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#2b: Franken Should Stay After School
Franken's claim that President Bush "didn't fund" No Child Left Behind (NCLB) has been debunked; but Franken then continues about NCLB (on page 93, emphasis mine):
"As a result, class sizes went up, after-school programs were dropped, teachers were fired, and children were left behind."
In the "Notes and Sources" section at the back of his book, Franken does not provide even one source to support this statement. (And we know how important "research" is to him.) What evidence does Franken have to make such a claim? Does he have anything? Who knows.
More importantly: Franken has a lot of nerve to spout about after-school programs being dropped in light of the scandalous $875,000 loan that the former owners of Air America Radio, his radio outlet, secured from the Gloria Wise Boys & Girls Club, a benevolent organization that has served underprivileged youth in Bronx, New York. The egregious and greedy behavior of Air America may have led to this caring club going "belly up"!1
There is A LOT to this shocking scandal, much more that can be covered here. Readers who are not familiar with this story are strongly encouraged to turn to Brian Maloney and Michelle Malkin, who did some sensational research on this stupefying story. Some of their fantastic work can be found here and here. Do yourself a favor: Check it out. It's unbelievable. (Yes, Al Franken himself is personally involved!)
Can anyone say, "Hypocrisy"?
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Notes:
1 Al used this phrase on the August 8, 2005, episode of his radio show. (The club's reported web site, www.gloriawise.org, is no longer viewable. This site features two phone numbers, one of which is disconnected. The other number's answering machine makes no reference to Gloria Wise.)