Newtie the Republican idea man:
“It is tragic what we do in the poorest neighborhoods, entrapping children in, first of all, in child [labor] laws, which are truly stupid,” he said.
”I tried for years to have a very simple model,” he continued. “Most of these schools ought to get rid of the unionized janitors, have one master janitor and pay local students to take care of the school. The kids would actually do work, they would have cash, they’d have pride in the schools, they’d begin the process of rising.”
Who but Newt Gingrich could blame child labor laws for entrapping children in poverty and pack so many old dog whistles in such a short remark? But perhaps he was just helpfully offering evidence in support of former Sec. of Labor Robert Reich’s description of the current scrum of Republican candidates.
Reich: They're not conservatives. They're regressives. And the America they seek is the one we had in the Gilded Age of the late nineteenth century.
Or, I suppose the strategy minded Gingrich as he headed to South Carolina was just blunting accusations that his recent stance on immigration was humane. I understand that is a bad thing for him in the context of the battle for the Republican nomination.
Anyhow, up in various polls and with undiminished confidence Newt the new Gilded Age regressive told ABC News last night “I’m going to be the nominee,”
These fuckers love the Good Old Days, don’t they? Instead of being visited by Three Spirits, I wish we could send them back in time and place–say, July, 1876, at the Little Bighorn River. Custer would love these fuckers.
Considered this but wow, what a way to further increase the pay package to UVM administration. Profs taking out their trash is only the beginning. Students will now be required to take ‘Facilities Management’ each semester in order to graduate, with each course set up to rotate through ‘hands on’ field work at the school. Of course, well connected students can always ‘opt out’ through testing out with the appropriate deposits to the endowment.
We can let go those pesky union jobs now!