Kind of ironic that Randi Weingarten, pres. of the Amer. Fed Of Teachers, takes the microphone from Asean Johnson. AJ's only 9. Geez. #MOW50
— Omar Moore (@popcornreel) August 24, 2013
Randi Weingarten: For the Children™!
Jesse Jackson was far from the only March on Washington speaker to be silenced at the March on Washington on Saturday. The American Federation of Teachers president trotted out budding labor activist Asean Johnson, 9, as a prop …
All over the country, public education is under attack. – Asean Johnson #reclaimit #action4thedream @AFTunion #MOW50 pic.twitter.com/T8ojKuiDjY
— AFSCME (@AFSCME) August 24, 2013
… and promptly cut him off.
https://twitter.com/Ms_MacKnight/status/371306812110565376
Asean was the youngest speaker at the Al Sharpton-organized event in D.C.
.@MHarrisPerry Horrible mistake: woman took the mic before Asean was done, only to resume her own spotlight. Treated him like a prop #MOW50
— Timi Burke (@gotdem) August 24, 2013
@admiralmpj Nah, Randi Weingarten is a grown ass woman that snatched mic from a child for her own speech.That's foul.Clock didn't do that.
— Pnthrgrlgail (@Mama4Obama1) August 24, 2013
Why old girl stop my son Asean Johnson? After he said he wasn't done?
— HarlemMontana (@ChilleyChill) August 24, 2013
Why did Randi Weingarten (president of AFT) cut off the youngest speaker Asean Johnson, even after he said he was not finished?!
— Kathryn T. Gines (@Ktgphd) August 24, 2013
did randi just take some of asean's time? #MOW50
— Notchyo Statistik (@NeoSoulPol) August 24, 2013
So Randi Weingarten cut off Asean Johnson so she could get her speech in? That ain't right! #MOW50
— PragmaticObotsUnite (@PragObots) August 24, 2013
really annoyed that Randi cut off Asean #nerdland #mow
— Notchyo Statistik (@NeoSoulPol) August 24, 2013
Randi Weingarten you suck! Why didn't you let Asean Johnson finish. He is our future and what the march is about.#MOW50
— Lisa Engelman (@auntielisa) August 24, 2013
@prisonculture Asean is a better speaker than randi so…
— Dannie Owens (@DAOWENS44) August 24, 2013
@edshow @msnbc @MHPshow Can you please have Asean Johnson on your show to finish his speech? Randi Weingarten was rude to cut him off.
— Pnthrgrlgail (@Mama4Obama1) August 24, 2013
WTH was Randi @RWeingarten doing?! Why did she take the mic from young #AseanJohnson? // Ms. Weingarten, you owe Asean an apology!
— EJ says: F the GOP (@theosmelek) August 24, 2013
Prog fightin’ words:
i hope @rweingarten realizes that cutting off a young person is partriarchal, agist, & contrary to movement building. #AllVoicesMatter
— ken montenegro (@kmontenegro) August 24, 2013
Payback’s a bitch:
Bummed that @MHarrisPerry talked over @rweingarten.
— Jeff Solnet (@jfsolnet) August 24, 2013
Um, #msnbc, kinda wanted to hear Randi Weingarten. Oh, thanks…last 15 sec. #MOW50
— Amy Hunter (@amy10506) August 24, 2013
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Update:
Here’s the video.
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Update II:
Weingarten responds to Twitchy story: AFT president retweets to rebut ‘myth’ she cut short 9-year-old speaker at March on Washington event
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