Social Studies teacher: Don't you dare say bad things about the President!

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

Whether a paid leave of absence is a deterrent isn't clear- the teacher could find it humiliating.

Perhaps, but as I indicated it would be premature to indicate it has worked.

[DinoDoc]

Whether a paid leave of absence is a deterrent isn't clear- the teacher could find it humiliating.

Paid vacations are humiliating?

[giblets]

Paid vacations are humiliating?

No. By assuming this is identical to a paid vacation you are begging the question.

[regexcellent]

But he has the ability. WAH WAH WAH WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

The thought that he can do that is frankly horrifying.

[MrFun]

Why has my thread turned into a procreation battlefield?

I is sowwy.

[The Mad Monk]

[pchang]

Suspension is lame. The teacher needs to go through retraining. Arrested for bad mouthing the President? Is she from China or something?

[rah]

While I agree that this woman went WAY overboard here, the concept that the sitting president deserves a little respect is not that terrible of an idea.

Think back to the old days when Kennedy was bopping starlets on the side. The press showed considerable restraint and respect for the office by not splashing it on the front pages.
Was that such a bad thing?

[Ben Kenobi]

Think back to the old days when Kennedy was bopping starlets on the side. The press showed considerable restraint and respect for the office by not splashing it on the front pages.

Was that such a bad thing?

Question rah - if it were Bush would you be saying the same thing? That we should treat the sitting president with some modicum of civility? That sure didn't happen. People getting fired for bashing Bush? Never happen.

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

I could care less about the Bush era complaints. Spilt milk and indicative of the class(lessness) of folk at the time. Rah raises a valid point about respect for the Presidency.

However, in this instance if one listens to the video and blots out of your memory the total loserishness appearence of Mr. Roge's picture, it would not be out of line or disrespectful to bring up counter information about the President that is in the public domain espoused by the President himself.

[rah]

Question rah - if it were Bush would you be saying the same thing? That we should treat the sitting president with some modicum of civility? That sure didn't happen. People getting fired for bashing Bush? Never happen.

Huh. I said that I prefer the old days. So yes, I think Bush deserved the same treatment, and so does Obama. (regardless of some of the jokes I've posted here )
I think "was that such a bad thing" already answered that question.

[Ben Kenobi]

So yes, I think Bush deserved the same treatment, and so does Obama. (regardless of some of the jokes I've posted here )

Personally, sauce for the goose, sauce for the gander. Many of the same people complaining about people not loving Obama enough were the same people who said that dissent was patriotic when Bush was in office. Hey, someone wants to get up in my grill about how awesome Obama is? Feel free. But I'm going to open up on his flaws.

[rah]

So I take that to mean that you don't believe the office of president rates any respect. I will disagree.

[giblets]

Criticizing the President for a policy decision (like the Iraq War, which is the subject that lead to the "dissent is patriotic" language) is not being disrespectful to the office of the President.

[rah]

Agreed. But using an avatar of a black jimmy carter to poke fun of the president is. There are ways to to criticize without being disrespectful.