It's Walz
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Seem to remember at the time, that many Dem cities (such as in Minnesota) deliberately allowed the BLM protests to get out of control.
Walz told the cops to not intervene when a police station was going to be burned. Cops testified to that.
The First Lady of Minnesota opened her windows during the riots because she found the smell of the fires "exhilarating."
And don't get me started on paint-guns during COVID.
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Maybe he means the war on poverty, or war on drugs, or war on illiteracy, or war on wokeness.
Actually, I don’t know if he has been to those other wars either.Good point.
It's possible, just possible, that he carried a weapon in those wars (though I doubt it for the last one in your list).
Here's a fact checked summary of some of Walz's military statements btw:
https://www.snopes.com/news/2024/08/12/walz-military-service/
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... how much this has to do with Walz? Probably not much, just as the President doesn't really impact as much as we think, either.
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You can't have it both ways. The president is the president, both for good and bad. You can't say that the "good things" that happens while he was president were BECAUSE of him, and any "bad things" were IN SPITE of him.If I can put words in @89th mouth (which I agree with), it is never so black and white. Some of the good things that happened in President Trumps term were due to President Obama (of President Bush, or) policies, some due to President Trump, and some due to things that are outside the control of the US completely.
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"I'm proud of that work because, look, I was the football coach," he said.
No, Gov Walz. You were not THE coach. You were AN assistant coach.
Well, thankfully he wasn't a couch as Vance would have fallen in love....
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Here's a fact checked summary of some of Walz's military statements btw:
https://www.snopes.com/news/2024/08/12/walz-military-service/
Having served in the Guard for 24 years, Walz was free to retire when he did.
Yes he was. He did nothing illegal or dishonorable, unless you want to call going over his direct superior's head to get an early retirement. His contract was 6 years, he served four.
Walz has never claimed to have served in a combat role in war. Such allegations are based on a single misstatement and are undercut by his consistent transparency about not seeing combat in other interviews.
That's true as well. However, when people spoke about him serving in Afghanistan (Ms. Pelosi), he did NOT correct her. He's willing to let the lie...lie.
Walz served as a command sergeant major, but did not retire at that grade because he did not complete the required training. The Guard has said, on numerous occasions, that it is accurate for Walz to state that he has served at that rank.
Few people know the difference. But, again, it's misleading. You can say you "served as a colonel" even though you were demoted to a lieutenant.
It's not just these facts. It's a pattern, as evidenced by him saying he "coached" a football team. Yeah, he was A coach, but not THE coach. It gives a false impression. It's just oily and though not dishonest, is deceptive. This is not an accident or a misstatement.
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@LuFins-Dad said in It's Walz:
In 2019 the state ranked 10th in the nation in public education. Today it's ranked 15th. That's called a trend https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/public-school-rankings-by-state
Do you really want to use public school rankings as a basis for determining which party is doing a better job with education?
I mean, it seems like an obvious thing to do, but still....
Proud supporter of Plan 2525. Everything you think, do and say will be in the pill you took today.
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@Doctor-Phibes said in It's Walz:
@LuFins-Dad said in It's Walz:
In 2019 the state ranked 10th in the nation in public education. Today it's ranked 15th. That's called a trend https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/public-school-rankings-by-state
Do you really want to use public school rankings as a basis for determining which party is doing a better job with education?
I mean, it seems like an obvious thing to do, but still....
Why limit it to public schools? Why not include private and homeschooling?
Me/rry/Christmas
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@LuFins-Dad said in It's Walz:
@Doctor-Phibes said in It's Walz:
@LuFins-Dad said in It's Walz:
In 2019 the state ranked 10th in the nation in public education. Today it's ranked 15th. That's called a trend https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/public-school-rankings-by-state
Do you really want to use public school rankings as a basis for determining which party is doing a better job with education?
I mean, it seems like an obvious thing to do, but still....
Why limit it to public schools? Why not include private and homeschooling?
You're the one who brought up the state rankings for public schools, not me, and surely the point of the discussion is to make a direct comparison between similarly managed schools with different political affiliations. Comparing public schools in Massachusetts with private schools in Oklahoma wouldn't make much sense, since you're then comparing apples with rocky mountain oysters. You need one variable, which in this case is political party.
Proud supporter of Plan 2525. Everything you think, do and say will be in the pill you took today.
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But let’s start with public schools…
Oh look, Florida’s 1, Utah’s 2. I think those are safely on the Republican/Conservative Side. Mass and NJ are 3 & 4, solid blue. Colorado and Wisconsin are 5 & 6. They are purplish. I’ll give you Colorado and take Wisconsin. Wyoming (R) is 7 and Connecticut (B) is 8. NH and VA are 9 & 10. Purplish…
So red gets the Gold and Silver, blue gets the Bronze and Runner Up. The rest is a mishmash.
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@Doctor-Phibes said in It's Walz:
@LuFins-Dad said in It's Walz:
@Doctor-Phibes said in It's Walz:
@LuFins-Dad said in It's Walz:
In 2019 the state ranked 10th in the nation in public education. Today it's ranked 15th. That's called a trend https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/public-school-rankings-by-state
Do you really want to use public school rankings as a basis for determining which party is doing a better job with education?
I mean, it seems like an obvious thing to do, but still....
Why limit it to public schools? Why not include private and homeschooling?
You're the one who brought up the state rankings for public schools, not me, and surely the point of the discussion is to make a direct comparison between similarly managed schools with different political affiliations. Comparing public schools in Massachusetts with private schools in Oklahoma wouldn't make much sense, since you're then comparing apples with rocky mountain oysters. You need one variable, which in this case is political party.
My point is not about the actual rankings, but the slippage during his term. If they were 48 when he took office and were 44 when he left, he’s doing better than going from 12-15. It’s about the direction, not the actual ranking.
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@LuFins-Dad said in It's Walz:
But let’s start with public schools…
Oh look, Florida’s 1, Utah’s 2. I think those are safely on the Republican/Conservative Side. Mass and NJ are 3 & 4, solid blue. Colorado and Wisconsin are 5 & 6. They are purplish. I’ll give you Colorado and take Wisconsin. Wyoming (R) is 7 and Connecticut (B) is 8. NH and VA are 9 & 10. Purplish…
So red gets the Gold and Silver, blue gets the Bronze and Runner Up. The rest is a mishmash.
I think there may be some controversy regarding those numbers. If you look at the original map you posted, Florida didn't score nearly so well.
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@LuFins-Dad said in It's Walz:
My point is not about the actual rankings, but the slippage during his term. If they were 48 when he took office and were 44 when he left, he’s doing better than going from 12-15. It’s about the direction, not the actual ranking.
I know, it's election year. We're all looking for data to support our beliefs.
Still, I'd rather send my kids to school in bluest of the blue Massachusetts, and what's more I put my money where my mouth is. We didn't move into considerably more affordable (although admittedly equally Democrat dominated) Rhode Island until after they both graduated from High School.
All this being said, I don't actually think it's got much to do with politics if I'm honest. It's mostly about affluence.
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My high school was number 1 in the state, so all the others were losers.
It was the first Nixon administration, he defeated Hubert Humphrey.
...and that State was the only one to vote against him in the next election, which could be used to suggest that a good education does add some value.
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The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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You know, the guy is sixty.
Doesn't look a day over 75.
