A teacher in Florida received an email from Students First inviting him to a screening of the parent trigger movie at the GOP convention.
He doesn’t know how he got on the StudentsFirst email list. He probably signed a petition to support “great” teachers and didn’t know he was duped into joining StudentsFirst.
This is the email he forwarded to me. Remember this the next time you hear Michelle Rhee claim that she is a Democrat. A “Democrat” who works for the nation’s most conservative Republican governors, attacking unions, tenure, seniority and promoting vouchers, charters, for-profit schools, and online schools.
StudentsFirst, Twentieth Century Fox & Walden Media
Invite You and a Guest to a Complimentary Private Screening
Maggie Gyllenhaal and Viola Davis play two determined mothers, one a teacher, who will stop at nothing to transform their children’s failing inner city school. Facing a powerful and entrenched bureaucracy, they risk everything to make a difference in the education and future of their children. This powerful story of parenthood, friendship and courage mirrors events that are making headlines daily. WON’T BACK DOWN will be released by 20th Century Fox on September 28, 2012.
During the GOP Convention
Tuesday, August 28 – Tampa, FL
Further location information to follow.
12:30 PM Reception with Special Guests:
Blues Traveler Band & Caroline Kole
2:00 PM Private Screening of Won’t Back Down
Panel immediately following screening with:
Dr. Condoleezza Rice, Former Secretary of State
Gov. Jeb Bush, Chairman of Foundation for Excellence in Education
Michelle Rhee, Former DC Chancellor; Founder of StudentsFirst
Daniel Barnz, Director, Won’t Back Down
Campbell Brown, Moderator
STAND UP, SPEAK OUT, FIGHT FOR SOMETHING BETTER
Space is limited/first-come-first-serve
Click here to REGISTER NOW and see the trailer.
Save your access code, you will need it to register: GOPSF
For you & one guest; Invite is Non-Transferable
If you are unable to register please email: info@WizEventTech.com

Check out the moderator….Campbell Brown. Looks like she has found a new career as a ‘reformer’
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My husband and I were at the movies the other night for a relaxing evening. Imagine his surprise when a trailer for WBD came on and I started yelling “Teachers are not the Enemy”, “Propaganda”, and a host of other choice words. I was not about to sit through this nonsense without saying anything!
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We love your spirit!
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Hope you could be heard by all in the audience.
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Oh I was quite loud!
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I laughed very loudly when I read this. Now I am afraid to go to the movies. I might be arrested. I don’t think I could stay in my chair.
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I was so angry! I wasn’t thinking straight, so maybe that was a good thing!
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Remember when there were movies that realistically portrayed typical schools in which teachers were professionally competent, exemplary role models? Me neither.
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When was the last time we had students worthy of those teachers this country is shot out with bad manners, foul language and all the other BS that goes with our children….why, don’t look any further than the parents
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The Democratic Party is also showing Don’t Back Down at their convention:
http://www.studentsfirst.org/page/s/dnc-signup
For a comment, go here:
http://nycityeye.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-parties-are-linked-rhee-romney.html
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My informants tell me that the screening is not sponsored by the Democratic Party.
The film is being shown independently by StudentsFirst, Parent Revolution, and Dems for Education Reform.
Maybe the Dems noticed that the far-right group ALEC is promoting a model parent trigger law.
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Love that panel. It’s important to get a diversity of the same opinion when you’re covering a wholly fabricated issue.
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During the Democratic Convention, I’d like to be invited to a viewing of the documentary, The Inconvenient Truth About Waiting for Superman. I’d like to see a similar panel of Democrats speaking afterward against privatization of our public schools and on behalf of teachers and students.
But which Democrats fit the bill?
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Satirical piece ie concert supporting “Won’t Back Down” http://goo.gl/yc7sl #Rock-a-Teacher
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A little suggestion , everyone order tickets as many as they allow per.person if they’re free , then don’t show up for the showing! Protesting w/o protesting 🙂
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Love it!
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Great idea! I am afraid to click on her site though. I don’t want to be counted as a “grassroots” supporter.
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With luck, TS Isaac might get in Rhee’s way of spreading more lies. Never thought I would be hoping a storm would hit Tampa (where I live)!
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