Rudy Giuliani (GOP) visits charter schools operator David Brennan

From RH Jones, September 13, 2007

To all:
Please be informed that, as reported in the Beacon, on both 09/12/07 & 09/13/07 that Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani has visited the Akron home of businessman David Brennan “…for a private fund-raiser.” ‘I think he would make a good president,’ Brennan said, declining further comment… Brennan owns White Hat Management, which operates charter schools in Ohio and nationwide…Brennan met Giuliani when Giuliani was mayor of New York and the two discussed school choice and charter schools…Brennan’s fundraiser was expected to draw about 50 people and add $100,000 to Giuliani’s coffers…(End Quotes)

My opinion is that: It is no coincidence that Giuliani was in Akron, Ohio for the anniversary of 9/11. He knows Ohio is key to victory. But courting David Brennan will not gain him my vote. Nor should he gain votes of any other active/retired Ohio educator. It is not in the best interests of children or their public school district educators, either active or retired, to have an advocate of destructive charter schools in the White House!

Nor is it in our best interests to have a distructive divestiture advocate such as Barach Obama (D) in the White House. Neither of these two deserves our consideration for President of the United States of America. This is my personal opinion.

Robert Hudson Jones, a proud member of Concerned Ohio Retired Educators (CORE)

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