Shrub's Education Secretary says teachers are terrorists

[Rabrrrrrr]

Just got an email from the democratic party. Unbelievable, and yet, as I so often say, totally believable. There are no depths to which this criminal administration will go.

here's the email:

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TEACHERS ARE TERRORISTS, SAYS BUSH EDUCATION SECRETARY

This week, Bush's Education Secretary Rod Paige shocked the nation when he compared America's teachers to terrorists. In a closed-door meeting with the nation's governors, Secretary Paige referred to the National Education Association, which represents 3 million teachers, as a "terrorist" organization.

The shocking comparison came as the Bush administration struggles to defend its broken promises to fully fund the No Child Left Behind Act. State governments, faced with education budgets that are stretched to the limit, are revolting against the administration for abandoning our children.

In Utah and Virginia, Republican-controlled state legislatures have passed (by wide margins) resolutions to opt out of No Child Left Behind if President Bush continues to break his promises to America's families. And those are just two of the growing number of states worried that they can't afford to meet the stringent requirements of NCLB if Bush continues to underfund the law in his budgets.

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Secretary Paige crossed the line when he compared the nation's teachers to terrorists. The administration is trying to shift the blame for its failures and broken promises, but our children deserve results, not excuses.

Click here to sign our petition calling on Secretary Paige to resign for his vile comments and the Bush administration's failure to keep its promise to leave no child behind.

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WOULD PAIGE PUT NATION'S TEACHERS ON TERRORIST LIST?

The State Department keeps a list of foreign terrorist organizations, the worst criminals in the world. Current members include al Qaeda, Hamas, Shining Path, and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.

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Would Secretary Paige add the names of 3 million teachers of America's children to that list?

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1. Oh, but he "apologized"

And there are at least a few here who thought it was a good joke... :grr:

[Rabrrrrrr]

3. Really?

I've been really out of touch with everything this week, haven't hardly been on DU for days.

Paige apologized?

That's kind of beyond apology, I think. I mean, had he called them "bastards" or something, that's one thing, but one doesn't **accidentally** call people terrorists, so if it is accidental, or unintended, or even if he realizes how wrong he was, that was so wrong, if he had any honor he'd resign. And if Shrub had any honor, he'd force him to resign.

But then, if Shrub had any honor, he never would have accepted the Supreme Court's decision.

And this is the party of "integrity" and "personal responsiblity".

I'm puking so bad, I'm dehydrating at the rate of 400ml/s

[Deja Q]

2. The new wave of McCarthyism...

Wasn't the original more than enough?

This is beyond sad...

[Rabrrrrrr]

4. "Are you now, or have you ever been, a terrorist? that is, a teacher,

a Democrat, an artist, an intellectual, a Green or Independant, a Union member, yada yada yada...."

[saltpoint]

5. Paige's remark on educators prompted some --

-- reflection. My 7th grade algebra teacher fit his description, no question.

But apart from her, teachers are tops. I hope a lot of them are voting Democratic this time.

Paige's words were idiotic, even for a Bush appointee.