Patty (RIP - 8/29/2009)

I can deal with Pat's death, but I have a hard time with this fact:  I wasted many years hating on her, instead of loving her as she loved me...She truly was a great step-mother.  I was just too young, emotional, and stupid to realize it for a long time.

You are missed, Pat...You have not been forgotten, and you are still loved - Jay

PRAGER UNIVERSITY: Walt Disney - American Dreamer

"We teach what isn’t taught." - Dennis Prager

This semester of Prager University is presented by:  Glenn Beck

"[I]n the middle of the 20th Century there was no better example (of an American original) than Walt Disney...Men like Disney are rare, but far less so in America...In America, the only limit to your ambition is your own imagination. And if we want more American originals like Walt Disney, let's hope we keep it that way." – G.B.

"'Steamboat Willie,' in 1928, starring an early version of a whistling Mickey Mouse, confirmed Disney's belief that there was an audience, a very large audience, for what he wanted to produce.  By 1933, Mickey was the largest star in the world...[B]y the 40's, Disney's creative restlessness kicked in again.  This time he had a new vision.  He wanted to create a new kind of entertainment experience.  Not 2-D, but a 3-D world.  He called it a 'theme park'...Disney built his park.  Disneyland soon became another iconic Disney creation.  A fantasy destination of every child on Earth." – G.B.

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PRAGER UNIVERSITY: Control the Words, Control the Culture

"We teach what isn’t taught." - Dennis Prager

This semester of Prager University is presented by:  Michael Knowles

"In the name of 'diversity' the Left enforces intellectual conformity.  It censors opposing views in the name of 'tolerance.'  And it labels all non-Left views 'hate speech'...All this manipulation of language has paid off for the Left, because whoever controls the words, controls the culture." – M.K.

"'[S]ymantics' means 'the meaning of words.'  Words exist so that we might discriminate one thing from another.  Without words we have chaos.  Words shape how we think.  They color how we view the world.  No one understands this better than the Left.  They are the masters of words...The 'culture war' is largely a 'war of words.' Right now the Left is winning.  you can see the consequences everywhere." – M.K.

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PRAGER UNIVERSITY: Cops are the Good Guys

"We teach what isn’t taught." - Dennis Prager

This semester of Prager University is presented by:  David Clarke

"The police aren't the problem.  The politicians and activists are...Here's a useful tip:  If you want to avoid a bad outcome with a police officer, follow this simple rule - 'When a cop give you a lawful command, obey it.  Even if you disagree.'" – D.C.

"Cops are not perfect...Perfection is an unattainable goal.  Cops are ordinary human beings...[T]hey don't have to be perfect.  They have to be excellent.  And most officers reach excellence every single day, and often under very difficult circumstances.  Circumstances you can't imagine, and wouldn't want to if you could." – D.C.

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