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Teacher suspended after telling students not to criticize the president
Monday, May 21, 2012 10:11 AM
AURAPTOR
America loves a winner!
Quote: SPENCER, N.C. – A teacher at a Rowan County school has been suspended after getting national attention for a YouTube video video that surfaced last week showing her yelling at her students, saying it’s wrong to criticize the president. In the YouTube video, North Rowan High School teacher Tonya Dixon-Neely and her students were debating several political issues, including a discussion about President Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney. The video, which was uploaded on May 14, had more than 178,000 views on YouTube as of Monday afternoon. The story has been picked up by national media outlets, including Fox News and the New York Post. Controversial radio host Rush Limbaugh discussed the issue on his radio show on Monday afternoon as well. The conversation starts as the class discusses recent accusations that Mitt Romney bullied someone as a teenager in the 1960s. But the conversation quickly turns into an argument between several students and the teacher, with some students questioning Obama and asking if Obama bullied someone in high school as well. “That’s disrespect. This man (Romney) is a presidential candidate. He’s not the president,” the teacher is heard shouting. “Let me tell you something. You will not disrespect the president of the United States in this classroom.” http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/Rowan-Co-teacher-to-students-in-video-Dont-criticize-the-president-152326155.html
Monday, May 21, 2012 10:29 AM
STORYMARK
Monday, May 21, 2012 10:39 AM
Monday, May 21, 2012 10:50 AM
Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor: Storybook - here's the video. She screams at the student, and is the one acting like the child here. Listen for yourself. Her whole defense is, Obama is the President, you can't say anything bad about him, but Romney WANTS to be President, and because he's not yet, it's fair to criticize him and his past.
Quote:“Do you realize that people were arrested for saying things bad about Bush,” “You are not supposed to slander." “As a social studies teacher I cannot allow you to slander any president in here, past or present. If that’s the case, somebody could say negative things about the Tea Party.”
Quote:Obama admitted himself to bullying the little girl.
Quote:There really is no defense to this, Stroybook. But you'll probably give it your best, huh?
Monday, May 21, 2012 11:13 AM
Monday, May 21, 2012 12:07 PM
WHOZIT
Monday, May 21, 2012 12:29 PM
WULFENSTAR
http://youtu.be/VUnGTXRxGHg
Monday, May 21, 2012 12:32 PM
Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor: She said folks were ARRESTED for talking bad about President Bush. That never happened.
Monday, May 21, 2012 4:50 PM
PIRATENEWS
John Lee, conspiracy therapist at Hollywood award-winner History Channel-mocked SNL-spoofed PirateNew.org wooHOO!!!!!!
Quote:Originally posted by Storymark: Yes, skippy, I saw. Did you miss the part where she says: Quote:“Do you realize that people were arrested for saying things bad about Bush,” “You are not supposed to slander." “As a social studies teacher I cannot allow you to slander any president in here, past or present. If that’s the case, somebody could say negative things about the Tea Party.”
Monday, May 21, 2012 6:46 PM
KWICKO
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." -- William Casey, Reagan's presidential campaign manager & CIA Director (from first staff meeting in 1981)
Monday, May 21, 2012 6:47 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Storymark: Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor: She said folks were ARRESTED for talking bad about President Bush. That never happened. So, that makes it okay for you to make up things that didn't happen. Gotcha.
Monday, May 21, 2012 6:49 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Kwicko: It's getting impossible to distinguish a Rappy post from a PN post any more. They're exactly the same.
Monday, May 21, 2012 7:13 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Kwicko: It's getting impossible to distinguish a Rappy post from a PN post any more. They're exactly the same. "I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence [sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero "I've not watched the video either, or am incapable of intellectually dealing with the substance of this thread, so I'll instead act like a juvenile and claim victory..." - Rappy
Monday, May 21, 2012 7:18 PM
1KIKI
Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 1:18 AM
JONGSSTRAW
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 2:07 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Jongsstraw: I'm was starting to think that Obama may lose the election in November, but then the dentist turned off the nitrous. More than half the country gets a Govt. check now, and they sure 'aint gonna vote for Mr. Stiffpants.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 2:28 AM
BLUEHANDEDMENACE
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 2:37 AM
Quote: Originally posted by BlueHandedMenace: Ahh another Rappy's lying thread.
Quote: No shortage of those lately. And what was the point, exactly? Teacher was out of line, teacher got suspended, isnt that what is suppossed to happen?
Quote: Rappy whines cuz we focus on the fact that he lied, instead of...what? that some teacher is in the bag for Obama? This is news?
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 2:50 AM
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 2:55 AM
Quote:Originally posted by BLUEHANDEDMENACE: Well, lets see, it has already been pointed out to you IN THIS THREAD, but I'll go over it again, since you asked nicely. You claimed the teacher was ok with bashing Bush. In the video she clearly says that bashing no president is acceptable...or....the exact opposite of what you claimed, in your post of the video. Vocab time! When you say something that is the oppostie of true -wait for it- THATS A LIE!
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 3:00 AM
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 3:23 AM
HERO
Quote:Originally posted by BlueHandedMenace: And what was the point, exactly? Teacher was out of line, teacher got suspended, isnt that what is suppossed to happen?
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 3:35 AM
Quote:Originally posted by BLUEHANDEDMENACE: I am dutifully impressed that you believe your own spin. Thats commitment.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 3:43 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Hero: The dangerous part is earlier when they are in the substantive portion of the discussion. She simply does not see Barrack Obama and the Mitt Romney as equals. That somehow Barrack Obama by virtue of being President is superiour to all other American citizens. Yet we know she did not consider all Presidents that way since she does not hold Bush in that regard. So why is Barrack Obama different? He is black. A black President in her world view is superior to a white challenger. This betrays a deeper racism. I believe that she believes that blacks in general are superior to whites. Her argument with a student is bad, her deeper racial animosity is the larger danger. H Hero...must be right on all of this. ALL of the rest of us are wrong. Chrisisall, 2012
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 3:54 AM
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 4:03 AM
Quote:Originally posted by BLUEHANDEDMENACE: On all of these points, I agree. Serious consideration should be given to firing this teacher...not saying she should be for sure, but it needs to be on the table. OF COURSE, we should be able to criticize a sitting president, few actions are as fundamentally American as that.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 4:08 AM
Quote:Originally posted by BLUEHANDEDMENACE: Serious consideration should be given to firing this teacher...not saying she should be for sure, but it needs to be on the table.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 4:47 AM
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 5:00 AM
CAVETROLL
Quote: By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Rowan-Salisbury Schools officials suspended a North Rowan High School teacher Monday while investigating an incident caught on camera where the teacher told a student he could be arrested for speaking ill of President Barack Obama. In a nearly 10-minute YouTube video shot by a student in the classroom, Tanya Dixon-Neely, a social studies teacher, told students criticism of the president could lead to jail time. “Do you realize that people were arrested for saying things bad about Bush?” she said of former President Bush. “Do you realize you are not supposed to slander the president?” Dixon-Neely has been suspended with pay, according to Rowan-Salisbury School System Spokeswoman Rita Foil. On Friday, Foil said the incident can be a learning experience. “The Rowan-Salisbury School System expects all students and employees to be respectful in the school environment and for all teachers to maintain their professionalism in the classroom. This incident should serve as an education for all teachers to stop and reflect on their interaction with students.” A Salisbury Post reporter went to Dixon-Neely's home for comment this morning, but no one answered the door. Calls to her number have gone unanswered and there is no answering machine. The video went viral over the weekend and viewership jumped from about 1,000 views to more than 168,000 Monday morning.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 6:52 AM
KPO
Sometimes you own the libs. Sometimes, the libs own you.
Quote:But first, the teacher does bash Bush
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 6:54 AM
NIKI2
Gettin' old, but still a hippie at heart...
Quote: Teacher was out of line, teacher got suspended, isnt that what is suppossed to happen?
Quote:Yes, she says people can be arrested for being critical of the President. That is bad but taken in context she's clearly reached the stage where she's trotting out a 'scary monster' to win the argument by convicing her young and somewhat obnoxious student to shut the hell up.
Quote:Over the weekend, Breitbart.com reported that the student involved asked a friend to record the exchange in order to "prove to his parents what he has been trying to tell them for some time. The teacher in this video has a long history of pushing a liberal agenda, by shouting down students. She is very intolerant of other points of view that she does not share. The atmosphere at this school is not very conducive to opposing views."
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 10:46 AM
Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor: Quote:Originally posted by Jongsstraw: I'm was starting to think that Obama may lose the election in November, but then the dentist turned off the nitrous. More than half the country gets a Govt. check now, and they sure 'aint gonna vote for Mr. Stiffpants. Security sure seems to trump freedom w/ a lot of sheeple.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 11:54 AM
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 12:48 PM
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 1:18 PM
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 1:51 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Niki2: You know what's amusing to me about the righties' constant claims that those who get help from any of the government safety nets would happily continue doing so, etc., etc.? I'd bet dollars to donuts they don't KNOW any of those people, or know one or two they don't like or something. They make these grand statements...fed to them by their "leaders", without knowing even slightly what it's like to be someone dependent on government help. The saying is that we transfer our own worst aspects to those we dislike, in which case, their belief that everyone getting help from the government would do so indefinitely is a reflection of nothing but their OWN attitude! In other words, if THEY were being provided for by a safety net, THEY would happily take the money and run...which is funny as hell.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 1:53 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Jongsstraw: Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor: Quote:Originally posted by Jongsstraw: I'm was starting to think that Obama may lose the election in November, but then the dentist turned off the nitrous. More than half the country gets a Govt. check now, and they sure 'aint gonna vote for Mr. Stiffpants. Security sure seems to trump freedom w/ a lot of sheeple. People who get a Govt. check think they're quite free, and they get free money...whoo whoo! If the money is removed or reduced someday they will riot and burn everything down. That's the future of Obama's freedom in America.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 1:54 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Hero: Quote:Originally posted by BLUEHANDEDMENACE: Serious consideration should be given to firing this teacher...not saying she should be for sure, but it needs to be on the table. Union. She could have slapped the kid and still had a decent chance of keeping her job.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 2:01 PM
Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor: Quote:Originally posted by Kwicko: It's getting impossible to distinguish a Rappy post from a PN post any more. They're exactly the same. That's beyond absurd. There's nothing remotely close to "PN" about my posts, and you know it. Why do I say that ? Because , even if pressed, you couldn't find any thing that supports your claim. Not that you would,even if you thought you could, but that's another issue.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 3:49 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Storymark: Just one, actually.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 3:59 PM
6IXSTRINGJACK
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 4:54 PM
Quote:I want a K-12 system that is unbiased. As it is now, it's 90% leaning left ALWAYS, and that's because that's where the "Teacher's Union" salary comes from.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 5:38 PM
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 5:53 PM
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 6:17 PM
Quote:Originally posted by PIRATENEWS: When Communist Dictator Hussein Obama Soetoro is arrested and hanged until his head pops off like Dictator Saddam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden, I bet that teacher won't pull that shite agin.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 6:25 PM
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 6:29 PM
Quote:Now imagine if she hadn't resolved this disruption. I'm sure we'd be reading, or hearing, or watching, about how a student was able to dominate and disrupt as entire class. About a how student was able to escalate statements into outrageousness.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 11:54 PM
Wednesday, May 23, 2012 4:18 AM
Wednesday, May 23, 2012 4:43 AM
Quote:Originally posted by 1kiki: There is no overall discussion, no learning of the many, just a loudmouth pushing the envelope with an agenda.
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