Another moment of sociopathic honesty
Apr. 28th, 2005 11:14 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lapsedmodernistMy favorite moment of the press conference:
Governor George "Begging the Question" Bush: It's in our country's interests to find those who would do harm to us and GET THEM OUT OF HARM'S WAY.
My second favorite moment:
QUESTION: Mr. President, you've made No Child Left Behind a big part of your education agenda. The nation's largest teachers union has filed suit against it, saying it's woefully inadequately funded. What's your response to that? And do you think that No Child Left Behind is working?
BUSH: Yes, I think it's working. And the reason why I think it's working is because we're measuring. And the measurement is showing progress toward teaching people how to read and write and add and subtract. Listen, the whole theory behind No Child Left Behind is this: If we're going to spend federal money, we expect the states to show us whether or not we're achieving, you know, simply objectives, like literacy, literacy in math, the ability to read and write. And some people don't like to measure. But if you don't measure, how do you know whether or not you've got a problem in a classroom? I believe it's best to measure early and correct problems early before it's too late. That's why, as a part of the No Child Left Behind Act, we had money available for remedial education. In other words, we said, we're going to measure. And when we detect someone who needs extra help, that person will get extra help. And, yes, we're making progress. And I can say that with certainty, because we're measuring.
QUESTION: What about the lawsuit? What's your response to...
BUSH: I don't know about the lawsuit. I'm not a lawyer.
Also: what did that guy mutter after Bush said he would wrap up in order to not cut into TV programs, for the economy's sake, right before the question on Social Security solvency? Did he mutter "oh really?"
Governor George "Begging the Question" Bush: It's in our country's interests to find those who would do harm to us and GET THEM OUT OF HARM'S WAY.
My second favorite moment:
QUESTION: Mr. President, you've made No Child Left Behind a big part of your education agenda. The nation's largest teachers union has filed suit against it, saying it's woefully inadequately funded. What's your response to that? And do you think that No Child Left Behind is working?
BUSH: Yes, I think it's working. And the reason why I think it's working is because we're measuring. And the measurement is showing progress toward teaching people how to read and write and add and subtract. Listen, the whole theory behind No Child Left Behind is this: If we're going to spend federal money, we expect the states to show us whether or not we're achieving, you know, simply objectives, like literacy, literacy in math, the ability to read and write. And some people don't like to measure. But if you don't measure, how do you know whether or not you've got a problem in a classroom? I believe it's best to measure early and correct problems early before it's too late. That's why, as a part of the No Child Left Behind Act, we had money available for remedial education. In other words, we said, we're going to measure. And when we detect someone who needs extra help, that person will get extra help. And, yes, we're making progress. And I can say that with certainty, because we're measuring.
QUESTION: What about the lawsuit? What's your response to...
BUSH: I don't know about the lawsuit. I'm not a lawyer.
Also: what did that guy mutter after Bush said he would wrap up in order to not cut into TV programs, for the economy's sake, right before the question on Social Security solvency? Did he mutter "oh really?"
