by David Safier
True story.
Tom Horne contacted Sam Hughes Elementary last spring. He wanted to come to Tucson so he could present the student body their Excellent School certificate personally.
Before he came, he called the press to make sure they'd be there.
At the assembly, Horne played piano for the students. Then he had them chant, "We Love AIMS! We Love AIMS!"
Tom Horne, in a Press Release, September 3, 2009:
“An important part of educating students is to teach them to read and listen critically. The White House materials call for a worshipful, rather than critical approach to this speech. For example, the White House communication calls for the students to have “notable quotes excerpted (and posted in large print on the board),” and for the students to discuss “How will he inspire us,” among other things. There is nothing in these White House materials about approaching the speech critically, or engaging in any critical thinking whatsoever, but only adopting a reverent approach to everything they are being told.”
I suppose the students went back to their classrooms after Horne's speech and were given the following assignment: "Write a critical analysis of one of the following two subjects: (1)Why, and how much, I love AIMS; or, (2)Tom Horne's skills as a pianist."
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Unfortunately, Tom is simply a bloviating fruiticulous.
That’s hilarious and will be linked.
It doesn’t diminish Horne’s position on Obama, however, which is correct despite Horne’s position on Horne being dead wrong.