Teacher union sends death threat to Republican Governor

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A group of New Jersey teacher union reps has ripped a page from Tony Soprano's playbook - and issued a ham-handed death threat against Gov. Chris Christie.

Bergen County Education Association leaders sent a memo to its members this week that included a jokey prayer that seemed to wish death upon the new governor, whose office wasn't laughing Friday.

"Dear Lord," begins the missive, "this year you have taken away my favorite actor, Patrick Swayze, my favorite actress, Farrah Fawcett, my favorite singer, Michael Jackson, and my favorite salesman, Billy Mays... I just wanted to let you know that Chris Christie is my favorite governor."

The memo, sent to locals in the county earlier this week, is signed by New Jersey Education Association field reps, including Joe Coppola, president of the Bergen County Education Association.

Coppola told The Bergen Record that the "prayer" was a joke and was never meant to be made public.

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"There is nothing professional about this 'professional' group," Christie's spokesman Michael Drewniak said, referring to the NJEA. "These tactics come from the same people who in public Web postings wish the governor would die. How do they explain themselves to the children?"

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2010/04/09/2010-04-09_new_jersey_teacher_unions_leave_death_threat_joke_on_gov_chris_christies_door.html

[ready4ONE 5,400]

While inappropriate and in poor taste, calling the 'poem' a death threat is a bit of a stretch.

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Nothing like Jersey politics

[Danno 1,228]

Lets just call it what it is.

Libs are the first to attack anyone who would make such a joke... unless it's them making it.

IN my book, it's just a joke.

[ready4ONE 5,400]

Lets just call it what it is.

Libs are the first to attack anyone who would make such a joke... unless it's them making it.

IN my book, it's just a joke.

Since you conclude with regularity I am a lib, read my post. I agree it was indeed quite tasteless. However it does fall far short of a death threat. I would have the same opinion had it ended with "Obama is my favorite President" and been written by Glen Beck himself.

[Danno 1,228]

Since you conclude with regularity I am a lib, read my post. I agree it was indeed quite tasteless. However it does fall far short of a death threat. I would have the same opinion had it ended with "Obama is my favorite President" and been written by Glen Beck himself.

In fact you are a Lib but my post was not made with you specifically in mind.

As I said, I thought it was a JOKE.... and not even in bad taste... those who told it are hypocrites though as they are the typical crowd who -can't take a joke.

[ready4ONE 5,400]

In fact you are a Lib but my post was not made with you specifically in mind.

As I said, I thought it was a JOKE.... and not even in bad taste... those who told it are hypocrites though as they are the typical crowd who -can't take a joke.

Everyone is a Lib in your book who does not worship at the alter of Faux. But I did not think you had me specifically in mind with your post. However you digressed in to some sort of commentary about how this joke shows:

"Libs are the first to attack anyone who would make such a joke... unless it's them making it." to quote you precisely.

Your original post in this thread implied some sort of vague smear upon the "Libs" for reasons never quite elaborated. While typically incoherent and thus hard to pin down exactly what you were saying about the how the actual poem is some sort of reflection on "Libs" it sounds like we can agree the poem is a joke. And disagree as to it being in good or poor taste.

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Nothing like Jersey politics

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Teachers apologize.

The New Jersey Education Association ... issued an apology on Friday, saying the attack wasn't funny and that it takes away from the more serious discussion the group would like to have with the governor. NJEA President Barbara Keshishian said she would try to apologize personally to Christie.

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I'm more worried they consider Patrick Swayze to be their favorite actor.

[luckytxn 2,265]

It is OK. They are Socialists and are allowed.