Semi-backdown over pledge at Massachusetts School
We read:
"Student Sean Harrington appears to have won his fight to bring the Pledge of Allegiance back into his Massachusetts high school -- except the principal's proposed solution leaves the daily honor to the nation's flag literally hanging in the hall.
Charles Skidmore, principal of Arlington High School in Arlington, Mass., has offered to allow students to recite the pledge before school begins -- but in the school's foyer and not in the classrooms, as 17-year-old Harrington had hoped.
Kathleen Bodie, Arlington superintendent of schools, told Fox News
Radio that “The principal wanted to be very respectful about the pledge and be sensitive to the Supreme Court ruling that students are not forced to say the pledge. He wanted to be sensitive to the diverse group of students we have.” [But being sensitive to patriotic Americans is not on his radar, of course]
It is unclear whether Harrington, who led the fight to bring the pledge back to the school, will be satisfied with the compromise of having it recited in the foyer, and not in class.
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The EduNazi's compromise is simply an indication that the student didn't hire the right lawyers. If he had, the classrooms would be filled with flags. This is another example of why patriotic Americans need to be as aggressive as anti-American leftists are when dealing with them. The leftists know the law (and the people) disagree with them and will cave-in under the right type of pressure.
Is the school principal sensitive to the needs of some students to not be forced to study mathematics?
Well, since Obama considers himself a global citizen, perhaps the teachers want the kids to pledge allegiance to the world.
In a way, doing it in a mass ceremony in the foyer would be more public, an even bigger disgrace to the anti-American principal.
Just launch an initiative to have the entire school turn out every day, each student bringing a flag to wave, a US flag lapel pin to wear, maybe a US flag T-shirt to wear.
The school district has a different slant.
Given the press release focuses on the district and not the high school, I would think both versions (school & student) could still be pretty accurate.
Anon 4:37, Wondersul ides. Just don't do it on Cinco de Mayo! ;-)
Bobby said...
"Well, since Obama considers himself a global citizen, perhaps the teachers want the kids to pledge allegiance to the world."
I doubt most people realize how close we are to actually doing that. In fact, in some ways, we already do. Yet another reason why Americans are now known around the world as some of the dumbest people on the planet. Unfortunately, there's lots of evidence to back-up that notion.
"I doubt most people realize how close we are to actually doing that. In fact, in some ways, we already do."
---You're right, everything is "global" nowadays. The economy, the culture, the environment. Even Glenn Beck got in trouble for saying that soccer is a boring sport. Imagine, because most of the world likes soccer now we're supposed to like it too and it's a shame that we don't watch it and that we don't call it football like the rest of the world.
"Yet another reason why Americans are now known around the world as some of the dumbest people on the planet."
---Yup, at least with Bush we had a president that wasn't afraid to stand up against the world. Now we have one that bows down to it.
I am so sick about this "global village" mentality. It's bullshit, we don't have global greencards, we can't just work in any country, yet Obama seems to think that an illegal alien is just as worthy as a legal alien.
"Obama seems to think that an illegal alien is just as worthy as a legal alien."
References please.
His last speech.
I am disappointed with you Luke. You usually provide links.
"References please."
---Hello? He opposes the Arizona Law!
"He opposes the Arizona Law!"
That does not prove shit except maybe in your twisted unemployed mind.
Bobby, give it up.
His mind is made up. The facts don't matter to him. His mind is closed for good, the door is barred, the shutters are locked tight, and the alarm system has been activated.
Or he's just harrassing you for laughs.
Probably both.
"Or he's just harrassing you for laughs."
and Bobby keeps on coming back for more.
As for closed minds, there certainly is a plurality of right wingers which you can say the same. But you won't do that.
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