While most Kansans are encouraged to follow the Women For Kansas Live blog, I wanted to take a moment to talk about the way an 11 year old girl this afternoon just took down the Republican Party.
(Women 4 KS Live Blog: http://www.dailykos.com/...)
http://www.kansas.com/...
An e-mail newsletter from the Kansas Republican Party sent out Friday afternoon instructs party members about how to deal with “KNEA trolls.”
The newsletter, which goes out to thousands of people across the state, focused on education this week. It included a section titled “HOW TO DEAL WITH TROLLS WHO CHALLENGE THE EDUCATION REFORM BILL.”
The Legislature passed a school finance bill in April that coupled increased funding with several reforms, including the elimination of state-mandated hearings before a public school teacher can be fired.
Let me give you the one paragraph response by an eleven year old that decimates them.
"I may be 11 but I've learned something. I know that bullying and name calling are wrong. My parents and my teachers taught me that. And they should learn it too."
Well, Ms. Baltzell, at all of 11 years old you've learned more about respect for people than the Republican party in this state.
Kudos.
12:25 PM PT: For a question that was asked elsewhere: she was a speaker at the convention and improvised from the heart. It was a great moment.