Comments on: Election 2012

By: George

George — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:16:11 +0000

Another round of “objectivity” and “non-bias” sponsored by our dues sponsored website EducationVotes:
EducationVotes reports boldly that “… of the 5 companies with the most employees donating to Romney, all 5 are banks or financial service firms.” Wow, is that damning?!
So, lets search the EdVotes website for “Obama Campaign Contributors” and see what we find… “Nothing Found Sorry, but nothing matched your search criteria.” Well, I expected to see some financial institutions that the president bailed-out with our money, but I guess EdVotes over-looked that one. Would that have been just as damning? Perhaps, if the NEA employees we pay for hurry-up and read this, you’ll be luckier finding some info when you check later. Ya know, it’s hurry-up and fix-it time before November… full speed. Oh, give an example of that… I like this one: “In a last-ditch effort to “fix” America before the November elections, President Barack Obama, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, and certain members of Congress have orchestrated a gamble of global proportions . . .
A gamble that has INTENTIONALLY destroyed the value of the dollar and eliminated yields on safe investments, leaving most Americans feeling betrayed.”
Aaron DeHoog,
Financial Publisher
Newsmax and Moneynews

Oh, another EdVotes comment points to the “shameful” amount of money spent by Romney on TV campaign ads. Don’t they realize how much the Obama camp has in its war chest and what they’ll be doing with it before November?
Yes, things are looking bleak. A final thought in from Doug Patton, “…the secret of Barack Obama’s hopes for re-election: pander to the ignorant who buy the lies of the left and would not have a clue how to survive without a nanny-state to take care of them.” Now, that’s scary. After giving up a vote, they’ll be easy to throw “under-the-bus” (well, lets hope not a school bus).
Is it wrong to ask for some objectivity here? Gosh, it isn’t NBC news…but, possibly an understudy of it. EdVotes should look at both sides equally, and stop grand-standing for the Democrats.

By: George

George — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 05:43:42 +0000

It’s time to rid Federal governmental control over education. NCLB doesn’t work. Teachers do not need ineffective measures like test scores to dictate how to teach. Teachers have been trained to teach. It’s time to let them do their jobs! Less Federal governmental control over education is needed, not the opposite. Administrators without teaching experience that bully teachers have no place in education… get rid of them! The Obama administration is growing Federal governmental controls in all phases of American life. Enough, is enough! Spending is unjustified to the tune of trillions of dollars as teaching staffs are reduced, fair work environments for educators are threatened, and educational programs have been cut. Our Nation’s future is under attack. Our freedoms are under attack. Public Education is under attack. There are many State Education Associations fighting to improve agendas in their home states. Return the power to the State governments to educate its citizens and end the useless bickering between the parties in Washington who have failed to do their jobs to improve the role of Public Education in this country. The State Education Associations will be able to negotiate on their home turfs to regain improved relations with their State governments and its citizens. I hope a new leader emerges that deserves the vote of every American in 2012. We, as a nation, have to do better than this!

By: J

Sat, 31 Mar 2012 16:44:12 +0000

While we continue to fight our own battles locally, our Politicians have gotten together and are taking more and more of our benefits and rights. The NEA should take the lead in uniting all teachers’ unions across the USA and invite all the other unions (police officers, fire fighters, State, Federal, etc.) and include Private middle and low income workers. We can only win if we unite. Our strength lies in numbers and unity. Think about it the next time you hear of children who sleep on a bare floor with no dinner because their parent’s could not afford it and how our government has plenty of money for standardized testing but not enough to provide a healthy lunch for children in schools, provide after school tutors and give pay raises or hire more teachers so there are 2 per class with smaller class sizes (10 students per 2 teachers) and hire more teacher aids, counselors, case workers, police officers in order to provide safe passage for kids to get to and from school and ensure that school busses have an extra adult to help bus drivers so bus drivers can concentrate on the road instead of on the kids and the road. It is a wonderful thing to know that professional athletes such as Tibow can get paid $96 million dollars for a 5 year contract yet teachers are trying to change the world one child at a time and their benefits and salaries are being taken away. People who work in private companies should also be disgusted because they are at the mercy of employers who exploit them. We need to unite. Who will take the lead so our VOICE is heard?

By: George

George — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:11:26 +0000

Gasoline prices getting to you? Now, the EPA has identified CO2 as a greenhouse gas. This will make it mandatory for any new electric coal generators to emit 50% less CO2. Well, forget about any new electric coal generators. So, what? Care to see a dramatic increase in your electric bill under the Obama Administration? Gee, I thought President Obama wanted algae to save us…doesn’t algae require photosynthesis to live? That’s: sunlight, water, and Carbon Dioxide! I just can’t understand why everyone keeps telling me to vote for him.

By: George

George — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 22:21:07 +0000

Double your fun…the Congressional Budget Office made a slight mistake on Obamacare. Now they tell us that it won’t cost $900 billion. It will cost $1.8 trillion!
Oh well, business as usual. I would imagine there aren’t any teachers in the CBO since there is no evidence of accountability.

By: George

George — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 21:04:08 +0000

Well, if you think you’ve heard it all… our Federal government under the sitting president is now attacking our National bird. That’s right, a hunting permit has been issued to kill bald eagles. There will be nothing sacred left in this country if he is allowed to continue. An explanatory video is at http://news.yahoo.com/video/us-15749625/permit-to-kill-an-american-symbol-28621180.html
Vote for Obama if you want to see the end of the United States of America.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:15:45 +0000

George, did you know that abortion has been legal for almost an entire generation? You sound like you think if we don’t abolish it, ALL pregnancies will be terminated, and there will be no more kids and humanity will die. The End. This is why men should really stay out of women’s issues, please. Just so you know, and can tell your buddies: Women do NOT get pregnant, mysteriously discover it 5 months later, panic, and abort. You will be surprised to find out we know within days of conception, usually. Then we usually keep it, unless there is some real threat to our lives, or our baby’s lives, or our family’s well-being.
Just so you know, most of us who are pro-choice don’t actually exercise that option.
God, you are the reason people don’t respect educators. Please stop.

By: George

George — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 05:09:21 +0000

I guess you didn’t read Treed’s comment that “EdVotes, are paid for out of dues dollars.”
Now, the “political action” suggested on the EdVotes site seems to be to re-elect Obama as president in 2012. This contradicts your view that “None of your NEA / WEA dues money goes to political action.”
Furthermore, you as an intelligent person, should be one to understand the frustration experienced by those members who realize their dues are being spent to support a political socialist agenda they do not believe in as Americans and educators. And, thank goodness for the sake of the country there are quite a few of us.
I just don’t get it. When educators look into the eyes of their students, isn’t it unnerving to realize those innocents will have to repay the trillions of dollars in debt created by the current administration?

By: George

George — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 05:36:46 +0000

Tweed,
Thank you for the information about contributions to the NEA, and about the payment for the NEA website. The only “shocker” here seems to be that our dues pay for the EdVotes website. That being the case, I find it hard to believe so much support is given to the Democratic Party’s agenda to re-elect President Obama. It seems other dues paying members in this forum have expressed support for the Republican Party’s goals by expressing them here only to be referred to as an “idiot” or “bigot” to quote one comment, for holding such views. I would think that the presence of such a degrading comment left on a dues supported site, doesn’t represent a place for unbiased views. All members should have the right to express opinions here without personal attacks for their beliefs. And, unfortunately, internet bullying does not belong here as site commenting policy suggests. The fact it exists here shows an evident flaw in the site’s existence. Obviously, we all don’t agree with the present administration’s actions or views. I, totally, disagree with the President’s notion, for example, that everybody should attend college. Does that make me an idiot, or someone who understands that all students should be able to choose their own paths based upon their interests, goals, and abilities? Apologize to our enemies, who’ve killed fellow Americans… we need a change. If our dues pays for this site, and it has to be so biased, then it should be dumped.