Editorial

I can't understand all the fuss when a lot of 5th graders play shoot and kill video games, watch the CSI type programs, or teen sex series.

An embryo- woo, that's scary, that's controversial. Is it any wonder that American kids do so poorly in Science when they have school committees and parents questioning every move, every teaching tool? What's next at Forestdale, replacing evolution with creationism?

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It's good the rally is at WalMart - they are discounting the Sarah Palin "best seller" at $8.98 two days after publication.

To just clarify my last sentence in my previuos blog, it read; I HAVE FAITH IN THE GOOD Dr. TO WRITE A PRESCRIPTION TO EITHER KILL THE VIRUS OR CURE IT.

I really believe that there is a much bigger issue at hand in all of this. It is bigger than just poor judgement by the individual who gave the final decision for this class to study "slides". The underlying issue here is honesty and integrity which has been lost. Not only has it been lost within this particular school, but within this community of parents as well. I really believe that the important people with the final say know this and will restore it. Not only restore the damage done to the inner workings of the school first, the parents second and most of all our children. How can you teach leadership when your leader cannot be trusted? This begs the next and most important question~ How can we entrust our children if we as a community cannot trust. I really get this consensus from parents and it bothers me so that I have had a sleepless night/s. I thank the heavens I met a special person that has helped to restore some trust, so that I can again entrust my child back into that setting. I will never fully trust the system until the (lying) virus is cured. I have in the Dr.

"I hear that there will be a rally sponsored by 'irrational and undereducated women' at Walmart on Saturday."

Sounds like a typical Saturday at Wallyworld to me!

ezcookin: Live long and prosper.

This reminds me of the witch hunt against one of my high school teachers back in the 70's. The man taught us a course on "Comparative Political Systems" which included a unit on propaganda. To compare what the "commies" were broadcasting, he played us recordings of both Radio Free Europe newscasts and also English language broadcasts from Radio Moscow.

We followed with some great exercises in how to decipher the truth, evaluate sources' credibility...etc.

For his trouble this teacher ended up with the superintendent sitting in our class to make sure he wasn't teaching us Communism.

From that day forward the school administration, driven by a couple of moon-bat parents, maintained a campaign to remove this teacher. The poor man finally resigned, much to the detriment of his students.

Radio Moscow did not make me a Communist any more than seeing a human embryo will make these kids into abortionists. We hope the Sandwich school committee stands behind their professional staff and defends them from this new generation of moon-bat parents.

"snowflakes"?...not in Selma.

EZ...enjoy your thoughts. I hear that there will be a rally sponsored by "irrational and undereducated women" at Walmart on Saturday.

At the risk of offending my fellow moms, the last time I checked, you don't have to pass an IQ test to become a mom. It then follows that 90% of moms are not in the top 10% of cognitive ability. This is why we have schools and teachers, because most moms don't have the ability to teach kids themselves. So therefore, their opinions, in my opinion, are for the most part irrelevent.

The opinions of irrational and undereducated women used to be ignored, now they are respected. And it's a problem for society, because you will end up with the inmates running the asylum. This is why moms choose to not vaccinate their kids, because Jenny McCarthy, Playmate of the Month, tells them the vaccines cause autism.

Dropping crotch fruit does not make you a PhD. Reason and science should win in Sandwich, not the religious hysteria instigated by housewives trying to protect their precious snowflakes from learning about life.

“Because someone thinks their ten and eleven year-old young people should not see a human organ specimen or an embryo?”

Their child, their prerogative.

Was this in the curriculum? Personally I have no problem with it but it’s not my place to decide your child’s education and exposure.

I wouldn’t want my child singing praises to Obama like he was capable of walking on water or being taught Kevin “Fistgate’ Jennings “diversity policy” but that’s me and that’s my kid.

Last time I checked, Baptist and Catholics were allowed to raise their children as they see fit.

Let's ask this teacher to give the same class demonstration at the Sandwich Community School. I think alot of the adults in town missed it when they were in middle school, that's why they are so afraid of it.

These aren't rednecks from the south, they're hockey moms from the north. Religious prejudices abound in every region. Baptists in the south, Catholics in the north.

First, the Sandwich schools get a black eye for failing to protect a handicapped elementary school student from harassment. Now, this. What is going on here? Sandwich used to be one of the best systems around. Has a gang of rednecks moved into town?

I just looked up the MCAS scores for the Forestdale School. According to one press report, it appears they advanced this year to a point where they were removed from the "needs improvement" list.

Obviously what they are doing in this school works to the benefit of the students. The public should leave the teachers to their work and thank them for their efforts.

Since when has biology become a decorative plastic element, I must be getting old!

Shame on Fox and WCVB.
I was dissecting animal organs in formaldehyde in prep school in the 1940's.

Apparently many parents in Sandwich wish to drag us down to their lunatic level and wait until their daughters come home pregnant or sons with the pox because of their ignorance of the basic facts of human existence.

Call the school board right now and let them know how you feel: (508) 539-9159.

AS a veteran journalist I can assure your readers that Boston TV is subjecting us to its usual hysteria fostered by parochial envy.

It is a very slow news week, and Channel 25 and Channel 7 are showing their usual bad taste in sensationalizing the trivia at the expense of a good, solid education for our kids.

At least I hope that's their reasons - otherwise its anti-intellectualism at its worst.

Facts are stupid things.

1.850 Million ,of 1 billion, in clean energy stimulus funds has gone to foreign countries for wind turbines.

2.4,500 overseas jobs were created.

3.On Oct. 29, a joint venture of American and Chinese companies unveiled plans for a new $1.5 billion wind farm in West Texas consisting of 240 Chinese-made turbines.

4.Obama welcomed to China this week.
Declaring himself “America’s first Pacific president” .

Perhaps "China's first American President" would be more fitting.

"Oba- Mao" indeed.

Anita Dunn would be proud.

possee

bitter... "NORAD" to stand down? It wasn't the planes that took down those buildings... don't you remember Rosie O'Donnell and all the rest of your conspiracy theorist friends telling us that fire can't melt steel?

Now, unless you have information that "Atta" is still alive somewhere.... and I know some conspirators do... I don't think he'll be showing up at the trial... Cheney took care of that.

What will be interesting at the trial is the "surveillance video" of the buildings showing Bush and company running from the towers right before the explosions.

PS: I can't WAIT to hear Atta explain how they got NORAD to stand down that morning.Quite some feat, if you ask me.
And also I will be anxious to hear where they got the thermite that was found in the dust at Ground Zero.

"If he waffles and holds the wet finger in the air our troops are toast."

Our troops are already toast...have been since "you go to war with the military you have".
Little late to be concerned with troops over power-grabbing objectives,IMO.


There is something else going on here...I don't know what, but i will bet something is going to be decided at this Asian summit, and then Obama will proceed with this "war" according to what they have agreed to there.
Because although people ridicule Fulford, he has said that Japan will not tolerate more war and destruction, but want to work towards building a better world. And you see, they agreed to give money for the reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, but not for military purposes.
He also said that Bush jr. had been to Japan last week begging for money,(since his father and Bill Clinton have stolen it all,lol), and apparently they told him if Obama apologizes for Nagasaki and Heroshima, he will get some money...maybe that's why he has been acknowledging our wrong-doings around the world--it's a pay-off!
anyway, just food for thought...

snowleopard#7 asks: "...do you think a penis is a prerequisite for being a decisive leader?..."

No, Margaret Thatcher, Golda Meir and Indira Gandhi all had bigger balls than Obama and Queen Noor is a babe. Personally I find it embarrassing to admit that he is our duly elected leader and view it as a sad commentary on how easily America can be duped. As far as the spraying thing goes, good luck with that.

possee, let them infer what they want, I couldn't care less. Am I politically correct?
As Lou Reed said “Give me an issue, I’ll give you a tissue and you can wipe my ass with it.”

Jack, if you have to explain it, (again and again and again), they’ll still never get it.

Just for the record, now that the initial shell shock of doom and gloom taking office is over, the recession is receding in Florida with ABSOLUTELY no stimulus help. My apologies to our grandchildren.

Those that can, do, those that can't, wait for socialism to take them by the hand.

This report is sickening:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33908828/ns/us_news-military

I agree with Walker. Either do it right or get the hell out. The world needs a quick, precise answer from Obama. If he waffles and holds the wet finger in the air our troops are toast.

"snowleopard#7 [Member] writes:
Peter: sometimes people sit down to pee because they don't have a penis; do you think a penis is a prerequisite for being a decisive leader?"

Not at all in my book. Love Palin and still feel she got set up to fail by the GOP. And she can stand on her own...

http://themerchantmaven.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/sarah_palin_5.jpg

That's funny Ned!
Like the Totalitarian Tiptoe.

When President Obama was elected, he said "I can't do this by myself. I'm going to need your help."...
Well, who do you thin k he's waiting for to make his decision on this so-called war? US! The damn American People! --Who can get so riled up to rally about healthcare, but not the lives of our troops and other human beings?

What do you think?....He's waiting for you.if you can't see that, your blind to his magic. It's an invitation people-to determine your future.
Just do it! I just did...e-mail the White House and tell him you want out of this war!!

And while you're at it, e-mail Jim Webb, and tell him you support the changes he wants to make to the inJustice System, and do the same to AG Holder.This is a Golden Moment....they are waiting for you to tell them what to do.....

And if you fail to step up to the plate, you have no one to blame but yourself.

Obama is an open book. Let's write the history WE want!

I don't think Dubya even sat down to poop. He just put on some Gene Autry and did the Plutocrat Plop.

dk,

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snowleopard#7 [Member] writes:

I'm happy to have a leader who's careful not to spray it all over the floor.

Correct, instead he's spraying all over the constitution.

possee

r-5

The state has vacated all constitutional rights to the citizens, and afforded those rights to all enemies, foreign and domestic.

Especially in Capitol Hill.

possee

Peter: sometimes people sit down to pee because they don't have a penis; do you think a penis is a prerequisite for being a decisive leader?

And sometimes people who have the option to stand whilst peeing sit down, because it's the most prudent thing, and they want to get it right (i.e. middle of the night, don't want to turn on the light.)

I'm happy to have a leader who's careful not to spray it all over the floor.

In the meantime, the State has vacated any legitimate authority it may have had by this insult to the People

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091113/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_guantanamo_us_trial

These individuals are not entitled to the rights and protections of our Constitution and to accord them such constitutes giving aid and comfort to the enemy.

R5

r-five [Member] writes:

We need to husband our military and economic resources for problems on other fronts.


Exactly, as a new stimulus 2 is being readied to create more sustainable jobs as reported by that right wing/GOP rag Boston Globe.

Qusetion is, where's the outrage for all the pollution caused by printing useless money?



possee

Afghanistan is not worth the blood and treasure it will cost.

We need to husband our military and economic resources for problems on other fronts.

R5

Peter

Does that equate with "s*^t or get off the pot"?

and your last sentence..

This might be inferred as a hate speech.

possee

Walter,
I may be mistaken but I believe the US hasn’t declared “war” since December 1941 and manatee is correct in his definitions.

As far as empire building, that was pretty much quelled after the Atlantic Charter was signed or not, whichever may be the actual case.

If what you are referring to, as far as obtaining the objective of a military action when you say “war”, I would have to say the liberation of Kuwait, as one example was mildly successful, as were countless other involvements where the US stepped up to the plate for with no personal gain in sight.

My apologies to possee, as I know how facts are a bit of a buzzkill around here but I’m a huge fan of Edwin Newman and I am compelled to answer yes to his question, will America be the death of the English language? That and a pesky little thing called journalistic credibility.

As far as Afghanistan, either do it or get the troops out!

What we need is a Commander in Chief who doesn’t sit down to pee.

We have fought wars with countries,like the people of Afghanistan, who have nothing !!! They will never put down their weapons. They live to fight and die, if they must. While we fight to defend and secure our country,and live. There Ideology in Afghanistan has more meaning to the people. Lives are expendable.
Japan would never have surrendered in
WWII, had we not used the bomb.
As of now Pakistan is feeling the loss and heat from suicide bombers. WE are in the middle.Some want us to stay. Many want us to leave.The Middle Eastern countries should be pressured to deal with their neighbors. The war should shift responsibility to them. We can't stand to be involved in a hundred years war.
One opinion today was that Our
President will look weak if he does not decide soon to send more troops.That is just an opinion! Wanting us to be more involved in this war that has no end.
The people of Afghanistan have too many religious beliefs,terrorists, tribal warlords,poor leadership to see peace come, with more fighting from this war.

"...Goddess help us, Florida... that should've told us something."

Actually I believe we traded Florida for Texas with Spain then we beat Mexico out of it a few years later.

If it makes you fell any better Ned it's feel like 63', a little chilly with the wind but back to 77' tomorrow.

Oh, I'm sorry Neddy, that would be warmer than your high this week, Florida sucks alright.

Back to you.

Sorry possee, facts unfortunately do seem to put a bit of a damper on the debate here.

I should have added that our sun does indeed rise due east at times, if you happen to live between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, an area which is not even remotely near Cape Cod.

All those years as a "Latrine Technician" weren't wasted on me.

dk...at last we agree.

Vietnam was a cover war(for the golden triangle) that went out of control.
Iraq was a preplanned war for a stabilized foothold in mideast oil, even though we receive nothing in oil for our sacrifice of soldiers and money.
Afghanistan is a strategic foothold for oil pipelines as well as the lucrative opium trade.
Given the losses by Russsia,a totally corrupt political system, and the amount of troops necessary to maybe win, for what?, I too must conclude to withdraw and save any more carnage.

Let the oil magnates and drug dealers fight it out and hire mercenaries.

possee