When it comes to Governor Chris Christie, there is no better representative at pinpointing what is so egregiously wrong about the public education system in New Jersey: the teachers union.

In a town hall meeting yesterday in Hackettstown, NJ, a man asked the governor, why is it that he has to demonize “good teachers” and falsely claim to students that teachers are the “greedy people” to blame for their lack of school supplies and poor education levels.

In true Christie form, the Governor railed against such a distortion and pointed out to the gentleman that his contention is not against teachers, but against their union, who provides teachers 4-5% pay raises per year in a zero inflation economy as well as free health benefits for life without contributing anything to the system.

Where in the world did this questioner get the idea that Christie has lambasted teachers? Early in November, Christie made it a point to visit students in Trenton to answer their questions and respond to their gripes about the school system. During his question and answer session, Christie made it a point to highlight that his fight is not against the teachers, but their union.

Among the many things Christie said to the students:

“There’s a lot of really great teachers in the state, but their union cares more about how much they get paid than they care about how well you learn.”

There is more at the link provided. One of the greatest things about the video below, other than Christie berating the union, is that the audience helps educate the questioner about who the real source is for all the students’ woes.

Christie is, dare I say, effectively educating people.

Cross-posted at wwww.Cubachi.com