MO Conservative claims the KKK created public education to hurt African American children

[proud2BlibKansan]

Rex Sinquefield is a wealthy republican who lives in St. Louis and spends his money funding conservative causes. Last year he funded the effort to put the MO earnings tax on the ballot for a public vote (he lost that one). This year he is trying to buy a constitutional amendment vote banning teacher tenure in the state. Last week he was taped telling an audience:

"A long time ago, decades ago, the Ku Klux Klan got together and said how can we really hurt the African-American children permanently? How can we ruin their lives? And what they designed was the public school system.”


http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2012/feb/13/criticism-lingers-over-rex-sinquefields-kkk-remark/

And here's the video:

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[provis99]

1. the fool might as well argue that black people created the KKK

to oppress white people. It's about as logical as his argument.

[marmar]

2. That made my head hurt.

nt

[proud2BlibKansan]

4. I honestly think this man is insane

And he's buying state laws.

[rfranklin]

3. We used to sterilize people that stupid...

chemical neutering would be more humane these days.

[Brickbat]

5. What is this I can't even.

[rurallib]

6. Oddly - no one is laughing

Olbermann - here's your worst person in the world for tomorrow.

[WhoIsNumberNone]

7. So what's the point of this lecture he's giving?

I mean, what's he advocating here? Privatizing the school system? Abolishing teachers unions? The video contains the offending remarks, but doesn't really show where he's going with them. I skimmed the article, and it's about people who've taken donations from him, and contains a quote that says he doesn't appreciate the school system. Maybe I'm going off on the wrong tangent here, but I'm just wondering what point he was trying to make.

[proud2BlibKansan]

9. He's going after teachers

He is currently paying for a petition drive to have a constitutional amendment on the ballot in November banning tenure.

Here's a longer video:

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[WhoIsNumberNone]

10. Thanx- n/t

[xmas74]

8. Will cross post this in MO group.

I've already put it up on Facebook.

[Starry Messenger]

11. wtf?

I'm afraid to watch. Yikes!

[proud2BlibKansan]

14. The short video in the OP isn't bad.

[Zoeisright]

12. Proof that that MO conservative never attended school.

His brain has rotted.

[The Genealogist]

13. Another wingnut ass, forcing a poisonous agenda on us all

He knows better than this. KKK created public schools to hurt African-American students? Just completely made up, to scare low-information citizens of this state. Hopefully enough people know better than this and his goal of implementing this constitutional amendment will be utterly, completely crushed, and his attempt at buying a constitutional amendment will far exceed his vile expectations.

[proud2BlibKansan]

16. He's struck out several times so far.

We're hoping he'll strike out this time also.

[LeftinOH]

15. Kick. This is vile, but it needs to be seen. n/t

[Aerows]

17. Oh wow

I didn't realize that white, Asian, Hispanic and children of other ethnic backgrounds don't attend public schools.

My sister is a first grade teacher at a pubic school - I'll have to ask her if she's destroying all of the children of other ethnicities along with the black students.

[hifiguy]

18. What color is the sky in the world this moran

lives in? There aren't even words to express how abyssally stupid this comment is.

[newspeak]

19. this guy is ignorant as dirt

the KKK violated black people for attending school or being educated. What fekkin planet is he from?

I swear, they've done everything they can, with a complicit media, to alter history, dumb the people. Logic and facts are so yesterday.

[Blue_Tires]

20. The sad part is at least a few people will believe him 100%

[proud2BlibKansan]

21. Update. Sinquefield apologizes (sort of):

Sinquefield's communications director, Laura Slay, said the reference was to a fictional story published three years ago and "was in no way meant to show disrespect for the teams of great teachers that are doing a great job. It was a highly exaggerated illustration of the damage that a failing school can do to our children."

She also released this statement from Sinquefield:

I apologize for my reference to a quote from Ralph Voss of the Unterrified Democrat. The public discourse on these issues is too critical for an ill-timed, inappropriate reference. It is my sincere hope that this does not distract us from the important mission of helping all children access a high-quality education.

Read more here: http://midwestdemocracy.com/articles/rex-sinquefield-draws-sharp-rebuke-missouri-teachers-union/#storylink=cpy