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Talk about setting a trap but you ended up walking into it yourself.

I saw a new story or an exposé on that a few months ago. It seemed like a pretty good deal but you would need some dedicated men to be involved and also some serious safeguards and training in place.

… and after a few years of 6 high schools, then what seems like the never ending saga of combining, splitting and creating new schools started. I can’t even remember the sequence now. It started… Beaumont, French, Charlton-Pollard, South Park, Forest Park and Hebert. I’m sure I will mess this up but… At some point Beaumont and CP combined to be BCP. Forest Park and Hebert combined to be Westbrook. SPHS later combined with WB. French then combined with BCP to become Central. Ozen was then created later. Was it then Central and Ozen that combined into United? I’m sure I botched some of that but it should be reasonably close.

I believe it was actually three districts in Beaumont. Beaumont, French and SP. SP voted not to join BISD so BISD (board I think) voted to dissolve the district and forcing the merger. That set off some federal lawsuits about diluted Black votes and SPISD eventually merged with BISD. I think French ISD was small and absorbed by BISD.

Denise Wallace-Spooner: “…….if Dr. Thomas' name is placed back on the stadium, more people will continue to leave the district. She says his leadership is not something to be celebrated. She says to "honor a man who profoundly failed the community" is the wrong message to send. She says the district may never recover from the damage if it makes the change”. Ms. Spooner said people on the outside and apparently many people within the district scratch their heads about. Why the celebration of a man who led the district during so much corruption that both state and federal prosecutors got convictions on his staff or people contracted by his staff? Why would some board members push for someone that anyone should clearly be able to see is divisive? Even if the vote went the other way. Gee, this vote might split the community. .. let’s do it!!!! Is there any wonder why the state had to step in?

There’s no drama in PA…..

The Democrats don’t like or support him either. They are now stuck with him however with the fear that Harris might have to take over. They are stuck having to either remain silent or defending him for fear of what may be coming in November.

Pretty hard hitting and damning bit of commentary against the entire covid response including the vaccines. Yes it is on the National Institute of Health website which is part of the same organization (US Department of Health and Human Services) of the CDC who is spitting out some of the ever changing nonsense. So a doctor on a US government website rips apart the US government, doctors, people pushing a vaccine against all established protocols, etc. Some quotes from the article: We have witnessed a long list of unprecedented intrusions into medical practice, including attacks on medical experts, destruction of medical careers among doctors refusing to participate in killing their patients and a massive regimentation of health care, led by non-qualified individuals with enormous wealth, power and influence. For the first time in American history a president, governors, mayors, hospital administrators and federal bureaucrats are determining medical treatments based not on accurate scientifically based or even experience based information, but rather to force the acceptance of special forms of care and “prevention”—including remdesivir, use of respirators and ultimately a series of essentially untested messenger RNA vaccines. For the first time in history medical treatment, protocols are not being formulated based on the experience of the physicians treating the largest number of patients successfully, but rather individuals and bureaucracies that have never treated a single patient—including Anthony Fauci, Bill Gates, EcoHealth Alliance, the CDC, WHO, state public health officers and hospital administrators. Neither Anthony Fauci, the CDC, WHO nor any medical governmental establishment has ever offered any early treatment other than Tylenol, hydration and call an ambulance once you have difficulty breathing. This is unprecedented in the entire history of medical care as early treatment of infections is critical to saving lives and preventing severe complications.

I would say that if it was explained better or maybe with less wokeism, it might have made sense. Either the guy that conceived the statue or was in its design, was an abolitionist. By then the Civil War was over however. In the design they put the broken chains of bondage but very inconspicuously coming from under her robe. I don’t think you can see it from ground level. So, was there a reference to freedom including freeing slaves placed into the design? Yes. Was the statue designed to commemorate the end of the Civil War and freeing slaves? No. The statue was given to the USA as a token of friendship and alliance between our nations after France helped us beat the common enemy, Great Britain in the Revolutionary War. In doing so the French helped us show freedom to the world by creating a republic instead of a monarchy.

Yes, their actions seem trivial and like spite. Seriously, what is the purpose for this seemingly great push for his name like he is a savior or left some kind of lasting legacy? Looking at this article, it shows the mismanagement, not following policy and deception by Thomas while he was superintendent although there article was written after he left [Hidden Content]

And don’t think that Biden shutting down millions of acres of oil exploration immediately on taking office and the skyrocketing of gasoline prices was merely a mistake. This has been calculated before he took office. Anyone with a smidgeon of intelligence knows that releasing a few barrels of oil from the strategic reserves would have no effect on prices. That was only an attempt to divert the weak minded into having a talking point on how he is concerned. With the crunch on baby formula, it would be like me saying, the national is saved, I just found two cases in my pantry so the crisis is over!!

Call it, “The Preacher”.

The National Park Service (who runs the park) website says it was a gift from the people of France to commemorate the alliance with the USA in the Revolutionary War. The inscription on the tablet is July 4, 1776.

Revisionist history.

If the city council decides to remove it from their cars, that is completely lawful. It is their decision to make. To leave it however is not unconstitutional going by federal court rulings as authorized by Article III of United States Constitution.

The comments on one Facebook forum are comical from both sides. I like on occasion like to throw barbs (typically easy to back up) at certain comments. I pointed out that In God We Trust is the national motto. One more on pointed out that there is no such thing as a national motto. When I cited the exact law, he changed the argument like he never said it. Then it was (it is hard to understand this rational) The law was only enacted in 1956 so it should not count. Huh? Obamacare is less than 15 years old so I shouldn’t have to go by that disastrous healthcare bill because it is too new?

Would they call such an attempt on a constitutional branch of government….. an INSURRECTION??? Or is that only given to conservative protesters?

So because you know some truly idiotic racists it should change every one else’s opinion or make them invalid?

Haven, KS city council voted about three weeks ago to remove In God We Trust from their patrol vehicles. It was a 5-0 vote. Apparently after a huge public outcry, a special meeting of the city Council voted 3-2 to allow the national motto on the patrol cars. [Hidden Content]

DeSantis might certainly be a player in the coming months.

Is it complaining or pointing out absurdity? I see a place like San Francisco and see where homeless are living in front of some of the most famous stores and crapping on the sidewalk and turning what should be a showplace city for the world, into a dump. I have never been there and never plan on going there for any reason, not even to catch a connecting flight. I do make comments from time to time about places such as San Francisco but not to complain because I honestly could not care less. It is simply an observation of the stupidity of the situation. BISD can vote to call it the “We Have It- You Don’t Stadium”. I would not complain, I would simply laugh at the continued absurdity. With the ability to name a stadium almost anything, can the BISD board of trustees come up with something other than a person with a questionable reputation? City leader, football legend, national leader, historic event??

I believe I remember a news article saying that he was the highest paid public official in Texas and not just the highest paid superintendent.

Also, therein lies part of the problem, the history of the west African slave trade. The Africans were sold by other Africans. The Europeans had the relatively new technology to sail across the world. That opened to trade routes all over the world in the Columbian era. That ability is what brought tomatoes and corn to the world from the Americas and horses to the Americas from Europe and possibly Asia. (Which is why cultural appropriation today is such a silly argument) At that time, what did sub Sahara Africans have to sell or trade? Hmmm… other Africans perhaps? Basically Africans were captured by other Africans and sold as a product. Blacks in Africa captured other Blacks and held them for slaves themselves and started selling them when there was found to be a profit in them. So how much history in this country today is taught that African slaves in the Americas were sold by other Africans basically like cattle? Without those Africans capturing and selling their own race of people, there would be virtually no history of slaves in America. Who is more responsible, the buyer or the seller? Does the author take that into consideration or just celebrating July 4? So does everyone look at good and bad history or is that only relegated to White Europeans….. who don’t deny or make excuses for the horrible practice of slavery? I have read of holocaust deniers. I have never heard of American slave deniers.

Now you are spinning. It was not said nor implied. In fact that would have made sense. While looking at history, let’s look at both sides. But who doesn’t own history or look at both sides? Who denies slavery was wrong or didn’t happen? I remember in 7th grade history learning (it was a test question) on who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin and the part it had on the anti-slavery movement… and that was so in the late 1960s. The author said (with a rhetorical question) that Whites should feel guilty. That is the nonsensical part and what makes it comical.

it is interesting that the author uses convoluted logic as an explanation. Logic according to the author: You didn’t fight in Revolutionary War but celebrate July 4th, it is the same as owning slaves.