An Aurora, CO 5th grader was suspended from school for wearing this anti-Obama t-shirt.
When he was given the choice of turning the shirt inside out or being suspended, Dalton chose suspension.
“They’re taking away my right of freedom of speech,” he said. “If I have the right to wear this shirt I’m going to use it. And if the only way to use it is get suspended, then I’m going to get suspended.”
Hey. I’ll be the first to say that the shirt is a bit of a stretch of the truth. Now, if the shirt read “Obama is a better friend to terrorists that John McCain”, then I’d have less problems with the accuracy of it.
But to simply say that Obama is the a “terrorists best friend” simply isn’t true. The Associated Press and Rueters are much chummier with terrorists than Barry is. Hell, even Jack Murtha has proved to be a better friend and source of support to terrorists than has Barry-O.
But there is no way the kid should be suspended for wearing this t-shirt, which is as clear a celebration of the First Amendment as any lesson that school has ever taught.
Unless of course ALL political displays are prohibited at their school. To include ALL pro-Obama displays too. Including those proudly shoved down student’s throats by their teachers.
Which means that 98% of the teachers would have to go out to the parking lot and scrape the “Obama Makes Me Moist” bumper stickers off of their Volvos…errr….Ford Escape Hybrids (I forgot that Barry has issued a statement telling his followers that they are no longer permitted to drive foreign made vehicles).
If the kid had simply worn a ChimpyBushMcHitler t-shirt, or a Palin is a Pig t-shirt, I’m sure there woulnd’t have been any problems. Hell, the kid probably would have gotten an A for his civic activism.
Like little Jeffrey Eden — you remember Jeffery don’t you? He’s the kid who got a special award and an A for creating a diorama titled Bush/Hitler and How History Repeats Itself.
It’s not political messages that the school opposes…it’s just the wrong political messages that they oppose.
Liberal teachers, professors, and the entirety of liberal academia has done more to fuck up kids than all the drugs and unprotected sex in the world. And I say that only half-facetiously.
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The Jawa Report (taking time off from nailing Ethan Winner) — Well I guess “best friend” is a little strong, more like “just had dinner with best friend of best friend of some terrorists.”
Holy-hell. Even the American Communist Lovers Union (ACLU) backs the kid on this one:
New York chapter of the Civil Liberties Union sent the Law Blog the following in an e-mail: “The wearing of this t-shirt can only be prohibited if it could cause a risk of material disruption at the school,” wrote Murray. “It is hard to see how this t-shirt could be viewed this way. Students have a constitutional right to express their opinions about politics, and this t-shirt was not vulgar or anything other than a political statement. While the courts have recently cut back on student’s rights of expression, this case clearly seems to be an illegal curtailment of this student’s rights. ”
Please. If he’s not ordered to ditch the t-shirt, the next step is for some kid to show up with a Palin is a Pig t-shirt. These are 10 year olds. Their sole job is to get their fannys in their seats and keep them there. They are there to learn, not to out do each other with provocative political zingers crudely lettered on t-shirts.
Left by Anonymous on September 23rd, 2008 at 4:12 pm