It's not much of a secret that I find Sally Kern to be a giant moron. I heard a story on the radio today, however, that taught me that she has competition for being the biggest moron among our nation's state legislators -- Linda Gray from Arizona.
Linda has been a member of Arizona's legislature for more than 12 years, and according to her bio on the state's Web site, is considered to be a "foremost expert on education." What a freaking joke. Read on -- you'll understand why.
You see, Ms. Gray received a letter from a high school student in her district, asking her to not support cuts to the state's schools; this e-mail/letter was written as part of a class assignment. The letter, apparently, was poorly written and contained grammatical errors, including run-on sentences.
What this morong did next takes the cake. Without batting an eyelash, she responded to this student, taking her to task for using poor grammar in her message. Instead of checking into this student's background before firing off her vitriolic message of nastiness, she charged forth, certain she was fixing all of the world's problems. Part of her response read, "By your poorly written email, your example tells me that all the money we have spent on your education shows a lack of learning on your part."
Well, what Ms. Gray managed to do was malign a young girl who has learning disabilities and is enrolled in ESL and remedial reading courses. I wonder if Ms. Gray has ever tried to learn a second language. I wonder if she ever struggled in school. It's apparent to me that she hasn't learned the value of addressing the concerns of the residents in her district, nor the value of encouraging future generations to participate in the political process.
Oh...the funny part? Ms. Gray's emailed response contained not just one, but SEVERAL grammatical errors of her own.
What's sad is that this idiot's response has had a hugely negative impact on this young woman. This sweet young girl apparently wrote back to the representative, apologizing for taking her time and for not being intelligent.
When all of this came to light, her response was to invite the young student to spend a day with her at the Capitol. Happily, the young girl refused, but she did invite Ms. Gray to spend a day with her at school. No word yet on if she's accepted.
What I know is this -- karma's a bitch and Ms. Gray will eventually answer for her nastiness. In the end, I have a feeling that it'll be the young woman who has the last laugh.
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