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The Political Orphanage

Your Kids and The Department of Education

The Political Orphanage

Andrew Heaton

Comedy, Moderate, Politics, Independent, News, Nonpartisan, Libertarian

5951 Ratings

🗓️ 6 March 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

What would happen if the Trump administration tried to abolish or defund the Department of Education?

What does it do, and is it a net positive or net negative in terms of tax dollars and dispensing knowledge? 

Transcript

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0:00.0

All right, settle down, settle down.

0:05.3

Okay, class, before we get started today, I have a question for you.

0:08.6

Timmy, put your hand down.

0:10.4

I haven't asked the question yet.

0:12.4

What do, Timmy, your hand is still up.

0:16.3

There you go.

0:17.7

All right.

0:19.0

Here's our kickoff question for the day. What do Boba Fett, Red Lobster, Chris Pratt, Nickelodeon, and Ellie Kemper from the office have in common? Anyone?

0:32.8

Yes, Timmy. No, they do not all serve shrimp. I don't know if Ellie Kemper serves shrimp at parties.

0:40.9

She might. Sure, Chris Pratt looks like he enjoys shrimp. I agree. Timmy, Timmy, Timmy, be quiet.

0:47.9

Nickelodeon is a cartoon channel. It does not serve shrimp. And Boba Fett is a bounty hunter in Star Wars.

0:54.0

I am very confident. There is no scene from Star Wars where Boba Fett is a bounty hunter in Star Wars. I am very confident there's

0:55.4

no scene from Star Wars where Boba Fett serves shrimp. Okay, anybody else? Once more,

1:03.9

the question is, what do Boba Fett, Red Lobster, Chris Pratt, Nickelodeon, and Ellie Kemper from the office all have in common.

1:14.6

The answer is, all of them are older than the United States Department of Education, which is what we're going to talk about today, here on the Political Orphanage.

1:35.0

Hello and welcome to the Political Orphanage, a home for inquisitive minds, deep thinkers,

1:42.4

and a first-rate vocational school which teaches welding, HVAC repair,

1:46.9

and how to spay and neuter animals. I'm Andrew Heaton, headmaster, and head spay-a-neuter teacher

1:52.9

of the political orphanage. And today, we're going to talk about the Federal Department

1:58.3

of Education, which is one of several things. President

2:01.6

Donald Trump and Shadow President Elon Musk are threatening to abolish or defund or

2:07.6

put a furry in charge of, and therefore one of the many, many things people are freaking out

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