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Darmosiel
08-20-2015, 08:53 PM
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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/08/19/1413565/-Gov-John-Kasich-If-I-were-king-in-America-I-would-abolish-all-teachers-lounges?detail=email

Some presidential contenders have big dreams: building a solid concrete wall along our entire southern border, for example, or cutting wealthy Americans' taxes to zero percent while rebuilding our national infrastructure using only the power of rainbows. Others, like Ohio Gov. John Kasich, prefer to focus on the little things. Like how teachers these days complain too much about their crap pay and crumbling classrooms (http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/john-kasich-abolish-teacher-lounges).



"I’ll tell you what the unions do, unfortunately too much of the time. There’s a constant negative comment, ‘They’re going to take your benefits, they’re going to take your pay,'" Kasich said. "So if I were, not president, but if I were king in America, I would abolish all teachers' lounges, where they sit together and worry about, 'Woe is us.'"
A little small-ball, perhaps, but it does hit the essential Republican note of finding some lowest-rung public worker and blaming their poor attitude as the reason why none of your previous policy promises have worked out.

In context, Kasich was explaining at a New Hampshire education summit that too many teachers think people like John Kasich are going to cut their pay and take their benefits and bust their unions, just because people like John Kasich keep proposing and then doing (http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2011/11/issue-2-sb-5-ohio-repeal) exactly that. Not so, says John Kasich, and if he were in charge he would make damn sure teachers couldn't assemble in one place to spread such negativity.


For the record, in a recent survey 96 percent of Ohio teachers said they wouldn't support John Kasich for president (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/elections/2015/08/18/john-kasichs-teacher-problem/31944403/), with nearly 80 percent of Republican educators rating his impact on state education as "extremely negative." That's how despised he is.

Also for the record, this isn't Scott Walker. Yeah, I know, what are the odds?

Common
08-20-2015, 09:22 PM
I guess he figures teachers lounges are the reason for all of Ohios problems, he sounds like chris christie and Scott Walker.

Tahuyaman
08-20-2015, 09:22 PM
I like some of the things Kasich stands for. Overall though, he just too acomodating to the left.

texan
08-20-2015, 10:21 PM
Oh Goody the KOS makes an appearance. Biggest BS site on the net, biggest!

I used to go there to discuss things, these are the biggest one-sided idiots of America. they haven't had an original idea in their lives. This site is way smarter.

Peter1469
08-21-2015, 01:08 AM
Sounds like a swipe against the teachers unions.

AeonPax
08-21-2015, 04:56 AM
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I guess there is nothing too absurd or stupid for the GOP not to comment on this election cycle.

Peter1469
08-21-2015, 04:57 AM
If the Dems ever start talking I imagine they will say some stupid stuff.

Captain Obvious
08-21-2015, 05:11 AM
Just crap from the bottom feeding partisan hack left.

PolWatch
08-21-2015, 05:31 AM
The only issues I have heard from the right have all been anti-something, repeal-something, stop-something. No wonder Trump is so popular....the ultimate in negativity.

PolWatch
08-21-2015, 05:35 AM
I wonder how Rubio feels about this topic. He was born in the US to illegal Cuban citizens. They were not made until 1975 and he was born in 1971.

donttread
08-21-2015, 06:28 AM
http://images.dailykos.com/images/55544/large/RTR2Z07W.jpg?1383246667

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/08/19/1413565/-Gov-John-Kasich-If-I-were-king-in-America-I-would-abolish-all-teachers-lounges?detail=email

Some presidential contenders have big dreams: building a solid concrete wall along our entire southern border, for example, or cutting wealthy Americans' taxes to zero percent while rebuilding our national infrastructure using only the power of rainbows. Others, like Ohio Gov. John Kasich, prefer to focus on the little things. Like how teachers these days complain too much about their crap pay and crumbling classrooms (http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/john-kasich-abolish-teacher-lounges).

A little small-ball, perhaps, but it does hit the essential Republican note of finding some lowest-rung public worker and blaming their poor attitude as the reason why none of your previous policy promises have worked out.

In context, Kasich was explaining at a New Hampshire education summit that too many teachers think people like John Kasich are going to cut their pay and take their benefits and bust their unions, just because people like John Kasich keep proposing and then doing (http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2011/11/issue-2-sb-5-ohio-repeal) exactly that. Not so, says John Kasich, and if he were in charge he would make damn sure teachers couldn't assemble in one place to spread such negativity.


For the record, in a recent survey 96 percent of Ohio teachers said they wouldn't support John Kasich for president (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/elections/2015/08/18/john-kasichs-teacher-problem/31944403/), with nearly 80 percent of Republican educators rating his impact on state education as "extremely negative." That's how despised he is.

Also for the record, this isn't Scott Walker. Yeah, I know, what are the odds?

Teachers are in fact well enough paid for half a year's work , especially when you look at the benefit package. That does not mean they shouldn't have a break room, like the rest of the working world does. Nor does it mean they can do a good job with inferior equipment and classrooms.

texan
08-21-2015, 09:30 AM
The only issues I have heard from the right have all been anti-something, repeal-something, stop-something. No wonder Trump is so popular....the ultimate in negativity.

You run against the party in charge so that's a pretty common thing. Elections are won by driving up negatives.

suds00
08-21-2015, 09:41 AM
where are the"giants"on the scene?