Clay County Democrats Try to Censor American History Conference

by Bill Korach www.thereportcard.org

The attached letter dated October 14, 2013 and signed by Tom Nazworth, Chairman of the Clay County Democrat Executive Committee, urges members to speak out against “Dare to Think” a conference on American History and American Exceptionalism. The letter falsely claims that Clay County School Superintendent van Zant is trying to inject his “political and religious views.” The letter begs the question “What do Democrats have against American History and American Exceptionalism?

One of the Democrats a Laura Gorgus did appear. She represented herself to be a “concerned citizen,” but she is also a Democrat operative. I just did a simple look up of Ms. Gorgus and found that she is not just an everyday person upset at what is going on with the School Superintendent. I found she was named as a member of Clay Action Network (on Zoominfo.com). Clay Action Network is a Democratic organization that is activist. They make it a point to challenge and sue if possible Conservative/Republican politicians. They went after John Thrasher several years ago about some lobbying they said he was doing. She was a contributor to Hillary Clinton and then when Hillary bowed out of the 2008 Presidential Race, she became a big contributor to Obama. She revealed none of her background, just the false Democratic Talking points in the letter.

In fact “Dare to Think” has some of America’s finest scholars speaking about history, American exceptionalism, and how to renew instruction in history. The NAEP’s own studies show 88% of American high school students are proficient in history. Pulitzer Prize winner author of “1776” and “John Adams” says American students ignorance of American history is a threat to national security. In response, Superintendent Van Zant says: “It is vital that we teach a true account of American History and what made this nation exceptional.”

Do the Democrats not want American history taught? Do the Democrats oppose the principle of American Exceptionalism in place since 1830? Or do the Democrats want to re-write history to suit their own partisan political views? In fact, the Democrats and the hard left have been behind political correctness and censorship in our textbooks and classrooms for decades.

Attend “Dare to Think” and judge for yourself. Show the left that they can’t repeal the First Amendment or re-write history.