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79. My sister is a teacher in New York who is voting for Hillary!

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Sat Jul 11, 2015, 08:52 PM

Jul 2015

Hillary Clinton Picks Up Teachers Union Endorsement

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Hillary Clinton Picks Up Teachers Union Endorsement [View all] onehandle Jul 2015 OP

Truly Tragic - I Will No Longer Settle For The Lesser Of Two Corporate Evils - Go Bernie Go cantbeserious Jul 2015 #1

You say that in every pro-Clinton thread. George II Jul 2015 #3

Don't sweat the poo pooers, just do this. William769 Jul 2015 #6

Because HRC Is A Corporatist - Americans Have Suffered Long Enough At The Hands Of Corporatists cantbeserious Jul 2015 #9

You forgot to say 3rd way 1%er LuvLoogie Jul 2015 #12

HRC - Is In Fact - A DLC Third Waver - She Represents Wall Street And The 1% As Well cantbeserious Jul 2015 #13

And an oligarch. George II Jul 2015 #16

Oh, Yes! "Oligarch"!! "Authoritarian" "3rdwayer".. boring.. stale .. no impact. Cha Jul 2015 #72

They're impacting the polls, cprise Jul 2015 #116

Simply untrue. Fearless Jul 2015 #20

Does it have to be said? We all know this primary race is progressives vs. DLC third way fbc Jul 2015 #21

Does this have to be said, too? It's a primary race between a live-long DEMOCRAT and an Independent George II Jul 2015 #22

Life long? check your facts fbc Jul 2015 #25

When was Hillary republican? Thinkingabout Jul 2015 #27

When she was president of her college's Young Republicans? fbc Jul 2015 #31

She was elected the president for Young Republicans in her freshman year in college. She Thinkingabout Jul 2015 #41

I don't know what your game is here but going by the link you yourself provided William769 Jul 2015 #43

ROFLMAO!!! Gman Jul 2015 #45

Back in the 60's Bryce Butler Jul 2015 #33

Okay, my mistake...a Democrat for the last 50 years...Sanders? George II Jul 2015 #34

Sanders spent his time being what Democrats should aspire to be. fbc Jul 2015 #38

So was George Wallace in his 1964 campaign Scootaloo Jul 2015 #53

When 21-yr-old Bernie was at the University of Chicago organizing a sit-in LuvLoogie Jul 2015 #54

You have drawn a line in the sand and put a chip on your shoulder LuvLoogie Jul 2015 #30

The line exists. I didn't draw it. fbc Jul 2015 #35

Yes, that's true isn't it? Why can't they just be proud of what they are? senz Jul 2015 #71

You dont speak for everyone. Label yourself. Adrahil Jul 2015 #107

Exactly. they're so used and stale.. it means nothing to me. Cha Jul 2015 #70

There's nothing "maudlin" about supporting American workers. senz Jul 2015 #74

Thank you for getting 'maudlin' in there. tabasco Jul 2015 #120

I’m so freaking sick and tired of Hillary Bashers on D.U. busterbrown Jul 2015 #51

"I just think he would fail miserably in a G.E." Scootaloo Jul 2015 #56

Help us Bernie-Wan, you're our only hope n/t 24601 Jul 2015 #125

The teacher's union obviously doesn't agree with your assessment still_one Jul 2015 #46

The Teachers Did Not Decide - See Posts Down Thread cantbeserious Jul 2015 #47

If you don't mind, can you give me a post number or link, so I know what you are referring to? still_one Jul 2015 #77

so true read down this far into the thread treestar Jul 2015 #83

K & R Iliyah Jul 2015 #2

Ba- yallerdawg Jul 2015 #4

Kick & highly recommended! William769 Jul 2015 #5

Pretty Misguided IMHO colsohlibgal Jul 2015 #7

^^^ THIS ^^^ cantbeserious Jul 2015 #15

Clinton and Sanders and other candidates were interviewed, and the rank and file were polled..... George II Jul 2015 #17

No one polled me. n/t Smarmie Doofus Jul 2015 #78

Union president is board member of Hillarys Super PAC HooptieWagon Jul 2015 #104

From the AFT website..... George II Jul 2015 #129

I think it's called ROI BeyondGeography Jul 2015 #28

I've heard that, too. senz Jul 2015 #89

grrrr. that darn Hillary! misterhighwasted Jul 2015 #32

Yes, Bernie stands with unions. And he's for real. senz Jul 2015 #76

Interesting, and I wonder why. sadoldgirl Jul 2015 #8

Well...a little background on the union head. madfloridian Jul 2015 #10

Thanks for the context. Wilms Jul 2015 #18

"the teachers just finding this out were not so happy either." BeanMusical Jul 2015 #37

Thank you. Your focus on actual facts goes a long way to cutting thru' the FUD. delrem Jul 2015 #50

Someone posted the FB link that I mentioned seeing earlier today. BeanMusical Jul 2015 #93

Holy shit. I had no idea Nevernose Jul 2015 #127

It's all on her. She made this mess. Now her credibility is shot. London Lover Man Jul 2015 #131

Teachers Union is thirdway Monsanto funded. wyldwolf Jul 2015 #11

They endorsed her in 2007 also. The National Education Association (NEA) endorsed Obama. progressoid Jul 2015 #14

And she's going to keep Duncan no doubt Fearless Jul 2015 #19

And you are privy to such info, how? misterhighwasted Jul 2015 #36

For the same reason Obama kept Duncan. Corporate money. Fearless Jul 2015 #42

Lol. Hillary will become Pres 2016 & i have no idea, nor do you, what she will do with Duncan. misterhighwasted Jul 2015 #44

President of a book club maybe n/t Scootaloo Jul 2015 #64

At 1.5 million, the AFT is certainly nothing to scoff at. Bubzer Jul 2015 #23

Read your link..."Occupy Wall Street" hasn't endorsed Sanders. George II Jul 2015 #40

I supose you could make an argument there. Bubzer Jul 2015 #90

"BOOM!" Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2015 #24

Indeed, its Hillary 08. Let us titter over "stale" words like oligarchy cprise Jul 2015 #115

NT ibewlu606 Jul 2015 #26

She has backed teachers for a long time, she places education high on her list. Thinkingabout Jul 2015 #29

there's some teeth gnashing sour grapes with this stellar endorsement. misterhighwasted Jul 2015 #39

In the end, every union will endorse her Gman Jul 2015 #49

Yes they all will endorse HRC in the end. About one year till the Dem Convention misterhighwasted Jul 2015 #57

Well, I wish you were right. But so far, she's just hobnobbed with 1%ers, most of whom are Repubs. senz Jul 2015 #80

ummm. No. misterhighwasted Jul 2015 #82

Misterhighwasted, rightwingers LOVE the1%. Slavishly. I don't "play RW talking points." You have senz Jul 2015 #91

This hardly seems like a right-wing talking point. Bubzer Jul 2015 #94

Where did that graphic come from? George II Jul 2015 #108

The data comes from opensecrets.org Bubzer Jul 2015 #109

She has had some considerable corporate donations however. Many of these are owned by conservatives Bubzer Jul 2015 #92

Not true whatsoever! George II Jul 2015 #106

Pathetic. Teachers endorse a candidate---now teachers are the "third way" enemy. McCamy Taylor Jul 2015 #48

Exactly. Gman Jul 2015 #52

I think they are more like robo-callers than actual supporters. misterhighwasted Jul 2015 #61

Is that how you categorize yourself? former9thward Jul 2015 #111

lol. 3rd way Jesus. A lot of truth in your post. misterhighwasted Jul 2015 #59

Thank you! Starry Messenger Jul 2015 #63

I hate to say it but teachers unions are dominated by women. Of course they will endorse her. YOHABLO Jul 2015 #55

51% of Americans are women. 10%+ more women are Democrats. onehandle Jul 2015 #58

very demeaning daybranch Jul 2015 #68

Thats the Common Core system endorsed by the Bush Crime Family misterhighwasted Jul 2015 #60

You realize how sexist that statement is? Your implication is "women will only vote for a woman" still_one Jul 2015 #75

There were similar nasty, dismissive comments murielm99 Jul 2015 #97

That narrow type of thought process really agravates me. still_one Jul 2015 #99

It's not sexist. People are eager to see the first woman President. Next President: woman (check) YOHABLO Jul 2015 #105

No I don't think it was sexist .. it's the truth. No edit here .. call the mod squad YOHABLO Jul 2015 #103

One thing for sure silenttigersong Jul 2015 #62

As a former member of NEA............. mrmpa Jul 2015 #65

Stupid is as stupid does. onecaliberal Jul 2015 #66

NOT THIS TEACHER! GO BERNIE! DamnYankeeInHouston Jul 2015 #67

The NYTimes article is in error. senz Jul 2015 #69

"Bernie Sanders has never criticized Hillary Clinton." OilemFirchen Jul 2015 #102

She knows better than to tear into him so early in the campaign and before he becomes a threat. senz Jul 2015 #123

"Self-referential" OilemFirchen Jul 2015 #124

Is the AFT an AFL-CIO affiliate? And if so is Trumpka and the powers that be will be pissed at AFT juxtaposed Jul 2015 #73

Seems like Randi W. has gone off on a tangent over to the Duncan privatizers and left the teachers DhhD Jul 2015 #87

My sister is a teacher in New York who is voting for Hillary! Cha Jul 2015 #79

Hey Cha! Iliyah Jul 2015 #85

Yes, it is exciting, Iliyah! Cha Jul 2015 #86

I am sure the union members TM99 Jul 2015 #81

The teachers are furious. BeanMusical Jul 2015 #95

I am not surprised. TM99 Jul 2015 #98

Hillary Clinton proposed that we test teachers, and is a huge supporter of charter schools. ForgoTheConsequence Jul 2015 #84

I hope someone makes the rank & file aware of that. senz Jul 2015 #88

Boom? Err, nope. BeanMusical Jul 2015 #96

I've been saying for awhile that I believe the unions are going to cave and back Clinton davidpdx Jul 2015 #100

Gosh, didn't the teacher's union decide Kelvin Mace Jul 2015 #101

It is interesting to see the murielm99 Jul 2015 #110

Yup... Took the words right out of my gut.. busterbrown Jul 2015 #112

It's just in the microcosm of places like this. onehandle Jul 2015 #114

This makes sense for teacher's unions. Bernie's economic plans could be a problem for teachers Sancho Jul 2015 #113

A financial transaction tax would be great for America 4dsc Jul 2015 #117

I disagree... Sancho Jul 2015 #118

Go Hillary! BooScout Jul 2015 #119

What About Arnie Duncan? Will She Keep on with the Bush-Obama Destruction of Our Public Schools? McKim Jul 2015 #121

Hillary will fire Arne Duncun on Day One bluestateguy Jul 2015 #122

This is great news Gothmog Jul 2015 #126

A pro-Clinton Super-PAC employee runs an organization that endorses Clinton arcane1 Jul 2015 #128

Polling shows a significant share of AFT members supportClinton brooklynite Jul 2015 #130