Not helpful: New Jersey teacher unions leave 'death threat' joke on Gov. Chris Christie's door

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New Jersey teacher unions leave 'death threat' joke on Gov. Chris Christie's door

A group of New Jersey teacher union reps has ripped a page from Tony Soprano's playbook - and issued a ham-handed death threat against Gov. Chris Christie.

Bergen County Education Association leaders sent a memo to its members this week that included a jokey prayer that seemed to wish death upon the new governor, whose office wasn't laughing Friday.

"Dear Lord," begins the missive, "this year you have taken away my favorite actor, Patrick Swayze, my favorite actress, Farrah Fawcett, my favorite singer, Michael Jackson, and my favorite salesman, Billy Mays... I just wanted to let you know that Chris Christie is my favorite governor."

The memo, sent to locals in the county earlier this week, is signed by New Jersey Education Association field reps, including Joe Coppola, president of the Bergen County Education Association.

Coppola told The Bergen Record that the "prayer" was a joke and was never meant to be made public. "Obviously, it's inappropriate," he told the paper. "I would never wish anybody dead."

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2010/04/09/2010-04-09_new_jersey_teacher_unions_leave_death_threat_joke_on_gov_chris_christies_door.html

What a dumbass. I hope he gets fired/impeached as Association President. The RW will seize on this as evidence of how evil the teachers' unions are. Dumb dumb dumb!

[ShortnFiery]

1. I smell a "set up" to give an lame excuse to TRASH Teachers' Unions - one and all.

:thumbsdown:

[cherokeeprogressive]

2. The president of the BCEA apologizes and says it was inappropriate and you "smell a set up"?

Otay... I'll play!

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3. The guy is as tone deaf as Michael Steele.

What was he thinking?

[cherokeeprogressive]

4. Dumb as a box of hammers to be sure.

I hate when stuff like this happens and gives the idiots something to scream about.

[proud2BlibKansan]

5. LOL I posted that joke here

Mine ended with 'my favorite politician is Sarah Palin'.

Funny but not appropriate in a union memo.

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6. It will blow up

and be beyond counterproductive. We've been vilified enough -- this idiot just stoked the fire some more.