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June 11, 2014
Thursday, June 12th, 2014 Baton Rouge, Louisiana  TO GRADUATES — THE WORLD ACCORDING TO ME! Kids all over America graduated last week from kindergarten, grade school, high school, college and graduate schools.  And there was always a commencement speaker. Most of you will never give a commencement address. But as a public official, I was...
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  So did you attend a graduation in the past few weeks for a family member?  Maybe a college grad, high school, or even grade school?  I’ve given a number of commencement addresses, and can’t remember a word of what I told these young folks.  “Change the World, do good works, follow your dreams?  Naah. ...
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Our regular nationally syndicated Weekend Radio Show is shaping up well, so get ready for a jam-packed list of topics to be discussed.  A huge upset in Washington as the House Majority Leader is ousted by a complete unknown.  The lesson here is that incumbents are in trouble and we may see a house cleaning...
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There is a reason that Japanese students consistently outperform American students in standardized testing.  Japanese kids spend more time in the classroom and work harder.  That’s just a fact.  Japanese students spend 240 days a year at school, 60 days more then their American counterparts.  And take a look below at a Japanese bus taking...
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Boy, we really have some responsible public officials in this country.  Check this out.  Dennis Kneier, the mayor of a wealthy Los Angeles suburb, is apologizing after he was caught on camera in a “poo-dunnit” case. Surveillance video shows the San Marino mayor tossing dog waste onto a neighbor’s lawn.
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