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5th Grader Suspended For Anti-Obama Shirt
MyFOXColorado.com ^ | Tuesday, 23 Sep 2008 | Fox

Posted on 09/23/2008 2:14:34 PM PDT by Brown Deer

AURORA (MyFOXColorado.com) - An 11-year-old in Aurora says his first amendment rights are being trampled after he was suspended for wearing a homemade shirt that reads "Obama is a terrorist's best friend."

The fifth grader at Aurora Frontier K-8 School wore it on a day when students were asked to wear red, white and blue to show their patriotism.



TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Colorado
KEYWORDS: 1stamendment; aclumia; ayersobamaconnection; billayers; discipline; doublestandard; dresscode; dresscodes; firstamendment; littleredschoolhouse; obama; obamaayersconnection; pentagonbomber; proterrorist; suspended; timetohomeschool; tshirt
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1 posted on 09/23/2008 2:14:34 PM PDT by Brown Deer
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To: Brown Deer

Good for this kid! Way to stick to your guns!


2 posted on 09/23/2008 2:17:30 PM PDT by Federalist Society
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To: Federalist Society

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088577/posts


3 posted on 09/23/2008 2:17:53 PM PDT by Right_Handed_Writer (Civilization is mortally wounded and something truly evil is being born to take its place(S. Coonts))
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To: Brown Deer

Come on, the search feature is your friend.

This has been posted about 5 times today.


4 posted on 09/23/2008 2:17:56 PM PDT by gjones77
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To: Brown Deer
"It's the public school system," Dalton says. "Let's be honest, it's full of liberal loons."

How left can they be...they asked the kids tro show their patriotism by wearing red, white and blue. That shirt was designed to provoke a reaction. Seems to me dad's looking for a law suit.

5 posted on 09/23/2008 2:18:08 PM PDT by pgkdan (Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions - G.K. Chesterton)
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To: Federalist Society; Brown Deer

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088577/posts


6 posted on 09/23/2008 2:18:24 PM PDT by Right_Handed_Writer (Civilization is mortally wounded and something truly evil is being born to take its place(S. Coonts))
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To: Brown Deer

Let’s see. B-HO has been endorsed by Hamas, Hezbollah, Farrakhan, Ahmedinijad, and Castro.

And a close associate of his (Ayers) bombed the Pentagon while a member of a terrorist organization.

The writing on the kid’s T-shirt is entirely accurate.


7 posted on 09/23/2008 2:19:50 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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To: Brown Deer
His spelling and grammar are better than most libs, too!
8 posted on 09/23/2008 2:20:50 PM PDT by DocRock (All they that TAKE the sword shall perish with the sword. Matthew 26:52 Gun grabbers beware.)
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To: Brown Deer

When we said “Free Speech”, we didn’t mean for you. :)

Now pay your taxes and vote Obama.

(/sarcasm)


9 posted on 09/23/2008 2:21:15 PM PDT by Tzimisce (How Would Mohammed Vote? Obama for President!)
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To: Brown Deer

Idiots! If they let the kid alone none of us would know about this story.

Idiots!

Now we know!


10 posted on 09/23/2008 2:21:45 PM PDT by samtheman
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To: Brown Deer

Any pro-Obama T-shirt would have been OK ....


11 posted on 09/23/2008 2:22:12 PM PDT by SkyDancer ("Political correctness is tyranny with manners")
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To: Brown Deer
Good call, kid:

Bill Ayers, domestic terrorist.

12 posted on 09/23/2008 2:22:20 PM PDT by weegee (Obama's a uniter?"I want you to argue with them (friends,neighbors,Republicans) & get in their face")
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To: gjones77

Guess what? I did search first - NOTHING showed up!


13 posted on 09/23/2008 2:22:33 PM PDT by Brown Deer
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To: Federalist Society

I'M GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK INTO THIS

14 posted on 09/23/2008 2:22:54 PM PDT by Jeff Head (Freedom is not free...never has been, never will be. (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
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15 posted on 09/23/2008 2:23:29 PM PDT by weegee (Obama's a uniter?"I want you to argue with them (friends,neighbors,Republicans) & get in their face")
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To: SkyDancer
So would this one:

Student Wins Anti-Bush Shirt Clash - Can Wear T-Shirt Saying 'International Terrorist' With Bush's Picture (LANSDALE, Pa., Dec. 13, 2005)

16 posted on 09/23/2008 2:25:09 PM PDT by weegee (Obama's a uniter?"I want you to argue with them (friends,neighbors,Republicans) & get in their face")
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To: Brown Deer
I like the t-shirt.

Keep wearing it.

Wear some aborted baby t-shirts too. Let liberals and kids see what these monsters defend. I've had it with this touchy feely crap but when it comes to the REALITY of what they are about, then this other standard of decency kicks in.

17 posted on 09/23/2008 2:26:21 PM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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To: Jeff Head

Holy crap Batman ..... that “look” is the same “LOOK” I get from the wife in tension filled scenarios .....

Yes ...I did Order a new Screaming Eagle Ultra Classic Harley.

I got the “look” that would have sent the most brave man to the corner..... but ... lol .. I got the last word in .

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The “LOOK” now that is something that ought to be outlawed. It is beyond cruelty


18 posted on 09/23/2008 2:27:19 PM PDT by HiramQuick (work harder ... welfare recipients depend on you!)
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To: pgkdan
That shirt was designed to provoke a reaction. Seems to me dad's looking for a law suit.

The shirt was designed to make a statement. Most significant statements do provoke some form of reaction.

If we limit people to insignificant statements only, then we really don't have freedom of speech.

The shirt wasn't obscene, or racist. It doesn't advocate violence or harming others.

Eleven does seem a bit young to have strong political opinions, but it appears the kid made the shirt himself, and stood by the opinions when confronted, so it's hard to say they aren't his own opinions as much as any persons opinions are their own.

Does the school ban all political slogans on shirts during school hours? If so that might be a reasonably appropriate ban to avoid disruption.

However, if they allow some political shirts, then the teachers have no business banning this one because it conflicts with their own beliefs or simply because it upset some other unruly children.

If the problem is a few other children get disruptive in response to the shirt, suspend those children.

If the problem is a teacher gets upset, tell the teacher to get over it of find another job.

19 posted on 09/23/2008 2:35:56 PM PDT by untrained skeptic
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I’m sorry, but in the fifth grade a child is ten or eleven. How strongly can a ten year old really feel about this? Though I may agree with these people (outside of actually naming your child Daxx, ughh!) it just looks to me like somebody using their child as a mouthpiece. It is like when I see these people with five year olds with mohawks. Yeah, like that was his idea.


20 posted on 09/23/2008 2:40:50 PM PDT by cothrige (Ego vero Evangelio non crederem, ni si me catholicae Ecclesiae commoveret auctoritas.)
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