Bush Reveals Inner Whackjob-ness to His Sister

[babsbunny]

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Bush Reveals Inner Whackjob-ness to His Sister
Trish | Nov. 28, 2008

Just embarrassing

George W. Bush is delusional. That’s the only explanation, short of alternate universes, for his comments on what his legacy will be in an interview conducted by his sister, Dorothy Koch.
The most delusional statement of all has to be Bush’s view of his nation-building invasion and occupation of Iraq

Let’s start with No Child Left Behind.

“I think the No Child Left Behind Act is one of the significant achievements of my administration because we said loud and clear to educators, parents and children that we expect the best for every child, that we believe every child can learn, and that in return for Federal money we expect there to be an accountability system in place to determine whether every child is learning to read, write, and add and subtract,” he said.

Bush said because of his administration’s No Child Left Behind policy, the “achievement gap” between white children and African-American and Latinos is “narrowing.”

“The promise of No Child Left Behind has been fulfilled,” Bush said.

[bluesmail]

1. IMO They've been pumping drugs into him. You get to a point you

don't want the cocktail, but Look Out. Here it comes.

[Enthusiast]

2. As always, he is creating his own reality.

Easy, just say it and it is so.

[Blue_In_AK]

3. No Child Left Behind

has been an immense failure in Alaska, particularly in our small, isolated Native village schools. It just doesn't work here.

[Sal Minella]

4. It doesn't work anywhere. Unless by "work" you mean providing the military recruiters with names,

phone numbers and addresses of high school graduate cannonfodder for the recruiters to harass (which happens whether the parents have signed the opt-out form or not).

For names and addresses of potential cannon fodder, it works fine, and maybe that was its real purpose, you know? That's the one thing about NCLB that "works."

[katanalori]

5. Blue In AK

What part of AK are you in? I heard today (on Mudflats forum) that the Natives are in desperate need of heating fuel. They may freeze to death, and Palin does not seem care. Is there any way to help these Natives? Is there an organized and safe way to donate? I am worried about ALL Alaskans (who do not seem to have a Governor who is ever at work), but especially concerned about the Natives this winter. Thanks.

[Blue_In_AK]

6. I'm in Anchorage, so things are okay here,

but the situsation is indeed dire in the villages. Fuel costs have gotten incredibly high out there, and you're right, Sarah doesn't seem to care too much, except for the $1200 which was added to the permanent fund dividend in September. She's too busy gallivanting around the countryside making an ass of herself.

I hadn't read The Mudflats post yet, but there was a good article in this morning's Anchorage Daily News, which I'm sure she was referencing. http://www.adn.com/rural/story/604423.html

With heating oil prices approaching $10 a gallon in rural Alaska and reports of neighbors stealing fuel from neighbors to warm their homes, a Venezuela-owned oil company plans to supply free fuel to villages again this winter.

That's what a Citgo executive who oversees the company's free heating oil program told the Alaska Inter-Tribal Council earlier this month, said council director Steve Osborne.

Citgo has provided roughly 15,000 Alaska village households 100 gallons of heating oil each for the past two winters. If the company donates the same amount this year, some families will save as much as $1,000 on their fuel bills. It's part of a program providing assistance to low-income communities in 23 states.

In the Inupiat village of Noatak, north of Kotzebue, heating oil sells for $9.79 a gallon. Villagers are crossing their fingers for the Citgo assistance while locking their fuel tanks under plywood and padlocks to protect them from thieves, said Eugene Monroe Sr., a local councilman.

"You got to be watching your tank all the time," he said.

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Rocketing fuel prices and worries of a migration from villages to cities dominated the Alaska Federation of Natives annual meeting in October, where Sen. Lisa Murkowski said the federal government is doubling the amount of money it's sending to Alaska to help low-income families heat their homes.

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Many of the villagers have found it too difficult to survive in the bush with the current high prices for fuel and food and have moved into Anchorage and Fairbanks in large numbers, which has created additional strain on our social infrastructure, schools, etc., massive culture shock.

I think the solution will come in the form of alternative energy sources, but that takes time and investment. There are a few of the villages that have wind farms now which are helping a lot, but there's so much to be done, and I think real solutions are beyond Sarah Palin's capability. I'm sure the legislature will be seriously getting into these issues when they reconvene in January.

[katanalori]

7. "gallivanting around the countryside making an ass of herself. "

I could not have put it better myself! If Chambliss wins in Georgia, it is because he would have won anyway. But, if he wins - Sarah will take credit and FauxNews will say how POWERFUL she is. Makes me sick.
I am so sorry that she is your Gov. Try a recall up there - we did it in CA (Gray Davis) and it worked!

[Canuckistanian]

8. Then why did he slash funding for NCLB the minute no-one was looking?

Most sane politicians have their pet projects. And they'll usually follow their progress and fight for them.

If Bush was SO FUCKING CONCERNED for NCLB, then why did he stand by and let it be financially gutted?

Or even monitor it's progress? NCLB has created a monster. Schools are now dedicated to ONE thing - improving those test scores. To Hell with teaching basics, fine arts, critical thinking..... just as long as the damned SCORES are high enough.

And the schools are CHEATING to meet those goals. Kicking marginal students out. Coaching students to give the right answers despite a lack of knowlege of the fundamentals.

This was intentional. The "dumbing down" of America continues apace.