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Mitch Daniels (Hero)
Powerline Blog ^ | July 17, 2013 | John Hinderaker

Posted on 07/17/2013 6:41:39 PM PDT by OddLane

I’ve never thought of Mitch Daniels as the heroic type; not until now. But he deserves a medal for trying to spare Indiana students the mis-education that comes from reading the execrable Howard Zinn. The Associated Press obtained emails by then-Governor Daniels, now the President of Purdue:

Purdue University President Mitch Daniels said Wednesday he never tried to quash academic freedom while serving as Indiana’s governor and criticized an Associated Press report citing emails in which he opposed use of a book by historian and anti-war activist Howard Zinn.

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TOPICS: Education; Government
KEYWORDS: daniels; highereducation; howardzinn; indiana; mitchdaniels; purdue; zinn

1 posted on 07/17/2013 6:41:39 PM PDT by OddLane
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To: OddLane

I would not call Howard Zinn a historian. His “A People’s History of the United States” (of which I have a copy) is pure identity politics agitprop. So don’t call it a history book. To use it as material for studying typical agitprop dressed in pseudointellectualism, fine (as in know the enemy). The same reason why Thomas Jefferson had a copy of the Koran, a fact lost on Keith Ellison (D-Jihad).


2 posted on 07/17/2013 6:47:57 PM PDT by Fred Hayek (The Democratic Party is now the operational arm of the CPUSA)
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To: OddLane

Good for Mitch! He was a decent Governor of Indiana, but not pure enough for most Freepers. He won’t be called a hero here.


3 posted on 07/17/2013 6:52:57 PM PDT by caver (Obama: Home of the Whopper)
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To: caver
but not pure enough for most Freepers

But I'm sure those same folks are delighted we have Joe Donnelly as Senator for the next 5.5 yrs.

4 posted on 07/17/2013 6:54:43 PM PDT by nascarnation (Baraq's economic policy: trickle up poverty)
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To: nascarnation

Yea, Joe Donnelly, I didn’t vote for the jerk. We got rid of Lugar and got Donnelly. We have plenty of idiots in Indiana.


5 posted on 07/17/2013 6:57:32 PM PDT by caver (Obama: Home of the Whopper)
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To: Fred Hayek

I read it years ago. Zinn’s work is rubbish.


6 posted on 07/17/2013 7:00:26 PM PDT by GenXteacher (You have chosen dishonor to avoid war; you shall have war also.)
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To: Fred Hayek

So, being a former Hoosier, I want to know:

Do they still use the book at IU?

Here’s betting that they do........


7 posted on 07/17/2013 7:00:55 PM PDT by Arlis (.)
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To: caver
Mitch actually supports classical education. I believe he personally gives money to an inner city foundation that teaches this way.

He also de-funded Planned Parenthood in IN.

He was a good Governor.

8 posted on 07/17/2013 7:07:01 PM PDT by what's up
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To: what's up

I like Mitch a lot, he did a lot of good things.


9 posted on 07/17/2013 7:10:43 PM PDT by caver (Obama: Home of the Whopper)
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To: caver

I like him too.


10 posted on 07/17/2013 7:15:02 PM PDT by what's up
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To: OddLane
Go Boilers!
11 posted on 07/17/2013 7:57:15 PM PDT by 103198 (It's the metadata stupid...)
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To: 103198

Go Boilers ditto. My daughter graduated from Purdue recently.


12 posted on 07/17/2013 11:38:51 PM PDT by gattaca ("Empty heads are fond of long titles" Old German Proverb.)
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To: caver
He wasn't perfect-too much of a techocrat for my taste-but I liked him.
13 posted on 07/18/2013 9:50:08 AM PDT by OddLane
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

thanks OddLane, additional:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/3045427/posts


14 posted on 07/20/2013 5:30:41 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (McCain or Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
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To: SunkenCiv

BTTT.


15 posted on 07/23/2013 5:26:52 PM PDT by OddLane
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