Live Jeb Bush-McBride Gub Debate Thread

9-27-2002

[NautiNurse]

Here we go!

[marajade]

Most teachers in AZ have masters degrees in education plus work experience in their field. Our teacher pay is low and we have one of the highest drop out rates in the US. I can't believe Florida is actually worse than AZ.

[inflorida]

You don't mean that you actually have to "know" anything to be a teacher, though, right?

If I told you what some of our "teacher" friends have told us about how they prepare to teach a class, you would be shocked.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

He also gives me a headache, big time.

Yep....like fingernails on the blackboard..I think that's our internal lie-weasel detector going haywire. (^:

[A CA Guy]

I know, I am not kidding when I say I am seeing near or over 50% go out of my check here. I can't stand to look.

Never thought I'd be a minority partner in my own life! LOL

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

If I was a Dem I would say that Reno would have made a better candidate... Reno at least knows and understands elementary fundamentals of government... McBride is absolutely clueless...

I agree. McBride padded his resume, imho. His credentials are impressive, but one Freeper, MO1, I think...did some research on the groups he claims to be affiliated with and couldn't find much. Hmmm?

[windchime]

I hope he can't control them. The contrast here is just remarkable. oops. Poll I don't know if it's the debate or general poll.... Bush-49/Mc&Mc-48% on WFLA-NBC !!Aaugh!
Now they've got some clips from the ..... is there something I am missing here...can these people who look so normal really believe what they say?????

I need to step back from this, as Mc/Mc would say.

[jackbill]

I caught this moderator's name at the end of the debate. It's Michael Putney. I did a search and found a web site:

http://www.click10.com/mia/insidewplg/personalities/stories/personalities-20000724-200047.html

I plan to e-mail him to express my disgust at his partisan comment. His address is: mputney@click10.com

You might want to do the same.

[A CA Guy]

Florida, CA and Arizona all have a Mexican invasion in our schools that eat up our tax money and forces us to hire more teachers.
The illegals ruin classes, have no loyalty and are a major part of crime here by me.

How about by you?

[windchime]

Yea!! That looks like a YES!

[floriduh voter]

McLawyer reminds me of the Far Side Cartoon (old) where the guy talks to his dog and all the dog actually hears is her name "blah, blah, blah, blah, Ginger, blah, blah, blah". When McLawyer talked in circles without ever getting to the point, I felt like Ginger. Arf...

[marajade]

"McBride padded his resume ..."

Well its obvious to me he looks a heck of a lot better on paper...

My guess is Jeb had to fight just to keep a straight face...

My husband and I were laughing our heads off...

McBride comes across as a complete and total idiot...

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

McBride has gravistains.

Your not suggesting, God forbid, a lack of GRAVITAS? Horrible. Simply horrible. I wonder when this revelation will be reported in the media?

[nhoward14]

You forgot to include Texas on that list... although we've had a rash of immigrants suffocating in 18 wheelers lately...

[irradiateiraq]

over at DUhhh they are calling it a tie so I think that just about says it all right there

[A CA Guy]

Done!

[windchime]

"Seniors want to know what extra handouts they can expect."

You mean like, "Put ya hand out and I'll bite it?"

[JulieRNR21]

If I recall correctly...my 'Libs not logical' was in response to someone saying that any thinking person would see JEB was the better choice for governor.

But I do agree with what you said.

[marajade]

Arizona has the fourth highest administrative costs in education in the US.

We have something like 5-6 mil population and we have over 200 school districts. Its so bad that in some school districts there is one elementary school and then there is a school district just for that one elementary school.

Too, AZ has the most charter schools of any state. Not that that is bad, but charter schools aren't regulated under the same statutes as regular schools and many of them have been the haven of massive fraud.

[nhoward14]

just like the Black Knight in Monty Python Holy Grail... "It's just a flesh wound!"

[windchime]

"What a load of horsesh!t."

More than a stable full of horses!