{"id":19266,"date":"2024-03-08T11:45:39","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T16:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/?p=19266"},"modified":"2024-03-08T11:45:39","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T16:45:39","slug":"thumping-bidens-sotu-and-teachers-unions-on-chicago-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/08\/thumping-bidens-sotu-and-teachers-unions-on-chicago-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"Thumping Biden&#8217;s SOTU and Teachers Unions on Chicago Radio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago&#8217;s Morning Answer Radio Show summarizes today&#8217;s interview: &#8220;Jim Bovard on CTU\u2019s contract demands: Teachers Unions Have Always Been Terrible.&#8221;  Thanks to Amy Jacobson for having me on the show. 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