Movement to rename Jefferson Elementary

Berkeley Daily Planet ^ | 2/3/04 | Matthew Artz

[againstallhope]

First they rename the arenas, now comes everything else.

[freeeee]

How about Ministry of Truth?

[Husker24]

“It’s an emotional minefield for students,”

The hell it is, five and six year olds could give a sh!t less.

[Humidston]

Gee, we're following in the footsteps of Comrade Castro - renaming everything. He did the same when he took over Cuba.

America or Amerika?

[Husker24]

What a bunch of retards. I dont know why I read this stuff, I know before hand im just going to get pissed off.

[Steve_Seattle]

"Gee, we're following in the footsteps of Comrade Castro - renaming everything. He did the same when he took over Cuba."

Don't forget the Bolsheviks - Leningrad, Stalingrad, etc. This is just another effort by the Left to disassociate us from our nation's founding and prepare us for integration into "the world community."

[JennysCool]

These people really, REALLY need to get a new country and leave ours alone.

[Range Rover]

Berkeley?

I'd suspect the following will be among the submissions:

Mumia Elementary

Tupac Shakur Country Day School

Leonard Peltier School

Jane Fonda Learning Center

Oprah-Streisand-Rosie Academy

Little RED Schoolhouse....

[The Great RJ]

How about Estes Kefauffer Memorial?

[Freedom4US]

These people are allowed to vote in national elections, folks. Be very afraid. Anyone who wants to change the name of a school because framers held slaves has no business anywhere near a school, much less teaching or position of authority. "Liberals" are always smug in their belief of self-superiority, but the truth is they are morons.

[spodefly]

“It’s an emotional minefield for students,” said Jefferson first grade teacher Marguerite Talley-Hughes, who along with parents and fellow teachers initiated the effort last spring to rename the school so it wouldn’t bear the mark of a slaveholder.

Absolutely infuriating. These types of people will gladly kill this country in the name of political correctness and their idiotic dreams for a socialist utopia.

[longtermmemmory]

This must be in a teacher manual. The leftist teachers have their students do the same project about the face on the $20 bill.

This is just proof that teacher unions are socialist tools.

[Dionysius]

I suggest "Simple Simon Elementary" as indicative of the amount of learning that transpires within those hallowed wall. Linda Safarik-Tong sounds like a Star Wars character, so I guesss "Chewbacca Elementary" should also be in the running. Changing Abraham Lincoln to Malcolm X is okay -- at least they didn't name it John Wilkes Booth. Berkeley must be such a wonderful, sanctified place to be able to dis Thomas Jefferson like this.

[baltodog]

1) First of all, let's be careful not to mention the issue of slavery that still exists in the motherland'. These people are stupid.

2) Second of all, let's erase slavery from our history -- nevermind that this is the man who wrote our Declaration of Independence. What has Ferrycan or Sharpton or Jackson written?

3) Once we have slavery erased, let's ask for reparations.

I was beat up three times for being white while I was growing up in Detroit. These ANIMALS don't deserve to voice their opinion to me.

[Ron in Acreage]

Here in West Palm Beach, FL some intolerant leftist are trying to remove the name of a middle school named Jefferson Davis Middle School.

[baltodog]

Buckwheat High!!!!

O'Tay!!!

[elbucko]

Don't forget the Bolsheviks - Leningrad, Stalingrad, etc.

Good point. Those on the side against renaming should stress this point often.

[CalKat]

Are we following in the footsteps of Comrade Castro when we re-name places to honor Ronald Reagan?

[Luke Skyfreeper]

"Liberals" are always smug in their belief of self-superiority, but the truth is they are morons.

Eloquent and true.

[Ohioan]

This is just one more example of the Left's ongoing war against everything American. It is not surprising, considering the venue. But to understand and put the attack on Jefferson into context, see Civil War, Reconstruction & Creating Hate In America Today.

Were I in Congress, I would introduce riders onto all sorts of Federal Appropriation Bills, excluding Berkeley from any Federal Funds. Contributing to that place would be like funding Havana under Castro.

William Flax