No, I will never forget CNN's "rodney king" snip, played billions of times -- and only that snip. And what it caused in reaction throughout CA. It didn't show the whole story.
Yes, the teacher was seen sporting an Obama button at a teacher rally. But really? How is it that millions of viewer can believe Al Gore's films? Or Michael Moore's films?
They believe it because they want to believe it.
I'm going to have to vote on this issue with the assertions by the girl's parents. I wasn't there. I don't know the teacher.
There are problems which need to be addressed concerning the use of "high tech lynchings.. I mean, technologies".
Rev Wright, OTOH, was a full-on presser, should have been properly vetted by the media, and it wasn't - they ignored the horrific racism by the Rev, and his postulant, Barack, sitting in the pews 20 years listening to this bilge. It's all over the Church's CDs, ad nauseum; and the presses and voters have chosen to pretend it's no matter.
The press beat up on Joe the Plumber, and it is possible that Diatha the Teacher is now getting beat on. I don't like how she handled this situation. But, I'm voting with the girl's parents' assertions. And that's the best I've got to go on.
I'd have realized the students had no real clue about the candidates, and I'd have assigned them an essay research project.
I can respect your position however again I say if it never came out of her mouth it could not have been used. I think people are responsible for the things they say. As with Wright and Ayers, I hear excuses but no apology.