Posted on 10/18/2016 4:24:56 AM PDT by UMCRevMom@aol.com
It's always wonderful when karma comes calling at the right time, and for one school principal along with his band of bratty cheerleaders, that day came just at the right time. They thought no one would find out about the sick thing they did to World War II veterans, but once the word got out, the backlash was so enormous, it went on to make national news.
On September 30, 12 cheerleaders from Cornell High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, decided to take a knee during the national anthem. While we’ve gotten used to these disgusting displays of disrespect across our nation lately, there was one small issue with the timing of their protest. Not only were there World War II veterans present at the high school football game serving as the honor guard, but the veterans had been set up by the Superintendent of the school, Aaron Thomas, who invited the veterans to the game, knowing that his cheerleaders were planning the disgusting protest. But Thomas along with his cheerleaders would soon realize they had made the biggest mistake of their lives, as their antics would then go on to backfire in a huge way.
Shortly after the protest, a journalist by the name of Sarah Slayer caught wind of the incident, and decided to make a video of the events, artfully piecing together media clips and details, highlighting how the World War II veterans were so distraught over the disrespect they witnessed at the game, that many of these elderly heroes "had tears flowing down their faces."
The video set off a social media firestorm, going on to rip apart the small Pittsburgh community. The following Monday, Thomas' phone line was flooded with irate people from all across America, and within a week, he received over 650 death threats. "Losing his composure" over the video according to one witness at the school, Thomas then reached out to the local media, so he could whine about how Sarah Slayer's video had made him a victim, then going on to accuse the journalist of piecing together false details about him. It's "ripped apart our community … ripped apart my household," said Thomas whined. But in addition to being the most hated man in Pittsburg, Thomas was about to also be proven a liar, which you can see from Slayer's SECOND VIDEO that proves that Thomas knew about his cheerleaders' planned protest, but did nothing to stop it.
Karma still wasn't quite done calling however. Due to the massive amount of death threats, police had to be called to be called to do regular patrols around the school, and according to MSN, the school's homecoming game had to be cancelled "amidst major safety concerns."
"It elicited passionate reactions from both sides, but particularly from those who felt the protests flied in the face of area veterans who were on hand to serve as the honor guard for the game," MSN reported. "Critics of the protesters later published a video that trickled on to social media directly calling out the teens and leaving some concerned about their safety at Friday's game."
It's unfortunate that due to the careless actions of this school's leadership along with 12 bratty high school cheerleaders, the entire school is now having to suffer. While your First Amendment rights do entitle you to be jackass and protest World War II veterans' sacrifice, don't be surprised when pissed off Americans respond and put you right back in your place!
CORNELL SCHOOL DISTRICT OCT 10- 14 412-264-5010
Did I miss the part where the involved parties actually suffered anything?
Bttt
Taking a knee is a sign of submission. This nation needs to be reminded that if there is one time we do not submit is during the playing of our National Anthem. (Soon to be changed to Lift Every Heart and Sing, if HRC wins).
So where is the video link?
Let me guess... the POS superintendent still has a job.
It frustrates me because no one will address the 800lb gorilla in the room: These protests were started by racists promoting a lie.....BLM are PROVEN racists and this protest started because of “hands up don’t shoot” which was an absolute falsehood.
That Superintendent wants us to be concerned about his feelings, but he did not care about the feelings of those veterans, who lived through hell for the sake of this country. Let me guess: Then Superintendent will not be voting for Trump.
And yes - it was only the black cheerleaders that were disrespectful...
Isn’t this yet another of these fake news sites, intended to snare conservatives and then raise doubts about any videos (e.g., James O’Keefe’s?) that we post here and elsewhere?
I mean, 650 death threats on a story we haven’t heard boo about?
Had that been any of my kids, there would have at least been an associated grounding for 6 months.
Where are the parents? Or should I say “parent”, since that is often the case these days?
The range goes from the BLM movement to this current “fad” of showing disrespect for the greatest symbol of freedom, on the planet - the American flag.
The late General MacArthur once said that only those willing to die for their country were fit to live in it.
We are a far cry from MacArthur's era, the WWII era and even the Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan era. It seems that as time progresses, America gets softer and more ignorant than we previous thought possible.
Only fools would have bought into Obama’s “Hope & Change” line and put the man-child in power. Now we are faced with a worse dilemma...put a crook in the White House or vote for the only reasonable candidate out there - Trump.
I’m in the Pittsburgh area and this was a big local story around here.
Here’s a link to the story on a local CBS affiliate.
For the past several years, I've heard reports that the GOP has won landslide elections at every level. From local, to state legislators, the governors, and so on.
Apparently the GOP holds more positions in elected office in American history.
But we continue to see stories like this.
What have the "brave conservative" Republicans done to put a stop to the madness in the education system?
Absolutely nothing.
This a-hole ‘superintendant isn’t qualified to superintend a restaurant lavatory.
He should be flipping burgers - if anyone will have him.
And his cheerleaders can prepare Big Macs for five or six years.
Fixed it
Huh—thanks much.
Aside from the derision? Homecoming game was canceled. Love when Karma comes calling.
Later
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