Archive for April 12th, 2011
California teachers union pledges support of convicted cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal
convicted cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal
We shouldn’t be surprised by this story but it still makes my blood boil that the California teachers union is supporting this cop-killing monster. The California Teachers Federation has just adopted a resolution that supports convicted cop-killer and death row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal.
Here’s the story…
The California Federation of Teachers — a branch of the AFL-CIO — has adopted a resolution at its annual conference supporting convicted cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal, the Daily Caller reports.
From TheDC, which notes that Abu-Jamal is now being called a “journalist:”
Among the resolutions largely pertaining to education and collective bargaining rights was Resolution 19 – to “Reaffirm support for death row journalist.”
“Therefore, be it resolved, that the California Federation of Teachers reaffirm its support and demand that the courts consider the evidence of innocence of Mumia Abu-Jamal,” the Committee Report reads.
Mumia Abu-Jamal, a former member of the Black Panther Party, was convicted of shooting, multiple times, Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner in 1981. He reportedly confessed to the crime and was given the death penalty.
Instead of recognizing Abu-Jamal’s conviction, the federation believes he is innocent and a civil rights hero.
“Mumia Abu-Jamal has for decades as a journalist fought courageously against racism and police brutality and for the human rights of all people and has taken strong stands in support of working people involved in labor struggles and in support of well-funded, quality, public education,” the resolution reads.
But not everyone is convinced.
“Somebody should tell the California Teachers Federation that this is over, he is in jail, he is going to stay there,” Daniel Flynn, author of “Cop killer: How Mumia Abu-Jamal conned millions into believing he was framed, told TheDC. “You have numerous eyewitnesses saying Mumia did it. You had ballistic evidence – Mumia’s gun at the scene was consistent with the bullet used to kill Faulkner. Mumia admitted after the fact that he did it.”
That doesn’t matter to the CFT. “The delegates decided it was time to reiterate that they supported him due to the irregularities that they felt had taken place during his case,” a spokesman for the organization told TheDC. He went on to say that the CFT takes positions on a variety of “social matters.”
Former Green Jobs Czar Van Jones is also an Abu-Jamal supporter.
Why on earth would a teachers union get involved in a death row case?
Shouldn’t they be concerned about educating the kids of California?
Obviously they’re not.
Newt Love: Thanking Our First Advertiser
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Chicago school bans lunches brought from home…to promote “healthy eating”
Yuck!
Michelle would be proud. A Chicago elementary school has banned all lunches brought from home unless the child has a medical excuse. Now there is a parental (and student) uproar over the policy and the issue has gone viral. The school district claims that it doesn’t have a policy that bans homemade lunches but the principal of the elementary school apparently acted on her own and made it law.
( Fox) A public elementary school is under fire from some students and parents for banning school lunches brought from home, the Chicago Tribune reports — a report the school district denies.
Little Village Academy, a public school on Chicago’s West Side, prohibits students from bringing homemade lunches unless the child has a medical excuse, according to the newspaper, which quotes school officials saying the rule is meant to encourage healthful eating, as students are forced to eat lunches served in the school cafeteria instead.
School Principal Elsa Carmona told the newspaper that she created the policy six years ago after observing students bringing “bottles of soda and flaming hot chips” from home.
“Nutrition wise, it is better for the children to eat at the school,” she told the Tribune. “It’s about the nutrition and the excellent quality food that they are able to serve (in the lunchroom). It’s milk versus a Coke. But with allergies and any medical issue, of course, we would make an exception.”
The school district, however, denies that such a policy is in place. In an e-mail statement sent to FoxNews.com, Chicago Public Schools spokeswoman Monique Bond said that Elsa was “misquoted” in the newspaper’s report.
“We do not have a policy that prohibits students from bringing lunch/brown bag from home,” said Bond. “This principal was misquoted.”
“Over the last 6 years, she [Elsa] has tried to promote healthy choices beyond the classroom environment, hoping to encourage healthier options, but has never stated that parents were not allowed to send their children to school with a home lunch.”
Hey…I’m all for healthy eating…but it’s up to the parents to decide what’s healthy for their kids.
I wonder if the policy will change now that all eyes are on this Chicago school.
I always hated school lunches.
Tuesday Open Thread: April 12th, 2011
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What’s on your minds this Tuesday?
What are people talking about in your part of the world?
