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Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Jersey Jazzman: Christie Insults Teachers: Add Your Own

Jersey Jazzman: Christie Insults Teachers: Add Your Own

Christie Insults Teachers: Add Your Own

As I posted yesterday, there's still an idea floating around out there that Chris Christie has insulted the teachers union, but has refrained from insulting teachers themselves. That's nonsense, and we're collecting the evidence right here.


Look at our growing collection below (all emphasis is mine), and then add your own example of Christie insultingteachers - not unions - in the comments. I'll continue to update this list and eventually post it in one of the permanent pages of this site.


That way, whenever someone makes this claim again, you know where to send them.


April, 2010, CNBC:
“I love the public schools but the fact of the matter is there is excess and greed there,” said Christie, during an appearance on CNBC’s Squawk Box. [That's in the "public schools,"