American Mirror
August 1, 2018
Congresswoman Maxine Waters wants union teachers to “stand up and fight” to “make sure they understand” the left opposes the Trump administration and its policies.
Waters preached to the United Teachers Los Angeles at an event Monday, when she derided the president and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, and implored union members to “come at them.”
US Rep Maxine Waters, a fierce advocate for Los Angeles public school children. #utlastrong #red4ed #MaxineWaters@MaxineWaters @UTLAnow @AFTunion @NEAToday pic.twitter.com/qzaAnM9oV4
— Stacey Michaels (@staceyteachLA) July 30, 2018
“You know what we’ve got to do? We’ve got to fight,” Waters told the crowd. “We’ve got to stand up and fight. You know, you have to make believers out of people. Sometimes, when you’re being nice, and you’re trying to negotiate and go along, they need to know that you’re not going to sit at that table all day long. That you’re not going to be begging forever.”
“You’ve got to show them if they don’t do what’s right, you’re going to make sure that they understand because you’re coming at them. You’re coming at them in ways they didn’t understand,” Waters told teachers. “And as George McKenna said, ‘I’m not going to tell you what to do, you know what to do!’
“You know what to do! You know what to do!” Waters chanted.
US Rep @RepMaxineWaters speaks truth to power about the dismantling of the US Dept of Ed under @BestyDeVos. #utlastrong #red4ed @NEAToday pic.twitter.com/Clz0aA47NX
— Stacey Michaels (@staceyteachLA) July 30, 2018
The 79-year-old career politician acknowledged that the Los Angeles schools in her district are among the worst in the state, but diverted blame from teachers in the district to charter schools, DeVos, Trump, and anyone else who doesn’t support her crusade to remove the president.
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