GQ_jumper 4 #1 September 24, 2008 http://neighbors.denverpost.com/viewtopic.php?p=509689 Sorry I couldn't dig up a better article on this, I'll poke around some more and look for something else. But here's the deal, this kid was sent home from school for wearing a plain white shirt with the words "Barrack Obama: A terrorists friend" written with a marker on the front. The kid and his dad appeared on Fox News and that dumb redneck dad only served to make everyone in the Republican party look like idiots. Yet one more reason why I suport legislation giving the court of public opinion the right to carry out public executions of jackasses!! He tried to claim it was a breach of his constitutional rights, but as much as I support the constitution I agree that in an elementry school the well-being of the learning environment comes before your right to free speech. I completely agree with the school sending him home, matter of fact the kid admitted the school offered to let him stay if he turned the shirt inside out because it was creating a distraction in the classroom. Here's the best part of the whole story, the dad comes on Hannity and Colmes, shows up in a real tree camo shirt(key indicator that he's a dumb redneck!), and calls all the kids who complained about the shirt whiners. A grown man, insulting 10 year old kids, I've never wanted to bitch slap the TV so bad in my life! Maybe its because I'm watching the news more this election than during the last but I'm seeing more acts of stupidity, and abuses of power with regards to the election this time than in the '04 election. With all the stories of college faculy members trying to force their students to support one candidate or the other, and people thinking using shock is an effective way to support your candidate, I'm really wishing we could place some kind of an IQ minimum on voting, or mayb a common sense test of some sort, who's with me???!!History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. --Dwight D. Eisenhower Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #2 September 24, 2008 I bet there are quite a few college professors using their position to influence their students in voting for the candidate the cadidate the Prof supports. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #3 September 24, 2008 Quote I bet there are quite a few college professors using their position to influence their students in voting for the candidate the cadidate the Prof supports. Funny you should mention that: Quote University of Massachusetts officials on Monday quashed efforts by an Amherst campus chaplain to offer two college credits to any student willing to campaign in New Hampshire this fall for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. I wonder if (and if so, how many) other places are doing this?Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 3 #4 September 24, 2008 Quote I bet there are quite a few college professors using their position to influence their students in voting for the candidate the cadidate the Prof supports. Undoubtedly. And an awful lot of business school profs will be trying to influence their MBA candidates to vote for McCain. At my law school, there was a core of about 4 profs who taught all the business law courses: Advanced Contracts, Corporations, Secured Transactions, Real Estate Development Finance, etc. They were all vocal and unabashed conservative Republicans. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 3 #5 September 24, 2008 Quote QuoteUniversity of Massachusetts officials on Monday quashed efforts by an Amherst campus chaplain to offer two college credits to any student willing to campaign in New Hampshire this fall for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. I wonder if (and if so, how many) other places are doing this? 2 key elements to that story: 1. It was a chaplain; 2. It was QUASHED by the University. End of story. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #6 September 24, 2008 Quote Quote I bet there are quite a few college professors using their position to influence their students in voting for the candidate the cadidate the Prof supports. Undoubtedly. And an awful lot of business school profs will be trying to influence their MBA candidates to vote for McCain. At my law school, there was a core of about 4 profs who taught all the business law courses: Advanced Contracts, Corporations, Secured Transactions, Real Estate Development Finance, etc. They were all vocal and unabashed conservative Republicans. It's a damned good thing that only republicans are doing that Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #7 September 24, 2008 QuoteQuote QuoteUniversity of Massachusetts officials on Monday quashed efforts by an Amherst campus chaplain to offer two college credits to any student willing to campaign in New Hampshire this fall for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. I wonder if (and if so, how many) other places are doing this? 2 key elements to that story: 1. It was a chaplain; 2. It was QUASHED by the University. End of story. Actually, the 'benefactor' was in the History dept. - and yes, it *was* quashed, thankfully (hopefully).Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 3 #8 September 24, 2008 Quote Quote Quote I bet there are quite a few college professors using their position to influence their students in voting for the candidate the cadidate the Prof supports. Undoubtedly. And an awful lot of business school profs will be trying to influence their MBA candidates to vote for McCain. At my law school, there was a core of about 4 profs who taught all the business law courses: Advanced Contracts, Corporations, Secured Transactions, Real Estate Development Finance, etc. They were all vocal and unabashed conservative Republicans. It's a damned good thing that only republicans are doing that My point was to rebut your implication that it's only the liberal academics who do that. It's not. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #9 September 24, 2008 Quote...that dumb redneck dad... the dad comes on Hannity and Colmes, shows up in a real tree camo shirt (key indicator that he's a dumb redneck!)... Sounds like bigotry to me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #10 September 24, 2008 Quote Quote Quote Quote I bet there are quite a few college professors using their position to influence their students in voting for the candidate the cadidate the Prof supports. Undoubtedly. And an awful lot of business school profs will be trying to influence their MBA candidates to vote for McCain. At my law school, there was a core of about 4 profs who taught all the business law courses: Advanced Contracts, Corporations, Secured Transactions, Real Estate Development Finance, etc. They were all vocal and unabashed conservative Republicans. It's a damned good thing that only republicans are doing that My point was to rebut your implication that it's only the liberal academics who do that. It's not. I said nothing about liberals, I abhor any political statements or endorsements by professors. Unless that is the subject they are teaching, with no endorsement given. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyD 0 #11 September 24, 2008 QuoteQuote...that dumb redneck dad... the dad comes on Hannity and Colmes, shows up in a real tree camo shirt (key indicator that he's a dumb redneck!)... Sounds like bigotry to me. Nope. Profiling. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darius11 12 #12 September 24, 2008 QuoteI'm really wishing we could place some kind of an IQ minimum on voting, or mayb a common sense test of some sort, who's with me???!! I am with you. I started feeling that way when people would tell me they are a strong supporter of candidate X and then mention a reason which would be the exact opposite view of candidate x. Or they simply had no clue but were sure anyway. People need to care more about their country. Enough to do some research. I understand the reason they might not care that much is; in the past things change a little bit and there is no catastrophic effect no matter who wins. I believe many have realized in the past 8 years that the wrong choice can put the whole country in jeopardy and not just be a small inconvenience. Lets hope that’s enough for people to do some research. I am with you I just don’t know how it could be done and still be a democracy.I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
downwardspiral 0 #13 September 24, 2008 Quote Quote ...that dumb redneck dad... the dad comes on Hannity and Colmes, shows up in a real tree camo shirt (key indicator that he's a dumb redneck!)... Sounds like bigotry to me. it is. www.FourWheelerHB.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jcd11235 0 #14 September 24, 2008 QuoteI'm really wishing we could place some kind of an IQ minimum on voting … I'm in no way claiming it is a good idea (I do understand your frustration), but I'm not sure the Constitution actually prohibits such a law, except maybe with the ninth amendment.Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GQ_jumper 4 #15 September 25, 2008 Quote Quote ...that dumb redneck dad... the dad comes on Hannity and Colmes, shows up in a real tree camo shirt (key indicator that he's a dumb redneck!)... Sounds like bigotry to me. Aww did I hurt someone's feelings saying the word redneck? Here's my I'm sorry face.........there ya go little buddy. Watch the interview, I'm sure its on the website, the man couldn't make a single intelligent statement and called a bunch of 10 year old kids whiny babies in an insulting fashion. I don't like Obama one bit but I don't fall in with the whole propaganda chain e-mail crowd using BS reasons to protest him, and I presonally can't stand jackasses like that, he deserves every bit of that comment. Go feel sorry for someone else.History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. --Dwight D. Eisenhower Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #16 September 25, 2008 Quote Quote Quote ...that dumb redneck dad... the dad comes on Hannity and Colmes, shows up in a real tree camo shirt (key indicator that he's a dumb redneck!)... Sounds like bigotry to me. Aww did I hurt someone's feelings saying the word redneck? Here's my I'm sorry face.........there ya go little buddy. Watch the interview, I'm sure its on the website, the man couldn't make a single intelligent statement and called a bunch of 10 year old kids whiny babies in an insulting fashion. I don't like Obama one bit but I don't fall in with the whole propaganda chain e-mail crowd using BS reasons to protest him, and I presonally can't stand jackasses like that, he deserves every bit of that comment. Go feel sorry for someone else. I don't think you get it. Whether this particular guy wearing camo was stupid is not the point. You phrased your statement in such a way as to impugn that ALL people who wear camo are dumb rednecks. And that's bigotry. No different than saying that all blacks are gangsters, or all muslims are terrorists. Intelligence is not determined by what you wear. The fact is, hunters, just like skydivers, come from all walks of life and all intelligence levels. They are professionals, white collar, blue collar, college educated, high school diploma, whatever. They can't all be painted with one broad derogatory brush as you did. By doing so, you just revealed your own narrow-mindedness. And with that, and a profile entry like "Occupation: Your mom's pimp", I think you need to work on your people skills. So you see, your comment didn't hurt my feelings at all. But your comment did hurt your own reputation. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
downwardspiral 0 #17 September 25, 2008 wow you're cool.www.FourWheelerHB.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BDashe 0 #18 September 25, 2008 Quote I'm really wishing we could place some kind of an IQ minimum on voting, or mayb a common sense test of some sort, who's with me???!! Apply this to being allowed to reproduce as well Fiscally conservative, socially fabulous!Brett (I heard a gay guy say that in SFO recently, I was dying! He earned a high five)So there I was... Making friends and playing nice since 1983 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
