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As you\u2019ve probably heard by now, vice presidential hopeful JD Vance<\/strong> is bizarrely and creepily obsessed with whether people have children. Among other things, he\u2019s dubbed women who do not have biological offspring \u201cchildless cat ladies<\/a>\u201d (being a stepparent apparently doesn\u2019t count). He\u2019s claimed that child-free Americans are \u201cmore sociopathic<\/a>\u201d than Americans with kids, and that they make the US \u201cless mentally stable.\u201d He\u2019s said that anyone without children does not have a \u201cdirect stake<\/a>\u201d in the country. At the same time, he\u2019s suggested that people should stay in violent marriages<\/a> for the sake of their children, citing his grandparents\u2014one of whom tried to kill the other<\/a>\u2014as a good example of this.<\/p>\n So really, it should not come as much of a surprise to learn that the Ohio senator has also had deeply insulting things to say about teachers and whether they have reproduced.<\/p>\n In an audio recording from 2021, unearthed by Heartland Signal, Vance is heard saying at a Center for Christian Virtue forum: \u201cSo many of the leaders of the left, and I hate to be so personal about this, but they\u2019re people without kids trying to brainwash the minds of our children, and that really disorients me and it really disturbs me. [American Federation of Teachers president] Randi Weingarten<\/strong>\u2026she doesn\u2019t have a single child. If she wants to brainwash and destroy the minds of children, she should have some of her own and leave ours the hell alone.\u201d<\/p>\n This content can also be viewed on the site it originates<\/a> from.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n In a statement provided to Axios, Taylor Van Kirk,<\/strong> a spokeswoman for the VP candidate, said<\/a> there are \u201ca lot of great teachers across the country\u201d at whom Vance\u2019s remarks were not directed. The statement went on to say: \u201cThere is no bigger threat to American children than the left-wing indoctrination being forced on our schools by elites like Randi Weingarten, with the support of Kamala Harris<\/strong> and Tim Walz.<\/strong>\u201d (Incidentally, Walz is a former teacher and football coach whose onetime players have sung<\/a> his<\/a> praises<\/a>.)<\/p>\n In response to Vance\u2019s resurfaced remarks, Weingarten wrote<\/a> on X: \u201cJD Vance\u2019s comments are sad and insulting to millions of modern families, and school teachers including Catholic nuns, none of whom should be targeted for their family decisions.\u201d Later, she said<\/a> in an official statement: \u201cIt sure seems like Vance lacks an empathy gene\u2014thank goodness he\u2019s not a teacher. He doesn\u2019t get that you don\u2019t have to be a parent to care about kids, our neighbors, our communities, and our country\u2026. If he spent any time representing Ohio, for example, Vance would have seen this work in action from Cleveland to Medina to Toledo to New Lexington to Cincinnati. Teachers want what children need. I am blessed to be a mom by marriage, but it\u2019s irrelevant to whether any of us care about children. This week, as teachers are digging into their pockets to pay for school supplies and welcoming kids and parents into their classrooms, we should all be celebrating the hope and promise of a new school year, not trashing it with gross, ridiculous comments like Vance\u2019s. Vance should devote his energy to helping educators and school staff support students. 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