-The American Indians were a bunch of savages who raped and pillaged each other long before any Europeans came along. They weren't doing anything constructive with their civilization, so it was somewhat justifiable that Europeans came along and took over. I don't think anybody's perfect, and that includes the American Indians. Yes, tribes warred with each other. That's the way humans fucking work. It's in our nature to fight and be aggressive. But I've never heard of any Indian tribe, from Lakota to Huron to Navajo, that attempted to wipe out or enslave a large population of people (i.e. the Inquisition, the Holocaust, American slavery, etc.).

-While discussing the three branches of U.S. government, he got onto the topic of Mumia Abu Jamal, the radio journalist and Black Panther who was 'convicted' of murdering a cop. Mr. MacDonough (or as I like to call him, 'Tommy Mac D') made it a point to gloat over how the Supreme Court denied Mumia's appeal. He said something along the lines of: "The Supreme Court is far too busy to worry about cases like that." Cases like what? Those involving black men on death row? What the fuck is he talking about?

-Tommy Mac D liked to talk about his various travels a great deal. In the span of 90 minutes, he told us about his trips to Moscow, St. Petersburg, Japan, and China in great detail. He spent more time talking about himself and his politics than on the curriculum. Know how much we covered in 90 minutes that was pertinent to the topic? A list of eleven people from the Age of Enlightenment. Whoop-de-damn-doo. Instead of an in depth lesson regarding Rousseau and Adam Smith, he talked about how funny Japanese businessmen are when talking about free trade, or how he got rather saucy with a female Russian teacher. All with a smug and conceited smile on his face.