Local Teens Shrug Off Terror (Lee's District...apples not far from tree)

Alemeda Times Star ^ | September 16, 2001 | Paul T. Rosynsky and Jane Rochmes

[Paul Atreides]

At least drafting these morons into washing the latrines for the heroes would help somehow.

[Aliska]

Wasn't it Berkeley who ended the Vietnam war? Much as I hated that war, we should probably have finished it. These kids don't care about losing their freedom; they only care about losing their condoms and car keys. They will learn.

[Atilla_the_Hun]

"I'm not risking my life for that, I love myself too much," said Amir Kellogg, 17, as he sat with friends during lunch. "If they came after me I would have to run."

Dear Little-skull-full-of-mush Amir,

I know you were 8-9 years-old when Bill Clinton was elected in 1992. He was elected by many misdirected adults that spent those years teaching you anti-American thoughts. Many of these adults now see clearly when you elect someone who loves himself and runs when pressed, were wrong.

Turn-off the MTV, video games and read about Stalin/Hilter/Mao/PolPot who killed millions when people like you "ran".

[lockeliberty]

What district was it that the only congresswoman who voted against "use of force"?

[Oldeconomybuyer]

corridors of Berkeley High

I can only imagine the vermin stuck to the walls in the corrirors of Bezerkeley High.

[timm22]

I am in total SHOCK the way ALOT OF the young man are responding across America! The liberals have done a wonderful job indoctrinating or brainwashing our youth! GOD HELP US!

Don't worry, the libs haven't reached all of us just yet. I am seriously considering enlisting right now. Just this weekend, both of my sisters (ages 15 and 22) told me they would go if needed. Even my brother, a psuedo-Buddhist, Green Party leaning, Kurt Cobain worshipping 18 year old says he wants to help, but prefereably not in a combat role.

[vikingchick]

bump

[Oldeconomybuyer]

What do you expect from Oakland, next door neighbor to Berkley

Barbara Lee's district, no less. It was a free vote for her because she knew her constituents are as dumb as bricks.

[Renatus]

I was a youngster in WW II. If someone found an excuse not to serve in one of the services (We called them "slackers") and if one of them showed up at the wrong place a number of the men (most of whom had sons in service) would take them out behind the filling station and beat them within an each of their lives. I saw it with my own eyes. They got beat up bad.

[HusbandMan]

Almost makes me want to support a draft.

Are you nuts? I would not want these ingrates fighting this battle. They'd probably give all our secrets away to the enemy. Remember, "...they don't care, it's not their war, and America(see president Bush for the proper pronunciation)desevered this."

[ROCKLOBSTER]

It didn't happen in Oakland, it could have but it didn't, so I don't feel scared or nothing," said Hieu Le, 15, a student at Castlemont High School. "Why should I go fight in a war and die for nothing

Wasn't RED China promising to target LA and other California cities with ICBMs?

Some one should tell the little @$$ (of course he's probably one of them anyway).

[putupon]

Tell them to get them free lunch and breakfast vochers and their mothers food stamps and the subsidized housing they stay in from Yomama Bin Laden.

[Dr.Deth]

Hieu Le ... Amir Kellogg ... Jamaal Germaine ... Antwonn Smith

Glad to see they went out and talked to the average American.

[Aric2000]

Makes me almost want China to follow through, that was mean and uncalled for, but it would be no big loss. Of course we would get all freepers out first!!

[Grampa Dave]

I live in Napa, about 40 miles north of these commie, affirmative action and ebonic schooled left wing extremists!

What you are seeing here is the result of parents who did brain damage to themselves with their love of drugs, teachers who spell KAT instead of cat, and the west coast center of hate America and all the good that it stands for!

Marin county is crawling with adults who think like these little watermelons. We lived there in the early 70's and the hate America mantras used by these dumbed downed ebonicers were standard in Marin county even 30 years ago.

At least 40% of Napa's dumbed down and drugged out, semi adult population would agree with these wastes of skin and air!

I'm sure that 30 to 40% of the NE, the dumbed down and drugged out left wing extremists would agree with these west coast scumbags if they could get by with it!

We have tell these scumbags the same message as the rest of the world, you are either with us in this war for survival or against us! Political positions like these show that you are no better than the terrorists who flew the planes to kill 5000 Americans!

[rightisright]

Here's a contact page for Berkeley (Berzerkly) High School.

Perhaps we should ask these 'educators' why they are training a future generation of counter-cultural, America-hating jackasses.

[SolitaryMan]

The parents and teachers of this community must be very proud of the fine example of liberal BS spewing from the mouths of these fine young people. They have been well indoctrinated.

[Dust in the Wind]

"Their lack of desire to defend freedom comes, they explained, from a lack of confidence in the government to help their own communities. Many blamed the U.S. relationship with the world as reasons for the attacks and said they don't want to help because they have not received help in the past.

"How are you going to defend a nation if that nation can't defend against things like homelessness," asked Jamaal Germaine, 15, a sophomore at McClymonds High School. "I'm not in a rush to help our country because our country is already messed up."

I wonder what they do teach during civics class, or is there any such these days?

[GeorgeWashington777]

I know my teens & their friends were jacked and loved the fact that we have flags flying everywhere! Gas stations, schools, grocery stores!

I've always worried about a whole generation that doesn't understand the freedoms that so many died for! But my daughters and their friends have really responded and heard alot more about all this because of what happened this past week. And I would hope that many would be informed enough to counter any Blame America BS that is thrown at them, as my daughters are.

[jwalsh07]

Are you nuts?

Currently I don't think so, but there have been times in my life when loved ones and others would agree with your sentiment.