i just returned home from a debate put on by the college of humanities for constitution day. it was a debate on whether the current bush administration has exceeded the executive powers granted under the constitution. it was very well done and the speakers were all very prepared and respectful. i went because i'm a geek like that, but mostly because professor fred gedicks, one of my favorite professors from law school, was speaking and i couldn't resist.
i got there right before it started and the auditorium was packed. at first i was excited that so many people were interested, but then as i noticed several disinterested space takers, i realized that many of these people were probably there to get extra credit for a class. gross. i wanted to yank a kid's cell-phone from his hand, hurl it across the room and yell, "truly interested people were turned away for you to sit and text your friend the whole time?!?"
aside from that brief mental outburst, i enjoyed the debate a great deal, mostly because of professor gedicks. i get giddy every time i hear him speak. it was that was every time i had class from him. i don't even agree with a lot of what he says, but he is so brilliant and articulate that i can't help but be inspired when i hear him speak. if nothing else, i always left his class thinking, "man! i wish i were smarter and better at articulating my ideas." as i was walking out of the room, i heard a few people talking and one of them pointed at professor gedicks and said, "that guy was awesome." the others nodded their heads and i had to restrain myself from saying something ridiculous like, "i KNOW that guy!"
i'm such a nerd.
i got there right before it started and the auditorium was packed. at first i was excited that so many people were interested, but then as i noticed several disinterested space takers, i realized that many of these people were probably there to get extra credit for a class. gross. i wanted to yank a kid's cell-phone from his hand, hurl it across the room and yell, "truly interested people were turned away for you to sit and text your friend the whole time?!?"
aside from that brief mental outburst, i enjoyed the debate a great deal, mostly because of professor gedicks. i get giddy every time i hear him speak. it was that was every time i had class from him. i don't even agree with a lot of what he says, but he is so brilliant and articulate that i can't help but be inspired when i hear him speak. if nothing else, i always left his class thinking, "man! i wish i were smarter and better at articulating my ideas." as i was walking out of the room, i heard a few people talking and one of them pointed at professor gedicks and said, "that guy was awesome." the others nodded their heads and i had to restrain myself from saying something ridiculous like, "i KNOW that guy!"
i'm such a nerd.
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