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DirkGently

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1. Jesus. And some ageism, for good measure.

Reply to nashville_brook (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 10:30 AM

Nov 2012

"bad, burnt-out, longtime teachers ... better, younger teachers."

So, essentially,"We want to fire teachers making too much money to replace them with cheaper labor, and opposing that is akin to football coaches raping boys in the shower."

The people responsible need to be asked to defend this nauseating filth publicly, preferably on national television.

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*DESPICABLE* FL GOP mailer portrays teacher-candidate as Sandusky: b/c unions = child rape (pics) [View all] nashville_brook Nov 2012 OP

Jesus. And some ageism, for good measure. DirkGently Nov 2012 #1

Blue Cross Blue Shield needs to be held responsible for funding this. nashville_brook Nov 2012 #3

A once-good organization is now fully corrupted. DirkGently Nov 2012 #5

and set up for even more corruption...stay tuned. nashville_brook Nov 2012 #21

Read younger, cheaper teachers.... ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #8

Of course. It takes decades for most teachers to get decent pay. DirkGently Nov 2012 #9

+1 nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #13

Smells like desperation. Scuba Nov 2012 #2

With a strong whiff of batshit, amorality. DirkGently Nov 2012 #16

They *do* know that Sandusky is a registered Republican, right? BlueCaliDem Nov 2012 #4

+1 nashville_brook Nov 2012 #15

Not all Republicans are child molesters, but ... DirkGently Nov 2012 #17

Well, I never claimed they were, but Sandusky is, BlueCaliDem Nov 2012 #19

Whoops -- not my point. I was crudely suggesting all child molesters are Republicans. DirkGently Nov 2012 #20

invoke SAndusky then say YOUNGER = BETTER elehhhhna Nov 2012 #6

Okay, now it's even creepier. Thanks / Gack! DirkGently Nov 2012 #7

The first two talking points are right out of the Obama/Duncan ed "reform" playbook. Smarmie Doofus Nov 2012 #10

It's still crazy enough to be shocking. DirkGently Nov 2012 #11

lots of folks are saying the repub lost the seat with this... nashville_brook Nov 2012 #12

Be interesting when "outside groups" kill their own candidate. DirkGently Nov 2012 #14

Looks like the Orlando Sentinel has picked this up DirkGently Nov 2012 #18

God damn them. This is a new low even for them. Initech Nov 2012 #22