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6 Responses to “Ed Schultz talks Graduation Madness.”

1. Dem02020 says:

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   At this NCAA Tournament time of year, the examination of the whole thing is very interesting, the ’student athlete’ at the Big Time Sports University, where the basketball program is as much a Minor Leagues for the NBA, as any exhibition of interscholastic competition between so-called ’student athletes’.

   And in the interest of the ‘glass is sometimes half full’ Optimist, please don’t forget that in addition to those University basketball programs that graduate few if any of their players, there are programs that graduate most if not all of them (Duke is an example).

   And above all please note, that the Ivy League representative (this year Pennsylvania) can not only compete at this NCAA Tournament level, but has in the recent past won tournament games (both Penn and Princeton): and this despite the fact, that they offer no athletic scholarships whatsoever in the Ivy League.

   The half of the glass that is full, being the half I prefer to drink from.

   March 13th, 2006 at 5:58 pm

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2. tom says:

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   What am I missing here? Why is the graduation rate of college ball players worth the scarce resources of ThinkProgress and the limited time/attention of the public?

   March 13th, 2006 at 6:30 pm

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3. Dem02020 says:

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   I just took it for granted that those who post the items on this site were confused.

   It no more surprises me to see sports items here than it is to see Republican talking points as items.

   (in just the couple of weeks i’ve been visiting this site, i’ve seen them ‘knee-jerk echo’ as many republican talking points, as those jerks over at fox do; the difference being in what one intends)

   March 13th, 2006 at 6:41 pm

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4. bobcat_grad says:

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   Dang it.

   Missed this. Stupid project at work. I get my information during the day here, and listen to Ed on my drive home. 5:35 would have been when I started drive home.

   Crud.

   How’d it go Judd?

   March 14th, 2006 at 8:11 am

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5. Wills says:

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   Years ago when child stars in the movies worked they had to have tutors and be schooled on the set. Why not make a law that requires people who use these players to have to bring them up to snuff if they want them to play?

   March 14th, 2006 at 11:37 am

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6. vacation home house plans says:

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   vacation home house plans

   I can’t believe that I missed your point, I will have to do some research on this.

   August 19th, 2008 at 10:15 pm

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