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Did you watch the whole show last night? I almost felt bad for his guest (until I stop to remember that he's a huge prick who's actively trying to ruin education in America). SC was giving him the worst treatment I've ever seen him give a guest. The sad part is, I doubt any serious journalist has ever treated the guy so harshly.
For those of you who didn't see, his guest was the head of the Texas board of education, a man who has been trying to democratize history and science textbooks to lessen the impact of evolution and Jeffersonian thought, among other things.
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- This guy is a joke.
Unfortunately he's serious as a heart attack. He isn't some nobody preaching to a right wing congregation out in the middle of nowhere. He is the leader of the Texas Board of Education. Their decisions affect students all over the country, because the strength of their buying power dictates what goes into different texts. Funny that this guy is getting prosecuted for being a snake oil salesman, while this asshole gets reelected.
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Thankfully, I just read that the Texas legislature effectively neutered the school board over this issue of textbooks. The schools in Texas are no longer required to purchase approved books.
http://www.statesman.com/news/texas-politics/education-board...