Questions about Mark Kirk's teaching record

[YBR31]

Source: ABC TV Chicago

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First Mark Kirk was questioned about the accuracy of his military record. Now there are questions about what Kirk says about his teaching career.

Did Mark Kirk misremember, exaggerate or lie when he talked about a teaching job he held 29 years ago? Did he really believe that some of the pre-schoolers he taught might bring a gun to class? It is the latest episode in a sometimes unbelievable US Senate campaign.

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So was Kirk talking about his stateside teaching experience when he spoke on the floor of Congress in support of a school security bill he sponsored in 2006?

"I served as a teacher, and I remember the kids who remember the kids who were the brightest lights of our country's future. I also remember those who bore scrutiny as people who might bring a gun to class," Kirk said in 2006.

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Read more: http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/politics&id=7504820

[stray cat]

1. Actually I know some 5 year olds that are scary as hell

the way they beat on other kids and abuse others - You could in theory speak of them in the future in terms of likelihood of bringing a gun.

[tanyev]

2. C'mon, now, he taught about as long as Sarah was governor.

That obviously makes him an expert.

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