I’m sorry, I disagree strongly with Diane’s point to give Stephen Colbert “some slack” –for one, he is not stupid. For another, he has stated on his program that Bill Gates is a friend of his…Colbert is in this up to his ears. Giving Campbell Brown air time is a gift to her movement. The media has a strong impact on people who won’t go any further than what is placed in front of them….which unfortunately, is most of the country.
Jersey jazzman has another great piece about tenure. He writes: “I can only hope that Campbell Brown’s appearance last night on The Colbert Report is typical of what she is going to bring to the debate over school workplace protections. Because if this is the best the anti-tenure side can muster, we teachers will easily win the debate — provided we ever get a chance to participate.” –
Watch the priceless video of Stephen Colbert interviewing Campbell Brown, who is leading a campaign to eliminate teacher tenure in New York. Colbert asks her to reveal her donors. She replies that she won’t do that because the few dozen protestors outside with hand-lettered signs might harass them. She says the protesters are trying to silence her, but of course she is on national television and they are not. She doesn’t look silenced.
JJ writes:
“It’s all about the kids.” As…
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