Posted on 01/13/2015 2:17:52 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Texas Senator Ted Cruz has more than the White House on his mind–he’s also taking a shot at Gracie Mansion.
The conservative Republican, a probable presidential contender in 2016, blasted Mayor Bill de Blasio, a Democrat, for his educational views in a speech he gave yesterday at the Heritage Action Conservative Policy Summit in Washington, D.C. Mr. Cruz, a supporter of charter schools, said Mr. de Blasio’s opposition to Eva Moskowitz’s charter network amounted to throwing “young African-American kids” out of school.
“In my view school choice is the civil rights issue of the 21st century. And I gotta say the differences on this issue are stark,” Mr. Cruz said, alluding to Mr. de Blasio’s attempt to block the expansion of Ms. Moskowitz’s Success Academy Charter Schools.
“New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, one of the first things he did was go up and try to throw young African-American kids out of the schools that were performing for them in Harlem,” he continued. “It’s a sad thing to see politicians more interested in pleasing the union bosses who are writing checks to him than taking care of the kids who desperately want hope and a ray of opportunity for the future.”
Last year, Mr. de Blasio’s decision to scuttle the opening of several Success Academy schools backfired when Gov. Andrew Cuomo, an aggressive supporter of the publicly-financed and privately-run schools, crafted unprecedented protections for charters into state law. Mr. de Blasio, the United Federation of Teachers and many public schools parents have opposed the expansion of charters for a variety of reasons, including their ability to circumvent the teachers union and co-locate schools in crowded public school buildings.
Charter advocates like Mr. Cruz contend charters give parents the choice to take their kids out of failing public schools and give them a better education. Skeptics, on the other hand, say that the educational track record of many charters is mixed and they siphon resources from traditional public schools.
A spokesman for Mr. de Blasio, Wiley Norvell, did not hit back at Mr. Cruz, only saying that the mayor supports “high quality education” no matter the school they attend.
“Mayor de Blasio and Chancellor Fariña are committed to doing what is best for children and providing a foundation for achievement across every neighborhood,” Mr. Norvell said. “Our objective is to support every child and provide a high quality education, no matter the neighborhood they live in or the school they attend.”
Updated with comment from Mr. de Blasio’s office.
Why is it only Ted will say things like this?
Ted’s picked a good target.
By fall 2016 DiBlabbo will be the poster boy for how commies ruined public safety in NYC.
Even liberals will be nervous by then.
You know Wilhem’s circle is seething. What is a Texan doing telling him how to stop failing his schoolkids!
Keep the Cruz threads coming! Here’s an important one that has the good guys with Cruz, pizza and craftbrew right this minute:
Conservative Revolt Splits House GOP Group [new RSC!]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3246417/posts?page=47
Cruz hired Paul Teller as Chief of Staff after he was thrown out of the RSC by Steve Scalise.
Ted has a Moral Compass...and ...A SPINE...and is ashamed of neither.
BTTT go, Ted, Go!
Go Ted, Go!
Cruz Control for 2016.
But really. Ted taking on De Blah Blah is not a fair fight.
Too easy. Like in school picking on the weak slow kid 5 years younger.
And what the hell was Wilhelm doing at the Heritage Action Conservative Policy Summit in Washington, D.C.?????
Ted a Republican with brass.
Because he seems to be the only one that is not BOUGHT.
Smart move for Cruz - take the fight into LaHood (a little Transportation Department lingo) and make the DEMOCRATS defend their policies that virtually condemn minorities to a near-slave lifestyle.
Mayor Dildo also worked to stop the horses trotting in and around Central Park because a buddy of his wanted the property that housed the horses.
Dr. Sowell is a national treasure.
Because he's the only one willing to brave the s**tstorm he gets for saying them.
spot on
That story seemed to have disappeared once it came out the real reason he wanted to stop the horse and buggy rides. This info was put out by the carriage business owners. Haven’t read anything about it since. Is he still putting them out of business?
Why is it only Ted will say things like this?
Because he’s the only one willing to brave the s**tstorm he gets for saying them.
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Also, people and the media have a really hard time arguing with the cold, hard truth.
They all have a right to be as stupid as the underperforming students this is fair
The Media are too exhausted lying for zero for 6 years to tackle a truth-bearer. They wouldn’t know where to start.
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