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Al Roker blasts De Blasio for keeping schools open - comes under fire for putting kids in danger
Daily Mail ^ | 2/13/14

Posted on 02/13/2014 10:15:12 AM PST by Libloather

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has been criticized for putting children at risk by failing to declare a snow day as blizzards hit the city on Wednesday.

Teacher's unions and elected officials called the mayor's decision a 'mistake' as schools were kept open despite New York's governor declaring a state of emergency.

NBC weather anchor Al Roker even took time out from his Olympic coverage to blast the mayor's snow policy, saying: 'It’s going to take some kid or kids getting hurt before this goofball policy gets changed.'

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: alroker; deblasio; kids; roker; schools
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Al is gonna need his own show. Full title - Al Roker blasts De Blasio for keeping schools open as new mayor comes under fire for putting kids in danger
1 posted on 02/13/2014 10:15:12 AM PST by Libloather
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To: Libloather

Is that old windbag still on the air?


2 posted on 02/13/2014 10:18:01 AM PST by al baby (Hi MomÂ… I was refereeing to Obama)
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To: Libloather

They couldn’t be bothered with voting so they get De Blasio. They can sleep in the bed they made.


3 posted on 02/13/2014 10:18:21 AM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: Libloather

Al Roker was so excited to be at the White house he pooped his draws


4 posted on 02/13/2014 10:18:39 AM PST by al baby (Hi MomÂ… I was refereeing to Obama)
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To: Libloather

I thought al croker was a candy made by brown & haley...oh....wait a minute...


5 posted on 02/13/2014 10:19:09 AM PST by illiac (If we don't change directions soon, we'll get where we're going)
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To: al baby

Is he still pooping his pants?


6 posted on 02/13/2014 10:19:13 AM PST by TurboZamboni (Marx smelled bad and lived with his parents .)
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To: Libloather

And parents, you’re supposed to be adults. If you think it’s dangerous to send your children to school, don’t do it. DeBlasio isn’t your boss. So they miss a day of school - big deal.


7 posted on 02/13/2014 10:19:31 AM PST by Ted Grant
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To: Libloather

Wow I always thought The Weathermen (e.g., Bill Ayers) were partial to communists.


8 posted on 02/13/2014 10:20:31 AM PST by rod1 (CTLY)
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To: Ted Grant

“And parents, you’re supposed to be adults. If you think it’s dangerous to send your children to school, don’t do it.”

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That sums it up in a nutshell.

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9 posted on 02/13/2014 10:22:29 AM PST by Mears
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To: Libloather

I feel bad for the kids, but FUNYC!

You hired this nut, now choke on it.


10 posted on 02/13/2014 10:23:22 AM PST by VanDeKoik
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To: Libloather

BTW, Roker was talking about yesterday, not today. It was not even snowing until very late last night. (Not defending the Commie mayor, just saying...)


11 posted on 02/13/2014 10:23:26 AM PST by Stingray51
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To: Libloather

I hope you live in New Jersey, Al. Or else your days of actually having your garbage picked-up are through.


12 posted on 02/13/2014 10:24:03 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Libloather

Funny how pussified liberals are today. Go back even 30 years and it took apocalyptic blizzards to get a snow day.


13 posted on 02/13/2014 10:29:03 AM PST by Norm Lenhart
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To: Libloather

During the last snow storm in NY few parents sent their kids to school. De Blasio should get a clue from that.


14 posted on 02/13/2014 10:31:55 AM PST by goldi
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Al Roker blasts De Blasio for keeping schools open - comes under fire for putting kids in danger

I'm surprised the headline didn't refer to them as "little ones."

15 posted on 02/13/2014 10:36:34 AM PST by Steely Tom (How do you feel about robbing Peter's robot?)
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To: Libloather

One assclown criticizes another.

Yawn.


16 posted on 02/13/2014 10:40:06 AM PST by sauropod (Fat Bottomed Girl: "What difference, at this point, does it make?")
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To: Libloather
In Ohio, snow days are determined by the local school district superintendent.

This is another example of how governing functions best at the lowest level possible.
17 posted on 02/13/2014 10:54:49 AM PST by mmichaels1970
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To: Norm Lenhart
Funny how pussified liberals are today. Go back even 30 years and it took apocalyptic blizzards to get a snow day.

I attribute it more to fear of lawyers than fear of snow. Stupid lawsuits have ruined a lot of things that were once part of the American experience.
18 posted on 02/13/2014 10:56:47 AM PST by mmichaels1970
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To: mmichaels1970

That’s very true as well. But pussification is a part of that also.


19 posted on 02/13/2014 10:58:35 AM PST by Norm Lenhart
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To: Norm Lenhart

When I was a kid, school board policy was that if you lived within 2 1/2 miles of your school, you walked to school.

Which we did on many days WAY worse than today.

Of course with a minimum of five miles of walking every day, we did not need a big government anti-obesity initiative.


20 posted on 02/13/2014 10:59:05 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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