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"Harry Hope" |
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24 Dec 2004 12:45:36 PM |
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GOP lawmaker ripped for calling severely disabled students "vegetables" |
Columbus Public Schools Superintendent Allan Sipes, who will become
president of the School Administrators of Montana next year, called
the senator's behavior "reprehensible."
"It's mind-blowing that we would have somebody in a position like his,
who is so out of it," Sipes said.
"I believe that he should be pulled from the Education Committee and
replaced with someone who understands and cares about all kids."
From The Missoulian, 12/22/04:
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2004/12/22/news/mtregional/news07.txt
Lawmaker criticized for words on disabled
By ALLISON FARRELL Missoulian State Bureau
HELENA -
Some school administrators are calling for the removal of Rep.-elect
and current Sen. Ed Butcher, R-Winifred, from the Montana
Legislature's House Education Committee after he called severely
disabled students "vegetables" during a public meeting last week.
Butcher, who characterized his comment as an "unfortunate choice of
words," is also being criticized for the comments he made about
minority students during the same meeting.
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Just what we needed. More "compassionate conservatism"
Harry
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| Title: Re: GOP lawmaker ripped for calling severely disabled students "vegetables" |
24 Dec 2004 05:39:09 PM |
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Harry Hope wrote:
Columbus Public Schools Superintendent Allan Sipes, who will become
president of the School Administrators of Montana next year, called
the senator's behavior "reprehensible."
"It's mind-blowing that we would have somebody in a position like
his,
who is so out of it," Sipes said.
"I believe that he should be pulled from the Education Committee and
replaced with someone who understands and cares about all kids."
From The Missoulian, 12/22/04:
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2004/12/22/news/mtregional/news07.txt
Lawmaker criticized for words on disabled
By ALLISON FARRELL Missoulian State Bureau
HELENA -
Some school administrators are calling for the removal of Rep.-elect
and current Sen. Ed Butcher, R-Winifred, from the Montana
Legislature's House Education Committee after he called severely
disabled students "vegetables" during a public meeting last week.
Butcher, who characterized his comment as an "unfortunate choice of
words," is also being criticized for the comments he made about
minority students during the same meeting.
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Just what we needed. More "compassionate conservatism"
Harry
Indeed an "unfortunate choice of words" -- but every now
and then a Republican blunders and tells us what they
REALLY think.
Was like when GWB, cut loose from Karl for a few hours,
admitted in October that the "war on terror" could not
be won.
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