MT-SEN: Montana GOP Senate Candidate Says Dept. Of Education Is Meant To 'Indoctrinate And Enslave'

[RandySF]

Republican Senate candidate Tim Sheehy of Montana wants to abolish the U.S. Department of Education, claiming it is meant to “indoctrinate and enslave” students across the country, according to The Daily Montanan.

“We have a Department of Education, which I don’t think we need anymore,” Sheehy said at a campaign stop in Billings earlier this year, according to audio clips obtained by the outlet. “It should go away. That’ll save us $30 billion right there.”

“We formed that department so little Black girls could go to school down South and we could have integrated schooling. We don’t need that anymore,” he added.

The Education Department was elevated to a Cabinet-level agency in 1979 by then-President Jimmy Carter, more than 20 years after school segregation was decreed unlawful and integration efforts began. Today, roughly 90% of students in kindergarten through 12th grade attend public school in Montana, totaling about 150,000 children. The agency enforces federal statutes prohibiting discrimination and ensures equal access to education for every individual.


https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tim-sheehy-montana-senate_n_670fc9ebe4b051e9bd9b16c7

[Aviation Pro]

1. So does BUD/S, SEAL officer

But you’ll never admit that, SEAL Officer.

[jmowreader]

2. This doesn't come as a surprise

Abolishing the Department of Education is GOP boilerplate. I think pretty much everyone on that side of the aisle wants to do it.

[Wiz Imp]

3. A typical Republican who's too stupid to quit while he's ahead

He's led in the polls all cycle. Yet every time he opens his mouth, he says something stupid or racist that can only hurt his chances of winning. You would think he could be smart enough to keep his mouth shut, but he's not smart enough to do that.

Hopefully for Jon Tester & the Democratic Party, this idiot keeps talking for the next 3 weeks. Every time he opens his mouth, Tester's chances improve.

[Klarkashton]

5. Let's hope he keeps talking. He's a real piece of shit

Holier than thou billionaire Republican asshole.

[Pink Hyacinth]

4. Enslave?

😂
Ok, yeah a lot of the kids you can't get them to do the work. Wouldn't call them slaves because no one beats them for their laziness or poor work.

[B.See]

9. Welcome to DU.

[Freethinker65]

6. Knowledge is slavery. Alrighty then.

[keep_left]

7. Tim Sheehy is in the running for the chuddiest of the chuds...

...this election season. He's been making appearances on all the chud networks (particularly OAN) taking the most extreme positions possible. This latest outburst by Sheehy is just another example of how off the rails the far-right has gone.

https://democraticunderground.com/100219511411#post4
https://democraticunderground.com/100219501788#post12

[The Madcap]

8. Another idiot.

Ok then. Let's let the state of Montana educate its own. No federal $$. No help. No federal student loans. Best of luck, Montana.