Jersey Jazzman: "It's Politicizing If You Disagree With Me!"

Jersey Jazzman: "It's Politicizing If You Disagree With Me!":

"It's Politicizing If You Disagree With Me!"

by Duke

David Rosenberg of Teach For America is quite possibly the worst person in the world. This image from Rosenberg's Twitter feed comes via Kenzo Shibata on Facebook:

Notice that our boy Dave doesn't actually explain why he's got a problem with Diane's piece: its just obviously "reprehensible."

Ezra Klein, who I've had issues with before, describes the above phenomenon very well:

When we first collected much of this data, it was after the Aurora, Colo. shootings, and the air was thick with calls to avoid “politicizing” the tragedy. That is code, 

StudentsFirst On Concealed Guns in Schools: "No Comment"

by Duke

Well, isn't this courageous:

Last Thursday, Michigan legislators passed a bill that would allow certain people to carry concealed firearms in schools and other previously gun-free zones. The next day, 20 children and six adults were murdered by a gunman at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., in the second-deadliest school shooting in U.S. history.

In light of the massacre, the Michigan measure, which was backed by GOP representatives and awaits a signature from Gov. Rick Snyder (R), has provoked strong feelings. Sunday's episode of "Meet the Press" included a passionate debate on whether teachers or school administrators should have guns. Also on Sunday, Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, and David Hecker, president of ATF Michigan, wrote a letter to Snyder urging him to 

A Bet For the Star-Ledger: Will Charters Take ALL Students?

by Duke

Mary Poppins called these "pie crust promises: easily made, easily broken":

George Norcross, the political boss of South Jersey, has taken his share of knocks over the bare-knuckled game of politics he plays. If there were still smoke-filled rooms in Trenton, he would be at one head of the table opposite Gov. Chris Christie almost every time.
But there’s more to the Norcross story. He is making a genuine difference in the lives of impoverished people in Camden, the most desperate corner of this state. And his efforts seem to be growing every year.
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The latest comes from the Cooper Foundation, the charitable arm of the hospital,