Rod Paige criticizes teachers union [nation's largest teachers union a "terrorist organization"]

NJ.com ^

[Sub-Driver]

WASHINGTON (AP)

[Sub-Driver]

go Rod..........

[Moose4]

Impolitic, but fairly accurate. Although maybe "terrorist" isn't the right word. "Subversive," "anti-American," "dangerous"...now those are accurate.

}:-)4

[bassmaner]

Bump for the truth! It's a shame that more that Bush Admin officials don't have Paige's cojones!

[Unam Sanctam]

What did actually say? The article doesn't give the context at all.

[leprechaun9]

I believe it is a Goebelite organization that is dedicated to the brain washing of elementary school students to hate the United States and to embrace the teachings of Socialism!

[Tanniker Smith]

'The NEA is a terrorist organization,'

Not a good thing to say. Not for a person in a position of authority. Nope, not good. I don't care if you think it's accurate. Think of the image it conjures -- or at least it may be trying to conjure -- men with AK-47s killing people, suicide bombers on buses, planes into the WTC? Nah, I don't think so. That kind of hyperbole is quite a bit over the top.

I wouldn't like it directed at me. You can't complain about libs with flamethrowers if we're shooting them back.

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[Eva]

I think I like this guy. The quality of public school education is inversely proportionate to the growth of the NEA.

[Eva]

I think I like this guy. The quality of public school education is inversely proportionate to the growth of the NEA.

[Fierce Allegiance]

Too bad kids 10 years from now won't know the meaning of what you said.

[Fierce Allegiance]

Too bad kids 10 years from now won't know the meaning of what you said.

[Callahan]

Agreed, but this article gives us absolutely zero context. Lousy journalism.

[truthingod]

Absolutely! The NEA continues to demand more money for education yet their efforts show very little compared to the past. Many of these people are the same ones waiting in line for illegal marriage licenses too. They have an agenda that is wrong for America and could potentially "terrorize" the strength of the American family by opposing the family as it now stands. The language out of their own literature and meetings suggest they are just as passionate about their"cause" as any terrorist working to bring adversity to the American family.

[hgro]

Impolitic, but fairly accurate. Although maybe "terrorist" isn't the right word. "Subversive," "anti-American," "dangerous"...now those are accurate.

and Corrupt to the core.

[Sloth]

I'll support anything bad Paige wants to say about them, but personally I wouldn't call the NEA a terrorist organization. They're more of a group intended to promote child abuse in an organized way, sort of like NAMBLA, only less honest.

[Seruzawa]

Think of the image it conjures -- or at least it may be trying to conjure -- men with AK-47s killing people, suicide bombers on buses, planes into the WTC?

Paxil-addled children shooting up their high School? Ritalin-addicted children committing sucide? There's more truth than lie to his statment.

Still wasn't a smart thing to say with pinkocommirdraftdodgerliberals in the room.

[Tanniker Smith]

Agreed. But something like that will *never* be repeated within context. Anyone in public office (forget about a cabinet-level Secretary) should know better.

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[William McKinley]

This is an absolutely moronic statement for him to have made.

While it may be entertaining to slam a wretched organization, equating them with terrorists is uncalled for and is bound to cause political problems for the administration, playing right into Kerry's whine that Republicans are playing dirty.

Stupid, stupid, stupid.

[Flyer]

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[MineralMan]

Hmmm...

As much as we may agree with this statement, it was exceedingly foolish for the Education Secretary to say such a thing in a meeting of state Governors from both sides of the aisle.

This is going to get big play on the networks, and all the back-pedaling in the world is not going to help that much.

Stupid!

[Sloth]

Now that I think about it, though, they do have some terrorist characteristics. They extort, threatening to harm children if they aren't given huge amounts of money, then they go ahead and harm them anyway.