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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-15-10 06:47 PM
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Muckraker James O'Keefe's 'Teachers Unions Gone Wild' Video Stirs N.J. Controversy
Watch the video where O'Keefe explains why his videos don't show the faces of the teachers.

The self-proclaimed muckraker behind the ACORN sting and a series of other undercover videos has taken a stab at a New Jersey teachers union.

In his "Teachers Unions Gone Wild" videos, James O'Keefe released unflattering comments made by veteran teacher Alissa Ploshnick at a New Jersey Education Association conference.

The Star-Ledger reports,
Alissa Ploshnick's unintentional starring performance in the "Teachers Unions Gone Wild" video included, among other things, using the "N" word and joking about how hard it is for tenured teachers to be fired. It was all caught on tape at a hotel bar during the weeklong conference in August.

Since the video surfaced, Ploshnick has been suspended from her job as a special education teacher and denied a pay raise, according to The Star-Ledger.

more plus the interview with O'Keefe: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/15/teachers-unions-gone-wild-james-okeefe-alissa-ploshnick_n_783416.html#comments

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Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-15-10 06:50 PM
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1. Better watch that guy, he will drop something in your drink!
Can't believe people will get near that POS creature. Wonder if he was going to try and date rape her too?
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Starry Messenger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-15-10 06:52 PM
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2. I thought he was in jail for some reason.
He needs a warning tattoo on his forehead.
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Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-15-10 06:55 PM
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5. He is Karl Roves creation, no jail time for him.
Remember, the really evil people never get jail time. Well McVeigh did, but he didn't stay long.
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-15-10 08:30 PM
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7. He's on probation and hopefully that will be revoked
and he will be placed in a cell.
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Starry Messenger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-15-10 08:38 PM
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8. From your lips...
He seriously belongs in jail. That poor teacher. What a sociopath he is.
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marmar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-15-10 06:54 PM
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3. I was going to call him a pile of sh*t, but at least a pile of sh*t serves some useful purpose.
nt


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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-15-10 09:08 PM
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11. LOL!
:rofl:
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Turbineguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-15-10 06:55 PM
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4. He needs
Edited on Mon Nov-15-10 06:55 PM by Turbineguy
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Dyler Turden Donating Member (328 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-15-10 06:59 PM
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6. This might get deleted
but I'd like to kick his ass.
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devilgrrl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-15-10 08:39 PM
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9. Muckraker???? More like Muck Maker
:puke:
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JuniperLea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-15-10 08:40 PM
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10. You got that right! eom
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Bozita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-15-10 11:51 PM
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12. This is why attendees at G8 meetings don't socialize in nearby bars.
Unfortunately, that's not true for teacher union conferences/conventions.

How hard is it to find somebody who's had one too many brewskis in a hotel bar?
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