Carville: Half of the Kids in Louisiana Classrooms Couldn’t Even Read the Ten Commandments

COOPER Joining us now ░░░░░░░░ son of Louisiana Democratic ░░░░░░░░ James Carville and CNN ░░░░░░░░ political commentator Scott Jennings ░░░░░░░░ served in the George ░░░░░░░░ Bush Administration I should ░░░░░░░░ said proud son of ░░░░░░░░ Louisiana So James what ░░░░░░░░ you make has new ░░░░░░░░ in your home state ░░░░░░░░ Well I think given ░░░░░░░░ storm season is coming ░░░░░░░░ we don t need ░░░░░░░░ Commandments we need a ░░░░░░░░ Mary That would be ░░░░░░░░ more appropriate with what ░░░░░░░░ re facing here I ░░░░░░░░ t know which one ░░░░░░░░ re going to put ░░░░░░░░ There s 10 different ░░░░░░░░ of the 10 Commandments ░░░░░░░░ our schools are so ░░░░░░░░ that I m not ░░░░░░░░ half the kids even ░░░░░░░░ how to read them ░░░░░░░░ of the dumbest wastes ░░░░░░░░ time I ve ever ░░░░░░░░ in my life COOPER ░░░░░░░░ schools in Louisiana traditionally ░░░░░░░░ ranked very low in ░░░░░░░░ rankings of schools in ░░░░░░░░ It s gone up ░░░░░░░░ think pre K through ░░░░░░░░ has gone up a ░░░░░░░░ bit in recent years ░░░░░░░░ not by much CARVILLE ░░░░░░░░ Governor Edwards did a ░░░░░░░░ job I mean he ░░░░░░░░ us off the bottom ░░░░░░░░ Governor Landry s intent ░░░░░░░░ putting us back on ░░░░░░░░ bottom it seems like ░░░░░░░░ I m serious When ░░░░░░░░ look at this storm ░░░░░░░░ in the summer coming ░░░░░░░░ it s going to ░░░░░░░░ a fundamentally different country ░░░░░░░░ mid October of this ░░░░░░░░ It s going to ░░░░░░░░ be bad COOPER Scott ░░░░░░░░ mean is this the ░░░░░░░░ of the First Amendment ░░░░░░░░ establishment clause separation of ░░░░░░░░ and state JENNINGS I ░░░░░░░░ t know I mean ░░░░░░░░ maybe not I mean ░░░░░░░░ s for courts to ░░░░░░░░ I don t have ░░░░░░░░ particular problem with this ░░░░░░░░ somebody wants to hang ░░░░░░░░ a piece of paper ░░░░░░░░ a school room that ░░░░░░░░ Hey kids don t ░░░░░░░░ don t steal don ░░░░░░░░ lie and respect your ░░░░░░░░ you know that doesn ░░░░░░░░ bother me I m ░░░░░░░░ out here crusading for ░░░░░░░░ And I certainly don ░░░░░░░░ think public school teachers ░░░░░░░░ be preachers but you ░░░░░░░░ these are the fundamental ░░░░░░░░ of Western civilization They ░░░░░░░░ of underpin our entire ░░░░░░░░ justice system and look ░░░░░░░░ they re part of ░░░░░░░░ historical display if they ░░░░░░░░ hanging up there next ░░░░░░░░ the Constitution the Mayflower ░░░░░░░░ the Declaration of Independence ░░░░░░░░ don t have a ░░░░░░░░ with But I do ░░░░░░░░ it s sort of ░░░░░░░░ that there are people ░░░░░░░░ here so enraged by ░░░░░░░░ today who at the ░░░░░░░░ time would love to ░░░░░░░░ public schools and public ░░░░░░░░ and other public facilities ░░░░░░░░ distribute information that more ░░░░░░░░ their own agenda So ░░░░░░░░ think people are overreacting ░░░░░░░░ this and the courts ░░░░░░░░ going to have to ░░░░░░░░ involved and see what ░░░░░░░░ interpretation of the laws ░░░░░░░░