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Apocryphal Story So Great We Had to Tell It Twice

by Mike Antonucci

The November/December 2008 online issue of
NEA Today has a feature called "Leading
the Way" that begins with the following four
paragraphs:



"When Lily Eskelsen flew to the Democratic
National Convention in Denver in August, the
first person she met, while sliding into an
airport taxi, was a cab driver from Ethiopia.
She talked to him, of course, because she
pretty much talks to everyone. Introducing
herself, she said, 'I'm a public school
teacher!'

"The two of them chatted about the convention.
And they talked about the importance of this
national election, and Lily Eskelsen, public
school teacher, explained to this cabbie why
she so fervently supports Barack Obama, the
pro-public school candidate. And then she
stopped herself to say, 'Oh, but I'm so
embarrassed! I don't know anything about
politics in Ethiopia!'

"'It doesn't matter,' the cabbie told her. 'The
President of Ethiopia cannot harm your
children. But the President of the United
States? He can help—or harm—children all over
the world.'

"Then Lily Eskelsen, who happens also to be
Vice-President of the NEA, slid out of that
airport cab with another vote for Barack Obama
in her handbag."



Apparently the cab driver was Kenenisa Bekele,
because he turned up a few weeks – and a few
paragraphs – later, this time driving a cab in
Minneapolis.



"When Lily Eskelsen flew to Minneapolis a few
weeks ago, the first person she met, while
sliding into an airport taxi, was a cab driver
from Ethiopia. She talked to him, of course,
because she pretty much talks to everyone.
Introducing herself, she said, 'I'm a public
school teacher!'

"The two of them chatted about the Republican
National Convention, which was meeting in St.
Paul, Minnesota, that week. And they talked
about the importance of this national election
and Lily Eskelsen - public school teacher -
explained to this cabbie why she so fervently
supports Barack Obama, the pro-public school
candidate. And then she stopped herself to say,
'Oh, but I'm so embarrassed! I don't know
anything about politics in Ethiopia!'

"'It doesn't matter," the cabbie told her. 'It
doesn't matter! The President of Ethiopia
cannot harm your children. But the President of
the United States? He can help - or harm -
children all over the world.'

"Then Lily Eskelsen, who happens also to be
Vice-President of the National Education
Association, slid out of that airport cab with
another vote for Barack Obama in her handbag."



Sounds like she has a real future at ACORN.

— Mike Antonucci
The Education Intelligence Agency
2008-11-03


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