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ellisonz

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Fri Jan 27, 2012, 12:52 AM Jan 2012

Howard Dean, Joe Scarborough trade fire on air

By TIM MAK | 1/26/12 7:20 AM EST

A passionate Joe Scarborough went on an extended rant about education reform Thursday, shouting down former Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean and accusing him of lying about the role Democrats have played in obstructing progress in the schools.

“The fact of the matter is, the system is broken and it has been the Democratic establishment over the past generation that’s been defending that broken status quo,” said Scarborough on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”

“That’s ridiculous, Joe… that’s preposterous, that’s foolish to say something like that,” responded Dean. “That’s the most ridiculous statement you’ve said since I’ve been on this show, for over three years.”

Scarborough said that during his time in Congress he had advocated for education reform in Washington, D.C., in particular the Anacostia area, and had been stymied by unions and the Democratic Party.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0112/71997.html#ixzz1kdRqY6HL

HOWARD! HOWARD! HOWARD! HOWARD!

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Howard Dean, Joe Scarborough trade fire on air (Original Post) ellisonz Jan 2012 OP
evidently howard has never heard of Race to the Top nt msongs Jan 2012 #1
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