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iwishiwas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-22-11 04:40 AM
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How to destroy a school system (WI and vouchers for high income parents)

What a hoot, Walker pulled a fast one on his Repug poodles!!


http://the-motley-cow.blogspot.com/2011/05/how-to-destroy-school-system.html


Saturday, May 21, 2011
How to destroy a school system
Even the handful of remaining real Republicans are starting to wake up to this.

How to destroy a school system - Isthmus | The Daily Page


Last week, Walker went to Washington, D.C., to give a speech to school-choice advocates at the American Federation for Children. He started off by reading a Dr. Seuss book, and talking about how "every kid deserves to have a great education."

Then he shocked his own Republican allies back home in the state Capitol by announcing, without warning, that he plans to expand the voucher program from Milwaukee to Beloit, Racine and Green Bay.

Republican Sen. Van Wangaard of Racine and Senate President Mike Ellis objected to being blindsided by Walker's voucher expansion plan, and Ellis backed away from the whole taxpayer funding for wealthy private school families idea...................
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-22-11 07:49 AM
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1. Here's a Dr Seuss book for Walker:
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Scuba Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-22-11 08:02 AM
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2. Walker clearly want to destroy public education. n/t
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Mr. Jefferson Donating Member (141 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-22-11 08:12 AM
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3. Why would the people of Wisconsin elect someone who wanted to do that?
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Scuba Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-22-11 08:19 AM
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4. Funny, he never mentioned it during the campaign. n/t
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Mr. Jefferson Donating Member (141 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-22-11 08:21 AM
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5. Walker had no position on education...?
Incredible...

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Scuba Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-22-11 08:24 AM
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6. He spouted platitudes and avoided taking a stance on anything. n/t
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Mr. Jefferson Donating Member (141 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-22-11 08:34 AM
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7. Well, aren't ALL politicians non-specific when they say they are going to "help the children?"
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Scuba Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-22-11 08:54 AM
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8. Yep. And the 4th Estate failed (again) to ask "how?". n/t
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Release The Hounds Donating Member (341 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-22-11 09:02 AM
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9. Basically for one reason
Voters were rebelling against the (in their minds) radical, socialist, muslim, kenyan President. Everything else was trivial to them.
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