Comments on: Allen Vaught turns to Grand Saline blogger, Vince Leibowitz, for help with flailing campaign http://unworthybum.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/allen-vaught-turns-to-vince-leibowitz-for-help-with-flailing-campaign/ Texas, Special Education, Your Money Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:44:41 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Unworthy Bum http://unworthybum.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/allen-vaught-turns-to-vince-leibowitz-for-help-with-flailing-campaign/#comment-282 Unworthy Bum Sat, 01 Nov 2008 18:07:03 +0000 http://unworthybum.wordpress.com/?p=831#comment-282 Got that from the About page on your own blog: http://capitolannex.com/about/ Got that from the About page on your own blog: http://capitolannex.com/about/

]]> By: Vince Leibowitz http://unworthybum.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/allen-vaught-turns-to-vince-leibowitz-for-help-with-flailing-campaign/#comment-281 Vince Leibowitz Sat, 01 Nov 2008 17:28:24 +0000 http://unworthybum.wordpress.com/?p=831#comment-281 FYI, I have not lived in Grand Saline for several years. FYI, I have not lived in Grand Saline for several years.

]]> By: Time well spent. http://unworthybum.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/allen-vaught-turns-to-vince-leibowitz-for-help-with-flailing-campaign/#comment-264 Time well spent. Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:25:32 +0000 http://unworthybum.wordpress.com/?p=831#comment-264 It appears that Unworthy Bum's blog is very effective. We know the Bum is a talented writer. Talented writers can often quote with ease. I'll bet Unworthy Bum educates quite effectively as well. In my experience, it takes about 2 hours to teach what a child might learn in a full day of public school. And it often takes YEARS to undo the damage done to a child with disabilities who attends a public school. Keep going Unworthy Bum! Your child (and so many other children) benefit as well. It appears that Unworthy Bum’s blog is very effective.

We know the Bum is a talented writer.

Talented writers can often quote with ease.

I’ll bet Unworthy Bum educates quite effectively as well.

In my experience, it takes about 2 hours to teach what a child might learn in a full day of public school.

And it often takes YEARS to undo the damage done to a child with disabilities who attends a public school.

Keep going Unworthy Bum! Your child (and so many other children) benefit as well.

]]> By: PRICELESS http://unworthybum.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/allen-vaught-turns-to-vince-leibowitz-for-help-with-flailing-campaign/#comment-263 PRICELESS Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:22:57 +0000 http://unworthybum.wordpress.com/?p=831#comment-263 Time spent blogging -- 2 hours Time spent recalling quotes -- 2 minutes Time spent shopping at Walmart -- 1 hour Time spent teaching -- 4 hours Time spent on behalf of your child and ours -- PRICELESS Time spent blogging — 2 hours

Time spent recalling quotes — 2 minutes

Time spent shopping at Walmart — 1 hour

Time spent teaching — 4 hours

Time spent on behalf of your child and ours — PRICELESS

]]> By: District 107 Citizen http://unworthybum.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/allen-vaught-turns-to-vince-leibowitz-for-help-with-flailing-campaign/#comment-262 District 107 Citizen Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:51:51 +0000 http://unworthybum.wordpress.com/?p=831#comment-262 Why is it that no one on this blog who supports Vaught has been able to come up with one thing he has done to help public schools other than throw more money at a broken, thieving system. From Vaught's own campaign website he stated to a mother of a child with autism " that as much as he wants to help there is simply not enough money at the state level to go around. " But apparently there is, $84 million is missing and his good buddy Hinojosa is running the show. I think if you research it, and there have been some remarkable posts about this, there is plenty of money if you cut out the lawyers from taking it. Where was Vaught? Nowhere to be found. If he came up with some great solutions for public education where are they? He hasn't. Keffer helped with the Texas Virtual Academy. It got plenty of children back into public education, and that aint a voucher. Your question should be "What is Allen Vaught teaching his kids?" That it is okay to marginalize large groups of children based on disabilities? That it is okay for the poorer kids to go to gym class in a beat up shack? Shame on you Vaught. You make me sad to say I'm a Democrat. I challenge Allen Vaught to enroll his son in Truett Elementary. Pretend he's a special needs child and tour Truett Elementary when he turns 3 and ages out of the federal Early Childhood program. The disdain and tone of Spend much time home schooling?’s post smacks of elitism. Democracy is fixing problems in a civilized manner. Unworthy Bum is sharing a valid experience and how that experience has shed a light on a representative who says one thing about education but ultimately does nothing but cowtow to special interests. Like cockroaches, run from the light. Why is it that no one on this blog who supports Vaught has been able to come up with one thing he has done to help public schools other than throw more money at a broken, thieving system. From Vaught’s own campaign website he stated to a mother of a child with autism ” that as much as he wants to help there is simply not enough money at the state level to go around. ” But apparently there is, $84 million is missing and his good buddy Hinojosa is running the show. I think if you research it, and there have been some remarkable posts about this, there is plenty of money if you cut out the lawyers from taking it. Where was Vaught? Nowhere to be found. If he came up with some great solutions for public education where are they? He hasn’t. Keffer helped with the Texas Virtual Academy. It got plenty of children back into public education, and that aint a voucher.

Your question should be “What is Allen Vaught teaching his kids?” That it is okay to marginalize large groups of children based on disabilities? That it is okay for the poorer kids to go to gym class in a beat up shack? Shame on you Vaught. You make me sad to say I’m a Democrat.

I challenge Allen Vaught to enroll his son in Truett Elementary. Pretend he’s a special needs child and tour Truett Elementary when he turns 3 and ages out of the federal Early Childhood program.

The disdain and tone of Spend much time home schooling?’s post smacks of elitism. Democracy is fixing problems in a civilized manner. Unworthy Bum is sharing a valid experience and how that experience has shed a light on a representative who says one thing about education but ultimately does nothing but cowtow to special interests. Like cockroaches, run from the light.

]]> By: Spend much time home schooling? http://unworthybum.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/allen-vaught-turns-to-vince-leibowitz-for-help-with-flailing-campaign/#comment-261 Spend much time home schooling? Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:19:25 +0000 http://unworthybum.wordpress.com/?p=831#comment-261 It takes quite a while to look up quotes and spew your venom. Between that and shopping at Wal-mart, do you have any time for home schooling? It takes quite a while to look up quotes and spew your venom. Between that and shopping at Wal-mart, do you have any time for home schooling?

]]> By: Vince Leibowitz http://unworthybum.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/allen-vaught-turns-to-vince-leibowitz-for-help-with-flailing-campaign/#comment-260 Vince Leibowitz Thu, 30 Oct 2008 03:09:15 +0000 http://unworthybum.wordpress.com/?p=831#comment-260 This statement is incorrect: <blockquote>Bill Keffer has never taken money from James Leininger, and it has never been offered.</blockquote> Keffer has taken PLENTY from PACs exclusively funded by Leininger or almost exclusively funded by Leininger like Associated Republicans of Texas. So, basically, the money got "washed" before it got there but the origin is the same. And, for the record, Leininger and Keffer are pretty cozy: http://www.texaspolicy.com/images/photos/2003-05-21-awards-6keffer.jpg This statement is incorrect:

Bill Keffer has never taken money from James Leininger, and it has never been offered.

Keffer has taken PLENTY from PACs exclusively funded by Leininger or almost exclusively funded by Leininger like Associated Republicans of Texas. So, basically, the money got “washed” before it got there but the origin is the same.

And, for the record, Leininger and Keffer are pretty cozy:

http://www.texaspolicy.com/images/photos/2003-05-21-awards-6keffer.jpg

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