John McCain Administration Would Throw in the Towel on Public Education
Filed under: Education, John McCain, Presidential Campaign 2008
From Sen. John McCain’s acceptance speech at the RNC in Minneapolis:
When a public school fails to meet its obligations to students, parent — when it fails to meet its obligations to students, parents deserve a choice in the education of their children. And I intend to give it to them.
Some may choose a better public school. Some may choose a private one. Many will choose a charter school. But they will have the choice, and their children will have that opportunity.
If a public school is failing doesn’t it deserve to be reformed? Just because we have let what used to be a crown jewel in the American experience — public education — fall on hard times, doesn’t mean we abandon this noble cause.
Public schools, a quality public education – these things are the great equalizers in the United States. A quality education used to be a hand up that both parties agreed on. The Republican abandonment of public education has taken yet another step forward with the nomination of McCain. It wasn’t enough to give the whack jobs Sarah Palin, let’s trash public education.
Public funds, public resources, public officials’ time – if spent on education – should be spent on improving public schools. How many charter schools in Ohio have lived up to their promise? A few have, but many have essentially turned in to financial boondoggles which struggle to stay open. Parochial Schools? Many of them offer a quality education and if I had children, I wouldn’t hesitate to send my child to one. But, I don’t want my tax dollars spent in a church.
The Republican Party is not putting ‘Country First’ with the abandonment of public education and the subsidizing of churches and private enterprise educational experiments.
Video: John McCain Acceptance Speech RNC
Filed under: John McCain, Presidential Campaign 2008, Republican National Convention
Full Text: Sen. John McCain Accpetance Speech Republican National Convention 2008
(CNN) — Sen. John McCain spoke to the Republican National Convention on Thursday night. Here is the text of that speech:
McCain: Thank you. Thank you all very much. Thank you.
Tonight, I have a privilege given few Americans: the privilege of accepting our party’s nomination for president of the United States. Read more
Transcript: Sen. Lindsey Graham Speech to Republican National Convention 2008
Filed under: Presidential Campaign 2008, Republican National Convention
(CNN) — Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina spoke to the Republican National Convention on Thursday night. Here is the transcript of that speech.
Graham: Thank you very much. Ladies and gentlemen, this speech is for the troops. Read more
Will Republicans Opt for More Hate vs. Hope Tonight?
Filed under: Presidential Campaign 2008, Republican National Convention
What is it with these people? Are they all idiots? Does every Jack and Jill in the Hall at the RNC actually think that there is room in these United States — that there is any consideration in the idea that is ‘America’ — for some of us not to be patriot-worthy — because we disagree with them?
I’m speaking of the “Country First” signs being waved around in the martial mob that is the conclave in Minneapolis-St. Paul.
The implied message behind the mob is that if you aren’t there waving the sign with them – or just cheering at home — you don’t put your country first.
Well, this proud Navy veteran who was for the Iraq war before we legalized torture and found out the neocons cooked the intelligence books would just as soon piss in the Republican Party’s general direction (and all over one of those stupid fucking signs) than listen to one more straw-man building, country-dividing, fundie pandering line of BS from this convention.
I feel better now.
Wednesday Late Nite News – Strickland Releases Economic Plan, Tommi Dorris, Parole Board, GOP, Barack Obama, Tave Zelman, Karl Rove
Filed under: Gov Strickland, Marc Dann, Ohio Economy, Presidential Campaign 2008, Republican National Convention, State of Ohio Govt, U.S. Congress
Ohio News
- Strickland Unveils Economic Development Plan – Cleveland Plain Dealer
- Strickland Releases Economic Plan – Associated Press
- Governor’s Office Unveils Plan to Give Ohio Economic Shot in the Arm – Dayton Business Journal
- Lofty Goals for Governor’s Economic Plan – Columbus Dispatch
- Obama Has Democratic Surrogates in Ohio – Associated Press
- Parole Board Rejects Prisoner’s Too-Fat-to-Die Argument – Youngstown Vindicator
- Outgoing State Schools Chief will Work for Public Broadcasting – Columbus Dispatch
- GOP Back on Track – Columbus Dispatch
- Democrat blames Dann Furor on Exit From Race – Columbus Dispatch
- Rove Reminds Ohio It’s Still Key – Columbus Dispatch
- 3 Subtly Make Case for 2010 Governor’s Race – Columbus Dispatch
Full Text: Sarah Palin, Vice Presidential Acceptance Speech, Republican National Convention 2008
Filed under: Presidential Campaign 2008, Republican National Convention, Sarah Palin
Text of Republican vice presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s speech to the Republican National Convention on Wednesday, as prepared for delivery: (Source: AP)
Mr. Chairman, delegates, and fellow citizens: I am honored to be considered for the nomination for vice president of the United States … Read more
Video: Sarah Palin, Vice Presidential Acceptance Speech, Republican National Convention, Minneapolis
Filed under: Presidential Campaign 2008, Republican National Convention, Sarah Palin
Video: Rudy Giuliani Speech RNC
Filed under: Presidential Campaign 2008, Republican National Convention
Transcript: Rudy Giuliani Speech Republican National Convention 2008
Filed under: Presidential Campaign 2008, Republican National Convention
(CNN) — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani addressed the Republican National Convention on Wednesday. Here is the text of that speech:
Giuliani: Thank you very much, and good evening. Almost exactly one year ago today, during a presidential debate in Durham, New Hampshire, I said that, if I weren’t running for president, I’d be supporting John McCain. Read more
Full Text: Mike Huckabee Speech Republican National Convention 2008
Filed under: Presidential Campaign 2008, Republican National Convention
Source: AP
As much as I appreciate the opportunity to speak tonight, I really was originally hoping for the slot on Thursday called the acceptance speech. But I am delighted to speak on behalf of my 2nd choice for the Republican nomination for President, John McCain — a man with the character and stubborn kind of integrity that I want in a President. Read more
Video: Mike Huckabee Speech Republican National Convention 2008
Filed under: Presidential Campaign 2008, Republican National Convention
Full Text: Mitt Romney Speech Republican National Convention 2008
Filed under: Presidential Campaign 2008, Republican National Convention
Text of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s speech Wednesday to the Republican convention, as prepared for delivery: (Source: AP)
For decades, the Washington sun has been rising in the east — Washington has been looking to the eastern elites, to the editorial pages of the Times and the Post, and to the broadcasters from the coast. Read more
Video: Mitt Romney Speech to Republican National Convention 2008
Filed under: Presidential Campaign 2008, Republican National Convention
Sneak Peek: Sarah Palin Speech Excerpts – RNC
Filed under: Presidential Campaign 2008, Republican National Convention, Sarah Palin
Released by Republican National Convention:
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – This evening Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican Party’s vice presidential nominee, will address the 2008 Republican National Convention. Excerpts from the governor’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below.
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