Some Video Reports on Crist and SB 6

Another report is at this link:

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More Good News for Teachers as Governor Crist Vetoes the Horrible "Reform" Bill

in Florida, the infamous SB 6. He might care about teachers in addition to his future political ambitions:

TALLAHASSEE -- Gov. Charlie Crist has vetoed merit-pay for teachers legislation. Crist said at a noon news conference today that it is "contrary to the best interests of the people of Florida."

The governor said he vetoed the legislation, in part, "because of the process by which it passed. This … sped through committees without meaningful imput" from teachers, parents and administrators.

"Sometimes stated goals do not match the words of the bill," Crist said. "I find the content of Senate Bill 6 and the manner of its adoption significantly flawed."

The bill would require school districts develop teacher evaluations that rely mostly on how students perform on standardized tests. Districts would be prohibited from basing teacher pay on advanced degrees or years served. New teachers would be hired under probationary contracts that would allow termination without cause for the first years of service.

Of course teachers all over the country are going to have to be vigilant because somewhere some bill is going to pass and be signed into law, and public education will be a thing of the past if it does. Remember, these attempts to destroy it aren't isolated events; they are part of a plan fostered by the World Bank and others to destroy public services for private profit and to limit higher education for most people.


A message from State Senator Dan Gelber:

Special Ed Kids Will Get the Short End of the Stick

with these "reforms" being pushed by the World Bank and Obama. What's going to happen to them if they are no longer taught by professional teachers?

Concerns now are nothing compared with what is in store.

If Crist vetoes the horrible SB6, he should probably be considered a candidate for president in 2012--not as a Republican, either. The party won't have him.

Miscellaneous News. [Updated]

No matter the Tour de France has been marred by doping scandals in recent years, it will still go on as scheduled.

I almost typed in the word "usual."
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I remember well racing great Native Diver. He was frequently on television during the 1960s, especially the races covered by Gil Stratton and called by Harry Henson.

The Diver was foaled in 1959. He was about to be retired from racing when sadly he died of colic in 1967.
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It takes a con man to "know" an alleged one, especially one who is a known cyberstalker and fraud. One of Larry Sinclair's most persistent stalkers has been identified, and he is the (probably black sheep) son of a prominent Texas political family, Scott Covington.

Larry Sinclair posts he is going to be paying a visit to Houston, Texas, at the Harris County District Attorney's office and plans to have a personal visit with Scott's dad, Donald Covington. The elder Covington is an appointee of Texas governor Rick Perry.

A bio and picture of Donald O. Covington is in this report.

The story just gets stranger and stranger.
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Florida's Charlie Crist must be in the running for the McCain running mate sweepstakes. If so, there can't be whispers about Crist still being single.

The comments at the end of the article are pretty good. One example:

Now we'll see what he looks like with a beard.

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