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femmocrat

(28,394 posts)
Tue Nov 22, 2016, 09:13 PM Nov 2016

Michelle Rhee takes herself out of the running for trump's education secretary.

Michelle Rhee, who rose to national prominence as the controversial chancellor of D.C. Public Schools, appeared on Tuesday to take herself out of the running to become President-elect Donald Trump’s education secretary.
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“I have appreciated the opportunity to share my thoughts on education with the PEOTUS,” Rhee’s message said, using an acronym for President-elect of the United States. “Interestingly many colleagues warned me against doing so. They are wrong. Mr. Trump won the election. Our job as Americans is to want him to succeed. Wishing for his failure would be wanting the failure of our millions of American children who desperately need a better education.”


More at link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/education/wp/2016/11/22/michelle-rhee-takes-herself-out-of-the-running-for-trumps-education-secretary/?tid=sm_tw

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Michelle Rhee takes herself out of the running for trump's education secretary. (Original Post) femmocrat Nov 2016 OP
Good, she's absolutely terrible. LisaM Nov 2016 #1
I know. All of that probably would have made her a perfect trump minion. femmocrat Nov 2016 #2
I agree, but watch what you say; elleng Nov 2016 #3
I admit, I would have enjoyed watching the end of her and her husband Starry Messenger Nov 2016 #4

LisaM

(28,522 posts)
1. Good, she's absolutely terrible.
Tue Nov 22, 2016, 09:21 PM
Nov 2016

Corrupt, complete proponent of charter schools and school vouchers, was found committing misdeeds to skew test results, the list goes on. It could hardly get worse than her.

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)
2. I know. All of that probably would have made her a perfect trump minion.
Tue Nov 22, 2016, 09:23 PM
Nov 2016

I read that Jerry Falwell Jr. was also being considered.

Starry Messenger

(32,375 posts)
4. I admit, I would have enjoyed watching the end of her and her husband
Wed Nov 23, 2016, 11:55 AM
Nov 2016

in liberal discourse over such an appointment. I think of all the people who sung her praises here...ugh.

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