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TalkingDog

(9,001 posts) Wed Jun 12, 2013, 11:17 AM Jun 2013

It looks like Mark Twain was right.

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It looks like Mark Twain was right. (Original Post) TalkingDog Jun 2013 OP

He also said "First God made idiots, that was for practice. Then He made school boards" hobbit709 Jun 2013 #1

Ha! TalkingDog Jun 2013 #2

....and once He had it down pat, He made Congressional Republicans. lastlib Jun 2013 #7

K&R idwiyo Jun 2013 #3

God that man was brilliant! ananda Jun 2013 #4

Simple. The prison can be turned over to a privet compant. The school isn't profitised ....... wandy Jun 2013 #5

+1 Auggie Jun 2013 #11

Boom, goes the dynamite! Fantastic Anarchist Jun 2013 #6

Love me some Samuel Clemens. Thanks for posting. nt navarth Jun 2013 #8

Mayor Nutter was on Chris Hayes show EC Jun 2013 #9

Thanks for keeping education a topic of discussion. liberal_at_heart Jun 2013 #10

TalkingDog Diclotican Jun 2013 #12

Who should be in prison sulphurdunn Jun 2013 #13

Gov. Corporate MyOwnPeace Jun 2013 #14

One of his best ... lpbk2713 Jun 2013 #15

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)

1. He also said "First God made idiots, that was for practice. Then He made school boards"

Reply to TalkingDog (Original post)

Wed Jun 12, 2013, 11:19 AM

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TalkingDog

(9,001 posts)

2. Ha!

Reply to hobbit709 (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 12, 2013, 11:23 AM

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lastlib

(23,352 posts)

7. ....and once He had it down pat, He made Congressional Republicans.

Reply to hobbit709 (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 12, 2013, 12:46 PM

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idwiyo

(5,113 posts)

3. K&R

Reply to TalkingDog (Original post)

Wed Jun 12, 2013, 11:37 AM

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ananda

(28,890 posts)

4. God that man was brilliant!

Reply to TalkingDog (Original post)

Wed Jun 12, 2013, 11:50 AM

Jun 2013

Whoa!

wandy

(3,539 posts)

5. Simple. The prison can be turned over to a privet compant. The school isn't profitised .......

Reply to TalkingDog (Original post)

Wed Jun 12, 2013, 12:03 PM

Jun 2013

Yet!

Auggie

(31,222 posts)

11. +1

Reply to wandy (Reply #5)

Wed Jun 12, 2013, 01:59 PM

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Fantastic Anarchist

(7,309 posts)

6. Boom, goes the dynamite!

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Wed Jun 12, 2013, 12:04 PM

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navarth

(5,927 posts)

8. Love me some Samuel Clemens. Thanks for posting. nt

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Wed Jun 12, 2013, 01:09 PM

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EC

(12,287 posts)

9. Mayor Nutter was on Chris Hayes show

Reply to TalkingDog (Original post)

Wed Jun 12, 2013, 01:17 PM

Jun 2013

and it sounds as though he approves of this. He seemed to want private schools.

liberal_at_heart

(12,081 posts)

10. Thanks for keeping education a topic of discussion.

Reply to TalkingDog (Original post)

Wed Jun 12, 2013, 01:28 PM

Jun 2013

Education is my number one issue.

Diclotican

(5,095 posts)

12. TalkingDog

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Wed Jun 12, 2013, 02:06 PM

Jun 2013

TalkingDog

That man was way ahead of his time - and he was absolutely right - education is one of the most important tools - to give people a change to not be a criminal.. If you give people who have troubles - a possibility to educate them self - to get a degree of sorts - they will never go back to prison... If you do not give people the possibility to education - you will end up with a lot of people in prison - and a lot of crimes on the streets...

Its sad when state government can get money to build prisons - but not schools... It a shame - a deadly shame...

How deep have not the mighty fallen..

Diclotian