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78. Government grants are never a bad idea, yes, the application can use some work.

Sat Mar 24, 2012, 07:09 PM

Mar 2012

Lots of testing isn't the answer, homework analysis, for example, could be used.

I can't believe that anyone could be against the government giving more money to schools for better learning progress. Only those who are against learning would be against that.

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Obama to heckler: "Show me some courtesy" [View all] Julian Englis Mar 2012 OP

Damn. SMOOTH! nt MADem Mar 2012 #1

do we know what book it was ? JI7 Mar 2012 #2

I'm guessing it was some version of the Bible Liberalynn Mar 2012 #3

More likely some WND Farah/Corsi birther bullshit. n/t Monk06 Mar 2012 #13

Nancy Drew "The Mystery at Lilac Inn" alfredo Mar 2012 #33

Brilliant! n/t Peregrine Took Mar 2012 #38

It has that effect on people. alfredo Mar 2012 #41

Is that the one where nancy runs into ChairmanAgnostic Mar 2012 #46

This is the one where they had their Ayn Rand fan club meeting, then stiffed the waiter. alfredo Mar 2012 #58

even scarier. ChairmanAgnostic Mar 2012 #60

Nancy Drew ended up in a loveless marriage to a carpet salesman. alfredo Mar 2012 #70

damn Enrique Mar 2012 #75

Not as dark as what happened to Lil Lotta. alfredo Mar 2012 #77

Yeah, it was "My Pet Goat." RoccoR5955 Mar 2012 #61

Bush and Cheney would have arrested and tried that heckler as a terrorist jpak Mar 2012 #4

Don't be ridiculous. They would have had him shot. nt valerief Mar 2012 #21

no, tortured, then indivisibleman Mar 2012 #25

You're all wrong... teknomanzer Mar 2012 #34

But what they do to him on the way is RoccoR5955 Mar 2012 #62

And tissue type him Hawkowl Mar 2012 #91

That's funny. indivisibleman Mar 2012 #92

There is a video at the link OKNancy Mar 2012 #5

Nor was the heckler tased. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2012 #6

My first thought. Well managed by Obama. freshwest Mar 2012 #23

The mark of a great politician is how they deal with hecklers... brooklynite Mar 2012 #7

That's also characteristic of a good standup comic. nt tblue37 Mar 2012 #55

A good stand-up comic lives for hecklers to interrupt their set. Ikonoklast Mar 2012 #59

Perfect way to shut them up, and with civility. Amonester Mar 2012 #8

Apparently every time the guy who writes the Cavuto lines at Fox gets fired... TrollBuster9090 Mar 2012 #28

He handled it sooo well. And with no rough stuff by security, etc. RKP5637 Mar 2012 #9

Off topic, but, "I'm hear to speak to these folks"???? ..CBS news needs a human editor, I think. Warren DeMontague Mar 2012 #10

He handled it better mainstreetonce Mar 2012 #11

John Mcenroe handles hecklers better than Chris Christie TrollBuster9090 Mar 2012 #29

LOL! lunatica Mar 2012 #47

President Obama has class! Unlike some other clowns...n/t CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2012 #12

+1,000 freshwest Mar 2012 #24

Dont acknowledge me bro! n/t kirby Mar 2012 #14

Say what you will about Obama but he has the balls to confornt people who disagree with him. craigmatic Mar 2012 #15

... Jamaal510 Mar 2012 #37

He didn't tell him to shut up Iliyah Mar 2012 #16

He handled it perfectly ! nt steve2470 Mar 2012 #17

He's been renditioned by now. The Doctor. Mar 2012 #18

You know, that's actually a pretty classy way to handle that situation. He didn't have to IndyJones Mar 2012 #19

We can all learn from this. Julian Englis Mar 2012 #20

I just don't understand how anyone can dislike the guy. drm604 Mar 2012 #22

The hate is the color of his skin madokie Mar 2012 #27

Well.... Kelvin Mace Mar 2012 #30

lol Muskypundit Mar 2012 #35

And saved us from a depression, saved the car industry, created 4 million jobs.... RBInMaine Mar 2012 #39

yeah, BUT... Shirley0401 Mar 2012 #52

Who called him "perfect"? "Way cooler than Bush"? Lots of talking points and putdowns in.... Tarheel_Dem Mar 2012 #56

"Doesn't make him as bad as the alternative" Kelvin Mace Mar 2012 #64

Sorry Kelvin Mace Mar 2012 #63

Shu'up xtraxritical Mar 2012 #43

good one Shirley0401 Mar 2012 #53

Rather depressing, actually Kelvin Mace Mar 2012 #65

It's like he's Bush's twin!1! JNelson6563 Mar 2012 #48

Talk to teachers. knitter4democracy Mar 2012 #50

yes and no Shirley0401 Mar 2012 #54

Same for human rights. Just really conservative, too conservative. JDPriestly Mar 2012 #57

Hahaha!!!!!! Major Hogwash Mar 2012 #66

RTT is voluntary. NCLB is not. joshcryer Mar 2012 #73

Education levels as determined by what? knitter4democracy Mar 2012 #74

Government grants are never a bad idea, yes, the application can use some work. joshcryer Mar 2012 #78

It's how to measure learning progress that's the issue. knitter4democracy Mar 2012 #79

Yeah, I'm saying throw out the test scores. joshcryer Mar 2012 #80

That's not how the law's written, though. knitter4democracy Mar 2012 #82

Thanks for slogging it through in this back and forth discussion. senseandsensibility Mar 2012 #83

Thank you. We can only follow the law as it's written. knitter4democracy Mar 2012 #84

Where have I in any way disagreed with the poster? joshcryer Mar 2012 #86

I maintain that's not a good idea. knitter4democracy Mar 2012 #88

The school districts can use the grant money to hire more teachers. joshcryer Mar 2012 #89

Homework done in the classroom is called classwork. knitter4democracy Mar 2012 #90

I don't think I ever indicated that it was? joshcryer Mar 2012 #85

Still, the law is what it is. knitter4democracy Mar 2012 #87

see that's what makes the racism so clear Skittles Mar 2012 #68

He gets shit done. People hate those who get shit done. joshcryer Mar 2012 #72

Difference between Bush and Obama DWinNJ Mar 2012 #26

Sir, you can gimme yer shoes, I'll wear 'em later. Just lemme talk to these folks...nt TrollBuster9090 Mar 2012 #31

He still hasn't read the August 6th 2001 PDB... Gore1FL Mar 2012 #32

Bush.....? Read......? thecrow Mar 2012 #42

Whereas Bu$h to heckler: "Show me your loyalty oath" Blue Owl Mar 2012 #36

CBS grammar error JaneQPublic Mar 2012 #40

It is still there. Glimmer of Hope Mar 2012 #69

So the heckler was nicely introduced to the Secret Service? BootinUp Mar 2012 #44

This marks the difference between a democratic administration and the repukes... /nt jimlup Mar 2012 #45

Bush locked potential dissenters up in cages called 'free speech zones' Lasher Mar 2012 #49

Great response. That's what I think of hecklers, even when I like the position of them. Honeycombe8 Mar 2012 #51

I watched Bill Clinton deal with a heckler the same way in '08. BlueIris Mar 2012 #67

That's Obama. joshcryer Mar 2012 #71

do we know yet what the book was? Enrique Mar 2012 #76

Was it a copy of "Atlas Shrugged"? n/t BiggJawn Mar 2012 #81