Originally Posted by Blood_splat (Post 1932839)

Republicans would want to privatize all public schools and make students spend 300 dollars a month on lunches.

Originally Posted by nikimcbee (Post 1932810)

sign, You're thinking of a blue collar union. This is the white collar public union.

Originally Posted by nikimcbee (Post 1932813)

You can laugh all you want, it's Chicago; they're known for their corruption.

Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen (Post 1932815)

The entire demonization of teachers was among the primary reasons that I, a one-time right wing idealogue, began to feel alienation from the Republican Party.
... (poster)
And the anti-intellectualism of the Republican Party is staunchly critical of anyone that has too much "learnin'", which is exactly why their disdain does not stop with K-12 education.

Originally Posted by Ducimus (Post 1932847)

The sterotype seems to be that all teachers are liberal hippies. Particuarly college professors.

Originally Posted by Hottentot (Post 1932856)

I'm a socialist. It says so in my "location", so it must be true.

Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen (Post 1932860)

Yeah, well you socialists also have the best performing schools in the world.

Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen (Post 1932851)

Tell me about it. Oh the names I have been called, and always by people that I don't know or have any connection to.

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk (Post 1932846)

We can find this in writing? :hmmm:

Originally Posted by Ducimus (Post 1932847)

Yeah your right, I was thinking blue collar. Honestly I feel my roots are in the blue collar world. While growing up, my Dad was in the United Steel Workers Union for as long as i could remember. (that membership stopped when he became a Foreman, now he's a "company man". :haha: ). I was in a couple of unions myself. The Teamsters when i was a loader working on a loading dock and Retail Clerks as a box boy, and stocker.

All three of those jobs sucked by the way. They worked your ass off. Always moving, always on your feet. Even though i disliked paying union dues out of my already small paycheck, I walked away from it feeling if it wasn't for the unions, i would have had what piddly time for breaks and lunch i did have. One 10 min break and a 20 min lunch or something like that.


Yeah, you have a point there. I forgot about that.
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The sterotype seems to be that all teachers are liberal hippies. Particuarly college professors.

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk (Post 1932884)

I notice a preponderance of the word "stereotype" thrown around a lot in this thread and others. Sometimes it is not written directly but inferred. Broad statements are mainstay in some cases. There is a general theme and it usually involves Yubba.

Originally Posted by Ducimus (Post 1932909)

It's my personal opinion that while we all paint with a wide brush from time to time, Yubba's brush is the widest, and most consistently used.

Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen (Post 1932815)

...Shel Sliverstien, who wrote 25 Minutes to Go for Johnny Cash...

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk (Post 1932915)

Consistency is admirable.