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A big BTTT to you, ValerieUSA! :)

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Are those people praying? What are they praying for, Janet Reno?! Ack!!!!!!!!!!

Are they allowed to, gasp, PRAY at a political event?? Sounds like nefarious church/state mingling to me!

I live in Florida. Yes the schools do stink here but like most places we have thrown dollars down a rat hole for years as the grades continue their downward spiral. The teachers get more and more teachers days(to do what?)and the unions refuse to hold anyone accountable. The teachers and the administrations surround themselves with time off sick days comp time and still no accountability. It doesn't matter how much money, they will always say it's not enough. Still disruptive students or disabled students are made to stay in mainstream classes to disrupt. Violence occurs and excuses are made. Well they are disadvantaged or black or imigrants and so we should just allow it and test scores plummet. And we throw more money away and no results. Until the teachers and unions are held accountable then as for me giving more money for this waste is not going to happen. Now then if grades did improve ok but for years more money gets you less.

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ohmygawd...
Don'tcha be tellin' me you've fallen-in with that Valerie character & her pack of theives from Ldot fame!!
Hmmm; that means...Christine11 *can't* be far away; lurking somewhere close by...

Child?
Do ya realize what this means?
The end of your innocence, dear summer; *fini*. ;^)

...Val's a mighty talented person, hey; here, have an apple.

:^)

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Funny how no one mentions that, thanks to ol' Jeb, Florida teachers pensions were invested in part in Enron. Alot of money was lost or diverted and reported as lost.

Not exactly sure what your motives are bringing up this point in this thread . . . but here are the public facts as of today on the Enron investments and the FRS system:

The Florida Board of Administration oversees the investment decisions for a $100 billion pension fund covering 650,000 state employees, teachers and county workers, plus 150,000 retirees.

Over the past 18 months, it decided to invest in Enron, a commodities trader in the wholesale natural gas and electricity markets listed on the New York Stock Exchange. This time last year, the company, raking in billions of dollars in revenue, was trading around $80 a share. Today, a share on Enron is actively trading at $.50 per share.

Over the past year, the Florida pension fund bought 7 million shares of Enron. Wednesday, December 12, officials in Tallahassee announced the purchase had produced the biggest single loss in the fund's history - $300 million.

However, $300,000,000 only represents 3% of the total fund of approximately $100,000,000,000.

Tom Herndon, executive director of the Board of Administration, said the state will join a class-action suit to be filed against Enron next week.

"We hope to be at the head of the line," said Herndon. "We're doing this to try to recoup some of the losses we suffered along with all the other members of the class of Enron shareholders who were victimized by what was apparently a pretty massive pattern of accounting misstatements and practices," Herndon said. "If we get five cents or10 cents back for the shareholders, we're better off than standing here with our hands in our pockets."

Herndon was also careful to point out that it's not uncommon for the fund to experience big day-to-day swings. Its value dropped $100 million on Tuesday, December 11, he pointed out, when an earnings warning from Merck & Co. caused that stock to shed 9 percent of its value and took other pharmaceuticals lower with it.

On the same day Herndon was announcing the loss and legal action, a congressional committee opened an investigation into the company's dealings.

At that hearing, Joseph Berardino, the chief executive officer of Arthur Andersen LLP, Enron's auditors, said Enron executives misled auditors: "Important information was not revealed to our team of auditors." Charles Hill, director of research for Thompson Financial/First Call, said analysts were "being spoon-fed" misleading data from company executives.

For more info go to http://www.fsba.state.fl.us/

Although this happened on JEB's watch . . . one can hardly draw any conclusions of mismanagement or wrongdoing on the part of our Governor JEB, or, the FSBA. The real facts bear this out.

FReeregards . . .

 

Joe, I think you are very wrong in many of your assertions about FL schools, because Gov. Bush's A+ Plan actually does hold schools accountable, and the disabled students in this state have other options, thanks to Gov. Bush, besides mainstream classes. I hope you'll read future editorials I write about the A+ Plan and other matters, because I believe you are unknowingly and mindlessly repeating what Dem Leaders would love the whole country to believe about FL schools, but, unfortunately, it just isn't true. Yes, we have problems, but things have definately improved. You'll see! :)

Thanks for the bump! :)

LOL...

Landru, what are you saying here -- you mean I have fallen in with the wrong crowd, with this ValerieUSA character?! Uh-oh, I guess this is the end of my innocence..... LOL! :)

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THANK YOU . . . it is an extreme honor to be a small part of your wonderful efforts to extol the truth about our Governor, The JEB BUSH Nobody Knows. Eagles UP!

FReeregards . . .

 

gatorman, thank you so much for your post #11, in response to AnalysisParalysis' post #7. It would have taken me forever to find all the info you did, as money matters are just not my thing. I really appreciate you taking the time to post.

Also, very glad to see AnalysisParalysis and Edward Shaw - new posters on FR and obviously not in favor of Gov. Bush -- being able to freely post on this forum, bring up issues, and find polite responses.

Of course, I am still waiting for them to acknowledge any of the good deeds done by Gov. Bush that I have mentioned in my editorials thus far. But, I remain hopeful they might someday publicly admit the obvious:

Gov. Bush really does support FL teachers -- and his outstanding record proves it.

:)

gatorman, Re your post #16 -- Thank you for your kinnd words. It was an honor for me to have RJayneJ recognize the effort I was making, and I am thrilled that others are taking part in it too.

So, thank you again, RJayneJ, as you have really started something here! :)

kinnd = kind

However, $300,000,000 only represents 3% of the total fund of approximately $100,000,000,000.

$300,000,000 is only 0.3% of $100,000,000,000

Is the loss really on .3% or should the $100B be more like $10B?