Posted on 10/13/2007 11:52:59 AM PDT by raccoonradio
Bonneville news/talk WTOP/Washington reporter Mark Plotkin was escorted out of a White House function on Thursday (Oct. 11). According to a posting on the WTOP Web site, Plotkin attended a function where first lady Laura Bush honored the Ballou Senior High School Marching Band.
The post goes on to say that as the first lady finished a short speech, Plotkin called across the room to get her attention. Then, according to an audio clip posted on the site, he asked, "Mrs. Bush, do you agree with those who say and believe that members of the Ballou High School band that you just lauded should not grow up to be members of the House of Representatives?" Mrs. Bush returned to her seat without answering. It was at this point that Plotkin was escorted out of the White House. He claims that White House staffers told him that the question was "out of line" and "disrespectful."
Only the rich and powerful —and welfare recipients — can afford to live in DC.
Just my opinion of course.
Come now, no need for modesty; it's more than just your opinion, it's a FACT!
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‘...like growing up as a Cubs fan and then becoming a Yankee fan when you carpetbag into the People’s Republic of New York to take over the junior senator spot.’
BINGO! spot on.
Plotkin should get a time out for a few months, IMO. As far as DC statehood goes, it makes more sense for Maryland to follow the example made by Virginia, and take back jurisdiction of all but a 1 mile by 1 mile area to shrink the District to a Federal enclave as it should be. That is, Washington, DC, originally was a 10 mile by 10 mile area (100 sq. miles) carved out of Maryland and Virginia. As a result of the Virginia portion going back to the State of Virginia, the District of Columbia is now 69.5 sq. miles. It makes sense for Maryland to follow the example of Virginia. Perhaps the District of Columbia should be 1 mile by 1 mile in area for the seat of government. Then Maryland could take over the governing of 68.5 sq. miles of the former District. That way, voting representatives can be added to the Congress per the population rules.
But, instead, Plotkin attempts to jump all over the First Lady in a highly inappropriate, hostile question. Plotkin identifies himself as a partisan, leftist with that kind of question.
I agree that DC should be returned to Maryland, if Maryland will have it.
DC resident sohould be able to vote on their own House Representative, as part of the state of Maryland.
Absolutely crass and tasteless.
I read that DC spends the most per pupil in the country and gets the poorest results.
The only way to keep Hellary and Obama away from any Cubs success is to link them genetically with Bartman.
OK, I used to be one of the grammer cops, and I've been good for a long time, but I gotta point out that this SHOULD be:
"What person would repay the honor of being invited to a White House event to honor some young kids, to yell across the room at the First Lady?"
Proper punctuation is our friend!
Not necessarily that laughable. The Demonrats could probably manufacture a massive "farm vote" in most major American cities, if they had to. For one thing, some cities incorporate former farmland (albeit from the distant past), and the Demons are experts in getting the dead to vote. Heck, they could probably arrange for the Indians who sold Manhattan to vote.
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BINGO!!!
That’s pretty funny. What you’ll see is a scramble by the liberals in Georgetown to go into Montgomery County, and Prince George’s County, which is having a hard enough time on its own, trying to avoid getting SE and Anacostia. It really should be a county of its own. And the DC Council doesn’t want to become county commissioners. It’s much better to be mayor of DC than county commissioner of Anacostia. It will never happen.
The DCPS is certainly not underfunded, BUT that figure is misleading. The DC Board of Education has all the responsibilities of a local school board, plus it has all the responsibilities of a state department of education. The FedGov gives state governments many expensive mandates that don't generally factor into per-pupil expenditures.
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