The New Math of the NYT education columnist Richard Rothstein: 2 + 1 = "2" (and not "3")

The NYT ^ | June 20, 2002; June 19, 2002 | summer; Richard Rothstein

[Joe Brower]

summer,

You give these "news" people too much credit. They are not making any mistakes in the information they give to John Q. Public; their intent is quite clear and very purposeful. When lies and half-truths don't work, the stories that tell tales other than what these "social engineers" want the general public to hear are simply buried.

Want proof? JulieRNR21 had me mail the editor of the local paper here, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune (or "the SHT", as we call it). A wholly owned subsidary of the NYT. I send this person the AP article you posted yesterday titled "Independent commission: Gov. Bush's One Florida plan working", and asked that it be printed. So far, no response. I'm not holding my breath.

You see, almost all of them view themselves as "progressives" (in reality, socialists). And they all too often have overinflated concepts of self-importance which justify any means at their employ to "assist" causes in which they identify. "Hey, if we have to lie to the common man to save him from himself, that's OK, becuase it's for his own good." is their modus operandi.

They are indeed the "useful idiots", as are the many, many people out there who simply read the NY Times, watch CNN, and consider themselves "informed".

[PoisedWoman]

You know who else would love this letter to the NYT? The New York Post! Absolutely positively unquestionably they need to see it! Send it to a columnist known for rubbing the Dem's noses in it....I cannot recall names, but perhaps other Freepers can.

[Incorrigible]

Von, von voucher program...

Two, two voucher programs

Three, three voucher programs

AH! AH! AH! AH!

[Joe Brower]

Click on the link below for a bit of essential reading, particulary in this age of leftmedia mass-manipulation. Print it, read it, study it, memorize it, and you will be amazed at how much of this you see and hear. And pass it on to everyone else you know.

The 25 Rules of Disinformation

[summer]

Remember this one, from The Orlando Sentinel? Someone needs to inform the NYT that is columnist, Richard Rothstein, is not even qualified to write for local FL newspapers, let alone the NYT:

Parents snap up vouchers [Jeb's 3rd voucher program results in new private schools]

[summer]

backhoe, See posts #40 and #42 from Poised Woman, as she really and truly knows what is good enough to be published everywhere! Blast away! :)

[summer]

NYT that is = NYT that its...

[summer]

Thanks for that link, Joe. I will read it.

[summer]

PoisedWoman, Thank you so very much for your encouragement and enthusiastic response here!!! I really appreciate you taking the time to read this. :)

[summer]

ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

PS An "A" for you and your funny-lookin' friend there. And, an "F" for Mr. Rothstein.

[summer]

Thanks for bumping this thread, E.G.C.! :)

[summer]

They are indeed the "useful idiots", as are the many, many people out there who simply read the NY Times, watch CNN, and consider themselves "informed".

Joe, I understand what you are saying in your post #41, but truthfully, it all just seemed like background noise before to me. Yet, now, it bugs me. Because I take time to try and understand what the heck is going on as I get older, and it really annoys me that some media doesn't make it easier; instead, they make it harder. If I didn't read about Gov. Bush's record myself, from a wide variety of sources, I might conclude he is the worst governor we ever had, instead of one of the best. If I relied only on the teacher's union web site for instance, then, I'd still be unaware of the new laws already in effect that Gov. Bush signed to financially help teachers. When is the media going to catch up with Gov. Bush and start letting people know what he's done? Also, it is a disgrace that the newspaper in your area would not publish that AP article. Because the head of that commission was THE LOUDEST critic of One FLorida -- now, the Bishop is supporting One Florida. That alone is headline news. What's up with these newspaper editors??? I am starting to think I don't need to waste my time and monoey on them at all anymore. They're useless.

[summer]

monoey = money

[summer]

For anyone who wants to read that AP article you mentioned:

Independent Commission: Gov. Bush's One FL Plan Working [Jeb's critics: 'no comment']

[toenail]

Good job, summer. You should send it to the NYT.

[Economist_MA]

Excellent work! I really encourage you to shorten it a bit and send it to the NYT. I doubt that they'll print it, but it is worth a try.

[backhoe]

I know you have seen these:

Ignorance Making You Ill? Cure It!

... but nestled in those links are several sites and methods to reach a variety of different people, papers, representatives, etc.

This one?

-**Find your local news/media types--

...has a neat little mass emailer that selects based on zip code, to various papers within a given code. It is a "progressive" site so they want you to send their pre-written left-wing doggerel, but you can choose to write your own.

[Joe Brower]

What's up with these newspaper editors???

I told you what's up with them. Check again post #41.

They're useless.

Oh no, they're VERY useful. Assisting their statist masters and promoting PC socialism, that is.

It's not news any more, it's propaganda. Don't make the mistake of ever considering it anything else.

[summer]

FYI. :)

[summer]

I told you what's up with them...It's not news anymore...

What happened to the 4th estate? A truly free press? Why can't they tell people what is actually going on, instead of what they want people to think is going on? That's the part I still don't understand. Is it all just for votes and power? All of it? All the time? Very sad....