Yeah, like what I said on pg. 1! :o

-Z

Nobody's listening to you, Z! :D

Yeah, I know. I find that offensive. :p

Maybe he'd like to not be a victim of friendly fire.

So you did, but you have to admit that fancy red lettering I used shows up real pretty like.;)

I must of missed it in between all the regular non-sense.

:D

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Wow. Just Wow. Kevin Tillman speaks out
 

Money starts flowing in teacher bonus program
POSTED: 9:47 a.m. EDT, October 23, 2006


WASHINGTON (AP) -- In the closing weeks of the fall campaign, the Bush administration is handing out money for teachers who raise student test scores, the first federal effort to reward classroom performance with bonuses.

The 16 grants total $42 million and cover many states. The government has announced only the first grants, $5.5 million for Ohio, where Education Secretary Margaret Spellings was making the presentation Monday.

The department will release the remaining grants in the coming weeks, falling right before the Nov. 7 elections in which a reeling Republican Party is eager for good news.

In Ohio in particular, the GOP could trumpet the news of money for the state education department. The $5.5 million will be shared by schools in Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus and Toledo.

Sen. Mike DeWine, (R-Ohio), is trailing his Democratic rival. Also, Democrats have led for weeks in two House seats long in Republican hands, and party officials talk of capturing two or three more seats. Such gains could help the Democrats take over the House.

The Education Department says the election had no bearing on the timing. The grant application process began in May, and the review was done in the early fall, officials said. Congress approved the program last year.

"It's always a little suspicious when you have these things come out just before the election, allowing members of Congress in tight races to get some money for their district," said Joel Packer, a lobbyist for the National Education Association.

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The ony problem is, Tillman is not a Democratic operative trying to swing an election.

He is a brave and honorable soldier that lost his brother in battle.

It doesn't stop the mindless wolves from attacking him. But nothing stops them. Except the voting both. We will take our country back from the dishonorable cowards that have seized control.

Yea, but in Diebold we trust?

It's not how many votes we get, it's who does the counting.:cool:

Pardon me while I towel up my vomit. You must be the biggest drama queen in the world. Anyway....

No one attacked Tillman.

"Kevin wrote on Truthdig.com, which purchased his work."

I'm going to go out on a limb and say....stay with me here as this is just a guess..........that Truthdig is a Democrat/Liberal site???? Purchased his work? Two week before an election??? Maybe (again just a guess of course) maybe this is what Jeff was talking about?

Sports Illustrated (SI.com) carried this story. Are they a liberal site? :confused:

You're in there daddy.

Somehow reason is being discarded for faith, dogma, and nonsense.

flaming Commies

have you noticed how many sports teams have *RED* uniforms?!?!?

Not that I know of, no. That's not the point. Neither is Drudge or Fox News who have also covered it. The question is the date of writing/release not the subsequent coverage.

I'm not sure I follow the hair you're splitting. 'splain it to me, Lucy.

I'm really struggling to figure out how you guys never seem to follow my points. I think it's because rather than reading them with the intention of understanding me or my position, you read them with the intention of "getting me" with some comeback or twist of my words.

It could also be my writing style, but I seriously find it curious.

I hope this doesn't mean we should avert our eyes in the presence of the swimsuit edition. :eek:

No, he is not. Correct. I have nothing at all against Tillman; I simply cannot imagine his pain over the loss of his brother. He has every right to be angry and dissillusioned.

Will that anger and dissillusionment extend, someday, to the "mindless wolves" taking advantage of him for their political gain? We will never know. I pray he does not add to his already heavy burden by allowing those wolves that dishonor his fallen brother with their mindless, blind, political ambitions to get to him. Someday he will realize he has been used by the most depraved class in our society, who care not a whit about him or his brother. I hope he can deal with that, and still stand tall in front of his brother when they one day meet again.

Len, it's either your writing style, or something in your grey matter. :D On a positive note, you seem like a pleasant enough character, and I'm sure Rodeo will vouch for you. :)

Yea, the same issue as the House Repub leadership covering up for a child predator. It's not the substance the story, it's whatever can be used for a distraction from the substance.

How dare an American soldier that served honorably in Afghanistan and Iraq issue a statement! How dare he do it before an election!

Maybe soon, the president will declare him an "enemy combatant," and you won't have to be bothered with his kind anymore, daddy.