Stephen L. Goldstein The Sun-Sentinel

August 29, 2010

Stephen L. Goldstein
The Sun-Sentinel
200 E. Las Olas Blvd.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301

RE: “God is not for man to scan; the proper study of mankind is man” – I love quoting Pope, Alexander, not The. Some comments on candidates and education all of which were caused by your delightful column this morning.

My dear Professor;

“The rest of us mortals need to ask God to save
us from what Jeb and Mario are about to do
to students and schools in
her
name.”
The Sun-Sentinel
Today
You

The italics are mine. Jeb is the sainted former Governor Jeb Bush. Mario is Mario Rubio, the next Senator.

First, a style point, and then a multicultural observation.

Like the unemployed teacher who can’t find a job anywhere answered when asked by a prospective employer whether the world was flat or round, “I’m not sure but I’m prepared to teach it either way”, the raging question of God’s gender is not clear. The style point is that if God, whatever the shape or form, is divine your her should be Her.

The other point, the one with the multicultural “I love diversity and why can’t we all get along” mantra, is that I don’t think our Muslim brethren, including peace loving moderates, are quite ready for Allah to be, you know what I’m saying, a Cosmo Girl. These people are having a serious theological debate as to the size of stones to be used when stoning [to death]”a woman taken in adultery”. The suggestion that Allah will be entering the next Miss Universe contest in preparation for Her campaign to be the next Playmate of the Year is one I don’t you should be making or even implying, particularly in the holy month of Ramadan. I wouldn’t want someone to fly a plane into the Sun-Sentinel building to try to reason with you.

As to education…if moneys spent per pupil became the sole criterion that determined the quality of an education why are the schools in the District of Columbia not turning out 3 or 4 Nobel Prize winners a year? Every year.

Alas, this is not the case.

I have one solution... Quien sabe? It may work. If it doesn’t at least we tried.

Will you join me in mandating that all children living in public housing in the District of Columbia must – no exceptions, none – attend pubic schools? The first ones on the yellow bus will be the Obama girls. That’s something you can get behind, hopefully no too far behind, isn’t it?

Did you know that Congressman Kendrick Meek’s children attend private school in the District of Columbia?

Did you know that Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz’s children attend private school in Broward County?

I’ll say this about modern American Liberals, and certainly those 2 must be considered in the top 10, they never let you down.

One of the most dangerous places in South Florida – no, not Liberty City or Overtown – is to be between Congressgal Debbie, Debbie and a semi thug from any teachers’ union in election season. As soon as that red light went on she is praising the underpaid, overworked teachers. All in time for the 6:00 news.

Mama’s Boy Meek raises an interesting point.

If we are to believe his press releases his children attend private schools close to the Potomac River. That’s the one between Maryland and Viriginia.

Congressman Toad Wexler [D-FL&MD] lived a double life for ten years. He represented a district in Palm Beach County while he lived and his children attended school in Maryland. Anonymous sources say that he resigned a step ahead of the Grand Jury having him in for a chat about violating election laws.

Has anyone ever seen Congressman Meek’s Florida license?

If he and his wife filed a joint tax return has anyone ever seen the address on it?

Meanwhile, in an example of why we should have ongoing “bag tests” for both candidates and elected officials, both of these churls continue to champion the causes of borrowing still more money from the Chinese to pay for salaries at schools that they would rather have hot needles stuck in their eyes or get a blood transfusion from Glenn Beck or Sarah Palin than have their children attend.

It is always good to quote James Madison. Doubly so since we are near to Constitution Day.

When asked what was the most important quality to look for in a
candidate for any public office his reply is still valid 2 centuries later.
“Character. Character is all.”

Would not their public stand versus their private choice on schools indicate that they are sadly lacking in character? Since their behavior is typical of modern American Liberals perhaps they should be held up as templates for the breed. Let the breed standards read


“Nothing lost save honor”




Kevin Smith


PS – In 1992 President George Bush’s apparent unfamiliarity with supermarket checkout price scanners was looked on as a disqualifying factor in the election. Am I the only one to comment on Congressman Meek’s trip to the Jewish deli in Miami with President Barack the Beneficent? Corned beef on rye with mayo? Isn’t that about a half step from supporting the mosque at Ground Zero? Meanwhile see if you can get some of those Mohammed cartoons, the ones with a feminine touch, like the one of him shagging a nanny goat.