Zimmerman pulled the trigger but did ALEC write the law?
The stand your ground law. Jeb Bush supported it. Zimmerman used it. Trayvon Martin died behind it. Did ALEC write it.
The question is popping up all over the internet.
Who is responsible for the stand your ground law in Florida?
We know that the National Rifle Association supported it.
Did ALEC write it?
ALEC is the American Legislative Exchange Council. They are funded by big money, Koch brothers money. And every piece of anti-labor, whether in Scott Walker’s Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio or Florida, all have ALEC’s stamp
Saturday coffee.
I’m pretty sure it wasn’t because Trayvon Martin was wearing a hoodie.
Yesterday was the first day of Spring Break. Then all next week. Thursday I head for Brooklyn to see kids and grand kids.
With the teacher haters Tweeting me about how overpaid and underworked teachers are, I feel compelled to explain that none of these days off are paid holidays.
“What?” you say.
Teachers are paid a per diem. No paid holidays. If the legislature were to pass a Fred Klonsky Day with schools closed, our district would tack a day on to the end of the year. We’re paid for 185 and we work every one of them. And we’re not paid for the days we are off.
So, on my unpaid day off yesterday I went over to Joe’s for a shave.
Two dad’s were getting their baby boys a first haircut. They didn’t even know each other. Just a coincidence. The
Old school.
Ry Cooder and Bobby King.
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