Vote for Christe Brehs: Teacher Claims she was 'Bullied' at Christie Campaign Event

[Serious]

A public school teacher from South Jersey who went to one of Governor Christie's campaign events Saturday to ask him about education funding said she was "bullied" and had to leave quickly as the governor's supporters jeered her.

Melissa Tomlinson, a 10-year veteran educator who teaches special education math in South Jersey, said she attended the event at a VFW in Somers Point, Atlantic County, holding a sign that took issue with Christie’s education funding and his characterization of public schools as "failure factories."

Tomlinson said before the event ended and as Christie, a Republican running for a second term, was getting back into the bus he is using to tour New Jersey in the run up to the Nov. 5 election, she tried to engage the governor in a discussion about education funding.

"After his speech, and as he was getting on the bus, I just asked him why he is portraying our public schools as failure factories," Tomlinson said during an interview with The Record on Sunday.

"He said he was tired of 'you people,'" she said. "We got into a little bit of a debate about his budgeting for education."

"He told me to do my job," Tomlinson said.

A purported photo of their exchange, which shows a stern-faced Christie wagging his finger at Tomlinson as a smiling First Lady Mary Pat Christie looks on, has been making the rounds on social media and liberal blog sites on Sunday.

"I was shaking by the time we got done," she said. "I did not feel it was fair."

Tomlinson added the exchange "completely followed the trend of feeling like I was bullied."

"I was stunned," she said. "The crowd cheered him on, all of his supporters, and I basically ran for the parking lot."

A spokesman for the governor's campaign did not respond to a request for comment and Christie did not address the exchange during events earlier Sunday in Burlington and Ocean counties.

The governor cut aid to local schools in his first budget in 2010, but has since restored school funding, though public school advocates argue not enough is reaching the classroom. Christie's latest budget includes a record amount of aid for education, but it is also not fully funding the state's school aid formula.

When asked why she went to the event, knowing it was a political appearance likely to draw a good number of Christie's backers, Tomlinson said her intention was just to draw attention to the education funding issue.

"I just want the public to understand what is actually happening in the education system," she said. "My main desire is for people to become educated about what a teacher does."

The exchange came just days after a new book about the 2012 presidential campaign said GOP nominee Mitt Romney considered Christie as a vice presidential running mate, but had concerns that he "lacked control" as the vetting process unfolded.

Christie has in the past tangled with teachers at public events, but he's also had more relaxed interactions on at least two occasions. And the state's largest teachers' union, the New Jersey Education Association, has endorsed Christie's Democratic challenger, Barbara Buono, while also spending millions of dollars to oppose his candidacy this year.

Though Buono has labeled Christie a "bully," a recent Rutgers-Eagleton Poll found 72 percent of those surveyed believe "fighter" is a better description than "bully" for the governor.

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shyts getting real out there....

@krackdagawd @Spliff @Slystallion @midwesthiphop @Willstyles

 

[Slystallion]

Last grasp attempt from the Bueno campaign huh isn't she still down by like 30.pts lol

 

[newarkhiphop]

- See more at: http://www.northjersey.com/news/Tea...aign_event.html?page=all#sthash.euABri0J.dpuf

shyts getting real out there....

@krackdagawd @Spliff @Slystallion @midwesthiphop @Willstyles

Failure factories is right , the school unions and there buddies hate Christie cause he telling the truth.

Yea there is tons of money in the budget for education and yea Christie is not releasing the way they want and i don't blame him.Throwing money at the education system is not going to fix it and @ this teach from south jersey, those schools there are like resorts

 

[88m3]

Everyone knows properly funding schools leads to more failure not less.

Yes sarcasm.

 

[Calmye]

This makes me want to vote for him even more!!
Someone needs to post the pic they talking about.

He is going to destroy Hillary on the issue of education.

 

[Calmye]

Everyone knows properly funding schools leads to more failure not less.

Yes sarcasm.

Not following the Teachers Union on how to spend money doesn't equel to defunding schools.

 

[Calmye]

Everyone knows properly funding schools leads to more failure not less.

Yes sarcasm.

Christie's latest budget includes a record amount of aid for education, but it is also not fully funding the state's school aid formula

.
The schools are funded. Is the only proper way to fund schools the Teachers Union way?

 

[Calmye]

 

[TLOL is back]

This makes me more likely to vote for Christie.

Public Schools are best labeled failure factories, there is no other way to describe them. Is the education system failing us? Of course.

Teachers unions are ensuring that the public education system fails us, by ensuring that horrible teachers have jobs.

I work in a school and I agree with him. Funding schools doesn't ensure that schools will use the funds wisely or appropriately.

 

[newarkhiphop]

just imagine this fool as president, dropping bombs on other countries for looking at us sideways

 

[newarkhiphop]

This makes me more likely to vote for Christie.

Public Schools are best labeled failure factories, there is no other way to describe them. Is the education system failing us? Of course.

Teachers unions are ensuring that the public education system fails us, by ensuring that horrible teachers have jobs.

I work in a school and I agree with him. Funding schools doesn't ensure that schools will use the funds wisely or appropriately.

How would you fix the schools?

 

[the next guy]

Don Christopher is furious I see. Damn how shook will Iran be

 

[Calmye]

just imagine this fool as president, dropping bombs on other countries for looking at us sideways

Breh these other bytch ass countries wouldn't even try. Imagine Puttin try and punk Christie like he does Obama every chance he gets.

Puttin:

Don Christie:

Puttin:

Christie:

America would get its "dont fukk with me" super power essence back overnight hahaha

 

[Regular_P]

You guys really want Greg Schiano to be our President?

 

[Calmye]

You guys really want Greg Schiano to be our President?

Smh at that nikka blowing a 21 point lead