tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370511552390871439.post854977109003156254..comments2024-03-23T16:59:42.092-06:00Comments on The Goates Notes: Economics 101, Professor Rand PaulDavid B. Goateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978666830682045128noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370511552390871439.post-5132238375594458372011-03-05T15:05:10.954-07:002011-03-05T15:05:10.954-07:00Rand Paul got what he deserved in his rambling att...Rand Paul got what he deserved in his rambling attempt at an Economics lesson. Yes, Letterman's pathetic economic illiteracy is on full display, as well as his lack of character in attacking Paul's position after he left. But the strategy to descend into the morass of popular culture in order to pull people out of it to higher ground will never work. Attempting to ingratiate yourself with it makes one look desperate for approval and not at all serious. It's a setup for mockery and further rejection. But it happens time and again, and they go on naively as ever.<br /><br />Real statesmen don't do that. They don't assume that they can go on a forum that is not at all serious and talk about serious issues seriously. They know not to cast their pearls before swine.<br /><br />You must take your message to the people, but you must know where not to go too. A wise missionary know this.r john jrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370511552390871439.post-90215593429894506832011-02-28T22:32:12.747-07:002011-02-28T22:32:12.747-07:00That was awesome. Not Letterman's most astute...That was awesome. Not Letterman's most astute moment, eh? I have to say that I'm amazed that people think we can "fix" public education by throwing more money at it. In the words of my dear friend who's a former public education teacher turned attorney, "Throwing more money at education in an attempt to fix the systemic problems is like giving a chain-smoking lung cancer patient a piece of gum." It's just not going to cut it.Melanie Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146230832313787291noreply@blogger.com