Vast Write Wing - January 2009

[lwoolley]

Did you read the january issue of the Readers Digest? Our teacher read it to us last night at Bible class - the State Legislation passed it. Don't we have a bunch of "Bible-People" on the State scool board? They are certainly to be commended if this is right. Freda

[lwoolley]

You said it perfectly yesterday, the democrats act like babies. All my life the left has just whined and thrown temper tantrums when pressed against the wall. I am embarrassed for America when it comes to the atrocious behavior of the left. I am sure politically America is the laughing stock to the world.

Kevin Morris

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Lynn

This may be just a matter of timing and semantics, but was Barack Obama actually the President of the United States of America when he swore in his White House staff and then started announcing his many executive orders? Since he actually did not take the oath of office until 7:35 PM Eastern time, shouldn't the staff be required to be sworn in again as well? And, shouldn't he also have to execute the same executive orders again as well to be legally binding?

Your thoughts are much appreciated.

Thank you
Renny Stephens
Midland, Texas

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I am befuddled about the comment just played regarding not employing "White construction workers". My father owns a construction company in Austin. My brother is his foreman, but he employs mostly Hispanic workers. Will the gentleman on the tape discriminate against the "white construction" company owner who employs the minorities? Wow! How many companies will suffer from this inequity? Lord help us through this administration! May the Americans like my dad be able to reconstruct our country after the liberals destroy it!
God bless you!

Sammi Freehill

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Lynn:

My friend (Retro Ranger) told me about you before he left for Australia. I keep him up to date about our Obama situation through Email.

With the closing of Gitmo, Obama is announcing to the Terrorist that America does not have the will to fight on a long term basis. It will be just like when Clinton was President with lies and excuses. At least, all future Terrorist strikes will be on Obama. They do not have Bush to kick around on this issue anymore. Obama's Terrorist will be coming home to roost!!!

Mike
Odessa, TX

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Critics of Guantanamo tell us that we need to close it because countries
from abroad WHO DON'T UNDERSTAND ITS PURPOSE ...are offended by it.
Remember these people who are offended? --the ones who have nothing to do
with the war and who feel they have no stake in it...& they're, in effect,taking control of our conflict..???Are we fighting for show biz?

This reminds me of the O J Simpson trial where we were urged to throw
the DNA evidence out because the black jury didn't understand it.This is
the sum of political correctness, THE SCOURGE vs. our process
of the FREE MARKET.Free market's purpose is for the superior to win
over the inferior ...AND THEN CONVERT THEM ...to a superior way of life
FOR THEIR GOOD & FOR OUR GOOD. When you allow the inmates to rule the asylum then you both end up in the tank and progress is ...HALTED.

Progress was NOT halted in World War 2 because good won over evil
...& then we converted them.Every country we conquered is now free & prosperous so let's not be confused by people who distract us w/ red herrings

We see how well the Simpson verdict turned out.He was re-circulated
thru our population & has had continual trouble w/ the law,going to trial
2 times in addition to the 1995 miscarriage.Rodney King trial had an identical chain of events,w/ King re-circulating among the population
at least 8 times in ways that attracted the ire of law enforcement while
he spreed on the bucks we gave him for being a "victim";because
George Bush Sr couldn't stand the simi Valley verdict.Six cops went to jail after being aquitted orignally. ...Hm doesn't this remind you of
all our military who've currently been tried by ...George Bush Jr,including our border patrol?Many people pay to feed the guilt-vanity of.... the bored,idle rich!!

In the 1st place I'm not letting Bush Jr off the hook for this
impression that's being created w/ Guantanamo,because it simply perpetuates his fixation of never communicating ...about very much of anything.

Grin-&-bear-it-George has damaged the credibility of the Republican party
more than enough,thank you.Has he ever thought that,like Dick Morris
convinced Clinton to do,when that president's ratings were in the tank;
that a propaganda campaign should be originated to inform the public?
It's about C O M M U N I C A T I O N dear Jorge(pronounced whore-hey)

What's worse--spending a little money to indoctrinate the uninformed
or putting entire populations at risk because dangerous people will inevitably be given "RIGHTS" to freedom thru "the democratic
process" that they scorn?.Make no mistake. Guantanamo's central purpose
is to make us immune to "democratic fairness" that threatens the freedom of the masses by re-circulating the poison of these ElQaeda vermin
into the general population.A key to "the democratic process"
is the very ability to isolate the ..undemocratic... from
the edicts of our courts who're blind to considerations of real world
and has given rise to the famous quip "methinks the law is an ass".
THE COURTS HAVE GIVEN AMPLE EVIDENCE THAT THEY HAVE NO CLUE TO THE
CONCEPT OF ENEMY COMBATANTS ...or the purpose of putting these people
outside the jurisdiction of courts by isolating them in another country

Francis Bacon has said "books do give forth directions too much
at large,lest they be bounded by experience" & make no mistake.....political correctness is all about ..BOOKISHNESS.You have
to start the reasoning process from the right place ...or you have
nothing.You must understand that the only reason we're stuck w/ these
fanatics is because we failed to kill them on the battlefield.
THEY DIDN'T COME FROM LOCAL BARBERSHOPS


Rather than allow Obama to send up smoke signals to ADD to his PERSONAL campaign about "change" & MORAL EXHIBITIONISM of democrats or possessiveness of Supreme Courts,we should consider john Kennedy's statement from an era ....where common sense was king,"Before you tear down a fence,inquire 1st as to why it was built".Guantanamo was around
during the Clinton era but the N Y times was silent. Is it possible
Guantanamo is just another selective issue of the press to discredit
Bush, who they know to be uncommunicative?

Al, Lemon Grove

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The awesome responsibility now being shouldered by Obama to insure that a
Republican does not return to the White House is being overtly negated by
an undeniable demonstration for lack of common sense and regard for the
Nation as a whole by 58 Democrat Congressmen and John McCain. It did not
take long at all for our new President to illustrate his total and
complete disregard for our National Security, ( two days) and is well on
his way to destroying any possibility for recovery of our National
financial situation. It took G.W. Bush eight years of attempting to
temper and repeatedly request for oversight of the Democrat led finance
committees in Congress that allowed for the insane Banking and lending
rules that has put us where we are today. Our only hope is that God is
allowing this to manifest how bad things can get with out him, and has
not just turned his back, (as so often requested by our politico's) on
this previously blessed Nation.
Chuck Ellis

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lynn,

I am sure you have heard about herman Cain and his intelligent thinkers movement. They sound good to me, but what do you think? Are they worth getting into?

love your show
will keep listning till bho forces you off the air.

roy smith

[lwoolley]

If you as a parent and/or a taxpayer care that the members of the Texas State Board of Education who are "Pro-Evolution Advocates" won today, then you need to go to http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/sboe/members.html and contact them. Here are the vote results:

Pro-Evolution Advocates:

Rene Nunez -- Absent

Lawrence Allen
Mary Helen Berlanga
Bob Craig
Rick Agosto
Tincy Miller
Mavis Knight
Pat Hardy

Voting to keep "strengths and weaknesses" in the Science standards:

Barbara Cargill
Cynthia Dunbar
Gail Lowe
Ken Mercer
Don McLeroy
David Bradley
Terri Leo

Here is the deal: Everyone in the world knows what the words "strengths and weaknesses" mean. There would be no confusion among students and teachers as to what these words mean. Such words give clear direction to educators as well as to textbook and TAKS test writers. However, the words "analyze and evaluate" do not make clear distinctions and would open the door for interpretation by various entities. For instance, a biology teacher could have his students "analyze and evaluate" the fossil record without actually having them make clear distinctions as to the "strengths and weaknesses" of the fossil record as it applies to evolution.

Students need to learn to make clear distinctions among theories. The blurring of those distinctions allows teachers and textbook/TAKS writers to manipulate and coalesce the issue as they so choose.

Parents expect their children to complete their science classes having established in their own minds what are the definite strengths and what are the definite weaknesses of evolutionary theory. That is called "education." -- Donna Garner

State board deals preliminary victory to pro-evolution advocates

By Molly Bloom | Thursday, January 22, 2009, 03:05 PM

The State Board of Education this afternoon rejected efforts to continue to require Texas children to learn the “strengths and weaknesses” of scientific theories such as evolution.

Two motions to leave that language, or similar phrasing, in place failed. It was a defeat for a group of conservative board members who have been pushing to keep the phrase, which has been part of the Texas science curriculum for all public school students since 1988.

The board is considering a draft document crafted by a committee of teachers and other education experts who had recommended replacing the “strengths and weaknesses” phrase with a requirement to “analyze and evaluate scientific explanations.” Some who supported removing the “strengths and weaknesses” phrase from state science standards have argued that the phrase can promote the teaching of creationism alongside evolution.

Today’s votes were by a committee of the board. Members will vote again on Friday on the state science standards. The board will hold a final vote at its March meeting.

Texas science standards determine what material must be covered in textbooks, discussed in classrooms and covered on standardized tests.

Board member Cynthia Dunbar, R-Richmond, moved to reinsert the “strengths and weaknesses” phrase this afternoon.

“I think the safest and best route to go, then, is to keep the exact language as it currently exists, which has been tried and true for two decades.” she said. “It has in no way risen to the level of a government agency of any kind (being involved in) inappropriate religious activity.”

Her initial motion was defeated by a 7-7 vote, with board member Rene Nunez, D-El Paso, absent from the room. Dunbar’s subsequent motion — require students to evaluate scientific theories “by examining scientific evidence supportive or not supportive of those explanations” instead of by evaluating “strengths and weaknesses” — was also defeated.

Board member Mavis Knight, D-Dallas, who voted against both of Dunbar’s amendments, said the longevity of he “strength and weaknesses” language did not mean that it was appropriate.

“The ‘strengths and weaknesses’ phrase has taken on a different meaning from what it might have meant perhaps 10 years ago or 20 years ago,” Knight said.

Several board members said Dunbar’s motions echoed the board’s decision last year to reject recommendations from a teachers’ working group regarding state language arts standards.

Missing quote marks in this graf: “We appointed individuals, educators — good solid people — to review the (standards) in science. They made a recommendation, and again we are taking this away from what the educators have indicated to us is the best wording,” said Bob Craig, R-Lubbock, who voted against both of Dunbar’s motions.

Replacing the requirement that students be taught “strengths and weakness” with a requirement that they learn to “analyze and evaluate scientific explanations “allows discussion,” Craig said. “It allows free thinking. It puts it in scientific terms.”

[Thane]

Lynn,

Why do we even have a base in Cuba? In this day and age the Guantanamo naval base is some kind of bizarre relic from the 19th Century when European empires used to carve out chunks of sovereign (but less powerful) countries and occupy them indefinately. Why do we keep a military base, presumably at great expense, on the soil of a country that clearly does not want us there? There is no possible 21st Century military justification or strategic logic in maintaining this base.

As far as the terrorists; they obviously need to be detained somewhere. There are numerous other places, many islands in the Pacific among others, that are directly administered by the U.S. Dept. of Defense or other agencies. Obama may close Guantanamo but he'll just have to find a new one somewhare else.

I would go even farther than Obama and cede Guantanamo back to Cuba and divest ourselves of this absurd colonial remnant, just at the Brits gave back Hong Kong.

Sincerely,
Thane

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Lynn-
Have you checked your poll on the website lately? The one about who has the better tax policy? I wonder if all those votes that say “neither” are mine. You have a great show. Don’t screw it up. Lol.
Round Rock Ron

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Hi,

What is the name of the book you were talking about that describes the times we are going through today? Fiction.

I listen daily.

Thanks,
Ted Mumaw

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Carolyn Kennedy:


Do you suppose she will Move to Massachusetts and "apply" for Ted's job, once he dies?

Freda

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Lynn, the only purpose of Caroline was to legitimize Obama...once "the one" was elected, his handlers found no use for her and dropped all support for her pipe dream of being a Senator.

MIKE LICAVOLI
Harker Hts, TX

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Who pay the lease and get the money. If we r paying commies let's stop it and pay our alies n iraq.