Sign of the Times February 5, 2008
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Given to San Francisco voters today.
I Can Comprehend It Well Enough February 5, 2008
Posted by Webmaster in Affirmative Action, Education, Racial Pandering.comments closed
Eliot Spitzer strikes again. If New York State can never have a true blue right-winger as Governor, this guy is the next best thing — he’s so ridiculous that he’ll do for the Democrats in NYS what McCain might do to the Republicans nationally if he has the chance, that is turn them into a punchline that they won’t live down for years.
ALBANY - An influential state senator yesterday accused Gov. Spitzer of jeopardizing the safety of children by seeking to gut funding for an office that conducts criminal background checks on prospective teachers.
Spitzer has proposed slashing the $1.6 million budget for the state Education Department’s Office of School Personnel Review and Accountability by almost a third. Education Commissioner Richard Mills warned the cut could lead to the hiring of individuals with criminal histories.
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[NYS Senate Education Committee Chairman Stephen] Saland called it “absolutely bizarre, appalling and beyond comprehension” that Spitzer not only rejected the Education Department’s request for an increase, but cut the existing budget.
No, Mr. Saland. It may be appalling, but it’s not bizarre and not beyond comprehension. Let me comprehend it for you: R-A-C-E. The current criminal background check probably prevents too many non-whites (especially blacks) from becoming teachers, in the opinion of Gov. Spitzer. As a parallel, Kansas City Mayor Mark Funkhouser wants those with adult felonies to become KC cops (or does he really?), but he admits the racial motive right up front.
