High School Teacher Turned Democratic Congressman Trolls Republicans With Red Pen

[proud2BlibKansan]

WASHINGTON — When Democratic Rep. Mark Takano got his hands on a draft letter to Speaker John Boehner from conservatives on immigration, he did what any pro-reform member of Congress who was a high school literature teacher for two decades would: took out his red pen and marked up the draft.

Unsurprisingly, he gave the Republican letter an “F.”

“If you don’t understand the bill come by my office and I’ll explain it,” he wrote at the bottom in his best teacherese.

The letter, which is being circulated by Louisiana Republican Rep. Bill Cassidy and is addressed to Boehner, is a rebuke of the Senate’s comprehensive immigration reform bill. It includes complaints that the Senate bill is “over 1,000 pages long” and was created in a “secret and underhanded way.” Cassidy’s letter calls on the House to reject a comprehensive bill in favor of several smaller bills targeted at specific immigration arguments, like border security.

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[NYC_SKP]

1. This is hilarious! K/R and here's a higher resolution image:

[sheshe2]

13. Thank you!

This I can read~

[Warpy]

2. Too funny, it look like it bled to death!

I do love it when they get called on unsupported allegations they just *believe* to be true.

Prove it, Buster, or teacher will give you an "F."

[surrealAmerican]

3. Well played!

[Tx4obama]

4. K&R. Love it !!! :) n/t

[Pholus]

5. Very nice.

Bastards will just cut the next school bill that much more if that is even possible.

[Starry Messenger]

6. He's one of my new political crushes.

His tumblr account is titled "There Will Be Charts". http://repmarktakano.tumblr.com/

[progressoid]

7. Evidence?!

Love that!

And the summation at the end is perfect.

Full screen version: http://repmarktakano.tumblr.com/image/55171410836

[MotherPetrie]

8. K&R

[Pretzel_Warrior]

9. Smart humor. I like it.

[ReRe]

10. Hot Damn... and English/Lit Teacher in Congress!

K&R

And a Democrat! Well, you know why the Republicans don't write many bills in the House... cause they don't know how. Besides, that's work and they are allergic to ANYTHING that resembles work. I give Representative Mark Takano and A+.

[SaveOurDemocracy]

11. Well, that was fun!! Bet that burned some Repuke ass. K&R for Rep Mark Takano!

..........................

[longship]

12. Love red pen markups!

R&

[sheshe2]

14. Well i'd say Takano,

kicked Boehners's ass all the way to the principals office!

Please proceed Congressman Takano!!!

[Volaris]

15. lol thats fantastic=)

More and more, I'm beginning to think "subversive" is something some people are just born with (or if it's learned, it's learned at an age of pre-cognizance, and it's not something you actually remember learning--it's just kinda always there).

Either way, Well Played, Congressman, Well Played INDEED lol.

[alfredo]

16. I love it!

[jaysunb]

17. These are the type people we need to elect to

public service.

[DemoTex]

18. Righteous ..

Seriously righteous stuff here.

[Snarkoleptic]

19. The author of the letter would have been better off if he had

gone with his initial idea of scrawling "I hate brown peeple" on a postcard in crayola.

[dembotoz]

20. my high school German teacher--Emma Jungton retired from the Milwaukee Public Schools and got on

the local school board in a more rural area where she moved.
She was a hated and loved teacher.
Anyway I saw in a local newspaper how she did a similar grading of a letter from the teachers union to the school board.

The teachers were not happy with the grade she gave them.

I laughed myself silly because it was so classic Ms Jungton.

[zipplewrath]

21. Similar grades around here

Truth be known, and I know it's an unfair comparison, similar grades could be given out for most post around here. And I don't particularly exclude myself from this list. Hypothosese posing as fact, summations without support, and unstated assumptions that are poorly grounded. It really is the nature of these types of forums.

I've toyed over the years with suggesting that we have a forum that requires better stated and supported points of view. Unfortunately I suspect it would be the the forum with the lowest content.

[ladym55]

22. Love it!!

This former writing instructor especially loves "weak draft, re-do"!!

We need to do more of this ...

[Scurrilous]

23. K & R