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elleng

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7. The phony school issue?

Reply to mcar (Original post)

Tue Nov 2, 2021, 10:39 PM

Nov 2021

If so, might we learn how to DEAL with such?

OR McAuliffe's BAD 'misspeak' about schools/curriculum/parents?

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More perspective on the white woman swing from D to R in VA [View all] mcar Nov 2021 OP

well this is disgusting MFM008 Nov 2021 #1

At least that awful CRT will be taken out of their kids' schools mcar Nov 2021 #4

Virginia rso Nov 2021 #5

As long as they can be racist about it. It's a strong motivator. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2021 #8

Looks like they turned on Trump n/t leftstreet Nov 2021 #2

How do you figure? Youngkin is Trump in a fleece vest. (n/t) SMC22307 Nov 2021 #9

I meant they went with Biden over Trump POTUS leftstreet Nov 2021 #11

Right. They helped deliver Virginia to Biden. SMC22307 Nov 2021 #14

In before "not all white women!!!!" WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2021 #3

No, just a certain percentage of them that handed the election to Trump in a fleece vest. SMC22307 Nov 2021 #10

Youngkin malletgirl02 Nov 2021 #33

🤔... electric_blue68 Nov 2021 #35

You are right it was mostly working class white woman. NT cinematicdiversions Nov 2021 #36

parents shouldnt decide whats taught in schools. mothers don't like hearing that nt msongs Nov 2021 #6

Yup that is it in a nutshell. Nt cinematicdiversions Nov 2021 #17

Ohhh. I wasn't paying that close attention so I didn't hear about that remark... electric_blue68 Nov 2021 #24

Yes, "local control" is a BFD Deminpenn Nov 2021 #27

bull NoRethugFriends Nov 2021 #32

No, it is not Deminpenn Nov 2021 #39

Considering how many worse than shitty parents are out there SouthBayDem Nov 2021 #28

The phony school issue? elleng Nov 2021 #7

While it's a phony issue, it's also wrong to laugh at it without addressing it. Claustrum Nov 2021 #12

CERTAINLY wrong to laugh at it, elleng Nov 2021 #15

How should Mac have phrased it differently? SouthBayDem Nov 2021 #30

As always, Democrats are not only dealing with Republican lies mcar Nov 2021 #18

'Dealing with,' or NOT dealing with? elleng Nov 2021 #19

How do they deal with a media that is strongly slanted against them? mcar Nov 2021 #20

Change the subject leftstreet Nov 2021 #21

It wasn't a "misspeak". Instead of walking it back, he doubled down in subsequent days Klaralven Nov 2021 #29

They like their racism wrapped in an acceptable package Blaukraut Nov 2021 #13

Teaching about slavery or any violence in school, Mary in S. Carolina Nov 2021 #16

So when they get to me, I can shatter their world r�is�n_dubh Nov 2021 #41

Children and teenagers have Mary in S. Carolina Nov 2021 #43

America has a history of brutalizing Mary in S. Carolina Nov 2021 #44

I teach Latin American history... r�is�n_dubh Nov 2021 #45

"I don't think parents should be telling schools what they should teach." Sympthsical Nov 2021 #22

Exactly Mary in S. Carolina Nov 2021 #23

That was a pretty stupid thing to say. LisaL Nov 2021 #31

Terry was a terrible candidate. budkin Nov 2021 #25

This should be more widely understood. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2021 #26

I bet a lot of women felt that way Sucha NastyWoman Nov 2021 #37

When I heard Chille Nov 2021 #42

Wow!! Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2021 #34

I don't know why people still underestimate bigotry ismnotwasm Nov 2021 #38

People assume just because someone voted for a democrat they can't have certain bigoted views JI7 Nov 2021 #40

This JoanofArgh Nov 2021 #46