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The billionaire philanthropist whom Donald Trump has tapped to lead the Education Department once compared her work in education reform to a biblical battleground where she wants to "advance God's Kingdom."
Trump’s pick, Betsy DeVos, a national leader of the school choice movement, has pursued that work in large part by spending millions to promote the use of taxpayer dollars on private and religious schools.
Her comments came during a 2001 meeting of “The Gathering,” an annual conference of some of the country’s wealthiest Christians. DeVos and her husband, Dick, were interviewed a year after voters rejected a Michigan ballot initiative to change the state’s constitution to allow public money to be spent on private and religious schools, which the DeVoses had backed.
In the interview, an audio recording, which was obtained by POLITICO, the couple is candid about how their Christian faith drives their efforts to reform American education.
Well it looks like Trump has finally done the impossible.
He has almost turned me into an advocate for homeschooling.
Because let's face it once this Christofascist is finished with our education system the only place an American child will receive a well rounded education is as far away from the public school system ad they can possibly get.
And that is really the evil genius of Republican politics.
They screw government social programs and services up so much that soon American citizens are BEGGING for them to be given to the private sector.
It's not government that sucks, it's Republican led government that sucks.
Oh come all ye faithful joyful and so ignorant oh come ye oh come ye to the new Americadumbistan!
ReplyDeleteI visited a elderly community this past week. I spoke with several old timers. They said that many were Clinton supports but their vote flipped to trump. It is obvious that the media is giving fake news and hacking media to cover tracks. Everyone that I talk to is so confused, don't know what hit them, what they voted for and what to do about it. They don't even realize what has happened. Every once in awhile trump tells the truth. "this is amazing, nobody has seen anything like it" yep. and he is right. WAKE THE F up everyone and fight to end this tragic event in our history.
DeleteAnyone working 40 plus hours a week does not rush home to turn on the fake news or any news. They get fake news by phone or passing by a tv in the bar. They do not get the real life info or they do not get correct info. Fox news nation brifart makes damn sure of that! And so they are uninformed, confused of facts and spin. And yes this working class young voting group are not only disconnected by hacked technology, they are unaware of the damage to their future. With all the apps, and useless garbage sold to them daily it is no wonder that they have become numb and dumb to danger. They saw that movie, and to them it is just a bad game app. Nothing to worry about mom and dad and grandma voted. The global data hackers have used the reward card system and various data collecting corps to know how to attack and hack certain age groups and people. Using apps they traced tracked and committed unspeakable crimes against innocent americans. They have divided, conquered and corrupted as many people as possible to silence them and create the most chaos in usa history. Time for serious action to stop them. Americans must demand that mr trump stop and drop all appointments and transition. got ta nip this global evil crime today. Not another day of liars.
DeleteAs with any other billionaire, do the research to learn how DeVos got those dollars. I am from their part of the country and we call it ScamWay. It was AmWay, one of the primary MLM scams selling get rich schemes to the desperate. Of course it has a lesser known name now to avoid the taint of their evil conning stupid working families for decades. I won't remember it. Google AmWay.
ReplyDeleteYes, the old pyramid scheme.
DeleteIsn't it wonderful how the republicans want government out of our lives except for raming religion down our throats and telling women how to run their healthcare.
With any luck, she will not get confirmed.
And trump even has his own deplorable pyramid scheme happening. Will America allow this? Will they allow a rogue business loser to spin our country into rubble. These evil people want what you own and they aim to take it. If USA people are so dumb to see what has happened and is about to happen they better lay down and kiss their ass goodbye in red dawn rump world.
DeleteNo surprise he chose a superstitious primitive who wants to impose her stone age (it's all magic) belief system on the rest of us. He thinks his mediocre mind is the "best brain." They elected a Doofus in Chief. He demonstrates he is an incompetent fool daily. Wait until he is actually installed as POTUS and he acts out his sense of being the absolute King. It's a friggin' nightmare I can't wake up from. Everyday that orange shitgibbon parades his idiocy and loyalty to the uber wealthy (himself).
ReplyDeleteAnd so the Dominionists strike another blow against American Democracy. We were warned some time ago that this was the plan.
ReplyDeleteOne foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel isn't feeling so bad anymore...
Shove it, sister.
ReplyDeleteAs a believer in the Triune God, may I say this is bullshit? Talk about taking a major dump on The Constitution.
ReplyDeleteRESIST IN TEXAS>
ReplyDeletehttp://www.snopes.com/2016/12/02/satanic-temple-claims-immunity-rule-requiring-fetal-burials/
This crap is exactly why the right want to get rid of the Dept of Education. Leave it up to state and local school boards who will fill the seats with GD bible thumpers.
ReplyDeleteThey've already quietly taken over school boards across the country. Because nobody pays attention to who's running for school board. Wouldn't it be ironic if the only schools left teaching evolution were the Catholic schools - which have taught evolution since the '60s.
DeleteDumb 'em down....and the sheep follow.
ReplyDeleteOh, dear. It gets worst? And then on NBC news tonight, they talked about Brietbart taking their show overseas. There seems to be a conspiracy of the Right wing's plan for world domination. How did we get here? Was it in the making for years, and years, or just since internet connected us, like the tower of babel. There needs to be an indepth study of our world situation and how we got here, and where are we going exactly. Everyone seems to have an opinion, and no one agrees on any one thing. Meanwhile, Donald is about to be the person speaking for us Americans. The phone call from Taiwan yesterday was just the beginning. With Donald tho, you just kinda know he's doin' it for himself. You know, probably planning a Trump hotel over there. To hell with China. He's itchin' for fight with them. Wonder why?
ReplyDeleteBreitbart is getting ready to do to Merkel what they did to Hillary.
DeleteI hope that Germany has some laws with teeth to prevent foreign meddling.
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You have no faith in teachers or public schools.
ReplyDeleteThere are plenty that will resist any attempts to force religion into the public school curriculum. Remember intelligent design? Remember the resistance and rebellion?
That's nothing on what's going to happen.
This will just turn more people against Trump.
*IF* the Democrats are smart they will be able to retake the Senate and the House in 2018. If they continue their same old same old they won't even have a chance to take the White House in 2020.
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DeleteHow did we get here? Too many people just not ready to advance from their safe zone.
ReplyDeleteToo many people hurting and willing to look for a miracle. Too many people pissed off and so pissed off that logic went out the window. Too many people still hate blacks and immagrants and they found their voice in Trump.
Trump brought out the worst of America. He unleashed all the crap and gave them a voice. They now feel justified. They now feel it's ok to bully. And we have a slut for a First Lady who's goal is to stop bulling! How ironic and how sad to have a First Lady who's husband is a bully.
Melania does not want to be First Lady, for Heaven's Sakes, and she does not know what this word bullying means. That was one speech when she had to put on a show and now that is over. Gone and forgotten.
DeleteI don't think Trump won because of people's pain. In fact, he didn't win. He lost by over 2,500,000 votes. He won the electoral college vote because of some fancy tampering. His supporters have not been "in pain." They've been angry because we've had an extremely intelligent and talented president who just happens to be different from them. They've been angry because we've had a president who believes in the Constitution and the rule of law. They've been angry because we've had a president who believes, as most Americans do, that equality is something worth striving for.
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Those swamp dwellers are so stupid; they really think he is one of them.
ReplyDeleteHow creative, he came as himself, looks like a mobster!!
How much did it cost the taxpayers for security?
Kelly the ConArtistWay looks like the wicked witch of the west not supergirl.
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Donald Trump attends lavish ‘Heroes and Villains’ costume ball — dressed as himself
On Saturday night, President-elect Donald Trump attended “Heroes and Villains” — a lavish costume ball on Long Island — dressed as himself....
...... The costume bacchanalia was thrown by Republican mega-donor and hedge fund billionaire Robert Mercer and his daughter Rebecca Mercer, both of whom were instrumental in having Conway and Bannon added to Trump’s team in late summer when the campaign was sagging in the polls.
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/12/donald-trump-attends-lavish-heroes-and-villains-costume-ball-dressed-as-himself/
OT, but I just saw this tweet on Drumpf's twitter page. So he just had to tune into SNL tonight--wow. I'm on the west coast. No way will I miss Baldwin later:
ReplyDeleteJust tried watching Saturday Night Live - unwatchable! Totally biased, not funny and the Baldwin impersonation just can't get any worse. Sad
I was just about to post the same thing. Shocking, isn't it?! I have toddler nieces and nephews who act more mature than Trump.
DeleteReally, 9:41! WHY would he want to try watching SNL? He said he hates it, so why tune in? Just to see if they'd do a Trump skit. And even knowing how they usually portray him, he just couldn't stay away. He shouldn't have any time for SNL now or any interest. It's so embarrassing, seeing all his tweets as they line up in a timeline of the past few days. Too funny/sad. When I looked at that tweet, too, I saw that someone had sent out an old one from Trump about Robert Pattinson. I then read that he'd had a thing about tweeting about Pattinson and then-girlfriend Kristen Stewart. Which led me to this hilarious series of tweets from a few years back. OMG, I hadn't realized:
Deletehttp://gawker.com/remember-donald-trumps-freakish-obsession-with-robert-p-1783687005
On a really good day, and they are very far apart, Trump may behave more maturely but his usual behavior is at about a peevish ten-year old level. Doesn't he ever have anything better to do than whine? I cannot imagine a more boring human being.
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The longer this lasts, the more I think that the Orange Con is Grover Norquist in disguise. Remember that guy said, his goal is to shrink the government so much, you can eventually drown it in a bathtub...
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Tweety Trump on SNL:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.mediaite.com/online/snl-lampoons-trumps-inability-to-stop-tweeting-and-focus-on-transition-efforts/
He-who-must-not-be-named should be referred to as 🍼🍼🍼
DeleteOh boy, can't wait to waste my time explaining to my kids why their homework in creationism and intelligent design is bullshit.
ReplyDelete"Christian" my ass. There is no hate in Christianity, no racism, no fear of "the other" as these NEO NAZIS are going to demand kids believe.
ReplyDeleteWhat have you been smoking, Roge? Don't bogart it!
DeleteTrump is having another Twissy Fit over SNL's cold open and Alec Baldwin's portrayal of him.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-snl-alec-baldwin-tweets-anger_us_5843bbfce4b017f37fe52cbb
Baldwin has the best response.
"Release your tax returns and I'll stop. HA!"
https://www.yahoo.com/news/green-party-drops-bid-statewide-pennsylvania-recount-000341745--politics.html
ReplyDeleteTrump opted to dress as a villain.
(Kellyanne chose Supergirl. I guess for getting Trump elected. My dog wears the costume better.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-villain-costume_us_58439de5e4b09e21702f2afa?section=us_politics
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There is some very real evil working against America right now. Cant put the finger on it. But it clearly is a negative. And all the deplorable negatives are still attempting to spin to win and control the internet, tv, cell phones, by using satellite's and hacking. We have elected someone so dangerous. He is so very disconnected from reality that we my friends are in deep shit. He has NOTHING in common with us. And if we don't get that sob and his deplorable foundation of losers out of the buildings? These global Criminals have simply rigged the American election along with the brexit and other foreign unaware countries to change the entire global outlook to radical hate groups and discourse. They want America to look like Syria etc. Better wake up and help count the votes everyone. Force a new election due to the outrageous criminal take over of our America by the evil nasty deplorable scabs.
ReplyDeleteThe Republican Party, especially the 21st century version, sure does dislike the Constitution - with the exception of the Second Amendment, that is. And it's ironic that so many Republicans want to push their version of Chrisitanity into public education at the same time that they want to push guns into the hands of everyone. It looks like the Trump administration (how I hate to write that), from the president on down, needs some serious schooling in what the Constitution says, how it works and how it came to be.
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Its a sad day in hell when the deplorable evil people actually think that they will pull this off. Giving a long rope, a little ammo and microphone to them will show the Americans exactly who they are, what they stand for and what we the people will do with them. We now know who the enemy is and why they want America. Trump owes them lots of money and americans must bail him out and all the lousy ceo's that are lousy liars and actors. Expose them all to reality.
ReplyDeleteI dreamt this last night about Drumpf and his tweets and retweets:
ReplyDelete"histrionics repeating itself"
o/t
ReplyDeleteAnd then there were 3...
Politicalgates is shutting down. Who can fault them. Not their country, too ridiculous, a lot of work.....they get to do what many of us wish we could do....close the book.
It's REALLY up to you now GRYPH in regards to Palin exposure.
Too bad so sad.
DeleteI remember how they screwed over Regina.
Now re-directing to a blog based in Turkey?
Have fun, kids. I'll stick with Gryph!