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Principal says Trump presidency is ‘more troubling’ than 9/11 (Private school in Manhattan)
The New York Post ^ | February 8, 2017 | Elizabeth Rosner and Selim Algar

Posted on 02/08/2017 3:08:02 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

The principal at a progressive Manhattan private school told parents in an email last week that the Trump presidency was more troubling than Vietnam, the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., the September 11 attacks and Watergate, The Post has learned.

Steve Nelson’s scorching missive managed to roil several parents at the $46,000 per year Calhoun School – no small feat considering the Upper West Side bastion’s blaring liberal bent.

“It was inappropriate, it was offensive, it was condescending,” said one parent. “This is a liberal school. So I guess that’s the approach. But this was too much. To compare this to 9-11 – I think that’s just too much.”

Nelson emailed a series of anguished ruminations on Donald Trump’s ascent to Calhoun parents, simultaneously calling for non-partisanship while skewering the billionaire’s policies.

In a message sent last week, Nelson, who also teaches journalism at the pre-K through 12 campus, noted his intimate familiarity with several recent catastrophes – including 9-11....

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Education; Politics
KEYWORDS: elites; newyork; trump
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1 posted on 02/08/2017 3:08:02 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

My gosh, what an idiot! This person needs to go to the 9-11 museum tomorrow.


2 posted on 02/08/2017 3:09:08 PM PST by The_Media_never_lie ( Agenda driven news is fake news.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

If this guy is so troubled, I think he ought to just off himself.


3 posted on 02/08/2017 3:10:43 PM PST by beethovenfan (I always try to maximize my carbon footprint.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Seems to me we are getting to the point of sedition or treason.

Seriously people, this is getting very dangerous.


4 posted on 02/08/2017 3:11:34 PM PST by dforest
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

In only 2 and a half weeks ,LOL, just wait until it’s 2 and a half years


5 posted on 02/08/2017 3:11:50 PM PST by butlerweave
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Insult #96835763876834576039576375486735673457693

It’s like alcohol. The more you drink, the more it takes to get drunk.

The more insults you hear, the less effective they are.

Dems, keep on pouring. Please.

Pretty soon it will take an entire case to get a buzz.


6 posted on 02/08/2017 3:11:58 PM PST by LouisianaJoanof Arc (Proud horrible deplorable)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The killing of MLK is mentioned——but not the killing of JFK which really rocked the country.

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7 posted on 02/08/2017 3:12:02 PM PST by Mears
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

This principal isn’t smart enough to handle the fry basket at McDonalds let alone run a school. My kid would be out of there instantly.


8 posted on 02/08/2017 3:12:12 PM PST by FreedomGuru (Clinton a gazillion wrong moves)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

PFL


9 posted on 02/08/2017 3:12:57 PM PST by Batman11 ( The USA is not an ATM!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Wow, what a pathetic schmuck.


10 posted on 02/08/2017 3:13:58 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: The_Media_never_lie
> Maybe the principal should go to the top of a high skyscraper and jump to see if it really is worse than 911. At least the building won't be burning.

Another a-hole that proves the lefties minds have been taken over by some government created parasite and can no longer think rationally or reasonably for themselves.

11 posted on 02/08/2017 3:16:48 PM PST by jsanders2001
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Must not be very old.....or brain dead


12 posted on 02/08/2017 3:17:30 PM PST by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Nelson, who also teaches journalism

How appropriate.

13 posted on 02/08/2017 3:18:37 PM PST by MUDDOG
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

A picture of this pompous ass.

14 posted on 02/08/2017 3:24:28 PM PST by Menehune56 ("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius (170 BC - 86 BC))
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To: FreedomGuru

I can’t take this person seriously because of his obvious lack of commitment to public education. /sarc


15 posted on 02/08/2017 3:41:09 PM PST by USNBandit (Sarcasm engaged at all times)
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To: Menehune56

Private school? Works for me.


16 posted on 02/08/2017 3:41:44 PM PST by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Steve Nelson is the guy who attacked "BatKid" (in print).

That sparked this debate with somebody on the left who doesn't like Steve's "limousine liberalism."

Noted "humanitarian" Matt Damon wrote the introduction to Steve's book.

17 posted on 02/08/2017 3:41:56 PM PST by x
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“Journalism” is being taught to Pre K? Seriously? No wonder reporters are brain washed.


18 posted on 02/08/2017 3:44:18 PM PST by Terry Mross (Now I understand how dictators gain power. Eventually people want some relief from the idiots.)
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To: Mears

He didn’t mention Pearl Harbor either. Or Woodstock.


19 posted on 02/08/2017 3:45:19 PM PST by Terry Mross (Now I understand how dictators gain power. Eventually people want some relief from the idiots.)
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To: Menehune56

Gaydar going off on this ahole loon....


20 posted on 02/08/2017 3:52:22 PM PST by july4thfreedomfoundation (Our 8 Year Nightmare Has Ended!)
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