Peter Greene on the Draft Democratic Platform

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1. Brad in SoCal says:

   July 3, 2016 at 7:38 pm

   Thanks again to Peter Greene for reading depressing ed stuff so the rest of us don’t have to. Here’s a thought: AFT, NEA, and the AFL-CIO will all have significant numbers of delegates at the Dem Conv. Why don’t they put together a strong pro-public ed amendment to be debated on the floor? I understand Hillary is speaking to the NEA Conv this weekend; perhaps someone could raise this idea there? Or perhaps at the upcoming AFT Conv? Or will that take too much time away from the celebration of how “our side” is so much better than Donald Trump?

   Pardon my cynicism, but I feel like Jon Snow returning to Winterfell and remembering the seating arrangements in the Great Hall for the feasts of his youth. Somehow the head table is always reserved for someone that’s not us. The speeches are fine, but winter is coming.

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2. retired teacher says:

   July 3, 2016 at 7:54 pm

   The DNC needs to take a long hard look at itself. Just because the AFT gave an early endorsement to Hillary, does not mean the rank and file will follow suit. There is not a lot of enthusiasm for Hillary. She needs to earn the teachers’ vote. After Obama’s punitive policies and unilateral support to charter expansion, public teachers need to hear a message of support for public schools and teachers. Teachers are tired of being manipulated and used. This vague mumbo jumbo statement will not cut it. The DNC needs to reconsider its priorities faster than you can say, “President Trump.”

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   • ciedie aech says:

     July 4, 2016 at 1:47 pm

     Hear, hear.

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3. raisethebarhigher says:

   July 3, 2016 at 8:13 pm

   I agree with Peter Greene and other commentators. The Draft Platform is an unreadable mess. Why did they lump STEM education with the school-to-prison pipeline and anti-bullying programs? The discussion on Trump University does not belong in this document. It should be concise and on point. The term “minority” is over used and does not include all disadvantaged youth, such as rural poor and special needs. Finally, it reads like something that was written 30 years ago, so out of touch. It’s very discouraging.

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4. Firstgrademonkey says:

   July 3, 2016 at 8:22 pm

   This life long republican was considering voting for Hilary. But if they accept this platform, I’m out. Don’t know what will do. Trump is a nightmare.

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5. Laura H. Chapman says:

   July 3, 2016 at 8:50 pm

   There is nothing coherent about the platform statement. It should be an embarrassment.

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   • SomeDAM Poet says:

     July 3, 2016 at 9:56 pm

     The people who are capable of embarrassment (like Cornel West and bill McKibben abstained from signing off on it), leaving only the people who are incapable of being embarrassed by anything they do.

     I think there is one coherent thing about the platform: on most issues, it sticks it to Bernie Sanders and his representatives on the platform committee.

     Coherently spiteful.

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   • Joel Herman says:

     July 4, 2016 at 7:28 am

     SomeDAM Poet: Sticks to Sanders supporters as they have stuck it to the American people for quite sometime in our 1.5 party system.

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   • raisethebarhigher says:

     July 4, 2016 at 8:38 am

     The DNC rejected Bernie’s union choice for the platform committee.
     https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/06/01/sanders-dnc-vetoed-union-leader-pick-for-platform-committee/

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   • SomeDAM Poet says:

     July 4, 2016 at 9:24 am

     Joel

     You mean out cocktail-party system?

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6. JB2 says:

   July 4, 2016 at 10:38 am

   We shouldn’t overlook DNC and HRC support for TPP. Working families need jobs. The labor participation rate is at a forty year low. (The unemployment rate is essentially meaningless.)

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