(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . PA-Sen: Watch This Rich A**hole Say GOP Must "Break The Back" Of Public School Teachers [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.', 'Backgroundurl Avatar_Large', 'Nickname', 'Joined', 'Created_At', 'Story Count', 'N_Stories', 'Comment Count', 'N_Comments', 'Popular Tags'] Date: 2023-03-21 Fucking rich asshole: These comments come after McCormick lost the 2022 Pennsylvania GOP Senate primary to celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz. McCormick is licking his wounds and gearing up to try and win the 2024 GOP Senate primary, where he will likely go up against failed gubernatorial Doug Mastriano . During an appearance on a right-wing radio talk show, McCormick was asked about “wokeness” in schools, to which McCormick spouted off a litany of right-wing talking points, ending with, “And that’s why we’ve got to break the back of our teachers’ unions and our public school system.” In case you missed it, in an interview last week reported by The American Independent, “multimillionaire and potential 2024 Republican Pennsylvania Senate candidate Dave McCormick said…that public schools are insufficiently pro-America and accused educators of not acting in students’ best interests.” Here’s more from The American Independent: McCormick, who lost the 2022 Republican Senate primary to Mehmet Oz, made the comments during an appearance on the Rich Zeoli Show on Philadelphia talk radio station 1210 WPHT, first flagged by the progressive research group American Bridge 21st Century, after he was asked about "wokeness" in America's education system. He replied: Our schools are failing, in terms of teaching our kids the ability to compete on a global stage. But more than that, they're teaching them that America is not exceptional. If you look at the history that's being taught, and the key to preserving America is that our children believe it's exceptional and they fight to keep it that way. And so that's my biggest issue. And this all became clear during COVID, because all of a sudden, parents could see that the history that was being taught, the sexualization that was happening, particularly in our elementary schools, they could see that teachers were making decisions that were not in the best interests of their children. And that's why we've got to break the back of our teachers' unions and our public school system and give kids choice and get parents more involved. And if there was ever a case for that, we've seen it recently. After the discussion about education, Zeoli asked McCormick if he would mount a 2024 Senate campaign. McCormick answered that he had only narrowly lost to Oz in the 2022 Republican primary and said: "I'm looking for a way to serve, to try to help renew America. … I'm certainly thinking about the Senate race." NBC News reported on Monday that some Republican leaders are encouraging McCormick, who is promoting a new book, to run for Democratic Sen. Bob Casey's seat. According to NBC, National Republican Senatorial Committee Chair Steve Daines said that McCormick "would be a candidate that I think unites Republicans in Pennsylvania and he'd be a very strong candidate in the primary and the general." During his unsuccessful 2022 campaign, McCormick's website issues page said he wanted to end COVID-19 safety restrictions in schools: "He believes the government should never impose vaccine mandates on citizens and children belong in school. Parents should be deciding what is best for their children, not teachers' unions and special interests." It also stated: "The extreme left is attacking American history, culture, and values. As someone who has served the country in combat and lived the American Dream, Dave believes America is exceptional. He will stand up against the wokeness taking over our schools, big businesses, and the media, and he will fight to ensure every child can live the American Dream too." "American families must have a say in their children's education," McCormick tweeted in February 2022. "It's time to get politics out of the classroom and stop the Far Left from pushing their progressive agenda on our children." [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/3/21/2159395/-PA-Sen-Watch-This-Rich-A-hole-Say-GOP-Must-Break-The-Back-Of-Public-School-Teachers Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/