Teachers Are Terrorists
Tuesday, February 24, 2004
Education Secretary Rod Paige knows who the real terrorists are in America: public school teachers.
Education Secretary Rod Paige says he chose poor words in calling the nation's largest teachers union a "terrorist organization," but he stands by his claim that the group uses "obstructionist scare tactics" in its fight over the nation's education law.Paige used the terrorist reference Monday in a private White House meeting with governors while answering a question about the National Education Association, which has 2.7 million members. His words startled members of his audience, triggered outrage from prominent Democrats and deepened the divide between the country's top education official and its largest union.
Included in 100-word statement that his staff characterized as an apology was Paige's assertion that "the NEA's high-priced Washington lobbyists have made no secret that they will fight against bringing real, rock-solid improvements in the way we educate our children regardless of skin color, accent or where they live."
It should make us feel safe to know that when real terrorists are planning attacks the Bush Administration is fighting teachers. Warms your heart.
Of course, my wife is a teacher. Right now though she is working to help defeat George W. Bush in the fall election. Hmm. Does this make her a terrorist? I'll have to ask her tonight. I'm sure Bush would say yes.