Posted on 02/01/2006 2:01:30 PM PST by marko525
KERRY CLAIMS: 53% OF CHILDREN DO NOT GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL Wed Feb 01 2006 10:43:40 ET
Sen. John Kerry claimed this morning on NBC TODAY that 53% of America's children do not graduate from high school -- a claim that raised eyebrows in the NBC control room, sources tell the DRUDGE REPORT.
Kerry made the comments after host Katie Couric asked the former presidential candidate about Bush's State of the Union call to train 70,000 additional teachers in math and science.
COURIC: He wanted to train 70,000 additional teachers in math and science.
KERRY: That's terrific. But 53 percent of our children don't graduate from high school. Kids don't have after-school programs... He didn't ask America to sacrifice anything to achieve great goals and the biggest example is making the tax cut permanent for the wealthiest people in America. The average American struggles to find time to take carry of families, working two or three jobs... It's a disgrace. He did not tell the real state of the union.
Kerry's 53% claim conflicts with a recent press release from the U.S. Census Bureau: "High School Graduation Rates Reach All-Time High"
And the Census Bureau's own website states: 85.9 Percent Of Americans Aged 20-24 Are High School Graduates. (U.S. Census Bureau Website, www.census.gov , Accessed 2/1/06)
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Everytime I hear this "American's have to sacrafice" stuff pictures of Jimmy Carter floats before my eyes and visions of the late 1970's and 20% interest rates and high taxes with it.
Is it true that Heinz owns Weight Watchers??
I see what you are saying but he is from the same political party that considers lean, mean military fighting machine adults in their mid-20s 'kids.'
I see what you are saying but he is from the same political party that considers lean, mean military fighting machine adults in their mid-20s 'kids.'
I see what you are saying but he is from the same political party that considers lean, mean military fighting machine adults in their mid-20s 'kids.'
53% is the number of students don't know who the heck John Kerry is.
(Hillary has an operative on Kerry's staff.) And if Kerry thinks dem. headquarters will ever return his calls, he's wrong.
Well, we know that he was in Cambodia at Christmastime, 1968. Nixon ordered him there.
Of course, Nixon wasn't president until Jan 20, 1969??????
Or that three quarters of Americans have below average incomes?
Senator Filiba$tard.
Those who marry for money earn it.
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