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Stinky The Clown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-16-08 11:48 AM
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"These Kids Syndrome"
Obama, announcing the new eduction secretary, Arne Duncan, referenced this label froma conversation he had with a teacher.

"These kids" was always the preamble to an excuse or a litany of excuses as to why kids can't or won't learn. She said that phrase made her nuts. "They're not "these kids" ...... they're ***our** kids."

Perfect!

So wells aid.

They're **our** kids.






"These kids" ........ sounds Republican, doesn't it?
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Tangerine LaBamba Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-16-08 11:51 AM
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1. Sort of like "that one," don't you think?
"These kids" are "our kids."

Wow.

Everything is different now.

Everything is better now and, yes, even for a non-believer like me, it's all in the details.
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-16-08 11:52 AM
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2. That was excellent! I'm looking forward to seeing what this team
can do together. Sounds impressive.
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Odin2005 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-16-08 12:07 PM
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3. "These kids" also has a whiff of racism in it as well.
It has the feel of upper-middle class WASPs looking down on inner-city minorities.
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