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Republican legislators “correct” U of F’s snub of Jeb Bush

posted at 10:43 am on April 12, 2007 by Allahpundit
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I freely admit, it would annoy me if the Democrats pulled this with one of their guys.

But I’d like to think I’d still laugh.

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Next time, just suck it up and give out the degree.

It doesn’t cost anything and it will be much less painful.

Slublog on April 12, 2007 at 10:50 AM

One of the commenters at the Sentinel website notes that he can’t find this language in the indicated bill on the Florida Legislature website.

Possible hoax here. (still damn funny though)

It could also be that the provision is not yet showing up on the website. Hard to tell at this point.

wearyman on April 12, 2007 at 10:50 AM

I think you’ve been had. Im looking through the bills and no mention of jeb.

triple on April 12, 2007 at 10:53 AM

Pure Genius. Now they’ll be reminded him every single day. Genius.

TheBigOldDog on April 12, 2007 at 10:56 AM

If this is true, I wish his brother George would take a lesson from this in dealing with the domestic enemys of our Counntry like Nancy Pelosi, order her pilots to stay home.

StuLongIsland on April 12, 2007 at 10:58 AM

Here’s the link to the Bill. I don’t see anything in the staff report relating to Jeb Bush. Let’s see how far this goes.

spd rdr on April 12, 2007 at 11:00 AM

This was reported in the Herald a few days ago. Slimy, yet satisfying.

SWLiP on April 12, 2007 at 11:01 AM

Insert sound effect of Nelson Munz from The Simpsons saying “HA ha!”

fudgypup on April 12, 2007 at 11:01 AM

Here’s a story quoting some legislators on it. Sounds real to me.

Slublog on April 12, 2007 at 11:02 AM

Sweet.

Gotta love the comments under the article.

Glynn on April 12, 2007 at 11:03 AM

Especially the one about how it apparently makes “as much sense as naming things after Reagan”. Not funny.

amerpundit on April 12, 2007 at 11:07 AM

Jeb’s legacy is having most of his reforms thrown out as “unconstitutional” by the FL Supreme Court. School choice, the biggest part of Jeb’s educational reform package struck down and villified by the Dems in spite of the fact that the vast majority that benifited from the program were poor minorities. Mustn’t allow compation to the teachers union. Can’t permit any teacher competency testing. Can’t allow parents any say in how their children are educated else we might not have a new batch of liberal voters for the future.

conservativecaveman on April 12, 2007 at 11:10 AM

The word was uspposed to be “competition”

Opps!

conservativecaveman on April 12, 2007 at 11:12 AM

NEVER MIND! I JUST WASHED MY HANDS AND CAN’T DO A THING WITH THEM!

conservativecaveman on April 12, 2007 at 11:13 AM

It was a great post, conservativecaveman. I didn’t notice the typos. I do it all the time.

Glynn on April 12, 2007 at 11:14 AM

I followed the link (for once) and read through the blog comments. There are several comments from folks who are reading the legislation and not finding any such language in the text of the Florida House resolution.

This was reported on both radio and TV news in Orlando, as well as in the Orlando Sentinel. So you can’t say AllahP was punked.

Some of the Sentinel blog comments express horror that such a thing could happen, including one that neatly echoes some teachers’ union talking points:

Jeb Bush’s educational legacy has made Florida the laughing stock of the nation. FCAT, E-Comp, STAR and MAP were designed to dismantle public education. Nothing good has come out of any of his initiatives. In a time when we want to raise the quality of educators in the classroom, he has developed salary initiatives that lower career earnings and opportunities for teachers. Naming a college of education after him is an insult to all of our hard working educators.

Posted by: Concerned | April 11, 2007 at 06:58 A

Jeb Bush is a very polarizing figure in Florida education. I knew two fundamentalist Christian public-school teachers who regularly risked being fired for crossing the line from teacher to in-class evangelist. They were both solid Republicans, but turned into rabid Jeb-haters due to his various standardized-test (FCAT) and school choice initiatives.

At the same time, a local columnist named Mike Thomas, who is typically no friend of the Florida Republican Party, wrote a column praising Jeb’s attempt to raise educational standards at failing urban schools. The money quote from that article was, “Jeb Bush is the best friend that poor black kids have ever had in Florida.”

As an education-reform supporter, I was generally happy with Jeb’s efforts. My kids go to public school. But since I live in an A+ school district, and socialize with many Christian home-schoolers, I probably do not represent the average Florida view of Jeb Bush’s education initiatives.

Anton on April 12, 2007 at 11:14 AM

pwned!
Still has to have the senate to pass it but it might stand a chance.

CBarker on April 12, 2007 at 11:23 AM

Payback. Sweet.

Misha I on April 12, 2007 at 11:24 AM

All I can say is that my daughter goes to a public middle school in Miami that is one of the top middle schools in the country, academically. The public schools of Florida are now much better than they were when I attended. Jeb fought hard to improve competitiveness in Florida’s school system, but was fought tooth and nail by the usual special interest groups.

SWLiP on April 12, 2007 at 11:29 AM

Pwn3d!
If this is real its pretty funny.

Bad Candy on April 12, 2007 at 11:36 AM

This reminds me of a story I heard years ago, where the some local chapter of the KKK wanted to join the “Adopt-a-highway” program, which would then give them one of those little signs you see on the side of the road. The locals raised a fuss about it, but the state had to give it to them on the grounds that they simply couldn’t refuse someone just because of their name or political persuasions. The state, however, had an ace up their sleeve. They renamed that stretch of highway the “Rosa Parks Freeway!”

CurtZHP on April 12, 2007 at 11:42 AM

Should rename the entire school to Bushitler U.

That would teach em.

JayHaw Phrenzie on April 12, 2007 at 11:44 AM

Absolutely real. Found video of the committee meeting at:

http://199.44.254.202/archive/MBR/H_2366_2007_04_10_4285.asx

The amendment is introduced at about 2:19:00

db on April 12, 2007 at 11:44 AM

Wow that is hilarious. I think I’d complain if Dems did it, but its still funny.

The thing is the Dems would not have to do it. The faculty purposely snubbed Jeb Bush, no one gets denied by the faculty after being approved by the alumni association. Conservatives have enough class to leave the common courtesy of process intact despite political differences.

Bad president though, as vengeful as progressives are we just lined ourselves up for the Che Guevara College of Political Science.

Theworldisnotenough on April 12, 2007 at 11:54 AM

moderating comments. here’s what i wrote:

Note the vicious and immediate backlash to this very clever response to what was a very petty snipe.

Jeb Bush is hated by the public education cartel because his priority is to educate students over “valuing teachers”.

decade after decade of declining results, the public education cartel has provided one drumbeat of analasys: “we must value our teachers more”. this means in practice the renegotiation of contracts with the union which further insulates teaching staff from the obligation to perform their role as educators while demanding pay raises.

It’s telling when someone writes in that, “…nothing good has come out of any of his initiatives…” and then goes on to talk about what a bother it is for teachers to have to earn their pay.

Everywhere unions dominate education, teachers fail our students. public school per-student spending in the u.s. is twice what is spent in europe while educational results are half. The fact is that we “value” teachers too much for the results they produce.

Anyone who cares about students has abandoned the public education cartel. This includes Governor Bush, who’s reforms have caused a seven point jump in educational rank relative to the other 49 states this past year alone. Far from being a “laughing stock,” Florida has rushed ahead while states with more formidable union thugocracies have fallen behind eleven points and more.

One expects loyalists of the public education cartel to squeal and lash out with lies and smears.

jummy on April 12, 2007 at 12:00 PM

The University of Florida’s education school would be renamed the “Jeb Bush College of Education,” under an amendment approved this morning by the House Schools & Learning Council. What’s more, UF would also have to erect “suitable markers” noting the college’s new name and include the revised name in all university documents, including catalogues and brochures.

Oh, that’s wonderful! This is the way all Republicans should treat liberals. It is even funnier considering all the “social justice” professors that are housed in Schools of Education.

januarius on April 12, 2007 at 12:04 PM

Jeb Bush getting revenge for the Buckeyes. Love it.

Hootie on April 12, 2007 at 12:15 PM

Ah yes the same Jeb Bush that kissed CAIR’s butt?

Timber Wolf on April 12, 2007 at 12:18 PM

Sweeeeeet revenge.

wryteacher on April 12, 2007 at 12:34 PM

Jeb is declining the offer, but Rivera says he’s pushing forward with it anyway.

Pablo on April 12, 2007 at 1:52 PM

I don’t know… it isn’t in the language of the bill. I couldn’t see the video linked above, but it isn’t actually in the bill so it isn’t happening.

DaveS on April 12, 2007 at 2:14 PM

Now if they can make them pledge absolute loyalty to the “JEB BUSH! college of education” every semester before it starts. Or better yet, just fire the whole lot of liberal agitators who don’t teach anything but hatred.

cmay on April 12, 2007 at 5:47 PM

As an alum I wasn’t real pleased with U of F’s postion on this. As a Florida resident and parent I don’t like the FCAT standard for grading the schools but Florida’s government schools improved under Jeb.
If you cut me I bleed orange and blue.

GO GATORS!!!!!!!!

conservativecaveman on April 12, 2007 at 6:57 PM

Hello Jeb and CAIR? Apparently 9-11 didn’t make that big of an impression. WTF?!

So soon the rinos and mindless lemming republican face dancers forget. Michelle must be proud.

Saudi puppy Jeby should have been outcast during the Florida election in a rage of patriotic revolt. That is if one is concerned about the safety of our nation. Something only played on party lines in the most blind sided pathetic blog postings. Shame on you allah.

Timber Wolf on April 12, 2007 at 8:46 PM

conservativecaveman,

A fellow Gator here! :-)

I had read about this previously and thought it was petty of the faculty to do this. I don’t think the legislature should have continued this exchange of eye pokes, but the irony does crack me up that they would decide they want to change the name of the College of Education.

I’ll also add that I am for school choice and vouchers, but I don’t like the idea of perpetual testing. Too many teachers start teaching to the test.

INC on April 13, 2007 at 12:08 AM

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