Cumberland Law School Clusterf**k: Law School Listserv Lunacy
This actually happened quite some time ago -- last month, to be exact. But we're happy to write about it because (1) it hasn't been blogged about elsewhere, as far as we know, and (2) with the passage of time, tempers have cooled. So maybe now people can look back on it with amusement rather than anger.
A summary, from one of the several tipsters who drew our attention to this:
A friend of mine at Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, Alabama, sent me this. Apparently some girl sent out a mass email about President Bush's veto of some health care legislation. This set off a whole clusterf**k of responding emails, with the debate devolving into one over race and class. From reading through the several threads, it's almost frightening that some of these people are actually going to become lawyers.[One of the more] recent post[s] is especially enlightening.... [T]he author states that "The powers that be count on sellouts to climb the ladder of success and refuse to help those underneath them. That way they can use you sellouts as tokens...."
However, the most hilarious part of this whole thing is where one of the black (1L) students responds to an Asian student by saying, "To the Asian.....u aint black." Further idiocy follows.
The aforementioned "idiocy," after the jump.
Here are the emails. We've edited a bit for length and clarity. All emphases added. We've used initials to preserve anonymity while allowing readers to follow who is saying what.
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From: L.O.
Sent: Tue 10/16/2007 8:45 AM
Subject: President Bush Veto of Health Care Initiative
President Bush recently struck down a bill, supported by both Democrats and Republicans that would have expanded health insurance benefits available to poor children. It is estimated that 9 million children are uninsured nationwide, that number continues to climb as employers slim down the coverage they offer to employees. The president’s recent actions show that he is not only out of touch with the needs of one of America’s most vulnerable populations, they also show that he simply doesn’t care.
Congress wanted to expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), which helps families who earn too much to qualify for Medicaid but can’t afford private coverage obtain health insurance for their children. The bipartisan group proposed a bigger budget for the program, increasing spending by $35 billion over five years so an additional 4 million children would be covered by the program. SCHIP currently serves 6 million children.
TAKE ACTION BEFORE FRIDAY OCTOBER 19, 2007 - This is not about party lines it is about providing healthcare to those who need it the most....
[Contact info for members of Congress omitted.]
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From: L.G.
Sent: Tue 10/16/2007 10:29 AM
Subject: RE: President Bush Veto of Health Care Initiative
L.O.,
First: When did the email listserv become a forum for political discourse? I have no doubt that many would agree with your message, but is this the appropriate means for delivery?
Second: Please give the author credit when you copy and paste a statement such as this; http://www.blackamericaweb.com/site.aspx/sayitloud/veto100407
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From: R.O.
Sent: Tue 10/16/2007 12:27 PM
Subject: RE: President Bush Veto of Health Care Initiative
L.G.:
My what a pompous response. Are you serious? Tell me that this is another untimely, crude joke!!
Correct me if I'm wrong, but we are LAW students aren't we? Since when did Cumberland Law School become an institution in which speech is quelled? The right to free speech applies to those speakers with whom we disagree.
We (well most of us) are here to expand our philosophical horizons. We, as the future lawmakers of America, owe it to ourselves, our colleagues, and our communities to delve into issues such as these. If we can't express our thoughts with our peers, then with whom might we express those thoughts? So, is our listserv, our sole means of mass communication with our colleagues, the "appropriate means for delivery" of such messages? Of course it is!
I was going to keep my distance from this heated discussion, BUT I felt compelled to defend my colleagues free expression of speech.
BTW, since when did we start equating children w/ puppies?
Respectfully,
R.O.
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From: J.M.
Sent: Tue 10/16/2007 12:40 PM
Subject: RE: President Bush Veto of Health Care Initiative
I don't think the issue at hand is the topic of the email. I think, in my humble 1L opinion, the issue is the forum.
Thanks for reading,
J.M.
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From: H.L.
Sent: Tue 10/16/2007 12:49 PM
Subject: RE: President Bush Veto of Health Care Initiative
To all:
Free speech is great, but when I open my mailbox and find 18 back-and-forth emails on SCHIP, it's time to arrange a forum to hash it out. I'm sure everyone on each side of this argument has great points. However, not everyone in this law school cares about, or wants to know about, your opinion.
Please do not hit "reply all" when sending these types of e-mails. I'm sure it's some kind of Honor Code violation.
P.S. Read the Wall Street Journal from yesterday to see what happened when NY and Mass. passed a type of "universal health care" bill.
H.L.
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From: D.B.
Sent: Tue 10/16/2007 10:25 AM
Subject: When taking action on the President's veto, remember...
You've been urged to "take action by October 19" and urge several members of Congress to reverse their vote and overturn President Bush's veto of the Democrats' version of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) reauthorization.
If you decide to take action, remember first that President Bush supports increasing funding from $24 billion from 1997-2007, the original amount, to $29 billion from 2007-2017. The big spenders in Congress want to make $34 billion. And guess where that money comes from?
Other things to remember when you "take action":
[Lengthy recitation of "Myths" and "Facts" omitted.]
Don't call and harass Congresspeople who think that families who make $80,000 shouldn't get free health care from the rest of us.
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From: J.T.
Sent: Tue 10/16/2007 11:19 AM
Subject: RE: When taking action on the President's veto, remember...
D.B.:
How many poor people do you know?
Have you ever been poor?
Do you even know what it's like to not have health care or anything else for that matter?
How many poor people are in your family, in your social circle, at your church?
I think your response was a little uncalled for and a bit callous. Healthcare is important and I have family members and friends who have suffered without it. I think you should think about how issues like this affect people no matter what political party you support and as law students we should be aware of issues like this. Especially when issues like this affect the least among us.....children. This is not about a battle of words or political parties. I think as privileged law students we sometimes forget about people who are less fortunate, those who aren't in our "circles."
J.T.
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From: C.H.
Sent: Tue 10/16/2007 11:36 AM
Subject: RE: When taking action on the President's veto, remember...
Although I agree with your response, unfortunately, this is a battle of political parties. This is a topic that has less to do with the forgetfulness of the privileged and more to do with the differences in values and priorities of people. Some people, for example, find it more important to make sure the health needs of children are taken care of and are willing to have their pay docked a little bit to ensure that happens. Some people think it is better to keep all their own money and take a "top-down approach" to taking care of the poor and underprivileged. Hence the political division. I believe this is not an issue that should be politicized, but the harsh reality is that you cannot separate politics from spending, whatever the spending is for. Even worse is the factors involved in approving spending often have more to do with which party is proposing the spending. Think about these things when it comes time to vote, and do it.
P.S. We should go out to some place like Greene County, Alabama and ask them to weigh in on how the "top-down" approach is working out for them.
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From: J.P.
Sent: Tue 10/16/2007 11:41 AM
Subject: RE: When taking action on the President's veto, remember...
Georgia Bush doesn't care about babies
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From: B.S.
Sent: Tue 10/16/2007 11:54 AM
Subject: RE: When taking action on the President's veto, remember...
CLEARLY BUSH AND PITA HAVE NOT PROPERLY ALLOCATED THEIR VETO POWER!!
THERE'S ONLY ONE MASTA!!
"WHO'S THE MASTA?!!!!!!!!!!"
"SHO-NUFF!!!!!!!!!" (PLEASE SEE ATTACHED PHOTO)
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From: G.F.
Sent: Tue 10/16/2007 12:09 PM
Subject: RE: When taking action on the President's veto, remember...
B.S., I'm unsure why Bush would allow any type power sharing with any greek entity. Although pitas are wholesome and delicious, any allocation of veto power to a sandwich would be unfortunate. That being said, PETA really needs to get of its collective buttocks, and get these puppies some health insurance or at least an earn income tax credit!
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From: N.D.
Sent: Tue 10/16/2007 12:58 PM
Subject: a LOW blow! FW: When taking action on the President's veto,remember...
"callous" by definition is "showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others."
personally, i think it's a low blow to say that to a fellow law student who simply responded, intellectually so, to an email sent out to the masses.
regardless of whether you agree with him, calling his statements "callous," (when he obviously put time and effort into informing the student body of his views, and his email though stressing his views, doesn't include any remarks that purposely are meant to cruelly disregard others) and ccing that email to the entire student body is just plain rude.
and personally, i thank D.B. for responding and giving us the other side of this debate. his email wasn't "uncalled for," - but the basis for your attack (simply wondering whether he knows any poor people,) - totally uncalled for. if you disagree with him, attack him on his facts. don't go making this into a personal attack on how much money you think he makes or the type of people you think he associates with.
oh, and before i get attacked on my merits, i'll state for the record that i know what it's like to be poor, i know what it's like to not have health insurance. my family came to this country 26 years ago with nothing but the clothes on their backs. growing up i lived off welfare and free lunch. so perhaps in your opinion my two cents might be worth more since i've actually lived a life of poverty? well here it goes: poor people are not helpless. and to think otherwise, in my opinion, is an insult to the hard work so many people like my parents have done. they went from working as janitors in fast food joints to getting their masters within 8 years. they did this while raising three children: one who is now a doctor, a second working on wall street, and a third in law school.
my views on healthcare? not important. what IS important is that if everyone insists on making this a public debate, let's make it an intellectual one based on facts and figures, and let's leave the insults out.
N.D. (not to be confused with the other asian 3L...although, well, we all kind of look alike, right? what? too offensive? don't believe me? Check out www.alllooksame.com - unfortunately, as an asian, i failed the quiz miserably.)
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From: R.T.
Sent: Tue 10/16/2007 1:04 PM
Subject: RE: a LOW blow! FW: When taking action on the President's veto,remember...
I still want to hear more about the piece of puppy healthcare legislation that was vetoed by Hillary.
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From:L.O.
Sent: Tue 10/16/2007 1:20 PM
Subject: PLEASE STOP!
This is not what my intentions were when sending my earlier e-mail. I simply wanted to draw attention to a current piece of legislation that could positively or negatively impact a large group of people. This has gotten completely off the subject.
Many of you simply replied all in an effort to see your name in a long e-mail string. Just press DELETE if you do not want to read.
All others please refer back to my e-mail for the bill.... I am sure that neither of us mind answering questions or providing documentation to e-mails sent to us PERSONALLY!
Either call your congressman or don't!
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From: C.H.
Sent: Tue 10/16/2007 4:08 PM
Subject: RE: PLEASE STOP!
Here it is. For all of you who want to pretend that Bushy cares about America's poor. You're DEAD wrong. Bushy will do anything in his power to keep the poor poor, and the rich rich. If it means leaving our poor children without healthcare, he's all for it. He only wants to keep the poor healthy enough to work in drive thrus.
For those of you who went to these Ivy League Universities, and still claim to be from meager backgrounds....you're sell outs. Yeah, your families may have worked hard, but don't get it twisted...you've been lucky. Blessed. And you should feel obligated to help those less fortunate, or unlucky. The powers that be count on sellouts to climb the ladder of success and refuse to help those underneath them. That way they can use you sellouts as tokens...."See this boy here was poor and he made it." You are a miniscule representation of poor Americans who were able to climb out of poverty's ditch of disaster.
I too am one of the few poor Americans climbing, and struggling. However, I have not lost my morality in so doing. Poor people in this country have so few options that they are in fact helpless. To the Asian.....u aint black. Im happy ur folks could come over here and get masters and all.....but they aint black either. Bushy would rather employ ur folks than employ mine any day. And my folks are the ones who need this healthcare.
True there's a lot of poor white children that could benefit from increased access to healthcare, but let's be honest this is aimed at Black people. Black America is not unemployed, we're underemployed. We work. We work hard. Been working hard for hundreds of years to make this country great. Problem is, we make six and seven dollars per hour. Who can live off of that? But you don't see Bushy saying anything about raising the minimum wage so people can afford their own healthcare. U didn't catch Bushy trying to help Katrina victims. You won't catch Bushy fixing the no child left behind crap either. Why? Cuz it's his way of continuing to oppress Black People. You disagree? U don't think this a Black issue? Well as I have been so eloquently told..."You are delusional." Disguising this as a rich and poor issue is just that...a disguise. Poor people are Black. Wealthy people are white. This is a historical truth and as long as people ignore this reality every political issue will come back to that.
[Ed. note: One of our tipsters said, of this email: "[T]he attached email was sent out over a listserv that services the entire student body here at Cumberland as well as the faculty and the recently graduated class of 2007. This was sent in by a 1L, and I have personally seen it forwarded to many major firms here in the southeast as well as judges, etc. 'She'll never work in this business again!'"]
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From: A.K.
Sent: Tue 10/16/2007 6:43 PM
Subject: RE: PLEASE STOP!
I don't usually get involved in this stuff, but in this case I felt I must speak. Hdealth [sic] care for the poor is not strickly [sic] a Black issue. I do not dispute that there are many black children who would benefit from this legislation. However, there are millions of poor children: black, white, hispanic, asian, etc. I personally believe that you should not denounce (is that spelled right?) them or their plight by saying that this is only a black issue. It is what it is: a poor issue. Just for the record, my family still lives below the the state and national poverty levels.
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From: D.R.
Sent: Tue 10/16/2007 9:49 PM
Subject: RE: PLEASE STOP!
I might point out that, in raw numbers, there are more impoverished white children in this country than Black ones. Just a thought...
http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/race/black/ppl-164/tab16.pdf
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From: N.T.
Sent: Tue 10/16/2007 10:16 PM
Subject: RE: PLEASE STOP!
Sorry to join the fun,
i didnt sign up to get bombarded with political BS, but thats already happened so i may as well say something.
I dont give a crap if youre a republican or a democrat tell me about it when i ask you about it or i even know who you are. As for the ridiculous tirade about Bushy, who i dont have a soft spot for, that was borderline offensive to a honkey like myself. Some people like me are not poor, didnt go to an ivy league school, but still pay for all of their schooling.
Is my opinion worthless because my daddy made more then 23k or whatever it is? I wasnt eligible for minority scholarships is that a crime? I think so, otherwise maybe id have a free lunch at this cash cow that is Cumberland School of Law. Maybe everything isnt as simple as many of you want to boil it down to.
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And on that note, FINIS.
Update: A postscript:
[A]ll the students at cumberland got fed up with having this crap in their inboxes, so someone set up a Westlaw TWEN site to discuss all this. Supposedly, the discussion quickly devolved into calling each other the n-word.
Lovely. To quote the recently wounded Rodney King, "Can we all get along?"
(325) Comments
Not first. Sorry asses.
Is this school ABA-approved? I never heard of it...
I am a 'p' and an 'f' away from perfection.
Is this school ABA-approved? I never heard of it...
Who cares what the pity f**kers at Cumbersome Law School do???
Um, yeah. Why didn't this get shut down!
there are ivy league grads at cumberland?
4:35 - my thoughts exactly....
First question: Is Cumberland Law the sister law school of AMERICAN JUSTICE Law School?
Second question: How did C.H. get into law school with such grammar? Oh yeah, forgot about affirmative action...
At my school, it's clear who the AA admits and the "daddy has money" admits are, and it's bullshit that I have to endure their dumb questions in class everyday. This is just another example of the stupidity of someone who thinks they're educated but actually aren't.
But at least I got a good laugh out of C.H.
Surely ATL can do better than some snarky emails from last month. Must've held this one in the archives to be released on a slow news day.
DOJ lawyers: PLEASE STOP FORCING THE ABA TO ACCREDIT THESE LAW SCHOOLS.
"This is just another example of the stupidity of someone who thinks they're educated but actually aren't."
Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha!!!!
Anyone else find it hilarious that a Cumberland student refers to him/herself has a future lawmaker of America?
I was unaware that Cumberland Law students are going to be "the future lawmakers of America." Maybe that's not a bad thing, Mr. Andover/Yale/Harvard hasn't exactly done a great job. But of all the e-mails, the one that should really be a career killer was "President Bush supports increasing funding...to $29 billion from 2007-2017. The big spenders in Congress want to make $34 billion." $5 billion makes one a big spender and you defend the man who spent $1,000,000,000,000+ in Iraq (a trillion looks pretty scary when you actually type it out, don't it). What a fucking piece of dogshit.
I sense there will be some spirited political debates in 'Bama ID firms in the future.
"We, as the future lawmakers of America"
LOL
Also, what is up with black people hating on Asians? can we get a little solidarity against THE MAN?
fight on brotha, fight on
Strickly? Ha, ha!
Mohammed weeps for Cumberland Law School and the future of the law.
Teddy Bear Named Mohammed
We're gonna have to pay for C.H.'s welfare...
"We, as the future lawmakers of America"
LOL
Also, what is up with black people hating on Asians? can we get a little solidarity against THE MAN?
fight on brotha, fight on
C.H. clearly is an affirmative action admit. Too dumb, even for Cumberland.
Mohammed weeps for Cumberland Law School and the future of the law.
Teddy Bear Named Mohammed
That is awesome that someone sent:
THERE'S ONLY ONE MASTA!!
"WHO'S THE MASTA?!!!!!!!!!!"
"SHO-NUFF!!!!!!!!!"
Another good one from Sho-Nuff:
It's mumbo jumbo like that and skinny little lizards like you thinkin' they the Last Dragon that gives kung-fu a bad name.
Cumberland? More like Timbaland Law School.
Wasn't there a shooting at Cumberland?
Racial tension cannot help morale.
Teddy Bear Named Mohammed deplores violence.
Wasn't there a shooting at Cumberland?
Racial tension cannot help morale.
Teddy Bear Named Mohammed deplores violence.
Wasn't there a shooting at Cumberland?
Racial tension cannot help morale.
Teddy Bear Named Mohammed deplores violence.
I challenge Cumberland 3L to a duel! If he can handle me ;)
Wasn't there a shooting at Cumberland?
Racial tension cannot help morale.
Teddy Bear Named Mohammed deplores violence.
Convert or die.
Teddy Bear Named Mohammed posts all comments in triplicate...
who is more annoying? who has the best chance of becoming a staff attorney?
a. Loyola 2 L
b. Cumberland3L
c. Hofstra1L
Isn't this something you wear with a tuxedo?
People who hate poor . . . people . . . are the LUCKIESSSSST people in the WORLLLLLLLLLLLLLD!
So Cumberland law is basically trying to recreate an ATL comment thread on its listserv.
So what.
That email exchange is Exhibit A as to why student loan debt cannot be discharged in bankruptcy. Unless you go to a good school like Hofstra, you will not be able to repay your debt. Cumberland is clearly nowhere near Hofstra in terms of prestige and student body intellect.
Why is it that the black person always is the one that gets their email forwarded but not the ignorant white person?
Why is it that the white people always seem to think its "AA" admits and rich kids that are bringing down the intellectual conversation of the classroom?
Just some food for thought - if the common denominator is you, the problem most likely IS YOU!
Also - Cumberland...I mean, its in Alabama...what more do you want? But sheesh, you people are such school snobs. I don't attend a T12 school but I sure had a 1L BigLaw firm summer associate position in NY last summer and will have one this summer in DC.
Get your head out of your prejudiced butts! Blogs like this only give rise to e-thuggery and e-gangsters. You can say PLENTY on the computer but none of you would say ANY of these terrible comments to those individuals.
ga ga ga GOINK!!!!!!
Who knew everyone at Cumberland was nuts? I always figured it had at least a few conservatives. Maybe they didn't bother to dig into a list serv fight.
By the way, I think "it's not about politics, it's about [indisputably great thing]" is a great liberal argument. Conservatives don't make it nearly as much. (You know, it can be about "saving the health of poor dying children" or "protecting the innocent whales" and still be about politics.)
Is it me, or is there an alarming increase in ATL character-wannabes trying to establish schtick?
Cumberland Law students to crazy tirades
I agree with everything else you say Black 2L, but you cannot deny that the 'black' email just happen to be the most ridiculously funny one in this thread.
I can't discount that it being forwarded didn't have anything to do with race, but it is also over-sensitive of you to assume it certainly did.
Token quotes:
"To the Asian.....u aint black. Im happy ur folks could come over here and get masters and all.....but they aint black either."
"Although pitas are wholesome and delicious, any allocation of veto power to a sandwich would be unfortunate."
Oh how I wish I went to your school (except for the serious drop in my ability to land a job)
Conservatives don't make "arguments" period.
Does Lat usually require pre-approval on the comments, or is he just doing this because this will be a comment clusterf*ck??
comment clusterf*ck, n., the occurrence of one hundred or more comments on an entry on Above the Law
4:35:
I was going to pick on that also, but from the context of the email it seems possible they were referring to Ivies from poor backgrounds in general, not the two who attend Cumberland. Practitioners of certain rhetorical styles would address the world in general in the 2nd person. Note the use of "these Ivy League universities."
I might hire the one who pointed out it was a forum issue as a case manager, but the rest are hopeless.
It's posts like these that make me a little gay for Lat. This seriously made my day.
who's "Poochie"?
Voice of reason - I concede that I MAY be sensitive however, in the limited time that I've been reading ATL whenever an email has been forwarded to the masses - thereby hindering somebody's employability - it has been a person of color. Perfect example - the Latina from Columbia law who was lambasted by everyone on ATL (nearly ALL non-minorities).
It's just an observation...
If you do a yahoo search on the phrase, "it's not about politics, it's about," the entire first page is filled with conservatives making that statement. My favorite: "it's not about politics, it's about prayer." President Bush also makes an appearance.
What was this thread about again?
agree, we need a post/poll on which schitcks should be allowed to continue and which ones should be banned forever
personally, the gagaga goink or whatever thing is so lame
Voice of reason - I concede that I MAY be sensitive however, in the limited time that I've been reading ATL whenever an email has been forwarded to the masses - thereby hindering somebody's employability - it has been a person of color. Perfect example - the Latina from Columbia law who was lambasted by everyone on ATL (nearly ALL non-minorities).
It's just an observation...
HA! HA!
I AM IN LAW SKUL!1
A.K. was clearly an affirmative action admit and too dumb for Cumberland. Oh... he's not black? Ok well clearly a rich kid. Wait... his family lives below the poverty line?! Damn, I don't know even know what to say now.
i used to think frat stud and teddy bear named mohammed were annoying and pointless, but now i think they're sorta funny.
l2l is still annoying and pointless. sorry if that offends you - it's not about politics, it's about saving the rainforests.
I've been coming here nearly as long as this stupid site has been up, and I must say don't like any of these new characters. Furthermore, you kids don't appear to have any appreciation for the annals of ATL history. Has everyone who comes here already forgotten about L2L, for christ's sake?
These people are all d-bags, and the guy/girl talking about race is himself/herself a racist.
UNSUBSCRIBE
black 2L - you may have missed the one about the washer/dryer email that ended up in a rant about misogyny. definitely mass e-mailed, definitely not a person of color.
just saying.
The internet simply allow people to express their true feelings without the (thin) screen of racial politeness. I don't know about you, but I rather prefer the honesty of naked racism over the must more dangerous hidden prejudice.
Fact of the matter is that a lot of the stuff that goes on IS in fact what people are thinking and are too polite/scared to say. I don't see the point of them masking it over the internet.
That's my observation.
What about WGWAG? That is still the original as far as I am concerned.
5:09, lighten up. The email was probably forwarded because it was ignorant and insulting, not because the sender is black. It's not ha ha, look at the black person, it's ha ha, look at the f-ing idiot sending poorly reasoned and inflammatory shit like that out to 500 petty and vindictive peop...uh, I mean 500 budding lawyers. And now we all get to join in the fun.
i move that the bear's name be officially changed to theodore ruxpin mohammed.
i think the technical term for one of these listserv exchanges, where people write to get other people to shut up but the whole thing just spirals out of control, is a "nerd sandstorm."
"Black people don't hate the jews... black people hate white people, we don't have time to cut 'em all up into little pieces"- Chris Rock
@5:09 I can't believe you said e-thuggery and e-gangsters.... it made me sad
Re: J.P.'s Email
"Georgia" Bush?! HILARIOUS!
Every day I'm shocked a little more and more about the intelligence of my generation.
Teddy Bear Named Mohammed is the one True Prophet. Teddy Ruxpin Mohammed is an infidel imposter and must be flogged till death. Teddy Ruxpin's followers are apostate scum and must be driven into the desert. The one they call Teddy Ruxpin Mohammed, must never be spoken of again.
Teddy Bear Named Mohammed has spoken.
To: Sick of stupid people in class with me at 4:35.
Better run a grammar check on your own post:
"How did C.H. get into law school with such grammar? Oh yeah, forgot about affirmative action...
. . . This is just another example of the stupidity of someone who thinks they're educated but actually aren't."
Have we forgotten rules about subject-verb agreement? Try this next time:
"This is just another example of the stupidity of someone who thinks he is educated but actually is not."
Feel free to use "she," or "he or she" if you want to be gender-neutral, and feel free to use contractions, like "isn't," but please make them agree with the subject of the sentence.
Teddy Ruxpin Mohammed loves Israel. Go figure.
Skull and Bones order this website removed immediately.
@5:45 (2)
Please finish printing out my emails before commenting on blog posts
poochie is a rasta dog, with major league attitude.
Gallion OUT!
5:45 - guess that answers that question about whether TBNM is just TBNM (which would be fine) or TBNMTP (which = death).
Skull and Bones order this website removed immediately.
On a related note, can we start a discussion on the worst law schools in America? I would vote for this one as the #1 worst:
http://www.svulaw.com/
TBNM LOVES USA!!! infidel scum
Teddy RUXPIN Mohammed > TBNM
TBNM LOVES USA!!! infidel scum
Teddy RUXPIN Mohammed > TBNM
If there was such thing as an "BigLaw Offer" to a Cumberland Law student -- it has probably been revoked.
If there was such thing as an "BigLaw Offer" to a Cumberland Law student -- it has probably been revoked.
Teddy Ruxpin Mohammed to One True Prophet status.
go back to your minion cubicle, grammarian
5:59 you have earned many virgins in afterlife.
Hurray! Another chance for ignorant rich kids to ridicule minorities and the poor!
35 BILLION to cover 4 MILLION "kids" is $8,750 per person. That is over 4 MILLION boob jobs... think about it. kids or boobs?
I am very impressed with how so many asians can come to this country, work hard, and be so successful. They are living the American dream.
Poor people (of every race) should learn from their success.
I hate law students.
SVU Law:
"University of Silicon Valley Law School is a California Law School established for the purpose of allowing working adults the great opportunity to obtain a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) Degree in an comprehensive evening program, just steps from the worlds most leading high-tech companies in the bay area."
Worlds?
bay area?
Also, graduates MAY qualify to sit for the California bar! OMFG what a special opportunity!
Cumberland grads to future lawmakers of America!
The SVU "Law" site is hilarious. Check out their faculty. Even their profs graduated from TTTs.
Asians to American Dream!
Oh wait, they are already there.
Blacks to American Dream!
5:49 got me thinking. Do you think all the members and alumni of Skull and Bones could take down a law firm? I bet they could.
What a bunch of utter jackasses. Thank you Lat, for coming back to form, however briefly.
Gallion OUT!
6:33 (2), May not Cravath or Wachtell, but probably a Paul Weiss. They could probably dry up their business or use their political connections.
Boobs. Always boobs.
I don't see how any of these emails would affect someone's view of the emailer. An email is ungrammatical? OK, they'd have to fire everyone at my firm for that infraction. She called him "Bushy" -- I'd guess it was intended to be snarky. It's certainly more endearing that Hitlery.
Unless you're so politically worked up you won't hire someone who doesn't share your views, or you're a rascist who doesn't like uppity black folk, this seems like a non-event.
this listserv discussion was worthless. no one bothered to mention how the proposed SCHIP expansion was to be funded? no one considered it relevant to whether one should be for/against this proposal? it's actually a complex and interesting issue but this "discussion" did not hit on *anything* relevant.
"you aint black" is not an intelligent argument in this arena
It's not fair to think less of my school for this
@6:42 - don't worry, we didn't think anything of your school in the first place
Since when has this administration worried about funding something it wants, 6:39? No one worries about funding a bogus war in Iraq -- I really don't see how the "funding" issue is anything but a distraction from the actual issue -- Republicans hating poor babies. And that's a fact.
I would love for C.H to see this post and see how much he/she has set back the perception of his/her viewpoint (radical black popularism? ) with that email.
No, Cumberland 3L, but we think a lot less of your admissions committee. Who the hell let these morons who can't draft a coherent sentence (let alone an entire argument) into law school? I hope for Cumberland's sake that the majority of your students are better than this.
I'd also question how long this went on before the administration decided to act by shutting down or screening the listserv. My alma mater started screening student listserv messages years ago.
Please show a little maturity and respect: Don't judge a law school by its students.
Dean
6:44-
Republicans don't hate poor babies...poor babies are delicious
Who cares about Cumberland Law School? Manbearpig is still out there and has to be stopped! I am totally serial!
6:47 is Teddy Ruxpin Mohammed. Who else would relegate Teddy Bear NAMED Mohammed to last place? INFIDEL!
you put a law school in bumblefuck Alabama. what kind of talent would you hope to recruit? You might as well put the school in appalachia and require all students walk to school from their shacks.
fat bitch, fat bitch, teddy ruxpin mohammed is a fat bitch!
Check out the computer lab:
http://www.svulaw.com/virtual_tour_page10.htm
I second Hof1L and L2L-
Dean,
What else would you suggest we judge a law school by?
Homeboy should have enrolled at AMERICAN JUSTICE! School of Law, where AMERICAN JUSTICE! comes first.
With law students like this, do we need to worry so much about passing the bar?
Is this for real? I have never heard of this law school.
I thought Hof1L was a hot girl?
6:48
square footage and library seating capacity
http://www.cooley.edu/rankings/intro_9th_general.htm
Please keep in mind that 100% of UA Law students taking the Alabama Bar this year passed, due in part to the fact that so many Samford students did NOT. So I wouldn't worry too much about these "political geniuses" ever actually becoming lawyers. Because odds are they'll still be trying to pass the bar a decade from now.
- Just sayin' -
A clusterfuck about a clusterfuck. How meta.
7:08
fortunately for them they can still be the lawmakers of America without ever passing any bar!!!
I go to Cumberland and the funniest part of the e-mails were left out. Someone found 3 puppies on the side of the street and sent an e-mail giving them away. The e-mail just happened to be in the middle of this clusterf***. People then started asking about why Bush doesn't give puppies healthcare (poking fun at the idiots engaging in these arguments). Those were the best and it is very sad this site left them out.