Posted on 02/22/2005 4:09:30 AM PST by Jon Alvarez
Middle School Students Encouraged to Send Demoralizing Letters to Soldier
Pfc. Rob Jacobs is a soldier based ten miles from the North Korean border. His home is in New Jersey. Therefore, it was not a surprise that he was excited when he received letters from sixth-grade students at JHS 51 in Park Slope; near Prospect Park in Brooklyn. But, that was before Pfc. Jacobs opened and read the letters. Monday, David Andreatta of the New York Post reported that these letters were “strewn with politically charged rhetoric, vicious accusations and demoralizing predictions that only a handful of soldiers would leave the Iraq war alive.”
The students’ indoctrinator (AKA “teacher”), Alex Kunhardt, had encouraged them to send letters to Jacobs that were to be filled with leftist rhetoric against the Iraq war, the soldiers and President Bush. At least nine of Kunhardt’s students followed his orders. As an example, a letter from a Muslim boy included: "Even thoe [sic] you are risking your life for our country, have you seen how many civilians you or some other soldier killed?" and "I know your [sic] trying to save our country and kill the terrorists but you are also destroying holy places like Mosques." To add insult to injury, Andreatta also advised that the envelope had a ‘smiley-face’ stamped on it.
Although “indoctrinator Kunhardt” refused to return phone calls, his principal Xavier Costelli responded in an inordinately cavalier fashion when he stated: “While we would never censor anything that our children write, we sincerely apologize for forwarding letters that were in any way inappropriate to Pfc. Jacobs. This assignment was not intended to be insensitive, but to be supportive of the men and women in service to our nation." You can tell he really meant it. Sure he did.
This is merely another example of leftist “academia”, now at the lower-grade levels, indoctrinating our children into their malicious and ever-increasing sadistic philosophies. It’s one thing for the leftists to write letters and complain to government leaders but, quite another to try to demoralize our troops by using their new and improved desperate weapon…our kids. This is a new low, even for the Left. So, the next time you hear a liberal/leftist say “we hate the war but, support our troops”, remember this scenario. Then, you can fairly and accurately (and with all intended sarcasm) say: “SURE you do!”
excellent...and add me to your ping list, please.
Jon
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"We were right all along on Michael Moore and Fahrenheit911"
the leftists love to infiltrate...while I make no pretensions about who I am when I attend their seditious meetings here in Syracuse.
Very well stated.
agree...call the Chancellor, alert your local papers to the story and your outrage...make it an issue same as Ward Churchill became on...
Prepare battering rams, we're scaling the walls of the ivory towers!
So I have found out the hard way.
God Bless You! You are a great American...your family is awesome and make me proud to be an American.
thx for your service to our country! God Bless You and yours!
you betcha...it's this kind of stuff that distinguishes the true Freepers from the DU trolls...
must be awesome to be a Daughter of the American Revolution...kudos to you and thx to your family!
Is the teacher protected by seniority from being fired?
My 8 year old already knows the bravery and valour of our troops and has a deep love for her country. It would be a tougher thing to indoctrinate a kid if the parents did their job.
That being said, shame, shame, shame on these pathetic, moronic excuses for a teacher and principal, and I can only assume the parents of these boorish jerks have no shame either. I am making my call and sending my outraged e-mail to add to the rest of yours.
Public schools are an appalling disgrace.
Ditto!! Fighting the vilification of our military!!! What they (Marxist anti-war crowd, i.e. A.N.S.W.E.R.) did to defeat us in Vietnam, will not be repeated.
Don't know if this is mentioned before. Watching FOX with Linda Vester now. This is being discussed. Sorry if my message is a duplicate.
Almost every man in my family has served proudly in one branch of the service or another (Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Marines, and Air Force). I am proud of them all and love them all, though most of them are no longer with us.
no way...just the unions.
Oh, yeah, they were hurting.
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That makes me feel really good. That these America-hating creepos were hurting. I've been fully conservatized.
thx...tuning in. will be interesting to see how the media picks this up...and how the ivory towers will lift the drawbridge to protect themselves from the patriotic seige.
I too emailed and called these individuals. Among other things, I suggested that while the selection for the "Office of student behavior" on their second voice menu listing was a good idea.. they needed to add a selection for the "Office of Teacher behavior".
This pinhead needs a spanking.
2banana, your letter (read on link) was so mild - asking her to THINK, putting your points into question format. It was almost like a jr-hi quiz given by Mr. Roberts!
Certainly not 'degrading' in the least.
For her to respond like that is just disgusting.
But expected... *sigh*
It is obvious she has never had her 'beliefs' challenged.
Which means she was indoctrinated.
To borrow a phrase from one of 'their' songs:
Oh when will they ever learn?
Would y'all do me a favor? Come over here and do something about this.
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