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MFM008

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9. but its true

Wed Nov 3, 2021, 01:10 AM

Nov 2021

why should a bunch of hillbillies determine what my kid will get to read?
90 percent of them are imminently unqualified to determine much of anything
If they dont like the schools curriculum they can go private or keep their brats at home.
Im just saying- of course you cant say what you REALLY think in politics..........

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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

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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