Educator: Daniels lied in speech

[hippiechick]

Niiiiiiiiice ... put the pressure on early, and make him squirm for his entire tenure. I like that !!

http://www.indystar.com/articles/3/221448-3343-092.html


Governor 'exaggerated' state of Indiana's schools, White says


By Andy Gammill
[e-mail]
February 11, 2005


Gov. Mitch Daniels lied about school districts putting buildings ahead of learning and is ill-informed on education issues, Washington Township Schools Superintendent Eugene White said Thursday.

The harsh language from one of the state's most prominent educators surprised the Daniels administration, which said White crossed the line in his criticism.

Daniels -- a graduate of the district's North Central High School -- "exaggerated" and "sensationalized" the state of Indiana's educational system, White said.

"The governor of the state lied in his State of the State," said the superintendent, whose district recently proposed a major building project including a new pool and a renovated football stadium. "They had to make public education in the state look bad in that presentation. Yes, I'm calling the governor a liar."

[The Backlash Cometh]

1. Here, here. A man after my own heart.

[joeybee12]

2. Good for him--tell it like it is!

[hippiechick]

3. Educator Leaks Out

http://www.indystar.com/articles/5/221885-2925-092.html

By Andy Gammill
[e-mail]
February 12, 2005


The Washington Township Schools superintendent apologized this morning and withdrew his comments about Gov. Mitch Daniels being a liar.

Eugene White offered his apology after meeting with school board members of the school district in northern Marion County for an hour and a half in a closed-door meeting. "The governor offered me a mulligan yesterday," White said after leaving the meeting. "I accept and offer him my apology."

School board members offered brief statements in support of White and his apology. Daniels is an alumnus of the district's North Central High School. At a meeting of editors and reporters at The Indianapolis Star on Thursday, White said Daniels had sensationalized the state of education in Indiana in his recent State of the State speech...

On Friday, Daniels said he assumed White was having a bad day and offered White a mulligan, a golf term for a do-over. Daniels said he has always considered White a gentleman. The Washington Township school board decided to meet on the issue today, declaring an emergency that could disrupt the district's operations to be able to waive the 48-hour notice that state law normally requires.

School board Vice President Cynthia "Cid" McNeilly said White's statements of apology were sufficient to represent the district and the board's views. "I have full confidence in the superintendent."

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[IndianaGreen]

4. Eugene White was coerced into an apology to Daniels

We are now seeing storm trooper tactics being used to smash dissent in Indiana in the same way the Bush regime has done nationwide.

I guess it is a crime to say that Mitch Daniels is a lying sack of shit, just as it is a crime to say that Bush is lying about WMDs (again!).

Welcome to the Fourth Reich!