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Obama’s Middle Name Ignites Textbook Battle (Texas)
Fox News ^ | May 21, 2010 @ 7:13 AM | William La Jeunesse

Posted on 05/21/2010 7:12:35 AM PDT by BP2

Who's more important: Christopher Columbus or John Smith?

Clara Barton or Ruby Bridges?

Ruby Bridges or Dolores Huerta?

Is the story of Nathan Hale too gruesome for first graders?

Will history books refer to the 44th American president as Barack Obama, Barack H. Obama or Barack Hussein Obama?

The curriculum covers grades kindergarten through high school, and yet after 12 hours of debate the board had only just begun talking about its biggest challenge – high school standards – at 9 p.m. Thursday.

All day long the board dropped, added and swapped the names of historical figures and events into and out of the standards. It began with 1st graders. John Smith was dropped, as was Nathan Hale, not because he wasn’t important, but because, according to one teacher, ‘the kids couldn’t get past the hanging.’

Despite deep political differences, the debate remained polite until the topic focused on President Obama. Then it got personal. Lawrence Allen, a black former high school principal from Houston offered a motion to enter President Barack Obama’s name in a section of the curriculum that recognized significant dates in U.S. History.

“I am getting pretty fed up with this,” said Democrat Mary Helen Berlanger. “You don’t have to be derogatory. We don’t always put in Jefferson in William Jefferson Clinton.”

“The intent behind what you are doing I think is pretty obvious,” said Republican Bob Craig.

"This is our first black president," said board member Mavis Knight, who is black. "You are making it sound humiliating.”

“I ask the member to withdraw the motion and move forward in a dignified manner," said Democrat Rick Agusto.

Bradley did, but said under his breath, he did so, “to put an end to the whining.”

Knight shot back, “I don’t consider it whining.”

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So, the story of Nathan Hale's sacrifice is too gruesome?

Have the Liberals on the textbook committee not heard of Jesus Christ's sacrifice?! Yeah ... probably not.

It would appear that Hussein is now also OUT too. The Conservatives on the textbook committee reportedly grew tired of the Liberal's "whining."

1 posted on 05/21/2010 7:12:35 AM PDT by BP2
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“Ruby Bridges or Dolores Huerta?”

Who?


2 posted on 05/21/2010 7:13:35 AM PDT by Grunthor (Faster than the speed of smell.)
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To: BP2

“Will history books refer to the 44th American president as Barack Obama, Barack H. Obama or Barack Hussein Obama?”

or Barack Hussein Obama, MM-MM-MM?


3 posted on 05/21/2010 7:14:29 AM PDT by Grunthor (Faster than the speed of smell.)
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To: BP2

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2518193/posts


4 posted on 05/21/2010 7:14:51 AM PDT by Genoa (Luke 12:2)
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To: Genoa

Barry Sotero


5 posted on 05/21/2010 7:15:41 AM PDT by MrEdd (Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
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To: BP2

POS used it during his Oath of Office after months of censoring the AMERICAN people....now all of a sudden he gets a wild infected hair up his ....nose and people are to drop Hussein AGAIN.......screw em!


6 posted on 05/21/2010 7:16:20 AM PDT by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated)
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Barack Hussein Obama

Hmmm ... during the primary you were considered a bigot and a hate monger if you called him by his full name.

As President, it's okay to show off his Muslim roots.

Now, for posterity it's a no-no?

Hmmm?

God only knows what the book will say about him.

7 posted on 05/21/2010 7:18:04 AM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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To: nmh

FACT is it is his name. funny thing about facts.


8 posted on 05/21/2010 7:19:19 AM PDT by tioga
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To: Doogle

Is Kennedy referred to as John Fitzgerald Kennedy?
Is Roosevelt referred to as Franklin Delano Roosevelt?
Is Martin King referred to as Martin Luther King?
That’s the one I would nail them with. If we can’t use
middle names then King becomes, “martin king.”

In fact if someone say the name “Martin Luther King” I’m going
to tell them it’s “martin king” because blacks find it offensive to use the middle name of black leaders.


9 posted on 05/21/2010 7:19:25 AM PDT by Josa
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“Have the Liberals on the textbook committee not heard of Jesus Christ’s sacrifice?! Yeah ... probably not. “

Hey, don’t sweat it. They want to REPLACE Christmas with a HINDU holiday! Yup! Erase Christ is the first order of the day - if not directly then INDIRECTLY in our history.

Recall how CE (common Era) is REPLACEING A.D and BCE is replacing B.C..


10 posted on 05/21/2010 7:19:58 AM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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I always thought that Obama’s middle name was Fredo...


11 posted on 05/21/2010 7:20:00 AM PDT by Le Chien Rouge
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To: Grunthor; All

> “Ruby Bridges or Dolores Huerta?”

Oh, come now. Don't you know your Liberal historical figures?!


Integration


Helped create the United Farm Workers (UFW) the first
successful union of farm workers in U.S. history

12 posted on 05/21/2010 7:23:29 AM PDT by BP2 (I think, therefore I'm a conservative)
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His middle name ??.....I would like to give Obama the middle finger.


13 posted on 05/21/2010 7:23:59 AM PDT by Sloane_Ranger
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They are ashamed of his terrorist rooted middle name...as they should be. The man and his groupies are an embarrassment to the human race.
14 posted on 05/21/2010 7:25:39 AM PDT by Niteranger68 (Boycott PA 12!)
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His middle name ??.....I would like to give Obama the middle finger.


I simply say: FUBO!!

Please excuse me, FReeper ladies.


15 posted on 05/21/2010 7:26:26 AM PDT by unkus
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They are ashamed of his terrorist rooted middle name...as they should be. The man and his groupies are an embarrassment to the human race.


Barack Hussein Obama. What an ugly name. So soft and Hopey Changey sounding.


16 posted on 05/21/2010 7:28:42 AM PDT by unkus
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To: MrEdd

Barack Hussein Obama should be an alias and make reference to the fact he changed his name when he converted to Islam.


17 posted on 05/21/2010 7:29:15 AM PDT by maddog55 (OBAMA, Why stupid people shouldn't vote.)
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To: Josa

“In fact if someone say the name “Martin Luther King” I’m going to tell them it’s “martin king” because blacks find it offensive to use the middle name of black leaders.”

Good point. And hopefully we will add a prefix to his name- Prisoner No. 5.


18 posted on 05/21/2010 7:30:27 AM PDT by Sloane_Ranger
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To: BP2

For heaven’s sake, the guy’s name IS Barack Hussein Obama. Duh!

Remember, Mmmm, mmmm, mmmm...

How did they say it? LMAO

Democrats are mentally deficient.


19 posted on 05/21/2010 7:31:32 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (Excusaholic: MeCain lost to Jr., RINO endorsements are flying, & you live at 2012 Denial Blvd.)
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To: Grunthor

“...or Barrack Hussein Obama, MM-MM-MM?”

I believe the liberals would like it to be “Dear Leader, Lord Obama, the Great!”


20 posted on 05/21/2010 7:31:44 AM PDT by ExTxMarine (Hey Congress: Go Conservative or Go Home!)
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