I didn't make it to this show in Charlotte this past Saturday Night, did you?
Click here for article - Coastal Carolina Nixes Jim Rex Invitation. If you don't feel like reading the whole article, here is a quick summary of it:Dr. Jim Rex was originally invited to be the keynote speaker at a meeting of first-year principals being held at Coastal Carolina University next week. The invitation was extended on the basis of Dr. Rex’s ties to Coastal Carolina University and the integral role he played in the development of the “principal induction” program at Winthrop University. Of course, Dr. Rex is also the Democratic nominee to replace Inez Tenenbaum as South Carolina Superintendent of Education. This prompted Coastal Carolina University President Ronald R. Ingle to raise the issue of equal time for Republican nominee Karen Floyd. When organizers were unable to contact the Floyd campaign on Wednesday, they rescinded the invitation to Dr. Rex. New principals from 31 school districts will attend the five-day academy, which was to begin with Rex's speech Sunday. It is the 21st year for the institute, which focuses on topics of school governance, accountability, finance, professional development and ethical administration, according to a news release.
University Vice President and Counsel Edgar Dyer said he did not know whether officials had a backup speaker lined up. "We probably should find one, because there's 50 new South Carolina principals who are going to a banquet this Sunday," he said.
3 comments:
love your site, but I have to object to your twisting it to appear that Floyd did not respond. you do not know that. the artical said they were unable to contact the floyd campaign
Did you see what that prick Katon Dawson said, saying he thought the invitation was politically motivated! Sanford, Floyd, Dawson.....embarrasing to the SC Republican Party
I can't believe they would rescind the invitation because the Floyd campaign hadn't responded. How many times do stories go to press in the media that say "no one from xxx returned calls as of our print deadline". If failure to respond became the operational imperative for equal time invitations, we'd never have speakers!
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