Clinton raps vouchers [the creation of taxpayer-financed white supremacist academies...]

Newsday ^

[Sub-Driver]

Clinton raps vouchers BY GLENN THRUSH WASHINGTON BUREAU

February 22, 2006

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton slammed private-school voucher proposals yesterday, predicting that vouchers would eventually lead to the creation of taxpayer-financed white supremacist academies - or even a government-funded "School of the Jihad."

Clinton, a longtime voucher foe who earned the backing of the city teachers union in 2000, says government financing of sectarian groups would incite ethnic and religious conflict - and encourage fringe groups to demand government cash to run their schools.

President George W. Bush has long favored laws that require states to provide vouchers, a position that earned him the allegiance of conservative Christian groups that have clamored for public education dollars.

"First family that comes and says 'I want to send my daughter to St. Peter's Roman Catholic School' and you say 'Great, wonderful school, here's your voucher,'" Clinton said. "Next parent that comes and says, 'I want to send my child to the school of the Church of the White Supremacist ...' The parent says, 'The way that I read Genesis, Cain was marked, therefore I believe in white supremacy. ... You gave it to a Catholic parent, you gave it to a Jewish parent, under the Constitution, you can't discriminate against me.'"

As an adoring, if somewhat puzzled, audience of Bronx activists looked on, Clinton added, "So what if the next parent comes and says, 'I want to send my child to the School of the Jihad? ... I won't stand for it."

The former first lady said that vouchers would also accentuate divisions, singling out government-financed Protestant and Catholic schools in Northern Ireland and similar arrangements in the Netherlands as examples of poorly functioning systems.

[Nihil Obstat]

that cinches it. All of us FReepers should be for school vouchers.

[therut]

Did she really say this????????????????????????????????????????????Awful, hateful,racist.

[Sub-Driver]

yeah and meanwhile we get this:

Transgender Teacher Angers Eagleswood Parent
Man, Turned Woman, Working As Substitute Teacher

POSTED: 6:27 pm EST February 22, 2006
UPDATED: 7:16 pm EST February 22, 2006

EAGLESWOOD TOWNSHIP, N.J. -- At least one parent at the Jersey Shore is upset with a decision to let a transgender teacher back into the classroom.

http://www.nbc10.com/news/7340436/detail.html?rss=phi&psp=news

[BW2221]

I would suggest U.S. public schools as an example of "a poorly functioning education system." #1 in cost; #19 in achievement.

[headstamp]

Real cutie too.


Hurl.

[Abcdefg]

I would like to see public schooling eliminated and parents pay to educate their own children. No vouchers, no school taxes and no government schools.

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

"taxpayer-financed white supremacist academies"

That will never do.

It is in direct opposition to the "taxpayer-financed multicultural-supremaacist academies."

Not that voucher schools are at all about race. I can't believe that shrew is already starting to play the race card for in the bid for her power grab. She may end up blowing even the Dim primaries at this rate.

What hardcore Leftists like Hitlery really fear is not "white supremacy" in education but "academic supremacy."

It would kill the monopoly the union and state have on education as well as providing one more example of the free market leading to better quality, higher efficiency, and lower cost over collectivist programs.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

vouchers would also accentuate divisions

Political correctness papers over divisions in a given school, but it drives people who disagree away from the government school into any possible alternative: private school or homeschool. The actual division persists and intensifies.

[snowman1]

As long as the NEA has the power over the US school system it will be over funded and under achieving.

[Mr. Buzzcut]

"First family that comes and says 'I want to send my daughter to St. Peter's Roman Catholic School' and you say 'Great, wonderful school, here's your voucher,'" Clinton said. "Next parent that comes and says, 'I want to send my child to the school of the Church of the White Supremacist ...' The parent says, 'The way that I read Genesis, Cain was marked, therefore I believe in white supremacy. ... You gave it to a Catholic parent, you gave it to a Jewish parent, under the Constitution, you can't discriminate against me.'"

As an adoring, if somewhat puzzled, audience of Bronx activists looked on, Clinton added, "So what if the next parent comes and says, 'I want to send my child to the School of the Jihad? ... I won't stand for it."

Worse, some parent comes along and says I want to send my kid to a school that will inculcate him with values contrary to those of his mother and I, turn him against his country and deprive him of the skills and mindset to be a competitive, successful American.

Oh -- wait. We already have that!

[hipaatwo]

you have GOT to read this

[onyx]

OK, and I'll be back a little later to comment. Thanks for the ping.

[Peach]

You know, when I first read this, I thought it was a joke. Seriously.

She must be on medication. She just cannot be this insane to say this stuff. Can she? Very disturbing read.

Thanks for the ping, hipaatwo.

[pinz-n-needlez]

>>>Clinton added, "So what if the next parent comes and says, 'I want to send my child to the School of the Jihad? ... I won't stand for it." >>>>

Gee, she sounds angry... Hee, hee

Pinz

[Chode]

LOOK... it's TouristSenator!!!
It shows up in more places than TouristGuy did only with less style and substance...
she's Vaporware, just an empty crusty.
(Please spread me around like the parasite that i am...)

[popdonnelly]

Where's the racism? The purpose of vouchers is to give minorities an opportunity to go to another school. Racism is the system we have now, where minorities are stuck in substandard public schools and Bill and Hillary have sent Chelsea to private schools.