One of my students (engineering class) revealed himself today

[Turbineguy]

with two tirades against Obama. One where Obama stole part of the $300 billion that went missing from the $700 billion bailout and another about having to protect himself against Obama.

My initial reaction was of course anger but my second thought was the way Ace Ventura says it so well: "Loo-hoo-zzzz-her!"

I suggested we drop politics and focus on governors (that is: engine governors). He then joked "All governors should be republicans!". Nobody laughed.

Sometimes it's hard not to gloat.

[Ian David]

1. Send him for a psych referral before he goes all Loughner. n/t

[Recursion]

2. Governors! The absolute coolest part of engineering

Maxwell's "On Governors" is just as important as his Treatise on Electromagnetism, IMO. Control Theory was the best class I ever had.

Completely off topic, but still.

[Turbineguy]

4. Yes!

Dont get me started either!

[The Wizard]

3. Subject him to

convulsive electric shock therapy.

[HopeHoops]

6. (ahem) One word: Testicles.

[HopeHoops]

5. Yeah, but governors shouldn't restrict semi's to 67 mph. That's too slow.

There's an old saying about mopeds - they go fast enough to get into trouble but not fast enough to get out of it. The same is true for semi's. Sometimes they really do need that extra speed to make traffic flow smoothly. Morons who don't know trucks have them get pissed off and do stupid shit out of road rage.

As for his joke, I'm welcome to give him Corbett. He can keep him. Free! Just like a kitten, except not cute and cuddly.

[1StrongBlackMan]

7. I hope that your engineering student ...

understands that small government results in small demand for American engineers. Where, praytell does he plan to work that doesn't get/depend on government contracts for its very survival?

[JackN415]

8. can't you ask him to leave the class? He can throw such tirade all he wants in public place

[Turbineguy]

10. Not really.

I'm going to approach it like this: Engineering is based on science and critical thought. If you base it on politics you get what happened in the Soviet Union, Chernobyl.

[Initech]

9. I swear these morons really do live on another plane of existence.

[RagAss]

11. Get the behavior on record. He might snap and you don't want that on your head.

Seriously.