tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post7917844911353913676..comments2024-03-28T23:02:24.234-07:00Comments on Flint Expatriates: The Hero ExperimentFlint Expatriateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08352270564340149006noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-11218462813907829442010-02-16T09:07:30.365-08:002010-02-16T09:07:30.365-08:00I own my home in Flint as well as two pit-mix resc...I own my home in Flint as well as two pit-mix rescues. When I leave to go to work I hope my dogs deter the punks who broke in numerous times before we moved in to never break in again. When I get home from work and see that no windows have been broken and my door hasn't been kicked in, I'll be sure let my pits lick my face a little longer to show my appreciation. <br /><br />Seems as though this program would be more helpful if it actually reached out to at-risk kids within Flint city limits... not in Flint "area" schools, GB, Fenton, etc. which are truly in a different world.LeighAnnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-37815341824713324232010-02-13T15:47:06.143-08:002010-02-13T15:47:06.143-08:00And to think I thought I was the cynical one. :)
...And to think I thought I was the cynical one. :)<br /><br />I held my tongue before, but after reading this post I couldn't help but imagine this guy as Chris Farley being a motivational speaker who lives in a van down by the river...<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsTTvKWPZGw&feature=related<br /><br />It's probably a good program though...grumkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834121792263687217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-28831836096133179152010-02-13T13:15:08.705-08:002010-02-13T13:15:08.705-08:00The program (part of their "Character Educati...The program (part of their "Character Education" program) is in Grand Blanc where the schools are run in a very 'businesslike' manner. GB and Flint schools are at opposite ends of the spectrum. I'm a GB taxpayer and I like them spending on this program (we can each improve the world) a WHOLE LOT more than the Christian/Militaristic Positive-Thinking Weightlifting Team (yes, weightlifting) that they have brought in for years.Betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00989112228749810477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-39832730050078429962010-02-13T09:57:57.834-08:002010-02-13T09:57:57.834-08:00Forgive me for being cynical, but does it really m...Forgive me for being cynical, but does it really make sense for cash-strapped local schools to pay a for-profit business to come into the classroom and inform kids that holding a door for someone makes them a hero?Gordon Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17911010126952753812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-51130348168116589352010-02-13T09:33:49.455-08:002010-02-13T09:33:49.455-08:00...so having a gun makes the rest of those things ......so having a gun makes the rest of those things irrelevant? Good to know.J.L.http://www.facebook.com/jack.massiminonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-50035114344345227892010-02-12T09:10:00.338-08:002010-02-12T09:10:00.338-08:00Sorry, Gee, I meant to add this link - the Mott Pa...Sorry, Gee, I meant to add this link - the Mott Park Neighborhood blog.<br />http://mottpark.blogspot.com/Betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00989112228749810477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-54696641898691769392010-02-12T09:08:29.722-08:002010-02-12T09:08:29.722-08:00The folks who actually live in Flint, and fight th...The folks who actually live in Flint, and fight the good fight every day - don't have a gun, don't have a pit bull, leave their house to go to work, knowing their children saw a strange man trying to break in their door to rob the supposedly empty house - folks who call the police during a break-in and get a three hour response... these are Flint's heroes.Betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00989112228749810477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-26755113404404641222010-02-12T09:03:38.629-08:002010-02-12T09:03:38.629-08:00Joseph Campbell rocks (actually, rocked).Joseph Campbell rocks (actually, rocked).Betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00989112228749810477noreply@blogger.com