Student who refused to take photo with Paul Ryan defends his decision in blazing op-ed

8th-grader who refused photo with Paul Ryan defends decision in op-ed... http://ift.tt/2qYwZGw The leader of the resistance to Paul Ryan is not even old enough to drive yet. Jordan McCray­-Robinson was one of close to 100 8th grade students from South Orange Middle School who recently refused to participate in a photo-op with House Speaker Paul Ryan in May.  Now, McCray-Robinson is back resisting Ryan. The young student published an op-ed today for his local newspaper, The Village Green, where he defended in his decision, speaking with more spit, vinegar, and passion than adult pundits. "I decided I wasn’t going to be used as a publicity stunt," the student starts. That's when you know you're gonna be in for a helluva 8th grade op-ed. "In Sunday, May 28, in Mr. Ryan’s Instagram comment section, my peers and I were criticized about our reasoning behind not taking the picture. We were called 'losers,' 'stupid' and 'brats.' One man wrote, 'How did those 8th graders get so brainwashed to understand the politics of today and decide who is villain. I suggest this is the work of the teachers … useful idiots that they are.'" McCray-Robinson then proceeds to defend himself against the
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