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IMO I don't think gov chrisie handled this question well. what do you think?
caller named Gail asked:“You don’t send your children to public schools. You send them to private schools, so I was wondering why you think it’s fair to be cutting funding to public schools?” the woman asked.
christie response:“Hey Gail, you know what, first of all it’s none of your business. I don’t ask you where you send your kids to school. Don’t bother me where I send mine,” the governor responded.
Responses like that won't help win the proverbial hearts and minds he needs to accomplish school funding reform, especially considering his history as a lobbyist:
Christie’s acting education commissioner, Christopher Cerf, has experience in public-private school partnerships. He previously led Edison Schools, a for-profit company that became the largest private-sector manager of public schools. Cerf left the company, now called EdisonLearning, in 2005.
Christie is also connected to for-profit education companies, including Cerf’s.
From 1999 to 2001, Christie was a registered lobbyist at a law firm that lobbied New Jersey government on behalf of Edison Schools, according to filings with the state Election Law Enforcement Commission.
IMO I don't think gov chrisie handled this question well. what do you think?
caller named Gail asked:“You don’t send your children to public schools. You send them to private schools, so I was wondering why you think it’s fair to be cutting funding to public schools?” the woman asked.
christie response:“Hey Gail, you know what, first of all it’s none of your business. I don’t ask you where you send your kids to school. Don’t bother me where I send mine,” the governor responded.
Ouch....If he was planning to run for President its dead now. His statement may have been true..
Ouch....If he was planning to run for President its dead now. His statement may have been true..
But that was just a bad response.
You clearly have never been to New Jersey. That kind of exchange is normal for New Jerseyans.
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