[Magdalen] Trump and his deadly pride

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

For some reason this reminded me of a couple who came to a prominent
venerable university with the intention of contributing to have a building
named for their son. The story goes that the person saddled with speaking
with them was put off by their simple, even austere clothing and concluded
they could not possible offer enough to interest the school. He told them
that the minimum for such an endeavor, adding how much it would cost to
found a school.
The two looked at each other, "Is that all it costs to found a school?"
they wondered, and then left.
The Stanfords went on to found a school in memory of their son, Leland.

This is just like the story of Jesus in the Garden or in the desert or
meeting the woman at the well. Nobody was there to record it, but it sure
makes a good story, so who cares about a little detail like historicity?

Stanford is indeed a superlative school in all respects. Nobody will
quibble with that.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 8:08 AM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
wrote:

> TRUMP UNIVERSITY??? Seriously? I had no idea there was such a thing!
> Offering degrees in how to become a billionaire and how to insult every
> group of people, no doubt.
>
> > On Feb 29, 2016, at 3:04 AM, Roger Stokes <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > On 29/02/2016 00:27, Susan Buchanan wrote of Donald Trump:
> >> Or - how long would it take him to do something impeachable?
> >
> > Isn't Trump University under criminal investigation and may face trial
> in August?  Although the "university" no longer exists Trump's name is
> clearly unvolved with what may have been a fraud and it appears he helped
> promote it.
> >
> > Roger
>