It might be best to refrain from food imagery.

The Real Royal King said:
It might be best to refrain from food imagery.

cute

i cant believe his “vacation” is still an issue
the only people still concerned about it is liberal pundits

The man who will be President.

Christie is the real deal, while Guliani is a phony who wanted to be president on the back of 9/11.

skyfet said:
Christie is the real deal, while Guliani is a phony who wanted to be president on the back of 9/11.

Yes, yes, 1000-times yes! Well said.

The Real Royal King said:
It might be best to refrain from food imagery.

“… it’s easy to come on these shows and shoot away.” And maybe the shooting imagery is a little misplaced.

Christie was wrong to leave for his vacation right before the storm hit, knowing full well two-feet of snow was coming. Disney World is open year round. His duties as governor outweigh any promises he made to his children. It would be easy for him to postpone it. And this man has an extremely thin skin, becoming overly defensive any time he is criticized while never shying away from relentlessly bashing anyone he feels like. It’s about perceived judgment and leadership, and people pay attention to these things. Christie didn’t handle this well. And while I know he has ardent fans, he hasn’t really accomplished anything in New Jersey yet other than appearing in much discussed YouTube videos. Here’s a conservative’s take on Christie and his shortcomings as governor thus far.

http://blog.nj.com/njv_paul_mulshine/2011/01/hey_guv_honestly_youre_no_abe.html

http://blog.nj.com/njv_paul_mulshine/2011/01/kindergarten_teaches_the_real.html

http://blog.nj.com/njv_paul_mulshine/2010/12/does_christie_think_hes_still.html

paulmdoro said:
Christie was wrong to leave for his vacation right before the storm hit, knowing full well two-feet of snow was coming. Disney World is open year round. His duties as governor outweigh any promises he made to his children. It would be easy for him to postpone it. And this man has an extremely thin skin, becoming overly defensive any time he is criticized while never shying away from relentlessly bashing anyone he feels like. It’s about perceived judgment and leadership, and people pay attention to these things. Christie didn’t handle this well. And while I know he has ardent fans, he hasn’t really accomplished anything in New Jersey yet other than appearing in much discussed YouTube videos. Here’s a conservative’s take on Christie and his shortcomings as governor thus far.

http://blog.nj.com/njv_paul_mulshine/2011/01/hey_guv_honestly_youre_no_abe.html

http://blog.nj.com/njv_paul_mulshine/2011/01/kindergarten_teaches_the_real.html

http://blog.nj.com/njv_paul_mulshine/2010/12/does_christie_think_hes_still.html

Apparentlly you didnt watch the interview..Its not 1800, he was on his cellphine the whole time, what could he have done if he was in NJ? They, unlike NY had no problem clearing the roads and it wasnt an issue.The issue with people like you was he was on vacation..The mayors of each town were responsible for local roads. No one said Gov. Patterson was to blame. The mayor of NY was. People make an issue of this who have a problem with him for other reasons

I like Christie. I like how he tells it how it is and how un-PC he is. But I don’t want him for President.

http://conservativenewjersey.com/the-myth-of-christie-conservatism-intro

Mika belongs on the View or some show like that

espo222 said:
Mika belongs on the View or some show like that

lol,, yes she does

Obeezy said:
Apparentlly you didnt watch the interview..Its not 1800, he was on his cellphine the whole time, what could he have done if he was in NJ? They, unlike NY had no problem clearing the roads and it wasnt an issue.The issue with people like you was he was on vacation..The mayors of each town were responsible for local roads. No one said Gov. Patterson was to blame. The mayor of NY was. People make an issue of this who have a problem with him for other reasons

Oh wow he was on his cell phone. In all seriousness, this isn’t the end of the world, but again, it’s the appearance of leadership. He has taken plenty of criticism from the right on this as well, so it isn’t just partisan criticism. Plus it’s his overall attitude, that promises to his children about Disney World are more important than is duties than the governor of New Jersey. And I live in NJ. There were plenty of problems with clearing roads. It most definitely was an issue.

The dude is like Santa Claus, chubby and jovial.

Calvin said:
I like Christie. I like how he tells it how it is and how un-PC he is. But I don’t want him for President. http://conservativenewjersey.com/the-myth-of-christie-conservatism-intro

Neither does anyone in New Jersey! He’d get crushed by Obama 55 to 38 in what this Jersey paper calls a “Liberal leaning poll”.

http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/01/obama_would_carry_nj_over_chri.html

Rudy Giuliani is rarely right, but he is right on this. The Pillsbury Doughboy should have rescheduled his vacation.

Atticus Draco said:
i cant believe his “vacation” is still an issue
the only people still concerned about it is liberal pundits

Maybe. Maybe not. If he is otherwise doing well by New Jersey, this ceases to be an issue. If not, this becomes the Achhille’s Heel.

paulmdoro said:
And this man has an extremely thin skin, becoming overly defensive any time he is criticized while never shying away from relentlessly bashing anyone he feels like.

Indeed. I think that is one of the reasons Palin has lost the support of so many. That is not a good thing for a politician.

Victor Cornelius said:
The dude is like Santa Claus, chubby and jovial.

You think he is jovial? Interesting. I have always found him a bit unpleasant and prickly.

Why is it with you libs that OBAMA can be anywhere in the world (including a golf course or two) and still be on top of the situation and yet….Chris Christy was on his telephone the whole time staying on top of the States snow plow operations.

Tell me, would his phone have worked better in his office or his home?
It is called management, he had a plan, had the right people in place, and they worked the plan. It doesn’t get any better than that.

Hell our president sat in his office and didn’t do a thing for the Oil Spill other than announce that he wanted to” Kick Someone’s Ass!

Christy got the job done…Obama is still trying to figure out how to be a President!

Your double standards make me ill!

The Real Royal King said:
You think he is jovial? Interesting. I have always found him a bit unpleasant and prickly.

Pot, meet kettle.

paulmdoro said:
Oh wow he was on his cell phone. In all seriousness, this isn’t the end of the world, but again, it’s the appearance of leadership. He has taken plenty of criticism from the right on this as well, so it isn’t just partisan criticism. Plus it’s his overall attitude, that promises to his children about Disney World are more important than is duties than the governor of New Jersey. And I live in NJ. There were plenty of problems with clearing roads. It most definitely was an issue.

My family lives there and i was there when it happened, What would Christie have done if he was there? Again why was it such a big deal that he be in NJ? IN Middletown NJ, the roads were cleared very quickly. Shouldnt your problem be with the local govt in your town? I mean you pay the highest property taxes in the country. The govenor was not going to be shoveling your walkway. I just think that this an issue being drummed up to find something to bitch about

Victor Cornelius said:
The dude is like Santa Claus, chubby and jovial.

I’m laughing just thinkiing about the characterization of Newman on Seinfeld. “He is jolly.”

BatBoy said:
Why is it with you libs that OBAMA can be anywhere in the world (including a golf course or two) and still be on top of the situation and yet….Chris Christy was on his telephone the whole time staying on top of the States snow plow operations.

Tell me, would his phone have worked better in his office or his home?
It is called management, he had a plan, had the right people in place, and they worked the plan. It doesn’t get any better than that.

Hell our president sat in his office and didn’t do a thing for the Oil Spill other than announce that he wanted to” Kick Someone’s Ass!

Christy got the job done…Obama is still trying to figure out how to be a President!

Your double standards make me ill!

His plan was seriously flawed, as everyone who lives in NJ and has followed the story knows. Christie and the Lieutenant Governor were both on vacation at the same time, meaning NJ Senate President Stephen Sweeney was in charge of the state during their absence. He had no idea both were gone at the same time.

A blogger at Conservative New Jersey said:

“Will Mr. Christie and Mrs. Guadagno call a joint press conference to explain to the people of New Jersey precisely WHY we have a Lieutenant Governor if the person serving in that office cannot be bothered to reschedule her vacation to follow the Governor’s?” the anonymous blogger wrote.

Yo, Chris-eeeee, if wondering what mental-processes you were using when you decided to stay at Disneyland while your state was going through a severe emergency, then we are all sitting in the peanut gallery.

roxsteady said:
Neither does anyone in New Jersey! He’d get crushed by Obama 55 to 38 in what this Jersey paper calls a “Liberal leaning poll”. http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/01/obama_would_carry_nj_over_chri.html

A comment from that story:

I had a bet with my friend that the PPP poll would be put on this website before the FDU one, because it made Christie look bad, and the FDU one made him look better. So you put both polls in the article, and headlined the bad Christie poll and buried the good Christie poll at the end of the story. Strange that you’d give more prominance to an out of state, liberal leaning pollster over a completely non-partisan, NJ based pollster. I wonder why you’d frame it like that? Looks like I still get free lunch from my friend for winning the bet! :)

http://paramus.patch.com/articles/fdu-poll-53-percent-approve-of-christie-15

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/chris-christie-beats-obama-in-poll-jokes-good-news-for-the-president-since-im-not-running/

Obeezy said:
My family lives there and i was there when it happened, What would Christie have done if he was there? Again why was it such a big deal that he be in NJ? IN Middletown NJ, the roads were cleared very quickly. Shouldnt your problem be with the local govt in your town? I mean you pay the highest property taxes in the country. The govenor was not going to be shoveling your walkway. I just think that this an issue being drummed up to find something to bitch about

No one is suggesting that Christie grab a shovel or man a plow. You are completely missing the point. And one town hardly represents the entire state. There were plenty of problems and the governor should have demonstrated real leadership by postponing his vacation until the storm passed and things returned to normal. How difficult would that have been? Why not do it as a good faith effort, rather than declare that he couldn’t break a promise to take his kids to Disney World? What’s more important?

“Will Mr. Christie and Mrs. Guadagno call a joint press conference to explain to the people of New Jersey precisely WHY we have a Lieutenant Governor if the person serving in that office cannot be bothered to reschedule her vacation to follow the Governor’s?” the anonymous blogger wrote.

The Lieutenant Gov was on a cruise with her dying father, Apparently he doesnt have long to live and this trip was the last time there whole family would be together, Christie couldnt get back to NJ in time anyway as the flights were all cancelled. BOy , people are lookimng for any reason to bash this guy, but it wont work, even democrats in NJ are on board with him

Obeezy said:
“Will Mr. Christie and Mrs. Guadagno call a joint press conference to explain to the people of New Jersey precisely WHY we have a Lieutenant Governor if the person serving in that office cannot be bothered to reschedule her vacation to follow the Governor’s?” the anonymous blogger wrote.

The Lieutenant Gov was on a cruise with her dying father, Apparently he doesnt have long to live and this trip was the last time there whole family would be together, Christie couldnt get back to NJ in time anyway as the flights were all cancelled. BOy , people are lookimng for any reason to bash this guy, but it wont work, even democrats in NJ are on board with him

He flew out of the state right before the storm hit, and he was very aware that a storm was coming. Even he admitted that the two of them should not have been gone at the same time. And again, many conservatives have criticized him over this. Some Democrats support him on some issues. That’s hardly revelatory.

The Real Royal King said:

You think he is jovial? Interesting. I have always found him a bit unpleasant and prickly.

That is not surprising, but whether you like Christie or not this interview was anything but and I find it hard to believe you think he was unpleasant and prickly in it. Have you ever seen Mika so moist in her seat?

paulmdoro said:
No one is suggesting that Christie grab a shovel or man a plow. You are completely missing the point. And one town hardly represents the entire state. There were plenty of problems and the governor should have demonstrated real leadership by postponing his vacation until the storm passed and things returned to normal. How difficult would that have been? Why not do it as a good faith effort, rather than declare that he couldn’t break a promise to take his kids to Disney World? What’s more important?</blockquote

Ok, I can see your point, and i mite look bad from a political standpoint. But it wasnt a state of emergency, and it wasnt like it never snowed in NJ before. Its the North, its snows all the time. Do you really think that if he was in NJ things would have been different? Poeple have a right to complain about him not being there, its just it wouldnt have made any difference

Yes, it was a state of emergency. Some places got 31 inches of snow! Again, whether or not his presence would have made a difference is not the point. It’s about showing leadership and doing what’s right. Your life changes when you’re the governor, and while of course your family is still very important, they are far from a governor’s only consideration. He should have postponed (not canceled) the vacation.

Well the ste of emergency thing is news to me..And ill take your word for it. But theis nanny state thing is really what its all about people need to be told what to do and how to feel. I guess personal responsibility is a thing of the past..Very sad

Google it. It’ll take 2 seconds. Of course a state of emergency is declared with that much snow. Personal responsibility is indeed important, and the governor showed a lack of it by flying out the day of the storm.

And as far as Democrats siding with Christie in NJ, Hell yea its revelatory. Dems have a hard time working with Republican in NJ.. They are as salty as the come and working with him by lowering taxes is a breath of fresh air

The fact that Christie and the opposition party agree on an issue is not revelatory. Both parties here are pretty damn salty.

Well we can agree to diagree on the ramifications of him not staying in NJ..I believe it wont matter, maybe you think it will. But making this a big deal i think is much ado about nothing

It was good holiday season chatter for a while, but talk about it had died down considerably. Don’t underestimate it as an issue though. People pay attention to things like that. Appearances matter in politics.

I think because he went on Morning Jerk, it becomes more of a national story so you mite be rite, but he is doing a good job and his ratings are still pretty high..I hope it doesnt effect his ability to govern, i dont think it will.,its a very rare thing on this site to have a dissagreement without name calling and and partisan crap..Kudos and Have a great day

Obeezy said:
,its a very rare thing on this site to have a dissagreement without name calling and and partisan crap..Kudos and Have a great day

It sure is. Same to you.

I’ll say it again, this man will run for President….and he’ll win.

Do appearances matter in politics? I think that’s up for debate. Take this for example: A junior Senator from a bankrupt state attended a racist church for 20 years and became the most powerful man in America.

Oregon Conservative said:
I’ll say it again, this man will run for President….and he’ll win.

Do appearances matter in politics? I think that’s up for debate. Take this for example: A junior Senator from a bankrupt state attended a racist church for 20 years and became the most powerful man in America.

Christie can’t beat Obama in his home state but will become president? Al Gore lost his home state. How did that work out for him? Christie is far from a sure thing.

Obviously appearances matter because people like you remain obsessed with where Obama went to church.

paulmdoro said:
Obviously appearances matter because people like you remain obsessed with where Obama went to church.

Sigh…

paulmdoro said:
Christie can’t beat Obama in his home state but will become president? Al Gore lost his home state. How did that work out for him? Christie is far from a sure thing. Obviously appearances matter because people like you remain obsessed with where Obama went to church.

Good for you Paul! I’m happy to see that you don’t deny that he attended and that it’s racist. Speaking of Illinois, anyone see the poor (literally!) residents there woke up to a 56% increase in their income tax! Come to expect a Christie like pol emerging from there too!

How could I deny that he attended a church he admits to attending? I never said anything about the church itself being racist, and as my churchgoing parents told me, they very strongly disagree with countless things priests have said at churches they attended over the years. Christie has not done anything to make New Jersey a better place for anyone but the rich. I hope that changes.

Speaking of NJ Democratic voting blocs and cooperarion vs non-cooperation with Christie…What’s ironic is that every EVERY state worker with half a brain or better should embrace Christie’s attempts to encouragge a bit of austerity. In fact, they ought to lobby to completely grandfather out the pensions they already have lined up for themselves, the pay they have lined up for themselves, and so on. Just like the old workers in the UAW managed to rip off the taxpayer to bail out their unsustainable pensions. All while the young workers are working for half the pay and a sliver of the benefits/pension.

The reason being: it’s the only way the States will stay solvent to PAY their overpriced, unsustainable, taxpayer-robbing benefits.

Just_MC said:
Speaking of NJ Democratic voting blocs and cooperarion vs non-cooperation with Christie…What’s ironic is that every EVERY state worker with half a brain or better should embrace Christie’s attempts to encouragge a bit of austerity. In fact, they ought to lobby to completely grandfather out the pensions they already have lined up for themselves, the pay they have lined up for themselves, and so on. Just like the old workers in the UAW managed to rip off the taxpayer to bail out their unsustainable pensions. All while the young workers are working for half the pay and a sliver of the benefits/pension.

The reason being: it’s the only way the States will stay solvent to PAY their overpriced, unsustainable, taxpayer-robbing benefits.

MC–you’ll need a tack hammer to get common sense like state austerity into Paul’s head. He is a union hack, hence his distaste for Christie.

Oregon Conservative said:
MC–you’ll need a tack hammer to get common sense like state austerity into Paul’s head. He is a union hack, hence his distaste for Christie.

I’m not a “union hack” and you don’t know the first thing about me. There are plenty of legitimate reasons to dislike Christie. One doesn’t need to be in a union to dislike him.

Just_MC said:
Speaking of NJ Democratic voting blocs and cooperarion vs non-cooperation with Christie…What’s ironic is that every EVERY state worker with half a brain or better should embrace Christie’s attempts to encouragge a bit of austerity. In fact, they ought to lobby to completely grandfather out the pensions they already have lined up for themselves, the pay they have lined up for themselves, and so on. Just like the old workers in the UAW managed to rip off the taxpayer to bail out their unsustainable pensions. All while the young workers are working for half the pay and a sliver of the benefits/pension.

The reason being: it’s the only way the States will stay solvent to PAY their overpriced, unsustainable, taxpayer-robbing benefits.

There is nothing wrong with encouraging austerity. Christie said there was going to be shared sacrifice, but his actions revealed a different reality. And why isn’t he attacking other unions with the same fervor with which he attacks the teacher’s union?

paulmdoro said:
His plan was.

paulmdoro said:
It’s about showing leadership

He did lead, he had the right people in place, the right plan and it executed as planned.

Obviously he did a better job than NYC and as far as I know, Bloomberg was in the City.

I know, it is a new concept for you libs, but some conservatives know how to lead and be effectve and not have to say “I want to know whose ass to kick” like a well known lib. Hint: He is a community organizer by trade.

BatBoy said:
He did lead, he had the right people in place, the right plan and it executed as planned.

Obviously he did a better job than NYC and as far as I know, Bloomberg was in the City.

I know, it is a new concept for you libs, but some conservatives know how to lead and be effectve and not have to say “I want to know whose ass to kick” like a well known lib. Hint: He is a community organizer by trade.

Not sure why you feel the need to be condescending. Once again, he has been criticized by both sides of the aisle over this, not just the left.

How do you figure he had the right people in place? He was on vacation at the same time as the Lieutenant Governor, something even Christie admitted shouldn’t happen. And as I said before, the man who served as Acting Governor had no idea that Christie and the Lieutenant Governor were gone at the same time. That’s good planning? And how do you know it was executed as planned?

paulmdoro said:
There is nothing wrong with encouraging austerity. Christie said there was going to be shared sacrifice, but his actions revealed a different reality. And why isn’t he attacking other unions with the same fervor with which he attacks the teacher’s union?

Many of you might remember the famous bloviating of a NJ teacher to Gov. Christie complaining how she’s not compensated for her education. Christie, rightly so, told her that she doesn’t have to do it. Please take a look at page 10 of the following link. Ms. Rita Wilson, the whiney little union babied one that she is, was paid $86,389 from 9.1.09 to 6.30.10. This did not include benefits or pension. For (and let’s be generous here) 10 months of work, she was compensated well over 100,000!

http://www.rutherfordschools.org/boardofed/boardofed/minutes/minutes2009/MT071309.min.pdf

Let’s be a little less generous to the union baby and do some math, shall we?

Teachers get roughly 2 months in the summer off 8 weeks x 5 days = 40
2 weeks at Christmas (you holiday breaker can suck it) 2 weeks x 5 = 10
a week off in the Spring 1 week x 5 = 5
weekends 52 x 2 = 104

That’s 159 days of a 365 day year that Ms. Wilson DID NOT WORK! Divide the figure above from her own district’s salary proposal and she made $419.36 a day! A DAY! This is why Christie went after the teachers and should. They make out like raped apes on the backs of the taxpayers. And I’m willing to bet this isn’t the exception either. One can only hope Ms. Wilson has learned to keep her overpaid mouth shut!

Oregon Conservative, you are obviously not a teacher. As someone with teaching experience, let me inform you that teachers work weekends. Every single weekend. And no teacher gets 2 months off in the summer. I was lucky if I got 2 weeks. Please, before you spew inaccurate crap like this, do a little research so you know what you’re talking about. 159 days a year?! That’s hilarious (and 110% false).

The above is not a defense of the one teacher you reference. Also, I never made more than $39,500 a year. Want to figure out what that equals per hour when I tell you how many hours I actually worked?

Oregon Conservative said:
They make out like raped apes on the backs of the taxpayers.

That is as vile as anything ever posted on Mediaite.

I’m sorry, maybe I missed something. Rutherford school district had the salaries from 9.1.09 to 6.30.10. That’s 10 months out of a 12 month year. In your experience, did you not get a week off in the Spring? What about two weeks at Christmas?

Try again.

I stand by my statement and my ardent defense of Gov. Christie.

Oregon Conservative said:
I’m sorry, maybe I missed something. Rutherford school district had the salaries from 9.1.09 to 6.30.10. That’s 10 months out of a 12 month year. In your experience, did you not get a week off in the Spring? What about two weeks at Christmas?

Try again.

I stand by my statement and my ardent defense of Gov. Christie.

I guarantee you teachers were not off from July 1 to August 31. And I worked over spring and Christmas breaks. Not being in the classroom doesn’t mean you’re off work. A teacher would know that. You have no idea what you are talking about. Feel free to stand by inaccurate garbage rather than learn something. Ignorance is bliss. Much easier to mindlessly bash a profession you wouldn’t last a week in.

paulmdoro said:
I guarantee you teachers were not off from July 1 to August 31. And I worked over spring and Christmas breaks. Not being in the classroom doesn’t mean you’re off work. A teacher would know that. You have no idea what you are talking about. Feel free to stand by inaccurate garbage rather than learn something. Ignorance is bliss. Much easier to mindlessly bash a profession you wouldn’t last a week in.

I also stand by this statement: You are a union hack.

Good day!

That’s your response? Talk about tucking your tail between your legs and admitting defeat. And rather than find out how I feel about unions, you call names and run away. Oh well. Keep inanely bashing teachers while having no clue at all about the profession. That’s much easier than looking for the truth.

paulmdoro said:
Oregon Conservative, you are obviously not a teacher. As someone with teaching experience, let me inform you that teachers work weekends. Every single weekend. And no teacher gets 2 months off in the summer. I was lucky if I got 2 weeks.

I know lots of teachers who get 2 months plus free in Summer, and have for decades.

If the teachers (with all the Board of Ed overhead sucking the blood of the taxpayer) provide such value, very simple question. Why do they FEAR any real competition?

The good teachers don’t fear competition. But plenty do, and their bloated union managment, Boards of Ed, Dept of Ed. etc. simply want to protect a very highly paying jobs cartel.

CHristie was on vacation! That’s why he has department heads and employees. This is just ridiculous. This was just a snow storm; what good what it do for him to come back. This was not a disaster. I’m sure if there was more to worry about then getting the salt trucks on the road he would have come home.
I’m also sure if Gov. Christy were a democrat little if anything would have been said about the is matter.

Obeezy said:
Well the ste of emergency thing is news to me..And ill take your word for it. But theis nanny state thing is really what its all about people need to be told what to do and how to feel. I guess personal responsibility is a thing of the past..Very sad

“Personal responsibility?” Christie wasn’t “drafted” to be Governor. He voluntarily CAMPAIGNED for the position, and won election, which means he’s responsible as the State’s chief executive. The buck stops with him, unless you have some other definition of governor you’d like to share.

Oregon Conservative said:
Good for you Paul! I’m happy to see that you don’t deny that he attended and that it’s racist. Speaking of Illinois, anyone see the poor (literally!) residents there woke up to a 56% increase in their income tax! Come to expect a Christie like pol emerging from there too!

What makes Trinity United Church of Chicago “racist?”

Bronco46 said:
CHristie was on vacation! That’s why he has department heads and employees. This is just ridiculous. This was just a snow storm; what good what it do for him to come back. This was not a disaster. I’m sure if there was more to worry about then getting the salt trucks on the road he would have come home.
I’m also sure if Gov. Christy were a democrat little if anything would have been said about the is matter.

Ask Mayor Bloomberg NYC-(I) about that.

Obeezy said:
The govenor was not going to be shoveling your walkway.

You mean like Newark Mayor Corey Booker did?
http://newsone.com/nation/news-one-staff/video-newark-mayor-cory-booker-shovels-snow-after-twitter-request/

Obeezy said:
Apparentlly you didnt watch the interview..Its not 1800, he was on his cellphine the whole time, what could he have done if he was in NJ?

Who was he on the cellphone with? Sweeney claims he never received ONE PHONE CALL from Christie the entire time.
http://blog.nj.com/njv_paul_mulshine/2011/01/post_58.html

–Cobra

The Real Royal King said:
That is as vile as anything ever posted on Mediaite.

I haven’t been on this site all that long but I have seen enough to know you are trying to pull some wool.

paulmdoro said:
As someone with teaching experience, let me inform you that teachers work weekends.

I have some teaching experience so I offer this:

There are some dedicated and conscientious teachers–those are the exception.

The worst part of being a teacher is putting up with those stuedents who are at best half-tame and marginally paper trained.

The worst thing about teachers is that some of them get tenure and all the rest of their union support those who shouldn’t be entrusted around children or allowed to claim the title “teacher.”

Generally, public schools are failing our children while they fail our country. This is evidenced by the dismal scholastic performance of the schools that are funded by taxpayer dollars. But, the few really decent teachers refuse to make an issue of it because they are bullied by the unions into remaining silent. Meanwhile, the union is all too busy blaming the students for the fact that teachers are the failure. (See above remarks about students.)

Until and unless the truly good teachers stand up united and inform the parents of students who are stuck in failing schools and let them know precisely why those schools are failing (and it’s NOT lack of funding!!!), and until the parents apply pressure to local, state, and federal government in demanding a positive change, the US will continue its slide into the sewer of progressivism.