The Republican candidates’ debate hosted by The Des Moines Register just wrapped up, but not before former Tennessee Senator (and “Die Hard 2: Die Harder” actor) Fred Thompson cut loose against the National Education Association, America’s largest teachers union:

Q: What is the biggest obstacle to education in America?

Thompson: The NEA … Bringing in millions of dollars to work and scare people and misrepresent the situation on the ground. It goes against everything we know that makes progress in this country.