'Why did you call us thugs?' Teachers seek answers from NC lawmaker.
RALEIGH -- Rep. Mark Brody spent a lot of time Wednesday explaining that when he wrote "union thugs" were behind the rally that brought thousands of educators to Raleigh, he wasn't talking about individual teachers.
"It was not intended that way," he told one group.
Brody, a Monroe Republican, said he was referring to the National Education Association in his Facebook post.
Teachers made it a point to find Brody on Wednesday to tell him that they were hurt, shocked or offended when they heard about his comments.
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