'Enemy' 'isms' talk draws fire in Epsom (Vet speaks the truth, liberal teachers cry)

Union Leader ^ | 11/19/2010 | Dan O'Brien

[Article10]

EPSOM – He admits he could have communicated his message in a more sensitive way. But a school board member who told young children at a Veterans Day assembly that "liberalism" and "progressivism" were among five "isms" he considered to be "enemies of the Constitution" is standing by his remarks.

"People are way too politically correct, to the point of foolishness," said Gordon Ellis, who resigned Wednesday as chairman of the Epsom School Board after an outcry from teachers over his remarks.

"I'm a very blunt person," he said, adding that if he gave another speech to young students, "I'd definitely do it differently."

[yldstrk]

Good for him. He is 100% correct.

[BenLurkin]

Socialism, communism, totalitarianism, progressivism and liberalism are "enemies of the Constitution."

Hard to argue with that -- and this is a message that kids sure hear at least once.

Goes to show that nothing will get you in trouble faster with lefties than telling the truth.

[Bitsy]

Horray for Ellis. Our kids need to know the truth. Otherwise, they will be in shackles before they realize they have been taken over by liberal/leftists/ communists and are now slaves. H@ll with political correctness.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

This guy’s a hero!!!! I applaud him!

[PATRIOT1876]

*Goes to show that nothing will get you in trouble faster with lefties than telling the truth.*

The light of Truth either sends them scattering from the light, or causes them to crawl all over you.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

The only important difference between Nazi-ism, Fascism,
Communism, Socialism and (Neo-)Liberalism is the spelling,
and that the last group hasn't got the brains to figure
it out.

- Bill Vance

[maddog55]

A great American !

[a fool in paradise]

Progressivism is soft-sell socialism.

People recognize that a neo-nazi is a bad thing but they still hold out hope for some kind of “Reform Communism” version of Communism. “Marxism works, it just hasn’t been truly tried yet!”

[April Lexington]

He speaks the truth. The left blasts him. He resigns. The Left wins by silencing him. Why is he a hero? He should have stayed until the Left was forced out of his school system...

[Windflier]

Goes to show that nothing will get you in trouble faster with lefties than telling the truth.

True dat. See my tagline...

[Truth29]

Why did he resign? Fight the enemy. Make them fire him.

[Article10]

Gives us all some more insight into how our tax dollars are being “spent” at school.

[brooklyn dave]

What does he mean he’d do it differently. He seems to have done it just fine.

[Article10]

He stepped down as the Chairman, he is still on the Board per the article.

[The Comedian]

No good deed goes unpunished.

Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

[Article10]

He still is on the Board, just not the Chair. Left did not win.

[Old Teufel Hunden]

"Socialism, communism, totalitarianism, progressivism and liberalism are "enemies of the Constitution."

His only sin is in not going far enough. He forgot marxism, fascism, statism etc....

[April Lexington]

Thank you. I retract. Need to read closer before posting. Sorry to besmirch a hero.

[who knows what evil?]

The BEST part of the article are the comments from readers...there are some LOOPY people running loose in NH. There seemed to be much concern re: Mr. Ellis “frightening” the children by mentioning communism. Funny...teachers can scare children all day long promoting the global warming hoax, but let a military veteran mention communism, which DID kill 100 million people during the 20th century; and all hell breaks loose.