I know that I’ve been a harsh critic in the past of the leadership in the National Education Association. However, I would never call the NEA “a terrorist organization”.
Being an ex-NEA member myself, I know damned well that the rank-and-file are not terrorists. They are mostly good people who work hard to educate America’s youth and provide support services to public education.
My main complaint with the NEA is that the overpaid leadership and UniServ staff are solely interested in exerting absolute power and control over education by forcing a socialist worldview upon its members and the school districts they work for — which led me to resign my membership.
While some of my peers in public schools see the NEA in a different light than I do, I have the utmost respect for them individually and for the work that they do. Many of them are members solely for the benefits offered to them, and not necessarily for the activism that I think goes against their best interests at heart.
Whether or not Rod Paige intended to slam solely Reg Weaver & The Legion of UniServ, it just wasn’t the right thing to say during wartime, let alone a presidential election year — jokingly or otherwise. The bottom line is that Paige handed a political powderkeg to the NEA and the Democrats on a silver platter, and they’re now igniting it. Such a wrath could cost President Bush his own re-election.
Rod, it’s time for you to fall on your sword. Tender your resignation now.
Related: Commentary from John Cole and Chris Lawrence.
Retraction: On second thought, Paige is standing his ground and his job as EdSec is safe. I was wrong to opine that he should resign.
Despite loaded language, he spoke the truth — and the truth hurts.
NEA leadership are obstructionists who do not give a damn about education. They only care about oppressing public schools, lining their own pockets with six-figure salaries, and viciously attacking anyone who refuses to line up with their way of thinking. No matter how you look at it, it is a non-violent reign of terror.
Let Reggie Bin Weaver light that powderkeg. May it blow up in his face.
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