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46. This is sad!....students not knowing what year 9/11 occurred in....poor SAT scores....20% of high school students plus one Miss Teen USA contestant unable to locate US on a world map. These are all data points on a chart showing a downward trend....Cause?...teachers union more concerned with keeping poor teachers employed...lowering standards to allow poor performing students to be engaged...no child left behind a.k.a. no child challenge to excel? All valid possibilities but not all encompassing or conclusive. I believe the root cause is the teachers union--they have the power to produce desirable outcomes; politicians only walk in step. ………… Here is a possible reason for conspiracy theory enthuses, elites shaping society toward socialism and two-class system. Why do they hunger for open-door immigration from Mexico having the highest drop out rate while asking for more scientists and doctors from Asia and India. We can produce our own—we’ve done it in the past.

Posted at 6:16PM on Aug 30th 2007 by Day of Infamy

47. All of this demographic will be making and shaping our future when/if they vote!!!!

They will determine by what is "popular" who and what to vote for.

People who really know the issues and care about The U.S. better vote and keep the GOP in office despite setbacks....unless you really want to see "setbacks" by a liberal government...

Things will really be scary if that were to manifest.

Posted at 7:13PM on Aug 30th 2007 by jacqui

48. This stunt only worked because they did the survey at SDSU, which everyone in San Diego knows is a school where you learn how to make beer bongs and pass out on lawns wearing no pants. Had they been at any other school, the students would have been able to answer. All jokes aside, SDSU is a school for airheads; this is not news.

Posted at 7:27PM on Aug 30th 2007 by Mia

49. is she friends with molly & holly??????think so just not blonde enough

Posted at 7:27PM on Aug 30th 2007 by sunset tan

50. Webbster: I am a Christian and I've never had the urge or inclination to harm anyone for their beliefs. Yes there are some dangerous Christians, Muslims, and any other group. Its the person, not the group they belong to. This is racism my friend. Please get your facts straight before you go off on a tangent.

As for the story, sad that the event that changed the lives of so many and the face of this nation forever is already fading. This makes us vulnerable for the next one.

Posted at 7:30PM on Aug 30th 2007 by Terri

51. San Diego State might be one of the dumbest places in the world.

Posted at 4:48AM on Sep 20th 2007 by How to Pick Up Chicks

52. It really makes me so angry that these stupid people can laugh when they don't know what year 9/11 happened. How can they not know what year that happened what the hell is wrong with them?? That tragic day is implanted in my mind, I remember everything I did that day and it was mostly cry for all the people that were murdered.
These idiots don't go to college to learn they go to party and to say Oh I'm in college...that's so sad...what losers!

Posted at 7:49PM on Aug 30th 2007 by Forever in our hearts

53. Well not surprising- if ANYONE from the new england area was asked they'd be able to answer. The further away from the center of tragedy how soon the memory fades

Posted at 8:00PM on Aug 30th 2007 by thisone

54. Perhaps if the next attack on our soil happens on the west coast, they'll care enough to remember what year it occurs in. I think I can safely say that those of us living in NY could tell you what year, hour and moment that atrocity occurred. We will NEVER forget where we were, and what we were doing when we first learned the Trade Center had been hit.
This generation coming up is truly the ME, MYSELF and I generation. Selfish, self involved, lazy, and wanting everything handed to them on a silver platter. They all talk about getting respect, but seem to have a hard time showing it. Truly sad, for them and for this country.

Posted at 8:57PM on Aug 30th 2007 by nativeny'er

55. What's even more sad, is that guy believes in the 9/11 conspiracies.

Posted at 10:06PM on Aug 30th 2007 by Alex

56. i take it Nate didn't know what year the 9/11 attacks occurred either, huh?

Posted at 10:02PM on Aug 30th 2007 by Americas in trouble

57. Anyone can point a microphone into people's faces and get some of them to say stupid things or expose their own ignorance ... hell, Jay Leno's been running his version of that schtick for 20 years. The fact that people who are old enough to be in college can't remember which year 9/11 occurred is unfortunate, but it's hardly groundbreaking news. By linking to the site of a 9/11 conspiracy theorist, TMZ is helping promote his ridiculous theories about the Illuminati, the Catholic Church and the Freemasons being responsible for the attacks. To me, that seems pretty lame and irresponsible even for a tacky gossip site.

For added fun, you should check out the video where this guy harrasses kids buying the latest Harry Potter book and calls them Satanists. He's a moron, and offering him any attention or credibility is a mistake.

Posted at 10:11PM on Aug 30th 2007 by Nate

58. As a young college student. i am saddened that people, my age cannot remember such a horrific day, there has not been a day like 9/11 in my lifetime. the country stopped to remember to dwell on the loss. the country, as a whole not just politicians but also citizens all wanted to fight, we did not want to lose our freedom. but watching/reading this just shows how todays teens/young adults really do not care about the reality of our past. we were shocked when our country was attacked, and we should still be shocked as our battle for our freedom is not over yet. Thousands of our men and women are out there fighting, and more and more are shipped off everyday, each leaving a family, friends and other loved ones at home, worrying everyday about the lives, their lives could end everyday. I just do not know how my generation has become so selfish, life is not all about soroities, parties, and friends, though social lives are good, we need to remember those lost and those who are fighting for our right to be free, and to have privleges like being able to go to college, because even in America we are not free.

Posted at 12:55AM on Aug 31st 2007 by if we only knew

59. Uh oh, California is being invaded by women from South Carolina

Posted at 2:07AM on Aug 31st 2007 by Jon

60. Somehow I'm not surprised. College admissions are a joke today and they hand out degrees like candy. I'm just pissed off that these people will have the same degree I do without any of the knowledge or work. And to think that my tax dollars are subsidizing these idiots.

Posted at 5:57PM on Sep 1st 2007 by Mo89564