Drowning in Willful Stupidity

"Sigh. These people aren't just in denial, they are drowning in the deepest, darkest part of de-ocean of willful and spiteful stupidity."

Dr. Sanity IS the voice of reason.

I'm boggling over the latest story of failing classroom standards.

An elementary school teacher who takes the piss out of the US president in front of class (and that's not a requirement in the employment contract so do the parents get a refund for the length of time teaching wasn't going on? just asking!) later explains to one of the little kids (who probably looked ascance) that it was their "First Amendment right to say they don't like Bush".

???

First amendment rights don't apply 24/7. What if you're at a classical music concert and this particular fairly odd teacher wanders in during the quiet, moving bit and comes over all "I need to tell everyone in this auditorium right now that I don't like Bush".

First amendment rights don't apply when the commentary coming out is inappropriate. Will this elementary school teacher deem it necessary to tell these little kids about their sex life in explicit detail one lazy, rainy afternoon? God, I hope not.

You know, clever and irritated friend who shall remain nameless, I read your email and words jumped out...civility, respect and I think -

and BULLYING.

The Bush hating crowd are intolerant of dissenting views which, ok, demonstrates a lack of intellectual ability sure, but also is vehement and violent and smacks of bullying. Bullying should not be allowed in the classroom.

Especially if the bully is the bloody teacher!

I'm so so tired of intolerant, fascist Bush haters and I'm glad the US newspapers and tv news programmes that disseminate their brand of rubbish are hemorrhaging readership and audience.

And that slight increase (0.5%) in readership for the NYTimes over the past 6 months - I don't believe it covers paid circulation at all! Just saying, after all it's my First Amendment right.