Bee’s Stealth Campaign Ad
David Safier made some excellent points, which I had clearly overlooked, about the clear intent of the ad cut by The Educational Reform Group and paid for with public funds. It’s content clearly reveals an intent to aid Bee’s Congressional campaign, which makes the denials by the lobbying firm responsible for the ad ring hollow: … Read more
Lots of Good Educational News from Arizona and Beyond
by David Safier I keep on meaning to write about these, and other, articles that have come my way, but something always seems to come up. So here is a list of interesting articles, most of them positive, that you can read yourself if you’re interested. (Note: I find myself complaining on this blog most … Read more
More About Tim Bee’s “Not a Campaign Ad” Campaign Ad
by David Safier I want to add to Mike’s post, Bee the Recidivist? (Damn you, Mike, for using words in your headline I have to look up! [“Recidivist” means repeat offender, for the vocab-challenged among us. It’s one of them high fallutin’ legal terms.]) The ad praising Tim for his work on a bill that … Read more
Bee the Recidivist?
I see it all the time. Someone skirts the law, cuts a corner, and gets away with it. Next time it’s just a little bit easier to make the choice to ignore what he knows is right, and what he knows to be the law. He took ‘advice’ from his lawyer. He got away with … Read more
As Much as I’d Like to have a Woman President, I want to have the Right Woman…
So, I was out to dinner at Zona 78’s with a group of my friends, all women, ranging from 30-something to 60-something, when one of them said, "I don’t get it (Hillary)…Obama is the female candidate…I relate to him so much better." I couldn’t keep up with the number of voices clamoring their assent. Everyone … Read more
Grijalva Endorses Howard Shanker in CD 1 Race
Link: U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva Endorses First Congressional Candidate Howard Shanker | Politicker AZ. Grijalva has endorsed Howard Shanker, which is a huge break for Shanker and gives him a needed boost against Ann Kirkpatrick. But wait… Ann Kirkpatrick was endorsed by Gabby Giffords. And Gabby Giffords was endorsed in her primary by… Raul Grijalva. … Read more
This is What Education is All About
by David Safier In the interest of full disclosure, I’m a big Obama supporter, and this video is from Obama’s website. Having said that, I urge you to watch this video, not to make you support Obama, but to see what a high school classroom is like at its best. This isn’t a room full … Read more
