McCain…Says the worst educational problems often in schools in black communities…

CINCINNATI – John McCain is telling the NAACP he will expand education opportunities for children in failing schools…

“If I am elected president, school choice for all who want it, an expansion of opportunity scholarships and alternative certification for teachers will all be part of a serious agenda of education reform,” McCain said in the excerpts.

“After decades of hearing the same big promises from the public education establishment, and seeing the same poor results, it is surely time to shake off old ways and to demand new reforms,” he said. “That isn’t just my opinion. It is the conviction of parents in poor neighborhoods across this nation who want better lives for their children.”

Really?  Maybe we should take a look back at a previous post.  Remember all the quotes coming from McCain’s mouth with no retractions, all the white supremacist that he supports.  It wouldn’t surprise me if, since the NAACP includes the outdated term “Colored”, Mr McCain starts referring to African Americans as “colored people”.  And to be clear, through most of his speech to the NAACP, he refers more to “poor children” and “poor communities”…  John, You’re talking to the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored [Black] People)!  Does is hurt your mouth, or your brain to say “black”?  Because the organization your are (were) speaking to represents BLACK people, poor or otherwise.  Bush has already failed the minority community with his so-called “No Child Left Behind” program.  It appears obvious that your plan is the same.

Then there’s the “Merritt Pay” program.  What?  Are you sick?  So, if the student isn’t being driven at home to learn correctly, you are going to dock the teacher.  I suppose you are all for an increase in Baseball players’ salaries, too.  How about a broad reform of how (as well as how MUCH) teachers are paid.  Never that, though. You are more for increasing your own pay and the income of the already too wastefully rich, than for making sure the people who teach our children are properly compensated.  Good job, jackass.  We WILL hold you to your words, should we be unfortunate enough to be stuck with you (george w bush, III) as our next president.  But really many of us are just hoping (imagine that) that Obama comes out ahead.

And for those out there who may contend that I am one-sided, please no that I am on the prowl for mixed messages from Obama.  I am holding on to faith that he will continue to keep it real, but be asured that I am researching and WIL call him out on blatant flip-flopping, and anything spoken that seems to benefit the rich.