Cynthia Baldwin's Post Gazette Op-ed

[Keyser Soze 16801]

Be prepared to be outraged. Can't believe she references "If."



As a former English teacher and a retired member of the judiciary, I have always had a special fondness for words. I have launched a one-woman battle against the loss of the word “fewer” from the American vocabulary. If items can be counted, the word “fewer” should be used; if it’s an amount, the word “less” should be used. However, we now use the word “less” in all situations. It should be fewer carrots and less mashed potatoes. Alas, I think I’m losing, but I shall not concede.

There is another battle for words that I am fighting and this one is even more important. We are losing the value of the words integrity, honesty and responsibility. Fame, wealth and power have replaced those qualities. In fact, we don’t treat those words like qualities at all; we treat them like ideals and in some cases, unattainable ideals. Integrity, honesty and responsibility are moral values. Integrity is incorruptibility; honesty is truth-telling and responsibility is being trustworthy and accountable.

However, if one is famous, wealthy and powerful, we Americans don’t seem to care if one lacks integrity, honesty and responsibility. Take the easy way out; don’t stand on principle; just don’t get caught and, if you do, lie or blame someone else. It appears to be easier. After all, there are no awards or rewards for those qualities, at least here on earth.

One of my favorite poems is “If” by Rudyard Kipling. Kipling captures the essence of those qualities in his descriptions of what one who possesses them would do in certain situations. He ends the poem by stating that the possessor of these qualities would be “a man, my son.” Of course, those qualities go far beyond maleness. They are qualities distinctive of humanhood: integrity, honesty and responsibility.

Please join me in the fight for these words. We must keep them in our lives and in our vocabularies. Then we will have “fewer” problems.

Cynthia A. Baldwin is a former justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

 

[Keyser Soze 16801]

I am NOT providing a link; don't want to give her the clicks

 

[pandaczar12]

Why do people write stuff that projects their own behavior on others? Do they think it absolves them of their own sins?

Thanks for not providing the link, now she will get LESS clicks.

 

[anon_xdc8rmuek44eq]

Be prepared to be outraged. Can't believe she references "If."



As a former English teacher and a retired member of the judiciary, I have always had a special fondness for words. I have launched a one-woman battle against the loss of the word “fewer” from the American vocabulary. If items can be counted, the word “fewer” should be used; if it’s an amount, the word “less” should be used. However, we now use the word “less” in all situations. It should be fewer carrots and less mashed potatoes. Alas, I think I’m losing, but I shall not concede.

There is another battle for words that I am fighting and this one is even more important. We are losing the value of the words integrity, honesty and responsibility. Fame, wealth and power have replaced those qualities. In fact, we don’t treat those words like qualities at all; we treat them like ideals and in some cases, unattainable ideals. Integrity, honesty and responsibility are moral values. Integrity is incorruptibility; honesty is truth-telling and responsibility is being trustworthy and accountable.

However, if one is famous, wealthy and powerful, we Americans don’t seem to care if one lacks integrity, honesty and responsibility. Take the easy way out; don’t stand on principle; just don’t get caught and, if you do, lie or blame someone else. It appears to be easier. After all, there are no awards or rewards for those qualities, at least here on earth.

One of my favorite poems is “If” by Rudyard Kipling. Kipling captures the essence of those qualities in his descriptions of what one who possesses them would do in certain situations. He ends the poem by stating that the possessor of these qualities would be “a man, my son.” Of course, those qualities go far beyond maleness. They are qualities distinctive of humanhood: integrity, honesty and responsibility.

Please join me in the fight for these words. We must keep them in our lives and in our vocabularies. Then we will have “fewer” problems.

Cynthia A. Baldwin is a former justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

 

[EdH85]

I am NOT providing a link; don't want to give her the clicks

A link might allow some interesting responses to the article.

 

[ChiTownLion]

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

 

[gohigh79]

A link might allow some interesting responses to the article.

Article link:

http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/2017/11/16/div-class-libPageBodyLinebreak-Fighting-words-div

 

[lastfedaykin]

Pot meet kettle...

 

[CJF_Said_The_Great_Joe_Paterno]

Be prepared to be outraged. Can't believe she references "If."



As a former English teacher and a retired member of the judiciary, I have always had a special fondness for words. I have launched a one-woman battle against the loss of the word “fewer” from the American vocabulary. If items can be counted, the word “fewer” should be used; if it’s an amount, the word “less” should be used. However, we now use the word “less” in all situations. It should be fewer carrots and less mashed potatoes. Alas, I think I’m losing, but I shall not concede.

There is another battle for words that I am fighting and this one is even more important. We are losing the value of the words integrity, honesty and responsibility. Fame, wealth and power have replaced those qualities. In fact, we don’t treat those words like qualities at all; we treat them like ideals and in some cases, unattainable ideals. Integrity, honesty and responsibility are moral values. Integrity is incorruptibility; honesty is truth-telling and responsibility is being trustworthy and accountable.

However, if one is famous, wealthy and powerful, we Americans don’t seem to care if one lacks integrity, honesty and responsibility. Take the easy way out; don’t stand on principle; just don’t get caught and, if you do, lie or blame someone else. It appears to be easier. After all, there are no awards or rewards for those qualities, at least here on earth.

One of my favorite poems is “If” by Rudyard Kipling. Kipling captures the essence of those qualities in his descriptions of what one who possesses them would do in certain situations. He ends the poem by stating that the possessor of these qualities would be “a man, my son.” Of course, those qualities go far beyond maleness. They are qualities distinctive of humanhood: integrity, honesty and responsibility.

Please join me in the fight for these words. We must keep them in our lives and in our vocabularies. Then we will have “fewer” problems.

Cynthia A. Baldwin is a former justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

Where's Mr. Outrage when you need him? Amazing how many supposed, self-proclaimed "leaders" and "role models" are raging f'ing hypocrites in our modern, non-accountable, self-promotion speaks louder than actual deeds, immoral, narcissistic world where the "hypocritical scumbag foxes watch and run the hen-house"! From the scumbag administrations of Corbutt, to PSU's beyond morally-corrupt, ever-narcissistic, hypocritical OG BOT, to Cynthia "former PA Supreme Court Justice" Baldwin and Al "I'm a raging-hypocrite POS" Franken, etc.... Amusing how the hypocritical pieces of human garbage and moral-excrement assumed, and abused, their publicly-provided "Bully-Pulpits" to pedantically and hypocritically lecture on the topics of "Morality", "Ethics", "Integrity", "Leadership", etc.... - LMFAO, talk about the living tale of "The Emperor has no clothers"!

 

[BBrown]

Be prepared to be outraged. Can't believe she references "If."



As a former English teacher and a retired member of the judiciary, I have always had a special fondness for words. I have launched a one-woman battle against the loss of the word “fewer” from the American vocabulary. If items can be counted, the word “fewer” should be used; if it’s an amount, the word “less” should be used. However, we now use the word “less” in all situations. It should be fewer carrots and less mashed potatoes. Alas, I think I’m losing, but I shall not concede.

There is another battle for words that I am fighting and this one is even more important. We are losing the value of the words integrity, honesty and responsibility. Fame, wealth and power have replaced those qualities. In fact, we don’t treat those words like qualities at all; we treat them like ideals and in some cases, unattainable ideals. Integrity, honesty and responsibility are moral values. Integrity is incorruptibility; honesty is truth-telling and responsibility is being trustworthy and accountable.

However, if one is famous, wealthy and powerful, we Americans don’t seem to care if one lacks integrity, honesty and responsibility. Take the easy way out; don’t stand on principle; just don’t get caught and, if you do, lie or blame someone else. It appears to be easier. After all, there are no awards or rewards for those qualities, at least here on earth.

One of my favorite poems is “If” by Rudyard Kipling. Kipling captures the essence of those qualities in his descriptions of what one who possesses them would do in certain situations. He ends the poem by stating that the possessor of these qualities would be “a man, my son.” Of course, those qualities go far beyond maleness. They are qualities distinctive of humanhood: integrity, honesty and responsibility.

Please join me in the fight for these words. We must keep them in our lives and in our vocabularies. Then we will have “fewer” problems.

Cynthia A. Baldwin is a former justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

The fact that she isn't locked up right now is "outrage" enough for me.

 

[Pardlion]

Be prepared to be outraged. Can't believe she references "If."



As a former English teacher and a retired member of the judiciary, I have always had a special fondness for words. I have launched a one-woman battle against the loss of the word “fewer” from the American vocabulary. If items can be counted, the word “fewer” should be used; if it’s an amount, the word “less” should be used. However, we now use the word “less” in all situations. It should be fewer carrots and less mashed potatoes. Alas, I think I’m losing, but I shall not concede.

There is another battle for words that I am fighting and this one is even more important. We are losing the value of the words integrity, honesty and responsibility. Fame, wealth and power have replaced those qualities. In fact, we don’t treat those words like qualities at all; we treat them like ideals and in some cases, unattainable ideals. Integrity, honesty and responsibility are moral values. Integrity is incorruptibility; honesty is truth-telling and responsibility is being trustworthy and accountable.

However, if one is famous, wealthy and powerful, we Americans don’t seem to care if one lacks integrity, honesty and responsibility. Take the easy way out; don’t stand on principle; just don’t get caught and, if you do, lie or blame someone else. It appears to be easier. After all, there are no awards or rewards for those qualities, at least here on earth.

One of my favorite poems is “If” by Rudyard Kipling. Kipling captures the essence of those qualities in his descriptions of what one who possesses them would do in certain situations. He ends the poem by stating that the possessor of these qualities would be “a man, my son.” Of course, those qualities go far beyond maleness. They are qualities distinctive of humanhood: integrity, honesty and responsibility.

Please join me in the fight for these words. We must keep them in our lives and in our vocabularies. Then we will have “fewer” problems.

Cynthia A. Baldwin is a former justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

Dear Cynthia: "If" you didn't suck as a lawyer, things would have been handled much better.

 

[Lefty Hill]

Wasn’t “If” Joe Paterno’s favorite poem?

 

[Connorpozlee]

Why would she feel compelled to write this half thought out, scattered nonsense? I have fewer brain cells for having read it, and think less of myself for having done so.

 

[Obliviax]

 

[Art]

What an absolutely useless, meaningless pile of tripe.

 

[AvgUser]

She could learn something from reading her own drivel

"...integrity, honesty and responsibility"

Wasn't Cynthia the Supreme Court Judge who displayed incredulous irresponsibility and lacked the integrity to be honest during the GJ proceeding when she told Curley and Schultz one thing, and the Judge another about their representation?

If she really wants to learn, she should study the behavior of Joseph V Paterno. He embodied what she lacks: Integrity. Honesty. Responsibility. And, for good measure Accountability!

 

[Fayette_LION]

Be prepared to be outraged. Can't believe she references "If."



As a former English teacher and a retired member of the judiciary, I have always had a special fondness for words. I have launched a one-woman battle against the loss of the word “fewer” from the American vocabulary. If items can be counted, the word “fewer” should be used; if it’s an amount, the word “less” should be used. However, we now use the word “less” in all situations. It should be fewer carrots and less mashed potatoes. Alas, I think I’m losing, but I shall not concede.

There is another battle for words that I am fighting and this one is even more important. We are losing the value of the words integrity, honesty and responsibility. Fame, wealth and power have replaced those qualities. In fact, we don’t treat those words like qualities at all; we treat them like ideals and in some cases, unattainable ideals. Integrity, honesty and responsibility are moral values. Integrity is incorruptibility; honesty is truth-telling and responsibility is being trustworthy and accountable.

However, if one is famous, wealthy and powerful, we Americans don’t seem to care if one lacks integrity, honesty and responsibility. Take the easy way out; don’t stand on principle; just don’t get caught and, if you do, lie or blame someone else. It appears to be easier. After all, there are no awards or rewards for those qualities, at least here on earth.

One of my favorite poems is “If” by Rudyard Kipling. Kipling captures the essence of those qualities in his descriptions of what one who possesses them would do in certain situations. He ends the poem by stating that the possessor of these qualities would be “a man, my son.” Of course, those qualities go far beyond maleness. They are qualities distinctive of humanhood: integrity, honesty and responsibility.

Please join me in the fight for these words. We must keep them in our lives and in our vocabularies. Then we will have “fewer” problems.

Cynthia A. Baldwin is a former justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

Integrity is not a word that should be associated with CB in any way. You can use less or fewer but I prefer NONE when it comes to her and integrity.

 

[OldTiredLion]

Gee, I was hoping she was swept out to sea from Turks & Caicos during one of the recent hurricanes.

 

[PSU2UNC]

Wasn’t “If” Joe Paterno’s favorite poem?

Yeah, I think that is why the OP is outraged.

 

[PSU2UNC]

Be prepared to be outraged. Can't believe she references "If."



As a former English teacher and a retired member of the judiciary, I have always had a special fondness for words. I have launched a one-woman battle against the loss of the word “fewer” from the American vocabulary. If items can be counted, the word “fewer” should be used; if it’s an amount, the word “less” should be used. However, we now use the word “less” in all situations. It should be fewer carrots and less mashed potatoes. Alas, I think I’m losing, but I shall not concede.

There is another battle for words that I am fighting and this one is even more important. We are losing the value of the words integrity, honesty and responsibility. Fame, wealth and power have replaced those qualities. In fact, we don’t treat those words like qualities at all; we treat them like ideals and in some cases, unattainable ideals. Integrity, honesty and responsibility are moral values. Integrity is incorruptibility; honesty is truth-telling and responsibility is being trustworthy and accountable.

However, if one is famous, wealthy and powerful, we Americans don’t seem to care if one lacks integrity, honesty and responsibility. Take the easy way out; don’t stand on principle; just don’t get caught and, if you do, lie or blame someone else. It appears to be easier. After all, there are no awards or rewards for those qualities, at least here on earth.

One of my favorite poems is “If” by Rudyard Kipling. Kipling captures the essence of those qualities in his descriptions of what one who possesses them would do in certain situations. He ends the poem by stating that the possessor of these qualities would be “a man, my son.” Of course, those qualities go far beyond maleness. They are qualities distinctive of humanhood: integrity, honesty and responsibility.

Please join me in the fight for these words. We must keep them in our lives and in our vocabularies. Then we will have “fewer” problems.

Cynthia A. Baldwin is a former justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

This gives her WAAAAAY too much credit, but a smarter person who felt really really badly about how thing played out with Paterno might conceivably reference his favorite poem in a seemingly unrelated piece as a "quasi-apology".

I think she's a moron, so I don't think that is the case here, but interesting nonetheless.

 

[palmettolion]

IF she wasn't who she was, her daughter would have LESS freedoms after running over and killing a person while drunk driving.

 

[LafayetteBear]

Awesome gif, Midnighter.

 

[BobPSU92]

Where's Mr. Outrage when you need him? Amazing how many supposed, self-proclaimed "leaders" and "role models" are raging f'ing hypocrites in our modern, non-accountable, self-promotion speaks louder than actual deeds, immoral, narcissistic world where the "hypocritical scumbag foxes watch and run the hen-house"! From the scumbag administrations of Corbutt, to PSU's beyond morally-corrupt, ever-narcissistic, hypocritical OG BOT, to Cynthia "former PA Supreme Court Justice" Baldwin and Al "I'm a raging-hypocrite POS" Franken, etc.... Amusing how the hypocritical pieces of human garbage and moral-excrement assumed, and abused, their publicly-provided "Bully-Pulpits" to pedantically and hypocritically lecture on the topics of "Morality", "Ethics", "Integrity", "Leadership", etc.... - LMFAO, talk about the living tale of "The Emperor has no clothers"!

BUSHWOOD.

 

[91Joe95]

 

[ApexLion]

Be prepared to be outraged. Can't believe she references "If."



As a former English teacher and a retired member of the judiciary, I have always had a special fondness for words. I have launched a one-woman battle against the loss of the word “fewer” from the American vocabulary. If items can be counted, the word “fewer” should be used; if it’s an amount, the word “less” should be used. However, we now use the word “less” in all situations. It should be fewer carrots and less mashed potatoes. Alas, I think I’m losing, but I shall not concede.

There is another battle for words that I am fighting and this one is even more important. We are losing the value of the words integrity, honesty and responsibility. Fame, wealth and power have replaced those qualities. In fact, we don’t treat those words like qualities at all; we treat them like ideals and in some cases, unattainable ideals. Integrity, honesty and responsibility are moral values. Integrity is incorruptibility; honesty is truth-telling and responsibility is being trustworthy and accountable.

However, if one is famous, wealthy and powerful, we Americans don’t seem to care if one lacks integrity, honesty and responsibility. Take the easy way out; don’t stand on principle; just don’t get caught and, if you do, lie or blame someone else. It appears to be easier. After all, there are no awards or rewards for those qualities, at least here on earth.

One of my favorite poems is “If” by Rudyard Kipling. Kipling captures the essence of those qualities in his descriptions of what one who possesses them would do in certain situations. He ends the poem by stating that the possessor of these qualities would be “a man, my son.” Of course, those qualities go far beyond maleness. They are qualities distinctive of humanhood: integrity, honesty and responsibility.

Please join me in the fight for these words. We must keep them in our lives and in our vocabularies. Then we will have “fewer” problems.

Cynthia A. Baldwin is a former justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

Oh Miss Daisy. You don't get off that easy. As the enabler of those who like to rule the rabble, pithy op-eds in friendly papers don't cut it. We are familiar with the poem IF and its meaning. Someone with far more integrity than your sorry, pathetic ass introduced it to us years ago.

Here are some IFs for you.

IF you hadn't been sponsored by handlers throughout your career, you would be working divorce cases out of a one-room law office forever. How were those billables at each firm that tolerated you as a favor? Asked by the BOT to come back for legal guidance? Honesty? As IF. You were a paid stoolie, a tool used by the BOT.

IF you had any of the qualities you seem to want so badly for the rest of society you would have come clean years ago. Instead, you did as your masters bid and in the process destroyed our university. Chief legal officer of the university? Responsibility? As IF.

IF you had actually indicated who you were working for during the grand jury proceedings, we might actually know more about this tragedy and be able to assess exactly what happened. Instead you deceived. Integrity? As IF.

IF you need immunity when your university is being investigated, does it remain your university? Loyalty? As IF.

You are an abomination, a virus on us all and the very last person on this planet who should lament the lack of whatever the hell you were attempting to opine on in this sad op-ed. The next time you want to lament the behavior of the rabble remember many of us know who you are. No IFs ands or buts about it.

 

[royboy]

Nice rant, Apex. Right on.

 

[interrobang]

Cynthia A. Baldwin is a former justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

For 2 years/. She was a politically motivated appointee to fill a vacancy, then "retired" when she was basically told not to run for the spot once the election came.

 

[ApexLion]

Nice rant, Apex. Right on.

I know Kenny and I know this b_ch - both have no interest in Penn State unless it serves them. It's about their money and pats on the head. They should be locked up with Seth.

 

[The Song Remains the Same]

Oh Miss Daisy. You don't get off that easy. As the enabler of those who like to rule the rabble, pithy op-eds in friendly papers don't cut it. We are familiar with the poem IF and its meaning. Someone with far more integrity than your sorry, pathetic ass introduced it to us years ago.

Here are some IFs for you.

IF you hadn't been sponsored by handlers throughout your career, you would be working divorce cases out of a one-room law office forever. How were those billables at each firm that tolerated you as a favor? Asked by the BOT to come back for legal guidance? Honesty? As IF. You were a paid stoolie, a tool used by the BOT.

IF you had any of the qualities you seem to want so badly for the rest of society you would have come clean years ago. Instead, you did as your masters bid and in the process destroyed our university. Chief legal officer of the university? Responsibility? As IF.

IF you had actually indicated who you were working for during the grand jury proceedings, we might actually know more about this tragedy and be able to assess exactly what happened. Instead you deceived. Integrity? As IF.

IF you need immunity when your university is being investigated, does it remain your university? Loyalty? As IF.

You are an abomination, a virus on us all and the very last person on this planet who should lament the lack of whatever the hell you were attempting to opine on in this sad op-ed. The next time you want to lament the behavior of the rabble remember many of us know who you are. No IFs ands or buts about it.

*****

*************EPIC POST*********************

 

[Burb]

Be prepared to be outraged. Can't believe she references "If."



As a former English teacher and a retired member of the judiciary, I have always had a special fondness for words. I have launched a one-woman battle against the loss of the word “fewer” from the American vocabulary. If items can be counted, the word “fewer” should be used; if it’s an amount, the word “less” should be used. However, we now use the word “less” in all situations. It should be fewer carrots and less mashed potatoes. Alas, I think I’m losing, but I shall not concede.

There is another battle for words that I am fighting and this one is even more important. We are losing the value of the words integrity, honesty and responsibility. Fame, wealth and power have replaced those qualities. In fact, we don’t treat those words like qualities at all; we treat them like ideals and in some cases, unattainable ideals. Integrity, honesty and responsibility are moral values. Integrity is incorruptibility; honesty is truth-telling and responsibility is being trustworthy and accountable.

However, if one is famous, wealthy and powerful, we Americans don’t seem to care if one lacks integrity, honesty and responsibility. Take the easy way out; don’t stand on principle; just don’t get caught and, if you do, lie or blame someone else. It appears to be easier. After all, there are no awards or rewards for those qualities, at least here on earth.

One of my favorite poems is “If” by Rudyard Kipling. Kipling captures the essence of those qualities in his descriptions of what one who possesses them would do in certain situations. He ends the poem by stating that the possessor of these qualities would be “a man, my son.” Of course, those qualities go far beyond maleness. They are qualities distinctive of humanhood: integrity, honesty and responsibility.

Please join me in the fight for these words. We must keep them in our lives and in our vocabularies. Then we will have “fewer” problems.

Cynthia A. Baldwin is a former justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

 

[Burb]

great

 

[Fox Chapel Lion II]

The best part of this thread is that Bushie is back in town.

 

[Obliviax]

The best part of this thread is that Bushie is back in town.

Bushies back and you're gonna be in trouble

Hey-la, hey-la bushies back

when you see him comin' better cut out on the double

Hey-la, hey-la bushies back

 

[N&B4PSU]

Why is it I can't help thinking on this piece from Star Trek NG... with Q as Bushie (or vice versa??). Makes me smile (yes, I think of Picard and riker hanging their heads as the monitors).