You were commenting on the visit of 12 year old Iqbal Masih to 
an American classroom I believe:
 
 MS>     Guilt-tripping a captive audience of students is a 
 MS> totally inappropriate use of public schools and public 
 MS> school students.
What guilt tripping?  Severe abuse of child labor is a _very_ serious 
problem.  Little people who don't see the larger picture and are only 
concerned with amassing wealth - no mater the means - of course are 
not concerned; as you have evidenced they even get upset at raising 
concious awareness (educating) about any such situation.
...even a global current events topic that involves one of their peers!
I can't think of a more exciting exchange for the children.
 MS>     I can't think of this same public school having 
 MS> provided a similar forum to an American 12-year-old 
 MS> equally dedicated to his cause, particularly a 
 MS> conservative cause.  Would this school have allowed its 
 MS> students to be used as a captive audience for a 12-year-
 MS> old Bircher wanting to get the U.S. out of the UN?
Barbara Walters, on _20-20_ the other night, did a tremendous job of 
exposing the heart and sole of pilars of "conservative causes".
Showing the nation the "Christmas Party" video tape that the leadership 
of the Republican Party produced out of the National HQ Office was 
absolutely *wonderful* !!!   
 MS>     If public schools are to keep the allegiance of the 
 MS> public, they can't afford to be places promoting trendy 
 MS> causes to a captive audience of guilt-tripped students. 
Teachers are not these small people, Matt.  It's their responsibility 
to introduce their students to a broad variety of experiences and 
to encourage the children to develop critical thinking skills on these 
issues.  ...not to indoctrinate but rather to teach them how to evaluate 
for themselves.
I, personally, like you, wish it were otherwise.  I'd like for them to 
explain the Republican platform on Family values they espouse and then 
show the "Christmas Party" tape to the kids studying government in 
later HS years.  ...seriously.  It'd be a wonderful expose' on how 
shallow the RP is.
In case you missed it (an official publication) it was gross to say the 
least.  ...every class of minorities was debased -- as were working 
people in general.  Constantly portraying themselves as "the boss" in 
employment situations they had such scenes as a female set of shoes 
"toes down and wiggling wildly" protruding from beneath a desk modesty 
panel as "the boss" was going into "climax" in the executive chair 
in the usual position behind the desk.  ..."getting head" obviously.
Female employees were repeatedly attacked this way, as were Jewish 
contributors to the party (the "cash stereotype" yaknow) and every 
other minority they could fit in.
 
Family values?  ....where???  ...what it showed is that they will 
espouse anything to forward their cause of greed -- milk it to 
death -- and then turn around and "eat their young".
Pretty good, Matt.  Long tape and she showed *plenty*. :) :) :)
 
Your Party, huh.  
I'm sure glad that the majority of teachers across the nation aren't 
among these little people.  ...rather proud of 'em as a matter of fact.
 
Y'all have a nice day, now.  ...might ponder where the RP picked up 
the label of "conservative" while you're at it.  That was gutter trash, 
plain and simple.
Of course, a young, white, female lawyer tried to explain it all away.
Now I get it.  I just figured out the connection; why you're in the 
Republican Party.  ...a total lack of principles seems to be the 
common factor between the two groups - Lawyers and Republicans.
 
...a lot of the higher ideals of gracious people are going to shoot 
right over your head.  ...speaking of head -- you'd do good to get a 
copy of that tape if you or your dad has the horsepower.  ...if it's 
not too much like simply looking at silvered glass. ...run it a few 
times -- or a few dozen.  Ponder what kind of people would produce 
that kind of stuff.  I don't think anyone in this conference would 
produce that kind of material.  ...looks like we've selected America's 
teachers from the best cut of people and you're just part of the 
group that's unwilling to realize their true value and compensate 
them for their worth.
Enjoy the debates this weekend.
After he left his wife cold -- and especially after the Baba WaWa 
tape expose' -- I'll sure bet that "gifted Bob" doesn't bring 
up "family values" and "character" at all.  Y'all shot yourselves 
right in the foot -- *big time*.
 
...thought you were "slicker" than that.
...Just remember:  We're feeling your pain. :) :) :)
 
-frank:)
--- Maximus 2.01wb
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