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Post by dgriffin on Mar 18, 2009 9:29:36 GMT -5
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Post by Clipper on Mar 18, 2009 12:08:45 GMT -5
This looks like an initiative that needs to be looked at seriously by School Boards, and halted or revised for content to be taught to our kids. Robert Kennedy WAS a great man, but to put a strictly partisan political doctrine into our schools under the auspices of education, and to promote a book in memorial to a deceased politician, is just plain wrong.
When unions begin to dictate curriculum, we have a major problem with our teachers and faculty members who belong to the union. School boards and administrators must remain very vigilant of what is being included in lesson plans on a daily basis.
Just think of the money that will be generated for the Kennedy family, and it will be paid for out of your tax dollars whether you are a democrat or republican. It smacks of party politics and union backing of the party. It is not about education. There is already plenty of curriculum materials that describe the Kennedy years, and the Kennedy family legacy. If I had a kid in school, I would protest vigorously, and refuse to have him participate in the program. Pretty sad when a family of bootleggers, drunks, and womanizers, can dictate curriculum in public schools.
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Post by bobbbiez on Mar 18, 2009 14:52:51 GMT -5
 Amen to that! I agree completely.  Twice I "had" to agree with ya Clipper and that's getting rather scary. 
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Post by bobbbiez on Mar 18, 2009 14:56:05 GMT -5
Sorry, but none of the Kennedys would I want to be role models for my kids or grandchildren. 
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Post by Clipper on Mar 18, 2009 15:27:40 GMT -5
Politically gifted, but morally bankrupt, From Jack to Bobby, and especially in Ted. It is sad that such intelligent statesmen could not keep their peckers in their pants. I am sure that Clinton was NOT the first one to have illicit sex in the whitehouse if the rumors are true about Marilyn Monroe and Jack and Bobby. They just didn't get caught. Money has always bought influence, but that influence should not extend into our children's education and our public schools and their curriculum.
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Post by gearofzanzibar on Mar 18, 2009 15:27:54 GMT -5
I think this is a simply wonderful idea. Mr. Kennedy's life and career offers us ample opportunities to teach children about the true nature of civil rights and government power.
We could, for instance, focus on his relentless use of the "Fairness Doctrine" to silence critics of his brother's administration.
Or perhaps we could highlight his authorization of illegal wiretaps on the phone conversations of Martin Luther King, Jr. for domestic political intelligence purposes.
Or maybe we could touch upon his role as the only Attorney General to authorize a political assassination.
There's a goldmine of material about what "social justice" really means just waiting to be mined there.
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Post by frankcor on Mar 18, 2009 15:42:04 GMT -5
Well sure, there's always that.
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Post by Clipper on Mar 18, 2009 18:31:45 GMT -5
I had forgotten about the wiretaps and the assassination business. Hell of a thing Gear, when someone my age, has to be educated and reminded by a man much younger, that would have been but a twinkle in dad's eye when these people lived and held office. I should be ashamed, haha. You always impress me with the research you must do, before posting your well informed opinions. I still miss your blog. I think it should be revived, haha.  |
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Post by bobbbiez on Mar 18, 2009 19:13:41 GMT -5
lol!!!!!!!!! Clipper, that's because we choose not to remember and somethings are best to be forgotten. After all, those were the days when we were young and had faith, hope, and dreams to see them shattered by crooked politicians bearing false promises. 
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Post by frankcor on Mar 18, 2009 22:49:49 GMT -5
I sometimes wonder if I have become too cynical. And yet, at other times, I worry that I am not cynical enough.
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Post by gearofzanzibar on Mar 19, 2009 6:05:50 GMT -5
I had forgotten about the wiretaps and the assassination business. Hell of a thing Gear, when someone my age, has to be educated and reminded by a man much younger, that would have been but a twinkle in dad's eye when these people lived and held office. I should be ashamed, haha. You always impress me with the research you must do, before posting your well informed opinions. I still miss your blog. I think it should be revived, haha. I sound a lot smarter than I actually am. Heh. The real brains in the family is my significant other. I'm just really, really good at Trivial Pursuit. |
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Post by dgriffin on Mar 19, 2009 8:41:50 GMT -5
I sometimes wonder if I have become too cynical. And yet, at other times, I worry that I am not cynical enough. Pray daily to your patron, Saint Eligius. An engineer can never be too cynical. I'd rather be driving over your bridge than one designed by someone who hadn't considered all the negatives. Saint Eligius of Noyon, patron saint of mechanical engineers, cab drivers and sick horses. (b. 588)  saints.sqpn.com/saint-eligius/From the wonderful site, Saints.SQPN.com:
Notes About Your Extended Family in Heaven
... 5,800 Saints, Blesseds and Venerables! |
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Post by frankcor on Mar 19, 2009 13:33:04 GMT -5
Thanks, Dave!
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Post by dgriffin on Mar 19, 2009 14:02:21 GMT -5
Now if I can only find the patron saint of grumpy old men. For me! |
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Amen to that! I agree completely. 
