From Jon Awbrey, in response to post saying that North Carolina is waging war on public education: Same scenario in all States, mobilized by ALEC-Qaida …
Also from Jon Awbrey: The Kochs resemble MLK, Jr only in that they are True Believers in a particular religion. The difference is, their religion is Moneytheism.
From Regina Roybal: My brother happened to post on facebook today a quote by MLK Jr. on a Bernie Sanders ad I hadn’t heard before but which seems apt: “This country has socialism for the rich, rugged individualism for the poor.”
From Lloyd Lofthouse:
The Koch brothers offer evidence to the sayings that “To know a person watch what they do, not what they say” and “As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.” – Andrew Carnegie
“There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn’t true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.”
― Søren Kierkegaard
Diane Ravitch's blog 
You forget the one about our Teachers Unions from Chris Hedges:
“Labor leaders make lavish salaries and are considered junior partners with corporate capitalism as long as they do not speak in the language of class struggle.”
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EXCELLENT!!!!!!
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Thanks for posting, Diane, and thanks so much for this forum. I have learned so much from you and the others who share their stories, research and ideas. I have become much more active in supporting public education since I read your books, including a letter to the editor in the Las Vegas Review-Journal today. I am sure you will see your influence!
http://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/letters/letters-public-schools-need-cooperation-not-competition#disqus_thread
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“Cooperation, not competition, is what is needed.” Well said.
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When it comes to politicians, don’t only listen in on what they are saying; always focus upon what they are NOT saying. Silent omissions are just as forceful and hit you in the face like an anvil harder than intentions cried out loudly . . . .
Intentional listeners beware.
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1% of the population of America are teachers. Many more in other education jobs. How is it we have so little power/voice? Tonight’s debate was another example of this.
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Diane – sorry, off-topic and really not about education at all, but I was wondering if you would help spread the word about this case: http://www.tbfurman.us/2015/08/can-you-help-me-with-political-prisoner.html It’s just indicative of what’s happening across the country, the massive race/class based injustices that happen all the time now. Tim Furman is mainly an education blogger who has done a lot to shed light on the Gulen schools especially, as well as other charter issues, but I think this one is personal for him. I think he’s right in this post that we can let them pick us off block by block, or we can all stand together and say “enough”.
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I am a playwright. We playwrights have something in common… we al know that dialogue is the baggage of a ply…it is behavior –WHAT THE CHARACTERS DO, which offers the insight to who they are. Carnegie go it right…. and today, lying is a national pastime, and liars run for the top office.
The worst liars on my personal stage were the principal and superintendent of the school district in which I taught in the nineties. I should have sued.
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