A mind is a terrible thing to waste. And some libs think that Rush is handicapped now.
When will the NAACP fess up that this annoying advertising slogan effectively condemns black educational standards? What the sentence is actually saying is that a mind is a terrible thing (irrespective of what you do with it, i.e. waste it, blow it, etc. ) Proper English structure is, "It's a terrible thing to waste a mind."
I'm sure that someone, sometime has told the NAACP that their pet slogan is a glaring example of poor English. Either they don't care, or they assume - perhaps rightly - that not many Americans in their audience recognize the error. Sad either way.
As an aging English major, this slogan grates on my nerves every time I hear it.