Posted on 09/10/2012 4:04:52 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
Republican vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan spoke out against the Chicago Teachers Union strike on Monday, saying he stands behind Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's opposition to the demonstration.
"Mayor Emanuel is right today in saying that this teacher's union strike is unnecessary and wrong," Ryan said in Portland, Ore., according to a pool report transcript. "We know that Rahm is not going to support our campaign, but on this issue and this day we stand with Mayor Rahm Emanuel."
More than 26,000 education professionals in the Chicago area did not attend work on Monday over a contract negotiation dispute with the Chicago Board of Education.
President Barack Obama's administration declined to comment on the strike. Emanuel, elected mayor in 2011, was Obama's chief of staff from 2009 to 2010.
Here are Ryan's full remarks:
If you turned on the TV this morning or sometime today, you probably saw something about the Chicago teacher's union strike. I'd like to make a couple of comments about that because it does matter. I've known Rahm Emanuel for years. He's a former colleague of mine. Rahm and I have not agreed on every issue or on a lot of issues, but Mayor Emanuel is right today in saying that this teacher's union strike is unnecessary and wrong. We know that Rahm is not going to support our campaign, but on this issue and this day we stand with Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
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Paul Ryan just called rahm a broken clock.
Whitehouse is sending condoms...these kids now have nothing to do except to stop in for breakfast and lunch.
AND pushed him and the Dems into a corner.
And so, we were going to ask, where does President Obama stand? Does he stand with his former Chief of Staff Mayor Rahm Emanuel, with the children and the parents, or does he stand with the union?
The “hissing” sound you are now hearing is the so called Obama bounce that is quickly deflating!
Awesome call. Young Padawan Ryan has learned a thing or two from Master Palin.
*face palm*
Awesome call. Young Padawan Ryan has learned a thing or two from Master Palin.
Maybe so, but he did it with class.
Man, obozo will feel this burn for a LONG time...
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It will be a miracle if this turns out to be anything but Yet Another Axlerod Scheme To Help Reelect Obama. A chance for of us to witness the incredible negotiating skills of the President With No Birthplace. Expect praise for these skills to piled high and deep by the MSM.
Methinks Paul Ryan has been suckered.
Ryan was in Oregon today?
Interesting.
Paul Ryan needs to stfu and stfooi.
My friend lives in Oregon(Near Portland) and she said she sees ZERO signs for Obama, she used to see Obama signs all the time, now, not even ONE sign for the Commie
Let the godfather live with the fallout of his own problems. Ryan shouldn’t even acknowledge him.
Not so sure about that. Brilliant move by Ryan.
Another point of view:
Why the Chicago teacher’s strike is bad news for President Obama
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2929024/posts
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