http://www.cbsnews.com/live/video/trump-addresses-reporters-ahead-of-event/

http://www.tickld.com/x/jaw/the-entire-bible-explained-in-one-facebook-post

Source: Daily News Bin

Donald Trump held one of the larger rallies of the 2016 election in Mobile Alabama on Friday night, drawing a crowd that was claimed by attendees to be as large as forty thousand in size, though the half empty venue suggests it may have been closer to twenty thousand people. The outsider candidate for President is currently the republican frontrunner, and is touting the event as a sign that his candidacy – which many in the mainstream consider a joke – is to be taken seriously. He posted a picture of the rally as evidence. One problem: literally everyone in the crowd is white, even though Mobile is a majority black city.

Read more: http://www.dailynewsbin.com/news/donald-trump-rally-draws-40000-white-people-in-mostly-black-alabama-town/21791/

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What has my country become when people embrace an asshole like Trump?

http://www.ushistory.org/documents/pledge.htm

In 1954, in response to the Communist threat of the times, President Eisenhower encouraged Congress to add the words "under God," creating the 31-word pledge we say today. Bellamy's daughter objected to this alteration. Today it reads:

"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

She was great. So was Estelle Getty.

I will lose it when Betty White leaves us!

Never for the money, as many more jobs pay a lot more. Starting average salary for a teacher nationwide is around 32K, while the average salary is around 44K.

Never for fame. What fame? Teachers are never going to be famous.

Never for respect. Those that control the system crap on teachers everyday (Arne Duncan's "teachers are the bottom of the barrel," Chris Christie's "I want to punch teacher's unions," Saran Palin's mocking of eduction, etc) and do it with little regard.

Never for prestige. Parents, so many times, view teachers are the enemy, especially if a teacher challenges preconceived notions.

Never for honesty, as no teacher can be 100% honest with people. No teacher can tell a parent they are worthless, even if they are. No teacher can tell the administration their policies hurt students. No teacher can tell a politician that their nonsense is destroying the classroom.

Never for kudos. Everyone knows how to teach, even if they never stepped foot in the classroom.

Why do these people do the job? Why do they do the most thankless job on the planet?

Because they are a special breed. They are a special type of person. Ones that sacrifice the best years of their lives so your children can have a good future in the face of everyone working to destroy everything. Because they are what America strives to be. Because they are selfless, dedicated and caring.

Because we are exactly what we are: Teachers. And when it all works right, it is the most beautiful feeling ever.


Like I said, when it works right, your heart just melts.