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Duppers

(28,469 posts) Wed Nov 3, 2021, 12:57 AM Nov 2021

"I don't think parents should be telling schools what they should teach." [View all]

Terry McCauliffe said this in Sept.

Hubs & I looked at each other & said "Oh, shit. There goes the election."

This was *the issue*.

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"I don't think parents should be telling schools what they should teach." [View all] Duppers Nov 2021 OP

He was never able to clean that answer up. bottomofthehill Nov 2021 #1

After the right wing media chamber blasted it out nonstop budkin Nov 2021 #2

Youngkin blasted it out non-stop. onenote Nov 2021 #14

In all fairness wouldn't you? cinematicdiversions Nov 2021 #39

Of course. But the "blame the media" crowd seems to think they cost McAuliffe the election onenote Nov 2021 #41

Of Course..... Dorian Gray Nov 2021 #45

Trump said far worse. The difference is the Republicans are viscous in their campaigning. Doodley Nov 2021 #3

Trump said far worse, and we kept chasing his latest gaffe Amishman Nov 2021 #38

But Trump wasn't running for Virginia governor last week. fescuerescue Nov 2021 #52

That's a VERY indelicate way to make what is a somewhat valid point ... Hugh_Lebowski Nov 2021 #4

My sentiments exactly. Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2021 #43

I disagree that it's a valid point fescuerescue Nov 2021 #53

You're reading the words that are in the OP very differently than I am Hugh_Lebowski Nov 2021 #56

That's My Read RobinA Nov 2021 #58

Totally RobinA Nov 2021 #57

It's a pretty stupid thing to say, that's for sure. LisaL Nov 2021 #5

Sure, parents don't make the curriculum at schools but... In It to Win It Nov 2021 #6

what was the point of that? pstokely Nov 2021 #7

That's the point I think. ForgedCrank Nov 2021 #8

but its true MFM008 Nov 2021 #9

Should you have any input on what your kid will get to read? LisaL Nov 2021 #11

my parents didn't have input MFM008 Nov 2021 #17

my parents complained once when a history teacher integrated religious doctrine into material cadoman Nov 2021 #23

I can't imagine why we have lost the poor and working class... nt cinematicdiversions Nov 2021 #42

So a bunch of uneducated yokels Elessar Zappa Nov 2021 #50

And you prove my point. cinematicdiversions Nov 2021 #60

Would you say the same thing Dorian Gray Nov 2021 #46

Obviously RobinA Nov 2021 #59

Do you really feel that all parents are hillbillies? fescuerescue Nov 2021 #54

Yes, that was definitely very poorly phrased. BlueCheeseAgain Nov 2021 #10

Actually, this is true. Parents should not dictate curriculum. Gaugamela Nov 2021 #12

Bingo Bango. If that's the case, All parents tulipsandroses Nov 2021 #15

It was almost malletgirl02 Nov 2021 #13

Right. H2O Man Nov 2021 #16

The irony is the parents still won't tell the schools what to teach. GoodRaisin Nov 2021 #18

Considering that legislation can't get passed without Dem support, he's just gonna issue In It to Win It Nov 2021 #19

Providing we hold on to the state legislature. GoodRaisin Nov 2021 #20

Well, the state senate wasn't on the ballot so we keep that at least until 2023 In It to Win It Nov 2021 #22

He'll be governor for at least 4 years. GoodRaisin Nov 2021 #24

Only 4 years AZSkiffyGeek Nov 2021 #33

half of it was and we lost that half dsc Nov 2021 #47

they will believe the repub when he tells them that "critical race theory" is out rampartc Nov 2021 #28

For some voters it came across like he was telling parents it wasn't any of their business MichMan Nov 2021 #21

Pretty much rpannier Nov 2021 #25

It was at the height of parents harassing and threatening Mad_Machine76 Nov 2021 #48

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Terry put his foot in his mouth and... Duppers Nov 2021 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author jfz9580m Nov 2021 #31

But, really, they shouldn't, right? Recursion Nov 2021 #29

+1 betsuni Nov 2021 #32

We need to say things in public that make people feel empowered, not disenfranchised. KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2021 #34

That is what I am thinking. LiberatedUSA Nov 2021 #35

K&R, ***19% SWING FROM NON COLLEGE EDUCATED WHITE WOMEN*** uponit7771 Nov 2021 #36

It's an unspoken truth, but no one can openly admit it. Tommy Carcetti Nov 2021 #37

The customer ISN't always right. But the customer fescuerescue Nov 2021 #55

He wasn't wrong... but that was a fucking stupid thing to say out loud. Act_of_Reparation Nov 2021 #40

Yeah Dorian Gray Nov 2021 #44

As if the parents don't already know the quality of their neighborhood schools. lindysalsagal Nov 2021 #49

He was just wrong on that fescuerescue Nov 2021 #51

It was a dumb fucking thing to say. harumph Nov 2021 #61