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"Actor Matt Damon is a strong supporter of America's public schools. Just two years ago, the star spoke passionately about the importance of public schools at a Washington DC "Save our Schools" rally.......
".....Damon revealed that he had just moved to Los Angeles from New York, but that he didn't "have a choice" when it came to putting his four daughters into private schools. The multi-millionaire did say that it was 'a major moral dilemma'......."
Now get the reason he used, it's a wowser, LOL
"..... that the public schools aren't "progressive" enough....."
CA public schools aren't Progressive enough? Where's he sending his snowflakes, Trotsky People's School Number 12?
And he and his ilk can stop being so hypocritical while preaching to the masses.
Or better yet, shut up and just act, sing, juggle or whatever they do.
Hey, if I lived in LA or, closer to home, Newark, Camden or Patterson, my son would have been in a private school quicker than you can say "That's racist!"
I consider the actors who spout off about politics the same way I think of Anthony Weiner. I have no problem with him running for mayor. He has every right to run. I just don't think anybody should vote for him. Same with the actors. They have every right to use the soapbox they have to say what they want. Becoming a national celebrity in acting really is an amazing accomplishment considering how many thousands of failed actors there are for every one successful one. But the people he is talking to should realize he has no special insight outside of acting and not take what he says as being any more informed or important than what a stranger they bump into on the street says.
He can send his child where ever he wants, we all know if you have money then private school is an option. That still doesn't change the importance of public schools for those who aren't rich.
I couldn't care less where his munchkins go to school. The difference between Matt and intelligence is his inability to stop his gums from flapping about where everyone else's kids should get educated.
My parents were dirt poor, literally. Farmers. I, my brother, and my sister attended private school from Grade 9 on.
I couldn't care less where his munchkins go to school. The difference between Matt and intelligence is his inability to stop his gums from flapping about where everyone else's kids should get educated.
My parents were dirt poor, literally. Farmers. I, my brother, and my sister attended private school from Grade 9 on.
Wealth isn't the issue. Hypocrisy is.
Matt Damon isn't telling anyone where they should send their kids. He's saying we should support public education to make it better, that's not telling people that they should all send their kids to public school and not private. Totally missed his point
Matt is right, we need parents to continue sending their children to government schools, because without them we wont have enough sheep to feed the ruling/ political classes.
"Actor Matt Damon is a strong supporter of America's public schools. Just two years ago, the star spoke passionately about the importance of public schools at a Washington DC "Save our Schools" rally.......
".....Damon revealed that he had just moved to Los Angeles from New York, but that he didn't "have a choice" when it came to putting his four daughters into private schools. The multi-millionaire did say that it was 'a major moral dilemma'......."
Now get the reason he used, it's a wowser, LOL
"..... that the public schools aren't "progressive" enough....."
CA public schools aren't Progressive enough? Where's he sending his snowflakes, Trotsky People's School Number 12?
Matt Damon isn't telling anyone where they should send their kids. He's saying we should support public education to make it better, that's not telling people that they should all send their kids to public school and not private. Totally missed his point
I see your point, but by promoting public education, isn't he more or less advertising for it, yet drinking a different brand?
It's not unlike the CEO of Pepsi being publicly addicted to Coca Cola.
Matt Damon isn't telling anyone where they should send their kids. He's saying we should support public education to make it better, that's not telling people that they should all send their kids to public school and not private. Totally missed his point
A more credible way to make his point would for him to declare "The public schools suck and I refuse to subject my kids to them!!!".
How many lefty pro public school politicians actually send their kids to public schools?
Barack (for the people) Obama? Oh....wait.
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