Posted on 09/30/2011 9:25:33 AM PDT by Kaslin
Public employee unions and their apologists will tell any tale to elicit sympathy for their cause.
A good example is the Rev. Al Sharpton, who now remarkably hosts a nightly show on MSNBC. He recently used a portion of his program to claim that state education cuts forced one Wisconsin school district to eliminate milk from morning snacks for elementary students.
"Governor Scott Walker's budget cuts mean some kids go without," Sharpton said, according to an article posted on PolitiFact Wisconsin.
Neither Sharpton nor his National Action Network responded to calls from fact-checkers who were seeking evidence to back up the claim. That's not surprising.
As it turned out, Sharpton should have checked his sources.
According to the Baraboo district superintendent and the school board president and vice president, milk was eliminated from the morning snack because officials were concerned that kids were drinking too much of it in the morning. They had been getting a half-pint carton during breakfast, the morning break and lunch. That seems like a lot of dairy product for small children, even in Wisconsin.
The officials said they were also concerned about the amount of wasted milk, and the administrative time needed to track how much milk was being consumed.
These decisions were made before Walker's education budget was finalized. The fact that school administrators expected budget cuts to affect the milk program was more or less an afterthought, according to the school officials.
But hey, who cares about facts when there's a good opportunity for a Sharpton smear, right?
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milk was eliminated from the morning snack because officials were concerned that kids were drinking too much of it in the morning....Is Moochelle considered an “official”?
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He’s just concerned because he’s probably lactose intolerant.
Honestly, how many people watch Al Sharpton’s show? Of that, how many actually believe anything that asshat says?
Was it chocolate or white milk, Al?
Was it chocolate or white milk, Al?
MSNBC really screwed up big time when they gave Al Sharpton that TV slot. He is only going to pull down the ratings of MSNBC more then they already are!!! Poor Sharpton cannot even converse decently using the english language. But.....I guess he belongs with the rest of the misfits on MSNBC. Morning Joe with that air head Mika and the rest of his motley crew. The whole kit and kaboodle is a total sham!!! And.....they (MSNBC) will never be able to get rid of Sharpton, lest they be labeled racist, as they will be if they try to broom sharpto!!! Someone at the top tier fo MSNBC has been, either drinking too much liberal, left-wing, Democrat, Obama Kool-Aid or smoking too much reefer....and bad reefer at that!!!
He should change his name to Al Dullardton.
What a maroon!
more lies from the liar....
Rev Al involved with a false story? Shocking!
Tawana Brawley ping!
It is tax scam to avoid paying income and other taxes. As with most liberals who want to tax everybody else, they do all they can to avoid paying theirs.
Youse promised me Guinea Pig or better!
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