Overland Controversy Gets All Political, And Stuff
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I've just been dazzled by the circus surrounding Overland High School teacher Jay Bennish's comments. Comments recorded by a student, that showed the educator criticizing Bush's foreign policy and yes, the capitalist economic system.
Now famous first amendment attorney, David Lane, has jumped into the fray, while the bleeding heart fascists on marginalized talk radio bah their guts out.
Students of the teacher have walked out of class in protest, in a move that is unique for supposedly apathetic and immature individuals who are themselves marginalized by the very people who teach them. It all leads up to a decision in the next couple of days that will determine Bennish's fate.
Even Gov. Owens has said his piece, idiotic as it was:
"I'll bet that you don't have Mr. Bennish balancing later in the day talking about the good things that the United States is doing in Iraq, discussing why George Bush is not similar to Adolf Hitler," the governor said. "I'll bet there just aren't any tapes from any student of Mr. Bennish giving that other side."
But the most interesting thing for me was reading the liberal and Democratic response to it. Where are the Democrats on this issue? Have any of them even bothered to take a stand on it, and more importantly, should we expect them to?
Now famous first amendment attorney, David Lane, has jumped into the fray, while the bleeding heart fascists on marginalized talk radio bah their guts out.
Students of the teacher have walked out of class in protest, in a move that is unique for supposedly apathetic and immature individuals who are themselves marginalized by the very people who teach them. It all leads up to a decision in the next couple of days that will determine Bennish's fate.
Even Gov. Owens has said his piece, idiotic as it was:
"I'll bet that you don't have Mr. Bennish balancing later in the day talking about the good things that the United States is doing in Iraq, discussing why George Bush is not similar to Adolf Hitler," the governor said. "I'll bet there just aren't any tapes from any student of Mr. Bennish giving that other side."
But the most interesting thing for me was reading the liberal and Democratic response to it. Where are the Democrats on this issue? Have any of them even bothered to take a stand on it, and more importantly, should we expect them to?
