web01.fireside.fm Fri, 15 May 2026 13:02:15 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Tony Katz Today - Episodes Tagged with “Schools” https://tonykatztoday.fireside.fm/tags/schools Fri, 22 Mar 2019 09:00:00 -0400 Tony Katz Today airs from 12-3pmET. What are we talking about? Politics, breaking news, political theory, art, the markets, food, libations and what ever else may come to mind. The program is fast-paced, upbeat, funny, thoughtful and topical. en-us episodic The Official Podcast for Tony Katz Today Tony Katz Tony Katz Today airs from 12-3pmET. What are we talking about? Politics, breaking news, political theory, art, the markets, food, libations and what ever else may come to mind. The program is fast-paced, upbeat, funny, thoughtful and topical. no Politics, conservative, libertarian, talk radio, funny radio, Tony Katz therealtonykatz@gmail.com Ocasio-Cortez Tries To Insert Herself Into Hoosier School Safety Debate https://tonykatztoday.fireside.fm/294-ocasio-cortez-indiana-school-safety-guns-active-shooter-drills ba023b13-c3f0-46de-b0a2-b914d0e98780 Fri, 22 Mar 2019 09:00:00 -0400 Tony Katz full Tony Katz Tony Katz addresses Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez attempting to insert herself into Indiana politics and a discussion about school safety. 5:50 no <p>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has inserted herself into a school safety debate in Indiana. Training for active shooter situations has received press in the Hoosier state as teachers say they were shot at with pellet guns by police officers during the drills.</p> <p><a href="http://facebook.com/tonykatzradio" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Tony Katz</a> agrees: shooting the teachers is ridiculous. However, the commentary and ham-fisted argument of Rep. Ocasio-Cortez on school safety - that it is not necessary to train teachers and students for active shooter situations if we had, among other things, universal background checks and safe storage laws - is not just wrong, it's ugly and dangerous.</p> <p>"Can't you (Rep. Ocasio-Cortez) stop just for a moment?" says Tony. "We're talking about the lives of children. Why is it that you're ok with children and teachers not being trained to deal with problematic, dangerous situations?"</p> tony katz, rep alexandria ocasio-cortez, democrat, guns, firearms, schools, school safety, children, teachers, shooter, active shooter, drills, background checks, storage, semi-automatic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has inserted herself into a school safety debate in Indiana. Training for active shooter situations has received press in the Hoosier state as teachers say they were shot at with pellet guns by police officers during the drills.

Tony Katz agrees: shooting the teachers is ridiculous. However, the commentary and ham-fisted argument of Rep. Ocasio-Cortez on school safety - that it is not necessary to train teachers and students for active shooter situations if we had, among other things, universal background checks and safe storage laws - is not just wrong, it's ugly and dangerous.

"Can't you (Rep. Ocasio-Cortez) stop just for a moment?" says Tony. "We're talking about the lives of children. Why is it that you're ok with children and teachers not being trained to deal with problematic, dangerous situations?"

]]> Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has inserted herself into a school safety debate in Indiana. Training for active shooter situations has received press in the Hoosier state as teachers say they were shot at with pellet guns by police officers during the drills.

Tony Katz agrees: shooting the teachers is ridiculous. However, the commentary and ham-fisted argument of Rep. Ocasio-Cortez on school safety - that it is not necessary to train teachers and students for active shooter situations if we had, among other things, universal background checks and safe storage laws - is not just wrong, it's ugly and dangerous.

"Can't you (Rep. Ocasio-Cortez) stop just for a moment?" says Tony. "We're talking about the lives of children. Why is it that you're ok with children and teachers not being trained to deal with problematic, dangerous situations?"

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