After listening to the terribly weak and ineffective presentation by the "prosecution" on WUSM Internet Wednesay morning, I was reminded of the lyrics of a song done by the late, great, big-band singer Peggy Lee:
IS THAT ALL THERE IS?
SPOKEN: I remember when I was a very little girl, our house caught on fire. I'll never forget the look on my father's face as he gathered me up in his arms and raced through the burning building out to the pavement. I stood there shivering in my pajamas and watched the whole world go up in flames. And when it was all over I said to myself, "Is that all there is to a fire"
SUNG: Is that all there is, is that all there is If that's all there is my friends, then let's keep dancing Let's break out the booze and have a ball If that's all there is
SPOKEN: And when I was 12 years old, my father took me to a circus, the greatest show on earth. There were clowns and elephants and dancing bears. And a beautiful lady in pink tights flew high above our heads. And so I sat there watching the marvelous spectacle. I had the feeling that something was missing. I don't know what, but when it was over, I said to myself, "is that all there is to a circus?
SUNG: Is that all there is, is that all there is If that's all there is my friends, then let's keep dancing Let's break out the booze and have a ball If that's all there is
I can't help but wonder if Judge Ruben Anderson, when he heard the administration's unbelieably weak case against two of USM's most valuable professors, asked himself the musical question, "Is that all there is?"
quote: Originally posted by: Mississippian in Exile "I can't help but wonder if Judge Ruben Anderson, when he heard the administration's unbelieably weak case against two of USM's most valuable professors, asked himself the musical question, "Is that all there is?" "
As another Mississippian in exile, I must admit, that's exactly what I thougt, "Is that all there is?" But then I also must admit that I never thought there would be any more.