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| DATE | 2004-06-29 |
| FROM | Ruben I Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] AMERICAN KIDS LOSING EDUCATION BATTLE
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How do you feel about Bronstien?
On 2004.06.29 15:16 Billy wrote:
>
> On Tue, Jun 29, 2004 at 07:43:18PM +0100, Inker, Evan wrote:
> >
> > This is something I've been saying for the past 10 years
> > Nice to see others feel the same way too!!!!
>
> This article is making me fucking sick..
> You've ruined my lunch.
>
> Murdoch hires and then *murders* smartcard sat-Tv crackers..
> Not someone I'd be too proud to share opinions with.
>
> > AMERICAN KIDS LOSING EDUCATION BATTLE
> > http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/26584.htm
> > By DAVID SEIFMAN
>
> The post is owned by Murdoch, and Murdoch seems to be
> the only interviewee... This isn't journalism.
>
> > June 29, 2004 -- Unless failing public schools are turned around, kids here
> > are going to lose jobs to better-educated youngsters half a world away, News
> > Corporation Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch warned yesterday.
> > In a speech before the New York City Leadership Academy, Murdoch said the
> > city's 1.1 million schoolchildren aren't competing against their
> > counterparts in other American cities, such as Houston, Atlanta or Seattle.
> >
> > "They are competing against New Delhi and Shanghai and Seoul," Murdoch
> > declared. "And let me say it plainly: Our students are losing."
>
> Puh-leeze.. "OUR" students? Oh, yeah, he had to become an American
> citizen to buy his Fox TV stations. Does that make him American, or a
> foreign predator? Don't let Murdoch fool you: he's as friendly
> a business partner as China could ask for. There's nothing he
> wouldn't do for them in exchange for Chinese Sat-TV rights (go ahead
> and put *that* in your Google and smoke it). He's Australian, btw.
>
> > In 30 years, he said, Asia is expected to generate "more than half the
> > economic activity on the planet," and those jobs will go to those able to
> > perform complex tasks in a global, information-driven society.
> >
> > "Unless we get education right, this new American century may not last more
> > than a couple of decades," said Murdoch, who challenged other corporate
> > executives to support school reform.
>
> "New American Century" is Murdoch-code for the ultra-scary Neo-Con
> "Project for a New American Century" ("http://www.pnac.info" for
> details). We're losing hectalives and Gigabucks fighting for *their*
> insane political interests. They're at: "http://www.newamericancentury.org/"
> Bring a barf-bag. Think Paul Wolfowitz.
>
> > "Frankly, I think too few of my peers in the corporate world are stepping up
> > to that responsibility to support the schools," he said. "After all, their
> > corporations will be some of the major beneficiaries if this initiative
> > works.
> >
> > "Many of us talk about education. It's time for more of us to put our money
> > where our mouth is."
> >
> > Murdoch's speech was the first such annual academy lecture, which is named
> > for him.
>
> My, how selfless of him.
>
> > The academy was opened last year to train school principals. The first class
> > of 77 will graduate soon.
> >
> > City officials said News Corporation - owner of The Post - has contributed
> > $5 million over three years to help fund the academy, which is trying to
> > raise $75 million.
>
> $5M over 3 years might as well be NOTHING, btw.
>
> > Murdoch praised the academy, telling educators assembled at the Museum of
> > Jewish Heritage, "The work you are doing goes to the very marrow of what
> > matters."
>
> Now, why would they be assembled THERE of all places? Hm....
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