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		<title>By: Liberals Demise</title>
		<link>http://sweetness-light.com/archive/some-rent-aid-ending-for-katrina-victims#comment-133210</link>
		<dc:creator>Liberals Demise</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 23:42:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Brad, Brad, Brad...... if YOU will give them a ride to the office and wheel them into the office and do the work in the office for them, then they will be MORE than happy to apply themselves. On the other hand......WHY should da&#039;? It be F-A-R easier to sit and bitch about free shiite than do somptin&#039; bout et!

After all N.O. is below &quot;C&quot; Level so nothing makes sense, see?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Brad, Brad, Brad&#8230;&#8230; if YOU will give them a ride to the office and wheel them into the office and do the work in the office for them, then they will be MORE than happy to apply themselves. On the other hand&#8230;&#8230;WHY should da&#8217;? It be F-A-R easier to sit and bitch about free shiite than do somptin&#8217; bout et!</p>
<p>After all N.O. is below &#8220;C&#8221; Level so nothing makes sense, see?</p>
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		<title>By: yellarcan</title>
		<link>http://sweetness-light.com/archive/some-rent-aid-ending-for-katrina-victims#comment-133081</link>
		<dc:creator>yellarcan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 03:12:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;get in here and we&#039;ll see you the spot&quot;
DHAP spokesperson: DHAP how may we help?
Caller(your choice): Uh yea, I need to see if I can get the government to pay , I mean help pay my rent.
DHAP: Sure, if you will just come into the office, we&#039;ll get ya fixed up.
Caller: I wish I could but I got shot in the leg during the war and I can&#039;t walk and I don&#039;t have anyone to drive me there.
DHAP: I see, well how old are you?
Caller: 47
DHAP: Uh, their wasn&#039;t  a war going when you became of age to join the military unless you mean Desert storm.
Caller: NO not that one. The drug wars baby.
Sorry. but I was making a point, and that being some of these lazy bastards suck off of the government teat and live in a house the government pays for so they can hide to sell dope. Without a house their business goes down the tubes. And before any bleeding heart Gore-bots start that &quot;oh that never happens&quot;. I will call BS on ya.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;get in here and we&#8217;ll see you the spot&#8221;<br />
DHAP spokesperson: DHAP how may we help?<br />
Caller(your choice): Uh yea, I need to see if I can get the government to pay , I mean help pay my rent.<br />
DHAP: Sure, if you will just come into the office, we&#8217;ll get ya fixed up.<br />
Caller: I wish I could but I got shot in the leg during the war and I can&#8217;t walk and I don&#8217;t have anyone to drive me there.<br />
DHAP: I see, well how old are you?<br />
Caller: 47<br />
DHAP: Uh, their wasn&#8217;t  a war going when you became of age to join the military unless you mean Desert storm.<br />
Caller: NO not that one. The drug wars baby.<br />
Sorry. but I was making a point, and that being some of these lazy bastards suck off of the government teat and live in a house the government pays for so they can hide to sell dope. Without a house their business goes down the tubes. And before any bleeding heart Gore-bots start that &#8220;oh that never happens&#8221;. I will call BS on ya.</p>
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		<title>By: Rusty Shackleford</title>
		<link>http://sweetness-light.com/archive/some-rent-aid-ending-for-katrina-victims#comment-133079</link>
		<dc:creator>Rusty Shackleford</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 02:52:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Oddly, only three of that million missed work.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oddly, only three of that million missed work.</p>
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		<title>By: brad</title>
		<link>http://sweetness-light.com/archive/some-rent-aid-ending-for-katrina-victims#comment-133075</link>
		<dc:creator>brad</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 02:08:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I don&#039;t feel sorry for beggars. Katrina was in 2005 for chissakes! 

I feel sorry for the productive people, who play by the rules, have kids, and are getting white hairs about their job situation. 

How about tell this woman to get a husband BEFORE having two lazy, slightly overweight, brat kids sitting on the couch doing nothing. That is playing by the rules. 

When the charity wagon pulls away, and times are tough, all I can say is, &quot;Too bad lady! You had more opportunities as a black person to get free college and a free job. Now you are just going to have to suffer along with the rest of us!&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t feel sorry for beggars. Katrina was in 2005 for chissakes! </p>
<p>I feel sorry for the productive people, who play by the rules, have kids, and are getting white hairs about their job situation. </p>
<p>How about tell this woman to get a husband BEFORE having two lazy, slightly overweight, brat kids sitting on the couch doing nothing. That is playing by the rules. </p>
<p>When the charity wagon pulls away, and times are tough, all I can say is, &#8220;Too bad lady! You had more opportunities as a black person to get free college and a free job. Now you are just going to have to suffer along with the rest of us!&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: brad</title>
		<link>http://sweetness-light.com/archive/some-rent-aid-ending-for-katrina-victims#comment-133073</link>
		<dc:creator>brad</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 01:59:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ever argue with a social worker about putting the responsibility of working etc on the backs of black people and others that use their services? Be prepared for a conversation with an insane person. When you finally have them cornered, they break out the &quot;This sounds like racism to me&quot;--- playbook. At no point are people ever responsible for ANY of their living conditions. The 1st and only answer is, &quot;Society and gov&#039;t aren&#039;t doing enough to solve this problem.&quot; I always say in return, &quot;Clients aren&#039;t doing enough to solve their own problems. Who is to blame? The citizen, or a distant and uncaring gov&#039;t?&quot; 

These enablers are part of the problem. They listen to stupid people, then match them with as many gov&#039;t handouts as they can find. There are few conditions for them to receive or continue to receive money and services.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ever argue with a social worker about putting the responsibility of working etc on the backs of black people and others that use their services? Be prepared for a conversation with an insane person. When you finally have them cornered, they break out the &#8220;This sounds like racism to me&#8221;&#8212; playbook. At no point are people ever responsible for ANY of their living conditions. The 1st and only answer is, &#8220;Society and gov&#8217;t aren&#8217;t doing enough to solve this problem.&#8221; I always say in return, &#8220;Clients aren&#8217;t doing enough to solve their own problems. Who is to blame? The citizen, or a distant and uncaring gov&#8217;t?&#8221; </p>
<p>These enablers are part of the problem. They listen to stupid people, then match them with as many gov&#8217;t handouts as they can find. There are few conditions for them to receive or continue to receive money and services.</p>
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		<title>By: brad</title>
		<link>http://sweetness-light.com/archive/some-rent-aid-ending-for-katrina-victims#comment-133072</link>
		<dc:creator>brad</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 01:51:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Isn&#039;t it great to see black people rejoice at the end of slavery.....then seem perfectly happy to sit and do nothing with their freedom? 

Or how about integrating school systems so blacks have a better education? Oops! Looks like black kids don&#039;t do any better, and the white schools and students are brought down to ghetto level. Hmm, that didn&#039;t work so well did it? Whites move away, make better schools, and the blacks keep chasing after them. 

Martin Luther King&#039;s vision of a colorless society? Whoops! Looks like racial favoritism IS a pretty good thing after all! Then blacks pretend MLK never meant equality, he meant racial reversal. 

Or how about all those youth summer programs, new libraries, midnight basketball programs to help black youth? What do they do with it? nothing....</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Isn&#8217;t it great to see black people rejoice at the end of slavery&#8230;..then seem perfectly happy to sit and do nothing with their freedom? </p>
<p>Or how about integrating school systems so blacks have a better education? Oops! Looks like black kids don&#8217;t do any better, and the white schools and students are brought down to ghetto level. Hmm, that didn&#8217;t work so well did it? Whites move away, make better schools, and the blacks keep chasing after them. </p>
<p>Martin Luther King&#8217;s vision of a colorless society? Whoops! Looks like racial favoritism IS a pretty good thing after all! Then blacks pretend MLK never meant equality, he meant racial reversal. </p>
<p>Or how about all those youth summer programs, new libraries, midnight basketball programs to help black youth? What do they do with it? nothing&#8230;.</p>
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		<title>By: brad</title>
		<link>http://sweetness-light.com/archive/some-rent-aid-ending-for-katrina-victims#comment-133071</link>
		<dc:creator>brad</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 01:43:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I like the, you-white-people-haven&#039;t-been-helping-me-enough look on her face. Meanwhile, her two lazy children are sitting on the couch doing nothing, and.......where is the other breadwinner of the house? hmmmm. 

What DON&#039;T we do for black people? 
Free education: They destroy their schools.
Free college: They are passed on without even trying. 
Free jobs: They barely work, or get fired. 
Free welfare: They use the time to have more kids. 
Multiple social services: Yet their kids are potential criminals or welfare mothers. 

We can&#039;t wipe your a** for you too! With some of these people, you just have to have a social mandate, &quot;You don&#039;t work, you don&#039;t eat. If you want to die, we won&#039;t stop you.&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I like the, you-white-people-haven&#8217;t-been-helping-me-enough look on her face. Meanwhile, her two lazy children are sitting on the couch doing nothing, and&#8230;&#8230;.where is the other breadwinner of the house? hmmmm. </p>
<p>What DON&#8217;T we do for black people?<br />
Free education: They destroy their schools.<br />
Free college: They are passed on without even trying.<br />
Free jobs: They barely work, or get fired.<br />
Free welfare: They use the time to have more kids.<br />
Multiple social services: Yet their kids are potential criminals or welfare mothers. </p>
<p>We can&#8217;t wipe your a** for you too! With some of these people, you just have to have a social mandate, &#8220;You don&#8217;t work, you don&#8217;t eat. If you want to die, we won&#8217;t stop you.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: brad</title>
		<link>http://sweetness-light.com/archive/some-rent-aid-ending-for-katrina-victims#comment-133070</link>
		<dc:creator>brad</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 01:34:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It is no coincidence that the larger the black population, the worse the social conditions are. 

The little secret that goes unreported is this: 

1. Black men father children from multiple black women. 

2. Black women have kids from different fathers. 

3. Black boys and girls have sex with each other, not knowing who their fathers were (they both had the same father)

4. Black communities are filled with mentally retarded children. 

5. Cycle repeats. 

The gov&#039;t has been trying to break up black communities, spread them out, bus them off to other schools, give housing grants so they get away from each other and end the inbreeding cycle. 

*And it&#039;s all &quot;societies&quot; fault for low test scores, and lack of social movement.....tisk tisk.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It is no coincidence that the larger the black population, the worse the social conditions are. </p>
<p>The little secret that goes unreported is this: </p>
<p>1. Black men father children from multiple black women. </p>
<p>2. Black women have kids from different fathers. </p>
<p>3. Black boys and girls have sex with each other, not knowing who their fathers were (they both had the same father)</p>
<p>4. Black communities are filled with mentally retarded children. </p>
<p>5. Cycle repeats. </p>
<p>The gov&#8217;t has been trying to break up black communities, spread them out, bus them off to other schools, give housing grants so they get away from each other and end the inbreeding cycle. </p>
<p>*And it&#8217;s all &#8220;societies&#8221; fault for low test scores, and lack of social movement&#8230;..tisk tisk.</p>
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		<title>By: U NO HOO</title>
		<link>http://sweetness-light.com/archive/some-rent-aid-ending-for-katrina-victims#comment-133064</link>
		<dc:creator>U NO HOO</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 22:45:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>A million men and moms could get to DC in the 90s...what happened to all that fervor?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A million men and moms could get to DC in the 90s&#8230;what happened to all that fervor?</p>
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		<title>By: U NO HOO</title>
		<link>http://sweetness-light.com/archive/some-rent-aid-ending-for-katrina-victims#comment-133063</link>
		<dc:creator>U NO HOO</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 22:41:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Exactly!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Exactly!</p>
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		<title>By: caligirl9</title>
		<link>http://sweetness-light.com/archive/some-rent-aid-ending-for-katrina-victims#comment-133062</link>
		<dc:creator>caligirl9</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 22:36:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I posted this story in the &quot;News&quot; thread.

An example of an African American family doing what we all should do for our lazy kids:

http://hamptonroads.com/2009/02/chesapeake-parents-take-stand-over-teens-grades

Kudos to these parents for choosing to do the politically incorrect thing for their son!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I posted this story in the &#8220;News&#8221; thread.</p>
<p>An example of an African American family doing what we all should do for our lazy kids:</p>
<p><a href="http://hamptonroads.com/2009/02/chesapeake-parents-take-stand-over-teens-grades" rel="nofollow">http://hamptonroads.com/2009/0.....ens-grades</a></p>
<p>Kudos to these parents for choosing to do the politically incorrect thing for their son!</p>
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		<title>By: GuppyNblue</title>
		<link>http://sweetness-light.com/archive/some-rent-aid-ending-for-katrina-victims#comment-133011</link>
		<dc:creator>GuppyNblue</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 16:06:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>We could write volumes about the need for self-responsibility but the country is heading in the opposite direction. Congress and the new administration are all about the growth of government dependency.

No matter how much charity and taxes are spent on the likes of Ms. Johnson, do you think it will ever be appreciated? No, leftist ideologues need perps just as much as they need victims. We saw enormous generosity after Katrina but the story today is all about America&#039;s neglect. 

They&#039;ll get the extension and probably the permanent section 8 as well. There is high demand for nurses and assistants (many hospitals will ship them across the country to employ them) but that means Ms. Johnson will have to get up in the morning and go to work. She&#039;ll miss her programs and staying up late making babies that she can&#039;t afford to buy a bed for.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We could write volumes about the need for self-responsibility but the country is heading in the opposite direction. Congress and the new administration are all about the growth of government dependency.</p>
<p>No matter how much charity and taxes are spent on the likes of Ms. Johnson, do you think it will ever be appreciated? No, leftist ideologues need perps just as much as they need victims. We saw enormous generosity after Katrina but the story today is all about America&#8217;s neglect. </p>
<p>They&#8217;ll get the extension and probably the permanent section 8 as well. There is high demand for nurses and assistants (many hospitals will ship them across the country to employ them) but that means Ms. Johnson will have to get up in the morning and go to work. She&#8217;ll miss her programs and staying up late making babies that she can&#8217;t afford to buy a bed for.</p>
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		<title>By: proreason</title>
		<link>http://sweetness-light.com/archive/some-rent-aid-ending-for-katrina-victims#comment-133003</link>
		<dc:creator>proreason</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 15:37:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;Isn’t that how the Obamessiah did it?&quot;

Well, he didn&#039;t actually have the initiative to apply.

They picked him.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Isn’t that how the Obamessiah did it?&#8221;</p>
<p>Well, he didn&#8217;t actually have the initiative to apply.</p>
<p>They picked him.</p>
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		<title>By: sheehanjihad</title>
		<link>http://sweetness-light.com/archive/some-rent-aid-ending-for-katrina-victims#comment-132994</link>
		<dc:creator>sheehanjihad</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 14:21:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>What surprises me is the lack of reference to hurricane Wilma that slammed into the southwestern coast of Florida in 05, wreaking havoc and destruction and causing almost 30 Billion dollars in damages....also the most intense storm in history, and a direct hit with sustained winds of 120mph with gusts in excess of 155.  I know!  I was right in the eye wall , watching a parade of ripped off lanais sailing past my house.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Wilma  

 What I mean to point out here is, we had massive flooding, massive destruction, and FEMA assistance available...but people here rolled up their sleeves, cleaned up the mess,  rebuilt as quickly as possible, and within six months, only the vast amounts of missing trees, and the standing ones bared of any leaves or leaning in the direction the were pushed by the wind gave any hint to the fact that we were hit.  

There was scarcely a mention in the news, and almost everyone outside my area doesnt remember &quot;Wilma&quot; at all!  They do however, remember Katrina, because of the horrible lack of city leadership, and the entirely partisan ignorance of their governor...Blanco.  We didnt look for, or expect handouts.  But then again, we werent living from cradle to grave on welfare entitlements either....

so to those leeches who are aghast at losing their free ride....too bad, so sad.  Move back.  Ray Nagin&#039;s chocolate city is awash in the programs that will keep you on the dole for the rest of your lives. Nagin got almost 6.5 BILLION dollars to rebuild NO...and even though I havent been there, I am sure he has cleaned it all up, rebuilt the levees, and your fine homes...and he will spend some of that money to keep you happy.  Go back to the Chocolate Paradise.....we are out of patience.

Voule vous couche&#039; avec moi, c&#039;est soir?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What surprises me is the lack of reference to hurricane Wilma that slammed into the southwestern coast of Florida in 05, wreaking havoc and destruction and causing almost 30 Billion dollars in damages&#8230;.also the most intense storm in history, and a direct hit with sustained winds of 120mph with gusts in excess of 155.  I know!  I was right in the eye wall , watching a parade of ripped off lanais sailing past my house.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Wilma" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Wilma</a>  </p>
<p> What I mean to point out here is, we had massive flooding, massive destruction, and FEMA assistance available&#8230;but people here rolled up their sleeves, cleaned up the mess,  rebuilt as quickly as possible, and within six months, only the vast amounts of missing trees, and the standing ones bared of any leaves or leaning in the direction the were pushed by the wind gave any hint to the fact that we were hit.  </p>
<p>There was scarcely a mention in the news, and almost everyone outside my area doesnt remember &#8220;Wilma&#8221; at all!  They do however, remember Katrina, because of the horrible lack of city leadership, and the entirely partisan ignorance of their governor&#8230;Blanco.  We didnt look for, or expect handouts.  But then again, we werent living from cradle to grave on welfare entitlements either&#8230;.</p>
<p>so to those leeches who are aghast at losing their free ride&#8230;.too bad, so sad.  Move back.  Ray Nagin&#8217;s chocolate city is awash in the programs that will keep you on the dole for the rest of your lives. Nagin got almost 6.5 BILLION dollars to rebuild NO&#8230;and even though I havent been there, I am sure he has cleaned it all up, rebuilt the levees, and your fine homes&#8230;and he will spend some of that money to keep you happy.  Go back to the Chocolate Paradise&#8230;..we are out of patience.</p>
<p>Voule vous couche&#8217; avec moi, c&#8217;est soir?</p>
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		<title>By: TwilightZoned</title>
		<link>http://sweetness-light.com/archive/some-rent-aid-ending-for-katrina-victims#comment-132993</link>
		<dc:creator>TwilightZoned</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 14:20:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>First, you are correct with dumbed-down public education.  I know first hand most, if not all, states have lowered the American Psychological Association standards which qualifies students for mentally handicapped programs.  It used to be a 79 IQ (APA) was considered borderline retarded.  In my area it is 69.  When asked why, I was told it was because too many black children were in special education (ESE) classes.  So what has happened...general ed. teachers now have to cater to the fewer who are at the lower end of the spectrum and those in the upper or gifted range are not challenged, unless they go to private or prep schools.  Heaven forbid we go back to ability grouping where like children can excel...that would be racist!  The push now is for all ESE students to be included into the general ed. classes including the moderately mentally handicapped (a.k.a. trainable)  Unfortunately, this, all to often, is not being done correctly and I see classes with as many as 50% gen. ed. and 50% ESE students.  IMHO none of these students are getting the education they deserve.
     Second, failure mainly occurs when education is NOT a priority in the home.  There is NOTHING a school district can do to make these students attend, study, and succeed.  You can lead a horse to water, but you can&#039;t make him drink comes to mind.  This type of student is wasting space and tax payer dollars.  Unfortunately, the applied logic is-the student screws up, punish the teacher.
     IMHO our education system has the ability to be top notch, such as the case with dedicated gifted, advanced placement, or college prep schools.  (a.k.a. ability grouped)  But it&#039;s sure hard when teachers have both hands tied behind their backs and quotas require districts to hire unqualified teachers.  O.K. I feel better now.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>First, you are correct with dumbed-down public education.  I know first hand most, if not all, states have lowered the American Psychological Association standards which qualifies students for mentally handicapped programs.  It used to be a 79 IQ (APA) was considered borderline retarded.  In my area it is 69.  When asked why, I was told it was because too many black children were in special education (ESE) classes.  So what has happened&#8230;general ed. teachers now have to cater to the fewer who are at the lower end of the spectrum and those in the upper or gifted range are not challenged, unless they go to private or prep schools.  Heaven forbid we go back to ability grouping where like children can excel&#8230;that would be racist!  The push now is for all ESE students to be included into the general ed. classes including the moderately mentally handicapped (a.k.a. trainable)  Unfortunately, this, all to often, is not being done correctly and I see classes with as many as 50% gen. ed. and 50% ESE students.  IMHO none of these students are getting the education they deserve.<br />
     Second, failure mainly occurs when education is NOT a priority in the home.  There is NOTHING a school district can do to make these students attend, study, and succeed.  You can lead a horse to water, but you can&#8217;t make him drink comes to mind.  This type of student is wasting space and tax payer dollars.  Unfortunately, the applied logic is-the student screws up, punish the teacher.<br />
     IMHO our education system has the ability to be top notch, such as the case with dedicated gifted, advanced placement, or college prep schools.  (a.k.a. ability grouped)  But it&#8217;s sure hard when teachers have both hands tied behind their backs and quotas require districts to hire unqualified teachers.  O.K. I feel better now.</p>
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		<title>By: onapalehorse</title>
		<link>http://sweetness-light.com/archive/some-rent-aid-ending-for-katrina-victims#comment-132987</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 12:59:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I Agree Rage - My uncle is in the keys , place was a mess...so what did they do?  They rebuilt!!! - it was done in a couple months.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I Agree Rage &#8211; My uncle is in the keys , place was a mess&#8230;so what did they do?  They rebuilt!!! &#8211; it was done in a couple months.</p>
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