Comments on: Barker’s Good Little Girl http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/03/30/barkers-good-little-girl/ Politics, Sports and Pop Culture Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:52:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Apparently the only educated one on this board.. http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/03/30/barkers-good-little-girl/#comment-50792 Apparently the only educated one on this board.. Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:13:19 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=17529#comment-50792 Wow, awesome how a stupid article from someone who has about as much influence as my Aunt Bertha (it’s quite a site actually – tried to get her own talk show but Jiminy Glick beat her out; probably for the best) can cause so much arguing. Go back to collecting worthless baseball cards and sharks teeth? (By the way, Sanford has been asking for those back…something about a debt the tooth fairy owes) What is funny is that compared to universities like it, Clemson runs a pretty tight ship. Is that because or in spite of Barker? Well, depends on who you ask. My point is, why are we taking the blame away from the real problem? When your hands are tied, what else are you supposed to do? The money has to come from somewhere, and whatever you are, a few thousand from a dinner isn’t going to do much. Grow up Peter Pan. Why don’t people start realizing that the root of the problem is the fact that a ‘state’ university that is only funded some 18% by the state, should pull out and go private. ‘Six Pence’ – hilarious. Laughed for days. Wow, awesome how a stupid article from someone who has about as much influence as my Aunt Bertha (it’s quite a site actually – tried to get her own talk show but Jiminy Glick beat her out; probably for the best) can cause so much arguing. Go back to collecting worthless baseball cards and sharks teeth? (By the way, Sanford has been asking for those back…something about a debt the tooth fairy owes)
What is funny is that compared to universities like it, Clemson runs a pretty tight ship. Is that because or in spite of Barker? Well, depends on who you ask. My point is, why are we taking the blame away from the real problem? When your hands are tied, what else are you supposed to do? The money has to come from somewhere, and whatever you are, a few thousand from a dinner isn’t going to do much. Grow up Peter Pan.
Why don’t people start realizing that the root of the problem is the fact that a ‘state’ university that is only funded some 18% by the state, should pull out and go private.
‘Six Pence’ – hilarious. Laughed for days.

]]> By: A(nother) Citizen http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/03/30/barkers-good-little-girl/#comment-50704 A(nother) Citizen Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:03:37 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=17529#comment-50704 Now for some facts. Hawk, the Board is not paid a dollar amount. In fact, they pretty much have to give a fair sum o'cash every year. Football season alone, with their box and own vans and such costs them each more than $20,000 each. Now I'm not saying it's not without MAJOR perks God knows, but it's private boards where people are paid. Ask Barker's Council about the bills they run up at their "retreat" in Charleston each year. Yes, it's on the Foundation dime, but couldn't that money go to a need-based scholarship rather than an $5,000 dinner tab? Minutes (the cleaned up and much sanitized version) are supposed to be posted on the web site, but nothing has been added since last summer. But I'm sure that her presentation was a nice request to keep the CAT bus running. The Board acts as Barker commands -- but hey, the system is run as an auxiliary enterprise and has to break even. It can also make money that the University can "borrow." Those auxiliary revenues (includes housing and other) make over $100 million for the University (http://www.clemson.edu/cfo/documents/budgets/09buddoc.pdf). Now for some facts. Hawk, the Board is not paid a dollar amount. In fact, they pretty much have to give a fair sum o’cash every year. Football season alone, with their box and own vans and such costs them each more than $20,000 each. Now I’m not saying it’s not without MAJOR perks God knows, but it’s private boards where people are paid. Ask Barker’s Council about the bills they run up at their “retreat” in Charleston each year. Yes, it’s on the Foundation dime, but couldn’t that money go to a need-based scholarship rather than an $5,000 dinner tab?

Minutes (the cleaned up and much sanitized version) are supposed to be posted on the web site, but nothing has been added since last summer. But I’m sure that her presentation was a nice request to keep the CAT bus running. The Board acts as Barker commands — but hey, the system is run as an auxiliary enterprise and has to break even. It can also make money that the University can “borrow.” Those auxiliary revenues (includes housing and other) make over $100 million for the University (http://www.clemson.edu/cfo/documents/budgets/09buddoc.pdf).

]]> By: Hawk http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/03/30/barkers-good-little-girl/#comment-50685 Hawk Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:27:19 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=17529#comment-50685 No offense "TryThis" BUT your article link was simply a complaint about the bus service at Clemson. And Since you are so privy to the "presentation she made to the Board of Trustees" in Feb - Please share THAT link... or quote her statements.... enlighten us.... Instead of having students ask for one MORE government handout- why not ask the Board to take LESS money or NO money at all. Ask every board member to become volunteers during this "crisis". Let Clemson's board and its Pres to lead by examply - decrease staff, cut THEIR budget and have each board member take 0 compensation. THEN if that isnt enough ask for a handout... But the TRUTH is they wont do it - in days past board members used to serve because it was an honor - now its a political favor that is granted and payed back by being on the board. No offense “TryThis” BUT your article link was simply a complaint about the bus service at Clemson. And Since you are so privy to the “presentation she made to the Board of Trustees” in Feb – Please share THAT link… or quote her statements…. enlighten us….
Instead of having students ask for one MORE government handout- why not ask the Board to take LESS money or NO money at all. Ask every board member to become volunteers during this “crisis”. Let Clemson’s board and its Pres to lead by examply – decrease staff, cut THEIR budget and have each board member take 0 compensation. THEN if that isnt enough ask for a handout…
But the TRUTH is they wont do it – in days past board members used to serve because it was an honor – now its a political favor that is granted and payed back by being on the board.

]]> By: Try this http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/03/30/barkers-good-little-girl/#comment-50682 Try this Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:24:01 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=17529#comment-50682 Fits, Can you tell me about the presentation that she made to the Board of Trustees in February of 2008 then? OH WAIT, you can't! Why? Because you are not an education reporter. You don't follow Clemson at all. You post stories your little zombies who feed you info they want posted. This is worse than your story on the Floyd campaign. And that is saying something. Maybe if you knew anything about SC politics or higher education you'd know what I was talking about. Fits,

Can you tell me about the presentation that she made to the Board of Trustees in February of 2008 then?

OH WAIT, you can’t! Why? Because you are not an education reporter. You don’t follow Clemson at all. You post stories your little zombies who feed you info they want posted. This is worse than your story on the Floyd campaign. And that is saying something. Maybe if you knew anything about SC politics or higher education you’d know what I was talking about.

]]> By: fitsnews http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/03/30/barkers-good-little-girl/#comment-50657 fitsnews Mon, 30 Mar 2009 06:28:09 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=17529#comment-50657 "Try this," Are you kidding? Seriously ... are you? We thought you were going to blow us out of the water but you link to an article that quotes her politely complaining to the trustees about the school's bus service? That is not an attack. That is light petting. Clearly you are new to this site. You actually have to bring it when you make a point here. -FITS “Try this,”

Are you kidding? Seriously … are you?

We thought you were going to blow us out of the water but you link to an article that quotes her politely complaining to the trustees about the school’s bus service?

That is not an attack. That is light petting.

Clearly you are new to this site. You actually have to bring it when you make a point here.

-FITS

]]> By: Try this http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/03/30/barkers-good-little-girl/#comment-50654 Try this Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:56:25 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=17529#comment-50654 Yeah, in today's paper she attacks Barker and company. She certainly does as he says. I guess you forgot to read the paper before you posted this. Or maybe you are that dumb. http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20090329/NEWS01/903290321/-1/IE6SecuritySettings Yeah, in today’s paper she attacks Barker and company. She certainly does as he says.

I guess you forgot to read the paper before you posted this. Or maybe you are that dumb.

http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20090329/NEWS01/903290321/-1/IE6SecuritySettings

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