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Chicago Teachers Union Prez Blames 'Rich White People'
Investor's Business Daily ^ | June 20, 2013 | IBD EDITORIALS

Posted on 06/20/2013 5:59:34 PM PDT by raptor22

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To: ConservativeInPA

She has such a pleasant looking face.

21 posted on 06/20/2013 6:20:22 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: raptor22

She has a valid point.
Why would anyone seek advice from an Olympic athlete on how to improve one’s performance in athletics?

Why would anyone seek advice from a golf pro on the game of golf?

Why would anyone seek out a certified financial advisor on money management?

I can’t think of a single reason to inquire of a military officer about battle strategies.

Likewise, it makes no sense to seek out someone who has been well educated on education policies.


22 posted on 06/20/2013 6:21:58 PM PDT by gitmo ( If your theology doesn't become your biography it's useless.)
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To: ConservativeInPA

How many children has she eaten so far?


23 posted on 06/20/2013 6:24:50 PM PDT by ronnie raygun (Yesterdays conspiracies are todays truths)
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To: raptor22
Lewis has fought the use of any objective analysis of teacher performance despite the fact that just 15% are proficient in reading and that four of 10 CPS students do not graduate from high school.

All we need to know about this wretched woman.

24 posted on 06/20/2013 6:25:05 PM PDT by windsorknot
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To: Red in Blue PA

true!!!


25 posted on 06/20/2013 6:25:07 PM PDT by dennisw (too much of a good thing is a bad thing - Joe Pine)
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To: raptor22

We wouldn’t have 3/4 of the problams in this country that we have now, if we had never had a dark skinned person here.

It isn’t pretty, but it is the truth.


26 posted on 06/20/2013 6:26:05 PM PDT by Truth2012
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To: Grampa Dave; granite; GreenFreeper; grjr21; I got the rope; IchBinEinBerliner; jaredt112; JayB; ...

IBD EDITORIAL PING


27 posted on 06/20/2013 6:26:10 PM PDT by raptor22 (Visit my blog at True Conservatives on Twitter: http://t.co/IKpP3cwq)
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To: raptor22

The white man’s taxes are what keeps the Chicago school system running and keeps this she-beast well supplied with greasy pork chops


28 posted on 06/20/2013 6:28:39 PM PDT by dennisw (too much of a good thing is a bad thing - Joe Pine)
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To: raptor22
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29 posted on 06/20/2013 6:28:50 PM PDT by Snickering Hound
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To: dragnet2
Dang, I didn't know Frau Blücher has a cousin...


30 posted on 06/20/2013 6:29:21 PM PDT by taildragger (( Tighten the 5 point harness and brace for Impact Freepers, ya know it's coming..... ))
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To: raptor22
Ah yes they cant accept the truth they failed lets blame the evil rich whites their Racist. Yawn!
31 posted on 06/20/2013 6:30:37 PM PDT by bikerman (Obama! if his lips are moving he's lying.)
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32 posted on 06/20/2013 6:32:33 PM PDT by raptor22 (Visit my blog at True Conservatives on Twitter: http://t.co/IKpP3cwq)
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To: ConservativeInPA
See! Public schools and affirmative action are epic fails.
33 posted on 06/20/2013 6:35:06 PM PDT by MileHi ( "It's coming down to patriots vs the politicians." - ovrtaxt)
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To: ConservativeInPA
That is what a union slug president looks like. But she voted for McCain and Romney.

So SHE was the one!

34 posted on 06/20/2013 6:35:15 PM PDT by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: raptor22

“When will we address the fact that rich white people think they know what’s in the best interests of African-American and Latino children, no matter what their parents’ income or education level?” she said during a luncheon presentation to the City Club of Chicago.

Race is one of Lewis’ favorite topics, even though it largely distracts, inflames and muddies whatever policy issue she attempts to advance at the time. In her speech Tuesday, those issues included the need for art and music in Chicago Public Schools, the desire for bold ideas from City Hall and tax reform to fund the schools.

During her City Club speech, Lewis referred over and over to “the children.” She attacked “rich white people” who don’t really care about “black and brown” kids. She attacked banks, CPS, City Hall, Springfield, CEOs and, of course, editorial boards.

But let’s be honest about what CTU is and what it does. It’s a labor union whose primary responsibility is to protect and boost the pay and benefits of the adults in the system. CTU supporters may hoist signs at rallies that read, “Make Kids a Priority!” But CTU doesn’t, nor is it designed to.

Putting kids first would conflict with the very tenets of CTU’s agenda. Putting kids first would mean expanding school choice, eliminating tenure, prohibiting teacher strikes and instituting merit pay. Those policies offer the city’s least advantaged students a shot at a better school. Those policies keep strong teachers in the classroom.

CTU consistently fights those policies. Like all teacher unions, CTU is devoted to protecting pay and pensions for the grown ups. Just look at the pension stalemate in Springfield. Stalling necessary pension changes has been priority No. 1.

http://my.chicagotribune.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-76388397/


35 posted on 06/20/2013 6:37:18 PM PDT by kcvl
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36 posted on 06/20/2013 6:39:12 PM PDT by kcvl
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37 posted on 06/20/2013 6:39:16 PM PDT by RightGeek (FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
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To: ConservativeInPA

Isn’t that the woman that John Candy told to go downtown and have a rat gnaw that thing off her face?


38 posted on 06/20/2013 6:39:17 PM PDT by Veggie Todd (What difference does it make?)
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To: RightGeek

Also see http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2201286/Karen-Lewis-Chicago-union-chief-boasts-I-spent-college-years-smoking-lots-weed.html


39 posted on 06/20/2013 6:40:29 PM PDT by RightGeek (FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
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40 posted on 06/20/2013 6:40:45 PM PDT by kcvl
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