Sunday, September 06, 2009

Memory Hole Update: And Note That Media Matters...

clipped from mediamatters.org

George
H.W. Bush: Encouraged "America's
students to strive for excellence." While president, George H.W. Bush gave a speech
to schoolchildren intended "to motivate America's
students to strive for excellence; to increase students' as well
as parents' responsibility/accountability; and to promote students' and
parents' awareness of the educational challenge we face." According to The
Washington Post, the "White House sent letters to schools across the
nation to encourage teachers and principals to allow students to tune in the
speech, which was also carried live by the Mutual Broadcasting and NBC Radio
Network. The live television and radio coverage was arranged at the request of
the Education Department." [Washington
Post, 10/2/91]

... conveniently forgets to note the Dems complaints at the time. We are left to wonder why such a great idea didn't become an annual tradition. Heh.
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