Category Archives: ELECTIONS

Jeb Bush’s 2016 Strategery: Insult Millions of Parents

Posted on March 14, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

In New Hampshire, Jeb Bush unveiled his new ‘strategery’: Insult millions of parents.

Implying millions of parents opposing CC don’t? => Bush defiant on Common Core in NH: ‘You need to have a backbone’ http://t.co/ZwFWbe7aJI

— LL1885 – A.P. Dillon (@LadyLiberty1885) March 14, 2015

Interesting.

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Jeb Quits Saying ‘Common Core’. Hopes Parents Forget?

Posted on February 11, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Jeb Bush and his Foundation for Excellence in Education have been one of the loudest proponents on Common Core.

Now Bush is running for president, headed to Iowa soon and he’s going silent on Common Core. Hoping voters forget? Not gonna happen.

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Posted in Common Core, ELECTIONS | Tagged Election 2016, Jeb Bush, PARCC, SBAC | 1 Comment

Dear John Kasich…

Posted on January 26, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Ohio Governor John Kasich has 2016 presidential aspirations and was on FOX news this past Sunday, where he towed the pro-Common Core line. See the video clip.

In the interview on FOX, Kasich accused Conservatives of using Common Core to score political points. Kasich also runs with the Obama canard: Continue reading →

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Wake Voters Need To Pay Attention

Posted on January 5, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Southwest Wake voters will need to pay attention as we advance into 2015. Elections for various local positions need to be on voters radar. Cary, Apex, Fuquay Varina, Morrisville and Holly Springs all have Town Council elections coming up.

According to Cary News:

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The 2016 PR Campaigns To Rehab Common Core Begin

Posted on January 2, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

The PR campaigns to rehab Common Core before 2016 have begun. Having said that,
this is the most hilarious, talking point laden puff piece I’ve seen in a while:

Former Romney spokesman: Common Core popular in many quarters

The thrust of this article repeats the biggest talking point out there, that Common Core allows for ‘local control’. What’s more that McCoy’s assertion of ‘local control’ is somehow tied to how ‘popular’ Common Core is. We’ll get to the latter of that, first let’s talk ‘local control’.

Was Mr. McCoy intending to insult the intelligence of the reader?

To say that Common Core is about local control of any kind is to tell a whopper. Continue reading →