday night airstrikes. By contrast, the five papers ran a total of 18 op-eds, columns or “news analysis” articles (dressed-up opinion pieces) that either praised the strikes or criticized them for not being harsh enough” :
  Adam Johnson FAIR
  
  Certainly none were asking the reader to question the absurdity of why Assad / Russia at this time would choose to do this. Was he losing a battle ? Did he not expect a reaction.? Could that reaction have been going after the Palace instead of the outhouse at the Airport. If there were no reaction, what would the reaction be the next time if he tried to do it on a larger scale. Something is rotten in Denmark.
  
  No where is the above media metric on display better than in our discussions about education.
  
  The critical thinking skills that are taught are essential to seeing through this . Too many, the majority were never taught . In part because the system does not want critical thinkers.
  
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Yvonne Siu-Runyan says:

April 9, 2017 at 8:49 pm

Thank YOU. Needed to laugh, even though I felt like crying.

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