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HiPointDem

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20. because when people make a claim they should be able to back it up. i'm not interested in
Fri Jul 12, 2013, 06:53 PM
Jul 2013

people's feelings, i'm interested in facts.

if i have the facts wrong i'll be happy to note my error.

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Weingarten is an obvious plant backed by the privatizers duffyduff Jul 2013 #1
Well, I'm glad to see Diane and Randi working together. Starry Messenger Jul 2013 #2
Diane isn't the problem. It's Randi. n/t duffyduff Jul 2013 #3
We must have read a different letter from Diane then. Starry Messenger Jul 2013 #4
Ravitch is a straight shooter most of the time. Igel Jul 2013 #5
"By and large those aren't (D) ideas." Starry Messenger Jul 2013 #6
I have always wondered about ravitch 'getting religion' after being one of the architects of the HiPointDem Jul 2013 #11
It's extremely obvious by now she is a mole, a plant duffyduff Jul 2013 #7
I read the thread. Starry Messenger Jul 2013 #8
Starry, most people in her home union don't even know they HAVE a union. Smarmie Doofus Jul 2013 #9
I find it hard to wrap my head around- Starry Messenger Jul 2013 #10
"I do know some people who have run on progressive slates in UFT elections and won." = not HiPointDem Jul 2013 #15
It was in NYC, actually. nt. Starry Messenger Jul 2013 #17
who? HiPointDem Jul 2013 #18
Why? Starry Messenger Jul 2013 #19
because when people make a claim they should be able to back it up. i'm not interested in HiPointDem Jul 2013 #20
LOL. Starry Messenger Jul 2013 #21
where did i call you a liar, or imply it? that's not very cool either. i asked you to back up HiPointDem Jul 2013 #22
Well then we're done. Good night! Starry Messenger Jul 2013 #23
noted. and here are my 'feelings:' when someone asks for a cite for a claim, that is a part of HiPointDem Jul 2013 #24
As veteran teachers are driven out by Danielson and the generally hostile work environment.... Smarmie Doofus Jul 2013 #27
Some of us don't live anywhere near NYC duffyduff Jul 2013 #16
he said he had asked his reps and couldn't get a clear answer. if so, the problem is with his reps, HiPointDem Jul 2013 #12
I have a feeling that the reactions to Diane's letter are probably only regional in scope. Starry Messenger Jul 2013 #13
i agree. but like randi's publicized 'arrest' after she'd just finished selling out some local HiPointDem Jul 2013 #14
Ravitch started her blog in April 2012. That was when she became a prominent voice against HiPointDem Jul 2013 #25
More comments on electoral processes within AFT from that blog post: HiPointDem Jul 2013 #26
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