Lessons in Hypocrisy
Posted by Adam Graham in : PodcastPodcast Show Notes
Being hypocritical doesn’t mean you’re wrong, so can we learn anything from some inconsistent behavior? What do we make of anti-illegal immigration, pro-life talk show host Glenn Beck who preaches America is a hopeful and decent place is leaning towards backing pro-abortion Former Sanctuary City Mayor Rudy Giuliani so that we can manage mere survival for one more day. Meanwhile, friend of the environment Senator Ed Kennedy (D-MA) opposes a wind farm because even though it might reduce pollution in Massachusetts and create jobs in Boston, it could mess up his vacation plans. (Hat Tip: Instapundit.) And Democrats send their kids to private schools while they deny school choice to the rest of us? We unravel this all tonight on the Truth and Hope Report. Try GotoMyPC free for 30 days! For this special offer, visit www.gotomypc.com/podcast
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Comment by Jay S.
Glenn Beck, as someone has said, was created out of wholecloth. He is this generation’s Max Headroom. He merely takes a slightly controversial stance on a controversial subject in order to get ratings. Really not worth talking about.
Ted Kennedy is a wealthy jerk who could not begin to fill any of his 3 brother’s shoes.
So that leaves us with private school. Our senators and representatives become part of the privileged class the day they arrive in D.C. if they were not before said arrival. Private school is as much about their children’s ‘resume’ as it is about quality and if they let the hoi polloi in then their kids wouldn’t be special, now would they.
But let’s say that vouchers are made standard. Who would be left at the public schools? The worst students? How would a kid whose parents don’t care get a leg up in that situation? How would creating a defacto educational ghetto help our society? Who pays for busing in rural areas?
If you and like minded people want to create scholarships to Christian or private schools then more power to ya. But you don’t have to gut public education to do it.
Comment by Adam Graham
A few things. First of all, Glenn Beck is the #3 radio host in America, and a lot of people look to him for guidance, etc.
As to school voucher, if competition comes, public schools will adapt, they will improve, they’ll try and find ways to retain students and to make themselves more appealing than private schools. We wouldn’t stand for one cell phone company or one fast food restaurant choice, but we let a bureaucracy called public schools get a no bid contract for the education of America’s children.
Comment by Jay S.
And Britney Spears is often the most Googled person – popularity does not mean substance. In fact most of the time just the opposite.
As far as schools, there aren’t any Christian or private schools or home schooling to give competition? Don’t they give out scholarships? How long would this forced reform take and how many innocent kids would get screwed even more during this bleak period?
This is just another example of Republican’s starving a bureaucracy just to prove said bureaucracy doesn’t work.
Comment by Adam Graham
Jay, first there are some scholarships but not enough. Republicans have certainly not starved the bureaucracy. Public school has double even when inflation is taken into consideration.
The situation to the government running a lousy cell phone company and saying there’s fair competition because normal private enterprise competes. Until public schools are forced to change by the market will continue to get a substandard education.