Wow! Has anyone seen this? I hope they do some good.

[Arkansas Granny]

Link to tweet

Matt Rodewald FOX 10
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@Matt_Fox10
LOOK: A stunning image of just how many teachers are marching to the Arizona State Capitol. #RedForEd

[MoonRiver]

1. Incredible!

[DownriverDem]

49. Except

When some of them are interviewed they say they are repubs. How in God's name can anyone who relies on public funds vote repub?

[MoonRiver]

55. Brainwashing

[Hortensis]

60. They believe in teaching and education, of course.

By far most Republicans believe in universal public education funded by taxes.

That magnificent 2-mile-long march of conservatives and liberals united in common purpose is exactly what our nation needs. And a lot more of it.

United we stand against our common enemies, divided we fall before our common enemies.

So to speak.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. I hope they do some good too.

Those numbers should get the attention of the State Capitol folks.

[jes06c]

42. Nope

According to local news coverage, our Republican governor and Republican majority legislature went on recess early on during the rally

[workinclasszero]

57. "First they ignore you,

then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win."

Mahatma Gandhi

[Wwcd]

3. K & R Thanks for posting. Inspiring Pic!

[dameatball]

4. Wow! That was a Fox station? I figured they would still be covering Melania's hat.

[Brother Buzz]

6. A Fox affiliate station is NOT the Fox News Channel

Our local Fox affiliate station does a really decent job reporting the local news in a fairly unbiased fashion. Unfortunately negotiations are underway for Sinclair Broadcasting to acquire that station and things will change for the worse.

[dameatball]

30. Sinclair acquired our most heavily viewed station here in 2017. Thanks for the explanation.

[DownriverDem]

50. yea but

Don't they go to Fox News reporters for national stories? I've seen it happen.

[Brother Buzz]

52. Yes, Fox news feed sans the Fox talking heads spin

[rdmtimp]

66. Channel 10 in Phoenix is a Fox owned-and-operated station...

the same way that WNBC in New York is an NBC owned and operated station.

[Brother Buzz]

67. There's a strong rumor Sinclair Broadcasting will spin this station over to Fox

It's part of the Tribune Media Company buyout. It was announced months ago, but the sale seems to be stalled somehow.

[forgotmylogin]

48. The local Fox affiliate news station (in my area at least) is pretty good.

And I think most of them are what we think of as standard "neutral" evening news. That what makes the "must read" Sinclair statement so heinous. Many of them didn't appreciate having to do that at all.

[Stallion]

59. Dallas Fox station is Decent for Local News But I can Tell When they are Using Faux News Goggles

...and promptly turn channel especially when they turn to national perspective

[Wounded Bear]

5. I kind of doubt those are all teachers...

but the show of force by them and their supporters is pretty awesome.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

7. Awesome!

[zentrum]

8. Love the rise of teachers!!

[BigmanPigman]

9. YEAH!

I have marched with my local teachers union at least a dozen times over my career as a union rep for my school site. "Teachers Build The Future" (that is our union slogan)and the GOP destroys it (that is MY add-on).

[Nitram]

10. The tide has turned, the Movement is on!

[barbtries]

11. i was in Phoenix 2 days ago.

it was 96 degrees. this picture brought tears to my eyes.

[CTyankee]

12. Are they wearing pink pussy hats? All I see is a mass of pink heads... gotta be hot in AZ...

I have one of those hats and they are WARM...

[Arkansas Granny]

16. The tag says Red for Ed. Red shirts?

[CTyankee]

58. Yup. I found out about Red for Ed just after posting this.

Great cause. Good for those teachers.

[mountain grammy]

13. Fantastic! Yay teachers!

[Honeycombe8]

14. Almost as many as people @ Trump's inauguration!!!!

(just kidding!) That's a lot of teachers. The stream of teachers looks like ants from a distance. You know how ants stream out to go somewhere? Amazing.

[OhNo-Really]

15. Awesome. Some spine, long overdue. The kids can march with them imho

Huge proportion of real estate taxes go to Education as depicted on our tax statements.

We wont have teachers unless a teacher can support a family. Too hard a job for peanuts

[YessirAtsaFact]

54. The pay is so out of proportion to the job

Teachers can probably make as much or more money in other jobs, so why not?

If the pay is low enough, worries about losing your job won’t stop you from taking action

[smirkymonkey]

17. K&R

Good for them. They aren't going to take it anymore and they are serious.

[malaise]

18. Most Excellent

Rec

[kairos12]

19. I was in attendance. Great event!

[Arkansas Granny]

22. How many attended? It looks like a great crowd.

[kairos12]

24. Estimated 50,000.

[Arkansas Granny]

25. That's impressive.

[Omaha Steve]

20. K&R!

[bluestarone]

21. AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!! RED WAVE!!!

RED WAVE!!!!!!!!!!! BLUE WAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is our year!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[poboy2]

23. r'd

[LisaM]

26. Awww, it brings tears to my eyes.

My father was a public school teacher and worked very hard (he's retired now). The lack of respect teachers get in this country is absurd.

[tomp]

27. That's an invading force. They will not be denied. nt

[trof]

28. Isn't that tRump's inauguration crowd?

[BobTheSubgenius]

29. The VERY best of luck to them.

Teachers deserve so much better than they are given.

[Cha]

31. Heartwarming!

Mahalo, AG

[IluvPitties]

32. Amen!

[Kurt V.]

33. it looks like

an exclamation point!

[SayItLoud]

34. Hope they get their

due! And also hope they realize how tRUMP is screwing them via tax, Devoss et al. But, didn't a Repube just win in Arizona?

[appalachiablue]

35. Teachers ROCK!

K & R

[S.E. TN Liberal]

36. Truly an impressive showing.

Each individual there made the choice to show up.

We all face that decision for events. Join in and be a part of something bigger than we can ever be by our lonesome.

[raven mad]

37. I am in AWE!!!!

Teachers 💐💐💐💓💐💐💐!!!!

[Demovictory9]

38. wow

[SergeStorms]

39. That's impressive.

Here's hoping they can get the Arizona lawmakers to ante up. Honestly, you couldn't pay me enough to be a teacher in this day and age. For those who do, I have the utmost respect and admiration.

[jes06c]

41. Sad but true

At the right restaurant, you could make as much money waiting tables as you could as an Arizona teacher

[SergeStorms]

44. Even sadder,

many are waiting tables (a noble undertaking) because of nationwide school budget cutbacks. Even at twice their annual salary they deserve and earn every damned cent.

[jes06c]

40. My wife is a teacher, and she was there

Even charter schools are beginning to support this, which is kind of a surprise because a lot of the charter schools in Arizona are run by right wing groups, and push a conservative ideology.

Then again, in Arizona teachers at charter schools make even less than their public school counterparts.

[backtoblue]

43. Whoa! Kick and Rec!!!!!

[oasis]

45. Rachel Maddow gave them a shout out on her Thursday night show. nt

[bonniebgood]

46. Idon't understand how this is going to do any good when AZ

keep voting republican into office.

[Arkansas Granny]

47. This post might provide a little insight.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210546485

[leanforward]

51. They'll do some good.

[Gothmog]

53. This was an amazing demonstration

[workinclasszero]

56. Wow!

Incredible! Go teachers!!

[bjvom]

61. Wanna bet...

...Sarah Huckleberry Saddlebags will say this is a picture of "the tremendous crowd" showing support for the orange menace?

[rockfordfile]

62. Wow

[niyad]

63. and here is a shot of the denver rally

?w=587

[Lifelong Protester]

64. I hope it works out better than WI.

I know in WI we were trying to protect our union, but we were marching in red!

[Angry Dragon]

65. A LOT!!

[Initech]

68. It looks like an artery!

Which is good because we need to pump some blood into our politics!

[jimmy2.0]

69. I spent the week vacationing in Flagstaff.

At first I thought that the #RedforED signs all over the place were campaign signs for a republican governor named ed.