GOP guru thinks Texas teachers are just babysitters? Let's see how his insults play at the polls

[TexasTowelie]

Stressed and exhausted as they soldier on through the seemingly endless pandemic, the last thing Texas teachers need — or deserve — is an unprovoked attack from a big name in hard-right politics.

Texas Scorecard publisher and conservative kingmaker Michael Quinn Sullivan took his swing first thing Saturday morning with this tweet:

“A reminder that ‘public education’ is a babysitting service offered at the convenience of the government employees. Public education in Texas is about employing otherwise unemployable adults, not educating kids.”

Sullivan’s post is a reminder that even when we are sure that the pro-wrestling style of today’s political theater can’t get worse, it can. In social media’s take-no-prisoners gamesmanship, it’s hard to find the tiniest measure of grace.

Every move is made on the calculation that you earn points for being as offensive as possible. The uglier and more outrageous the statement, the more retweets, attention and fawning glory you’ll gain.

Read more: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/commentary/2022/01/10/gop-guru-thinks-texas-teachers-are-just-baby-sitters-lets-see-how-his-insults-play-at-the-polls/

[sop]

1. Texas football coaches, however, are exalted figures who sit at the right hand of God.

[TexasTowelie]

2. You forgot to add that they are the history teachers too.

We see the results of their teaching skills as the students mature into voters.

[2naSalit]

3. If that doesn't show...

A system of skewed values, I don't know what will.

[sanatanadharma]

4. OK, Pay them baby-sitting rates!

This message needs to be used over and over.
The teachers' role in this society that requires both parents to work, is priceless.



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[anti stupid]

5. another gop

attack on public education. What a surprise. The assholes want to weaken public education in order to keep creating a class of ignorant people who can be easily deceived and molded into future gop supporters. All part of the Gop plan.

[czarjak]

6. Since The John Birch Society was founded with that purpose in mind, mission accomplished?

[anti stupid]

7. not yet but they obviously done a great

amount of damage