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Posted on 01/27/2018 5:26:27 PM PST by markomalley
A California councilman and high school history teacher was caught on video disparaging the United States military and calling its members “dumbshits” who are not “high-level thinkers.”
Gregory Salcido is a current member of the Pico Rivera, California, city council.
Three profanity-laced videos surfaced on Facebook Friday of Salcido declaring to his students that members of the military are dumb people who joined because they were poor students and that they are the “lowest of our low” of the country.
“They’re the frickin’ lowest of our low,” Salcido can be heard saying.
Three video of Salcido’s comments were posted to Facebook by a family friend of the student who took it and they quickly went viral. The student, who wished to remain anonymous, is the son and nephew of military veterans and told the local paper, “It was so disrespectful to my dad and my uncles and all veterans and those still in the military.”
Throughout the three videos, Salcido can be heard using vulgar language to describe the military as failed students with no other options but to serve. “We’ve got a bunch of dumbshits over there. Think about the people who you know who are over there — your freaking stupid uncle Louis or whatever, they’re dumbshits. They’re not, like, high-level thinkers, they’re not academic people, they’re not intellectual people, they’re the freaking lowest of our low. Not morally, I’m not saying they make bad moral decisions, they’re not talented people,”
Watch:
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Salcido is currently a member of the city council.
This is not Salcido’s first brush with controversy. In 2012, he was accused of smacking one of his students who he said was disruptive.
The school district is investigating the videos and refused to comment on a “personnel matter.”
Salcido is currently on vacation, but posted a vague comment to his Facebook page about the controversy.
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Other posts on Salcido’s Facebook pages show he is not a fan of President Donald Trump.
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On the official webpage for his city council job, Salcido’s bio reads, “Councilman Salcido credits his students for being a constant reminder that keeping a positive and optimistic disposition is necessary for a productive future.”
He loves the moron Obama, who led the US into decline. This maggot needs to be fired.
Conservatives who are the business owners, scientists and military think the liberal parasites who have manipulated themselves to live off other’s labor are actually the lowest of low, among the ticks of politics.
I wonder if he knows anyone in the military. Because his description is way off.
Not true from the ones I’ve encountered. Enlistees included, not just officers. Clearly the councilman is speaking about himself and his line of work perhaps?
This guy needs to be fired right now....so he can run for United States Congress!!!
Un-employment was mass for people like this ..
Military includes a high proportion of Hispanics. So what’s he saying?
Pico Rivera is located about 20 - 25 miles east of downtown LA. Was once a beautiful and prosperous city. Now it’s a city over run with illegal aliens and gangs, and governed by LA Raza / Reconquista types in the schools and city government.
Pretty much a sh#thole, IMHO.
They’re just really asking for it....eventually, someone is gonna give it em.
NOT to get ones blood boiling over. It’s obvious the asshat is a projecting Democrat. Every word I’ve read in this article states as much.
I propose a PPV cage match between him and any military member of any branch, including females.
It would be a sight to behold. But sadly would only last 10 seconds, max.
The same ilk who refer to certain citizens as deplorables.
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“This maggot needs to be fired.”
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This maggot needs to have his ass kicked by a member of the U.S. military.
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Unintelligent, untalented people are in every paycheck sector. Public schools and city councils seem to have an overabundance of them.
Without soldiers, the freedom of speech
would not exist. This guy is a liberal
virus. Hopefully, his students are not
indoctrinated into his way of thinking.
On the lighter side, he may be correct
in at least some of his rhetoric, the
armed forces did entertain soldiers like
Chelsea Manning and Bough Burgdall.(sp?)
I’d rather be in the military anywhere than a councilman in Pico Rivera.
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