Unfortunately, this letter is real. I tried to find the teacher on the faculty list, but instead, I found discussions in local papers about the letter here and here. Both articles refer to a comment by the author stating his letter “speaks for itself.”
The reason for my extra double take is that after reading the letter initially and doing a double take, I had to do another one at the reason behind the controversy. The articles point to the last line of the letter as the birth of the controversy:
But as a progressive, I would sooner lay my child to rest than succumb to the belief that the use of a gun for self-defense is somehow not in itself a gun crime.
That, I believe, is merely rhetoric, because I doubt he would tell a police officer to lay down his weapon should that be the only defense between his child and a killer. That’s an easy line to say, and many hard-leftists make similarly unprovable statements in the face of defending ideology.
What I thought would be controversial was this:
… it unfairly rewards resourceful children who move to safety off-site more shrewdly and efficiently than others.
Schools should level playing fields, not intrinsically reward those more resourceful. A level barrel is fair to all fish.
This line comes during his internal debate of lockdown or flee during a school shooting (apparently, his school was the site of a recent incident). That line is mind-boggling to me. He’s saying that if my kid knows how to find shelter better than another, she should suffer like the others because schools should level the playing field. I can’t even find the words — I’m so shocked by that message.
And that further begs the question, how does this type of view translate in his math classes? If I were the parent of one of his students, I’d certainly be asking.
I didn’t know this went on after the 2004 election, but apparently there was a big “I’m Sorry” website from Americans to the rest of the world individually apologizing for re-electing Bush. It even became a stupid book. Now, there is a similar picture movement to get everyone to work together.
It’s the “From 52 to 48 with love” movement that refers to the popular vote percentage. Lots of people putting up stupid signs in faux humility asking for “the 48″ to work with them. Well, here’s a small collection of the pictures some of those same people were putting up four years ago. Now that they have their way, they all just want to get along for America. Pffft. Look here for a suggestion of a better way to start.
We all know what Joe went through. An Ohio official admitted an investigation went too far into his background. I’m sure the whistleblower in that case will have her own life turned upside down, but nothing has been done to the Ohio official so far. One person has had her hand slapped at the police department, but nothing of substance has been done.
Now, a Congressman is calling for a federal investigation into the people who “leaked” the deportation status of Obama’s illegal alien aunt.
This is just a sign of things to come, folks. If you question or dig up information that might hurt Obama, you’ll probably get called to testify before Congress about your actions.
After all of the uproar over the loss of the right to be able to talk to terrorists overseas due to the Patriot Act, the left wingnuts go off and give poor Joe Wurzelbacher a rectal exam using official documents pilfered from official computers. All for asking a simple question of an elected official who wants to be President.
As Ed over at Hot Air accurately surmises, this is a Watergate with a whole new meaning!
Look, there are left-wing nuts and right-wing nuts. The left-wing nuts have a LOT of influence over the Democratic party. The Republican party has done a decent job of tamping down the crazies that might identify with it. However, this stupid “Obama isn’t a citizen” stuff has to stop. It makes conservatives look STUPID. Ed Morrissey has a great article on this here.
I know people who used to send me dumb stuff like Obama PhotoShopped on top of a camel going through McDonald’s when the muslim rumors were circulating. I told them the same thing — this kind of garbage makes conservatives look desperate and hate-filled. There were SO many things that we could legitimately hit Obama with, such as his stance on the war or his liberal voting record.
We don’t have too long to go, and we have to stop trying to make things stick to the Teflon ‘Bam. Nail him with the Fannie / Freddie stuff. He’s SUCCEEDING tying McCain to lobbyists from them when he was the one taking the money. Turn it around! We don’t have much time!
