[Elle Bee]

School choice The civil-rights issue of the new century. ~ John Fund

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[Cold Heat]

She needs to run! Run like hell!

[Political Junkie Too]

"There are people who asked me to run" for state chancellor, Sanford told The Post. "That has happened."

Shouldn't that be "There are people who aksed me to run...?"

-PJ

[Khurkris]

"....I be ebonicatin' all ober yo a**..."

[Map Kernow]

Post something like this, and a couple of dozen FReepers will be laboring under the illusion that they are the individual reincarnations of Mark Twain in their replies.

[PoisedWoman]

(Former)Chancellor Rudy Crew, who is also black, torpedoed ebonics because, he said, "The proposal argues for a lesser set of expectations - almost to accept that African-American children can't attain skill levels in use of the English language."

Amen, Brother Crew. Raise those expectations!

I'm reading "Cane River," by Lalita Tademy, a high-achieving black woman and former vice president of Sun Microsystems. Her novel is based on her family's rise from slavery to success from 1843 to 1955. A fascinating and well-written book about an intelligent and hardworking family, naturally an Oprah Book Club choice but don't overlook it because of that.

In the book, Tademy talks very frankly about the prejudice "white" or "yellow" blacks have against their "brown" black friends and family members. They're extremely color conscious. I wonder whether the Ebonics proponents are making their own statement of color prejudice...???

[JCG]

She told a panel discussion on ebonics in 1997: "I submit we have a right to self-define ourselves. Our children come from ghettos, where they live in racial and social isolation."

And, if they continue doing the 'bonics thang, they'll always be isolated.

America's Fifth Column ... watch PBS documentary JIHAD! In America
Download 8 Mb zip file here (60 minute video)

[What Is Ain't]

If you axe me, I don't be thinkin' this broad got a chance.

[Map Kernow]

She told a panel discussion on ebonics in 1997: "I submit we have a right to self-define ourselves.

As long as she doesn't re-invent the wheel again.

[Ronin]

No Ebonics jokes from me. I am too busy shaking my head and wondering just how in the name of Ned things managed to get this bad.

[jmaroneps37]

I say give her the job and pay her with checks ritten in Black Inglish.