Report From Freedonia

Education tax dollars in NC continue to subsidize NHL

Carolina Union Actitivies Board events:

Carolina Hurricanes
FREE trip to see the Canes on Friday, March 2nd
Transportation and ticket provided
Bus leaves at 5:45 and there are only 30 spaces
Sign up by emailing whitesr@email.unc.edu

To protest this flagrant abuse of taxpayer dollars, my son at UNC, Alex, will be participating in the trip to observe and yell loudly, Go Canes! 

Alex also pointed out that hockey still has a long way to go in NC.  The announcement for this "free" trip in the Daily Tarheel noted that the opposing team for tonight"s game is the Pittsburgh Flyers.

(Yes, I would hope the tickets are complimentary, however it is more than likely the UNC bus and driver from Chapel Hill to Raleigh is not.  So, in effect, some of our tax dollars are being used to transport UNC students to fill empty seats and spend money at the concession stands of the NC State arena that is being leased at a below market rate to the Carolina Hurricanes.  )

UNC botches Power Ranger History

In case you have a son (or daughter) at Chapel Hill who is thinking about using your money to study the history of the Power Rangers please be advised that your money may be wasted...

From: Team Capo
Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 3:53 PM
To: Jim Capo
Subject: Re: man of the year

Wow, that's one interesting article.  Do you think I should send that to [him]?  I'm not quite sure how he'd take it...

Also, more on the class JAPN 160, I took the time to actually read one of the books required for the class and man, was I dissapointed.  It had so many facts wrong!  I'm not a professor or a professional writer, but simply living through the time of power rangers, I know its wrong.  They weren't really important facts I guess, but it said stuff like Zyuranger was the 1985-86 series of Sentai in Japan when I know for a fact that it was the 92-93 series.  They also gave a description of one of the Ohranger episodes and I'm like 75% sure they're wrong about it.  I might have to see if we have the episode at home.  Oh and they said that after they won the battle they gave their usual cheer of "yatto!"  How can you mess that up!!! yatta or yatto.  They don't sound the same!  grr forget about taking that class.

Alex

Chad and Steve and Alex

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Capo [mailto:jimcapo@bellsouth.net]
Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 7:40 AM
To: Alex
Subject: FW: youtube and google

And let that be a lesson to you!

(I hope Chad and Steve don't forget their parents.)

Dad

P.S. Maybe these guys will buy Professor Byrns a plasma TV to better watch google/you tube flicks on.

-----Original Message-----
From: Team Capo [mailto:robotakku@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 10:14 PM
To: Jim Capo
Subject: youtube and google

http://youtube.com/watch?v=QCVxQ_3Ejkg

Wow, 1.6 billion dollars.  wow.

Alex

Lou Dobbs - Moron (reprise)

-----Original Message-----
From: Team Capo [mailto:robotakku@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 11:48 AM
To: Jim Capo
Subject: prof byrns and lou dobbs

well, I'm in class right now and byrns just called dobbs a moron again.  He was talking about free trade and said that dobbs doesnt understand it and that hes a "certified moron"

the context was that byrns said free trade might hurt the poor people and theyd lose their jobs but there would be an overall gain so we should just put the poor on welfare.  I think the quote was "we should buy them huge plasma screen tvs and let them sit on their couch all day and guarantee them a salary and we would still have an overall gain in money from free trade."

so on that note, do you think you can pick me up next Wednesday or should I try to get a ride home? 

Alex

UNC Intelligence Report

Channeling here with the spirit of Edward R. Morrow as I sit in the National Press Club room named for him...

I thought this would be a good occassion to publish my first "UNC Intelligence Report".

My lone active Birch member (noted here) in the UNC undergraduate student body graduated this spring and is now setting up shop in the USC Law School in Columbia. But, thanks to my son Alex and some of his fellow graduates from Caldwell Academy, I now have several fresh spies on the UNC campus.

I will add commentary and analysis later, but here is the first stream of raw correspondance data.