Ann Romney: "Throw out" the American public education system

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Ann Romney: "Throw out" the American public education system

by noweasels

Ann Romney wants to "throw out" the public education system.

Ann Romney and First Lady Michelle Obama were interviewed for the November issue of Good Housekeeping magazine, just out. Our First Lady, of course was charming, positive and well-informed.

Mrs. Romney? Well . . .

Among her talking points, this:

I've been a First Lady of the State. I have seen what happens to people's lives if they don't get a proper education. And we know the answers to that. The charter schools have provided the answers. The teachers' unions are preventing those things from happening, from bringing real change to our educational system. We need to throw out the system.

Good Housekeeping

Mrs. Romney, of course, is not an educator and has no experience as a teacher. Other than as a candidate's wife (if then), she's probably never even set a well-shod dainty foot inside a public school. She went to private school; so did her husband and children. And the "answers" the charter schools are providing? As mysterious as her tax returns. I guess we'll just have to take her word for it.

And as is said at the end of every useless infomercial – but wait! There’s more.

Why do you think your husband is the best person to be President?

I'd say because of his life experience, starting with the example [his father] George Romney set of being successful in his family and business and then serving in a political sphere. . . . The formula from his perspective was, you never get involved in politics unless you're financially secure and your children are raised. So when our children were older and Mitt had made a bit of money, there was his father's example that you find ways to serve and give back.

(Note: Poor people! Women with children! Young people! Stay out of politics!)

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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/10/27/1147755/-Ann-Romney-Throw-out-the-American-public-education-system

The Des Moines Register endorses a candidate whose wife advocates ending the public education system.

Des Moines Register Taken Over by Fox News (updated)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251183557

[LisaL]

1. Not everybody can spend thousands of $ per year to educate their children in private schools.

[pinto]

2. Oy. Serve us all well and retire to the Caymans.

Why make this messy side track? Cut to the chase and go with your money.

[MichiganVote]

3. The Charter schools have not and never will provide "the answers".

These middle aged wanna be but not gonna be productive members of society have been given every advantage. What do they do? Not a goddamn thing. This woman hasn't worked a goddamn day of her life yet she thinks she can diagnose the American education system. Let's remember that it was her class that prevented integration. Let's remember that it was this woman's class that encouraged discrimination.

Good luck with the tiara reasoning Ann.

[nc4bo]

4. Such a witch and an ignorant one at that. nm

[LiberalElite]

5. How do we go about

throwing HER out??

[Tutonic]

6. I don't believe that all of George Romney's

children were "raised" when he entered into politics. Ann lies as much as Mitt. I'm hoping that once he loses he takes on an additional sister wife--maybe Bay Beauchanan??????

[BlueStreak]

7. Keep talking, lady. Don't stop now. Keep talking.

[SoapBox]

8. What was that Queen Ann? Let them eat CAKE!

...I would rather throw Queen Ann out on her ass...that would make things much simpler.

[NCLefty]

9. I wonder where she gets all of her talking points.

Mitt, the RNC, Fake News, or Rush... hrm...

[Rosa Luxemburg]

10. she is only used to rich people in rich schools

so there would be no education for the poor under the romney

[Squinch]

11. This chick is as dumb as a doorknob.

[oldhippydude]

12. anybody remember Willard's comment on class size ?

fairly early in the campaign... these folks don't have a clue...

[sheshe2]

13. Dear Queen Anne Please go F**K yourself and the horse you road in on!!

[LukeFL]

18. I agree with your outburst- iam so

Angry right now I feel like throwing up.

[Marie Marie]

14. Mitt had made a BIT of money?

Yeah, just like he is a BIT of a liar. I guess the definition of bit has changed. 4 more years of Michelle!!

[davidpdx]

15. Ann Romney: Privatize schools so only rich people can get an education

How white of you!

[Iggo]

16. Rich people.

[LukeFL]

17. Can Someone please xplain why this

Is NOT on major news channel????

[mnhtnbb]

19. I have a better idea: let's throw out Ann Romney and her lyin' Rmoney hubby.

[CTyankee]

20. Oh boy, time to put her back in the closet where they hid her after her last verbal gaffe...

Way to go, Ann! Attack public education! Get valuable prizes!

[politicaljunkie41910]

21. Don't you just love the way Ann Romney picks and chooses what issues she wants to talk about.

When questioned about all the controversial issues involving her husband on the talk show circuit, she responded, "you need to have my husband on your show and ask him that question". Of course the reason her husband hasn't shown up on these shows is because he has no intention of answering any of these controversial questions, thats why he sent her.

Ann Romney uses the MSM to 'humanize' her robotic husband and throws in policy statements when it suits their campaign while bobbing and weaving at other times.

[spiderpig]

22. Ann Romney is a horrible person.

I've seen nothing to make me think otherwise.

[nobunnyclue]

23. The Repukes know that if they can control the education of girls...

... they can accomplish truly incredible things, molding them in their own image of baby machines.

Here's a link to my earlier post on about the remarkable level of manipulation of girls political views coming from "mainstream" Catholic education (yup, it is in fact quite a mainstream option in Ohio where public schools are being assailed by budget cuts). Sending your kids to public is like an admission that you are poor, or don't really care about their education. And Catholic / parochial private schools vastly outnumber a-religious / charter type schools here.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251184483#post17

Will the girls that they have been churning out of these institutions for the past four years deliver Ohio to the Romneys? I'd like to see a poll question: were you educated in public / a-religious school or Catholic / parochial school.

[november3rd]

24. We Need To Speak Up

We need to take every opportunity to counter those talking points and SPEAK UP in favor of teachers, their unions, and America's public schools.

[Left coast liberal]

25. Just keep on talking lady!

She is better than a whole slew of new Obama ads.

[Phx_Dem]

26. She's a delusional shrew. If you can't afford private school for Jr., tough shit for you.