Michelle Malkin » Child abuser: Obama-supporting teacher bullies soldier’s daughter

Child abuser: Obama-supporting teacher bullies soldier’s daughter

By Michelle Malkin • November 6, 2008 04:28 PM

This is ghastly. If you are a parent with elementary schoolchildren, you will hit the roof. A teacher in Cumberland County, N.C. near Fort Bragg (NOTE: she is no longer in Asheville) was caught on tape by Finnish documentarians making a film about Barack Obama’s supporters. The teacher, Diantha Harris, uses the classroom as a propaganda vehicle to shove her politics down the children’s throats.

Watch her bully a little girl who dares to answer “McCain” when asked whom she supports for president. The child is the daughter of a soldier. Watch the teacher mock the girl and her father (”So that mean yo’ daddy could stay in Iraq for another hundred years!”). Watch the little girl’s eyes well up in tears. Is this the kind of education reform Barack Obama advocates?

This is child abuse plain and simple. The “educator” should be disciplined, fired, forced to apologize publicly, and banned from the classroom. From Belch via Allahpundit:

Partial transcript:

Harris:We want to talk about the presidential election. I want to ask you, who are you pulling for? Raise your hand.

Student: Obama.

Harris: You pullin for Obama. Who you pullin for?

Student: Obama.

Harris:Any of you pullin for John McCain? That’s fine, say him as well.

Student: Obama.

Student: Obama.

[Cathy, the daughter of an American soldier answers McCain.]

Harris:John, oh lord, John McCain.

Oh Jesus, John McCain.

Ok, now I wanna axe you somethin.

Why are you pullin for John McCain? It’s ok, but why are you pullin for John McCain?

Cathy: I thinks it’s because my parents are going for him too.

Harris: Ok, your parents are going for him. Why are you pullin for Ba-RACK. Barack.

Student: I just want a black president sometimes.

Ok, you want a black president.

Student: The reason why I want Barack Obama is because he’s making good changes in the good country and stuff like that.

Harris: So, he’s making good changes for our country. Now can you tell me just a little bit more, like what type of changes?

Like not having big fights between Iraq and having soldiers killed.

So in other words, Barack is going to end that war in Iraq. What do you all know about that war in Iraq?

[Harris addresses Kathy] Talk, cause yo daddy in the military. Talk. It’s a senseless war! And by the way, Cathy, the person that you’re picking for president said that our troops could stay in Iraq for another hundred years if they need to!

[Camera pans to Cathy, in near tears.]

Harris: So that means that your daddy could stay in the military for another hundred years!

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#535247

On November 6th, 2008 at 11:41 pm, HappyGoLucky said:

It may have been made by a Finnish documentarian, but the subtitles are definitely in Swedish. So where was this film to be shown? For Swedish Television?
Anyway, the teacher was wrong. If I were her parents, I would be looking at some sort of disciplinary action for the badgering of my daughter when it didn’t pertain to the education.
#535249

On November 6th, 2008 at 11:43 pm, purplepeep said:

BlameAmericaLast said:
Considering the teacher’s union is a sidekick to the Democratic party, I consider this kind of behavior part of the plan for indoctrinating children at a young age.

Yes, the shame is that this Obama-inspired attack is SOP for Dem “educators”/Obama supporters/the NEA.

It would be nice if this was a one-off,but it’s becoming the public school system norm. Since Dem teachers are extremely nervous about being recorded most reports of their violations are written.

But sometimes a student catches them – remember Jay Bennish – a “geography teacher” whom a student caught on tape during one of the Bennish’s psychotic rants? It’s the usual Bush is Hitler and Obama’s “spiritual” mentor’s line about how America got what it deserved on 9-11.

If you don’t recall, here’s a link to the audio of that Dem “educator”, from El Rushbo:

Audio clip -(click-on starts & plays it in Windows Media Player)
#535267

On November 6th, 2008 at 11:59 pm, kardinal said:

Just got an email response from that district. they claim she never worked there.
#535268

On November 7th, 2008 at 12:01 am, bedje said:

Sorry, Chappie. When you messup, fess up. It was bemusedlib that said that. But you all look alike to me.

The underlying question you did not answer was, are you more than happy to spread YOUR wealth around? Not paying for services we all need, but giving out what you have rightfully earned to someone that hasn’t.
#535271

On November 7th, 2008 at 12:08 am, frontierguy said:

This Harris woman does not sound intelligent at all. They were supposed to discuss politics, i doubt seriously that this woman knows political subjects, she probably does not even know what the job of Speaker of the House is. All she knows is she likes BHO and he is going to bring change, what change i don’t really know but it will be good, pretty much like 70% of the uninformed voters that flooded the polls for the chosen one this election. She also believes that schools, not parents, should be responsible for the social behaviors of children. This is sickening.
#535275

On November 7th, 2008 at 12:13 am, Pidge said:

Teachers are there to help students learn how to think…not what to think.
#535279

On November 7th, 2008 at 12:16 am, bedje said:

Ageed, but tell that to the NEA.
#535283

On November 7th, 2008 at 12:26 am, William Amos said:

Diantha Harris speaks to reporters

Harris on Thursday said she wasn’t advocating for one candidate over the other and that the footage of her lesson is heavily edited.

She said the film’s producers asked her to talk about politics that day and that she not only discussed the presidential race but all the races in North Carolina.

She said her comments of “Oh lord” and “Oh Jesus” were her way of engaging her students to spur discussion. She said the camera does not show her sticking her tongue out and throwing up her hands when one student said he supports Obama.
#535289

On November 7th, 2008 at 12:35 am, bedje said:

Until that part is shown, and in the context that she stuck out her tongue, I think I’ll see how that pans out.

My money is on that she may have did that, but she quickly “honeyed” back to the student that said that. Come on, she’s wearing a button with the jerk’s name on it. Does she truly want us to believe that she “poked fun” at obama? PEE YEW!!!!!
#535290

On November 7th, 2008 at 12:36 am, William Amos said:

some more of the interveiw

At the end of the segment, Harris can be seen in her home wearing a Barack Obama button. She was also filmed at a May “informance” at the school, which is a cross between a performance and an information presentation, wearing an Obama button while talking to kids about voting.

“Now I can support whomever I want to support, as long as I don’t browbeat another person for the candidate that they supported,” she said in the film. “Like I have some students that support John McCain, and when they told me that, I said ‘that’s good’ and I just moved on.”
#535293

On November 7th, 2008 at 12:44 am, Terry_Jim said:

No Child Left Behind In the Long March from the Year Zero to the Great Society.

Horrible.
We had a three letter carriers report to work at my office in Obama Tshirts Wednesday, a clear violation of the Hatch Act, but it doesn’t approach the evil done to that soldier’s daughter.

“Yes we can” do whatever the hell we want now, apparently.
#535304

On November 7th, 2008 at 1:15 am, tuffy said:

It is way more damaging to the child than belittling implies when you harass the child of deployed military.

People who teach these children are supposed to have knowledge of the emotional trauma of deployment.

Deployment is REALLY HARD to deal with.
#535309

On November 7th, 2008 at 1:20 am, SoGood2BeMe said:

This is why we homeschool!
#535322

On November 7th, 2008 at 2:00 am, farmgal said:

Us too for 14 years now and parents of a soldier serving in Honolulu.
#535334

On November 7th, 2008 at 2:57 am, puhiawa said:

Has this evil, illiterate edjucator been fired ye?
#535335

On November 7th, 2008 at 3:06 am, Vatar said:

She said the camera does not show her sticking her tongue out and throwing up her hands when one student said he supports Obama.

Is that supposed to make it OK? Is it too much to ask teachers to behave like adults in the classroom?
#535356

On November 7th, 2008 at 5:46 am, graysonret said:

Education isn’t as important as indoctrination in leftist propaganda. It’s been that way for years.
#535364

On November 7th, 2008 at 6:04 am, CaptOzone said:

This is what our world has come to; far left radicals tormenting and humiliating our children who have the guts to stand apart from the crowd. They even have the unmitigated audacity to drag pregnant teenagers and mentally handicapped children through the ringer!

To paraphrase “The One’s” Michelle – This is the first time in my life that I’ve been ashamed of my country!

Oh – and the teacher had better hope that the child’s father, and the thousands of other dedicated men and women who choose to defend this great country stay in the military for a hundred years. If not, she just might find herself getting hiney-ho’d by terrorists in her own home.

Just my two cents…
#535375

On November 7th, 2008 at 6:20 am, Max23 said:

That really was sickening to watch. I hope that this teacher is fired.
#535376

On November 7th, 2008 at 6:22 am, flaming_o said:

(Teacher Diantha Harris) said her comments of “Oh lord” and “Oh Jesus” were her way of engaging her students to spur discussion.

She’s a blatant, pathetic liar who got caught with her hand in the cookie jar. This kind of partisan political non-speak is all too common in the Age of Obama.
#535382

On November 7th, 2008 at 6:32 am, olblueyes said:

I am active duty military getting ready to PCS to Italy and I have a 4 1/2 year old daughter. This kind of thing both scares and infuriates me. I am thinking of putting my child in an Italian school offbase but I wonder how their school system fares against our obviously broken one. Anybody have any suggestions? I grew up military and in DOD schools and know their reputation is higher than that of American public schools…but that was over 14 years ago.
#535396

On November 7th, 2008 at 7:02 am, Chief RZ said:

This is the liberal, socialist re-education that happens in a communist totalitarian society. This is what is going on now. You can only imagine what can happen a few years from now. Home schooling or private/independent or church schooling are the only alternatives to this mis-education. My comment about Roger Tamraz pales in comparison.
#535438

On November 7th, 2008 at 7:38 am, expat said:

olblueyes #299

You should have no problems with the DODS schools in Italy. My teenagers went to school here in Germany and the school was fine. I heard only good things about the schools in Italy. My son got to go play against Vicenza in soccer. Speaking to the parents they were happy with the school. Not sure if this helped or not.
#535452

On November 7th, 2008 at 7:53 am, Right_Wired said:

Truly horrible!

Further, don’t our school teachers need a basic grasp of the English language?! No wonder the street thugs sound like they do. Hoooray for teacher unions!
#535458

On November 7th, 2008 at 7:58 am, GraniteMan said:

One thing this teacher forgot to tell the little girl is that Barack Obama will be the Commander in Chief of that little girls’ father. How will teacher feel then? Also that teacher had all the subelty of Al Capone.
#535466

On November 7th, 2008 at 8:05 am, SoCal said:

If that woman wasn’t teaching she would be on welfare, that is obvious from her fat body, poor speech, and stupid ideas.

THIS is what is teaching your children… are YOUR kids listening to rap, do they sag their pants, do they think thug thizzle is sooooo cool?

Welcome to the NEW America!
#535522

On November 7th, 2008 at 8:44 am, CantCureStupid said:

What an ignoramus!! Exhibit number 9,999,999,999,999,999,999 of what is wrong with our education system… This stupid woman is a disgrace to real, intelligent teachers everywhere.

I WISH that some moron would say this to one of my kids. I WISH!!
#535569

On November 7th, 2008 at 9:08 am, Baxter Greene said:

It is kind of long,but this is the E-mail I sent the school:

First of all,it is clear that your “teacher” either has no idea what comes out of her mouth or is ignorant.

She states that she simply asks the children who they voted for and went on.Does demeaning this girls parents sacrifice and military service come across to you as simply “moving on”.

Then she lies about McCain’s “100 yrs.statement”.It has already widely been shown as being taken out of context:

COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW

The U.S., Iraq, and 100 Years
Press needs to call Obama on distortion of McCain’s statement
By Zachary Roth Tue 1 Apr 2008 05:07 PM
http://www.cjr.org/campaign_desk/the_us_iraq_and_100_years.php?page=all

Ever since John McCain said at a town hall meeting in January that he could see U.S. troops staying in Iraq for a hundred years, the Democrats have been trying to use the quote to paint the Arizona senator as a dangerous warmonger. And lately, Barack Obama in particular has stepped up his attacks on McCain’s “100 years” notion.

But in doing so, Obama is seriously misleading voters—if not outright lying to them—about exactly what McCain said. And some in the press are failing to call him on it.

BUT GUESS WHO DOES THINK BEING IN IRAQ FOR 100 YRS. IS A GOOD THING.
ONE OF OBAMA’S LEADING MILITARY ADVISER’S:

A Century in Iraq, if it works right: Obama adviser
posted at 7:00 am on March 22, 2008 by Ed Morrissey

http://hotair.com/archives/2008/03/22/a-century-in-iraq-if-it-works-right-obama-adviser/

Yesterday I noted the accusation of McCarthyism against Bill Clinton by Barack Obama military adviser Gen. Tony McPeak. The former Air Force Chief of Staff has a history of interesting statements, including a couple at the beginning of the war both McPeak and Obama oppose. In an interview with the Oregonian, posted here but confirmed by me through its purchase from the archives, McPeak essentially makes the exact same argument that John McCain makes about staying in Iraq — and which Obama ridicules:
Is Iraq the last country we confront in the Middle East?
Who wants to volunteer to get cross-ways with us? We’ll be there a century, hopefully. If it works right.

Obama Adviser Suggests Up to 80,000 Troops Remain in Iraq By 2010
by FOXNews.com

Friday, April 4, 2008

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/04/04/obama-adviser-suggests-up-to-80000-troops-remain-in-iraq-by-2010/

As Barack Obama continues to criticize John McCain for saying he’s willing to keep a 100-year troop presence in Iraq, another Obama adviser has suggested U.S. forces could stay in Iraq longer than the Democratic candidate initially thought.

Adviser Colin Kahl wrote in a policy paper for the Center for a New American Security that the United States should transition to an “over-watch” force of between 60,000 and 80,000 troops by the end of 2010, according to an article Friday in the New York Sun.

WHEN IS YOUR “TEACHER” GOING TO CALL FOR THE RETURN OF TROOPS IN JAPAN,GERMANY,AND N. KOREA??????

IT SEEMS LIKE IF YOUR TEACHERS ARE GOING TO BERATE CHILDREN FOR THEIR PARENTS SERVING IN A WAR THAT DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS VOTED FOR,THEY SHOULD AT LEAST KNOW WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT.

IF YOUR TEACHER IS SO HAPPY WITH THE OBAMA TICKET AND THINKS THAT FREEING 25 MILLION PEOPLE FROM ONE OF THE WORST GENOCIDAL TERRORIST DICTATORS IN HISTORY(I HOPE SHE DOESN’T HAVE A “SAVE DARFUR” BUMPER STICKER ON HER CAR)THEN SHE NEEDS TO EDUCATE HERSELF ON WHERE THE OBAMA TICKET STOOD WHEN IT MATTERED.
HERE IS THE DEMOCRATS SUPER INTELLIGENT FOREIGN POLICY MAN AND OBAMA RUNNING MATE ON IRAQ WHEN IT COUNTED:

http://www.gop.com/obamasvp/

Biden Voted For The Iraq War Resolution. (H.J. Res. 114, CQ Vote #237: Passed 77-23: R 48-1; D 29-21; I 0-1, 10/11/02, Biden Voted Yea)

Biden Called Saddam Hussein “An Extreme Danger To The World.” Biden: “This is a guy who’s used weapons of mass destruction. This is a guy who’s destabilized the whole neighborhood. This is a guy who in a war with the Iranians, over 800,000 people on both sides were killed. This is a guy who is an extreme danger to the world. And this is a guy who is in every way possible seeking weapons of mass destruction. That case, in and of itself, ought to be sufficient.” (NBC’s “Meet The Press,” 8/4/02)

Biden: “We Have No Choice But To Eliminate The Threat.” NBC’s Tim Russert: “If the president of the United States was saying four years ago clear evidence of mass destruction, do we have any choice but to eliminate Saddam Hussein and the threat?” Biden: “We have no choice but to eliminate the threat.” (NBC’s “Meet The Press,” 8/4/02)
Biden Said The Bush Administration Had Enough Classified Evidence On Iraq To Gain A Conviction At A Jury Trial. “Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr., D-Del., said Tuesday on Capitol Hill that ‘the administration has evidence now that can change people’s minds.’ However, Biden said, ‘It’s a very tough call as to how much to release.’ Biden said he did not think the administration would make photographs public, as Adlai E. Stevenson, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, did in 1962 to back the Kennedy administration’s claim the Soviet Union had deployed missiles in Cuba that could strike the United States. But, Biden said, ‘I know there is enough circumstantial evidence that if there were a jury trial I could convict you.’” (Barry Schweid, “Administration Plans Disclosure Of Intelligence On Weapons,” The Associated Press, 1/28/03)

In July 2003, Amid Questions Concerning A Lack Of Stockpiles Of Weapons Of Mass Destruction In Iraq, Biden Defended The War As “Justified” And Said “I Still Believe That Saddam Possessed Weapons Of Mass Destruction.” Biden: “I still believe that Saddam possessed weapons of mass destruction and that the war in Iraq was justified.” (Sen. Joe Biden, “Statement Of Senator Joe Biden On The White House’s Acknowledgment That Iraq-Uranium Assertion Was Wrong,” Press Release, biden.senate.gov, 7/8/03)

AND THIS STATEMENT FROM THE OBAMA TICKET WHEN IT MATTERED SUMS OF YOUR TEACHERS IGNORANCE OF WHO SHE IS SUPPORTING QUITE WELL:

Hard Choices for America’s Future: Strategic Opportunities for a New Century
But we can’t seem to talk about what comes next without talking about Iraq. It’s obvious we must end the reign of Saddam Hussein. It would be unrealistic, if not downright foolish, to believe we can claim victory in the war on terrorism if Saddam is still in power.
– Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr. in Remarks On Saddam Hussein At The Center For Strategic And International Studies Forum, Washington, D.C., February 4, 2002

And of course Mr. Biden voted for the War in Iraq.

AND EVEN HER HERO OBAMA BELIEVED THAT SADDAM HAD WKD’S AND DEFIED ALL EFFORTS BY THE UN TO DISARM.BUT FACTS OBVIOUSLY DON’T MATTER IN YOUR CLASSROOM.

OBAMA’S SPEECH ON IRAQ IN 2002.

Lest you question the context, here is the full excerpt from the 2002 war speech:
Now let me be clear – I suffer no illusions about Saddam Hussein. He is a brutal man. A ruthless man. A man who butchers his own people to secure his own power. He has repeatedly defied UN resolutions, thwarted UN inspection teams, developed chemical and biological weapons, and coveted nuclear capacity.

AT THIS RATE,THE STATE EDUCATION SYSTEM WILL CARRY THE SAME CREDIBILITY AS THE MEDIA HAS NOW:

Most Voters Say News Media Wants Obama to Win
http://people-press.org/report/463/media-wants-obama
Summary of Findings
Voters overwhelmingly believe that the media wants Barack Obama to win the presidential election. By a margin of 70%-9%, Americans say most journalists want to see Obama, not John McCain, win on Nov. 4. Another 8% say journalists don’t favor either candidate, and 13% say they don’t know which candidate most reporters support.

———————————————————————-
Poll Reflects Continued Mistrust of Media Election Coverage

Contact: Patrick McKiernan

http://www.hks.harvard.edu/news-events/news/press-releases/cpl-media-election-oct08

Cambridge, MA— Most Americans do not trust what they hear or read in media coverage of the 2008 presidential campaign. Poll results just released by the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard Kennedy School and the Merriman River Group show that 62% of those surveyed are distrustful of campaign media coverage and that same percentage think that the media does a poor job of separating their own opinions from the facts in their reporting. The public’s trust has not improved since one year ago, when a statistically equivalent 64% said they did not trust the media’s election coverage.

Among the reasons for the lack of trust:
89% agree or strongly agree that the news media focuses too much on trivial issues
77% agree or strongly agree that the news media is politically biased
82% agree or strongly agree that media coverage has too much influence on who Americans vote for
———————————————————————–

Matthews: My Job Is To Make Obama Presidency a Success
By Mark Finkelstein

Created 2008-11-06 09:35

http://newsbusters.org/node/25966/print

Just in time for the new James Bond movie, Chris Matthews has earned himself a new moniker: Odd Job. Matthews says he sees his job as a journalist as doing everything he can to make the Obama presidency a success.
CHRIS MATTHEWS: Yeah, well, you know what? I want to do everything I can to make this thing work, this new presidency work, and I think that –

WHO DOES THIS REMIND ME OF,OH YEA,YOUR TEACHER.

JUST LIKE THE MEDIA,IT IS NOT HER JOB TO TEACH OBJECTIVELY,WITH BALANCE AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE SUBJECT.IT IS APPARENTLY HER JOB TO PUSH HER BIAS,IDEOLOGY, AND LACK OF KNOWLEDGE ON TO THE CHILDREN IN HER CLASS.

CONGRATULATIONS!!YOU WOULD MAKE THE EDITORS AT PRAVDA PROUD.
#535583

On November 7th, 2008 at 9:16 am, Ed Mahmoud abu al-Kahoul said:

She’ll be a kommandant in Obama’s new Teachers Korps
#535612

On November 7th, 2008 at 9:33 am, Misscheryl said:

Well, some apparently believe getting a black person in the white house covers a multitude of sins eh? I wish I could say the behavior of this teacher is a surprise and not at all expected, but sadly I would be lying.
#535625

On November 7th, 2008 at 9:42 am, Ed Mahmoud abu al-Kahoul said:

The good news, that little girl is very unlikely to vote Democrat ever in her life…
#535641

On November 7th, 2008 at 9:51 am, gunslingerpatriot said:

#308
Thats the difference between a liberal and a conservative; a conservative is just a former liberal who was a victim of a crime or public humiliation.

GSP
OT-Bad Penny-Name of my ex-girl friends dog Penny (a blue tick hound) who when being a bad dog would be scolded as “Bad Penny”
#535653

On November 7th, 2008 at 9:57 am, Misscheryl said:

GSP
OT-Bad Penny-Name of my ex-girl friends dog Penny (a blue tick hound) who when being a bad dog would be scolded as “Bad Penny”

Interesting, I had black and tans and my husband had walkers.
#535703

On November 7th, 2008 at 10:24 am, rightwingnutjob said:

I emailed The Fayetteville Observer. They wrote me back and are pursuing the story.
#535706

On November 7th, 2008 at 10:27 am, Flyoverman said:

If that was my daughter, I would have said to her, “Don’t cry sweetie, your teacher is just a civilian.”

NUFF SAID.
#535711

On November 7th, 2008 at 10:29 am, sbw999 said:

Interesting how her interview at the end of the tape differs so greatly with the in-class behavior of the teacher. If she doesnt think she “brow beat” that young child, then she needs some education herself on the topic. Im not sure if I would fire her; she does seem amiable enough, and maybe she is otherwise a good teacher. But I think she needs to view that tape herself, and understand that what she did was dead wrong, and demeaning/embarrassing to that child.
#535713

On November 7th, 2008 at 10:30 am, SoCal said:

This is why a democracy can’t work… most people are damn stupid… and now they vote.

I just hope when the dictator rises, that he wants to try to keep some of what makes America great… but right now, it doesn’t look good.
#535718

On November 7th, 2008 at 10:32 am, jdsbc98 said:

Here are all the email addresses you’ll need. These are education board members, her principal and Vice Principal. The only e-mail I did not include is Ms. Harris’s because I figure the choice wording for her email will sound a little different than that which will be written to her supervisors.

KimberlyPFisher@aol.com,
GregWest@nc.rr.com,
MacWilliams@nc.rr.com,
hfarrior@nc.rr.com,
DLaHuffman@nc.rr.com,
fkbarragan@nc.rr.com,
Royalme@nc.rr.com,
MackyH@nc.rr.com,
LolaW@ccs.k12.nc.us,
MicheleCain@ccs.k12.nc.us
#535727

On November 7th, 2008 at 10:36 am, SoCal said:

Harris was a subject in the film because former President Bush visited her home in 1992 after an invitation from her then-husband Roy Harris, who was serving on the Asheville City Board of Education.
#535756

On November 7th, 2008 at 10:46 am, rightwingnutjob said:

The Fayetteville Observer has published an article.
#535764

On November 7th, 2008 at 10:51 am, DBNinKY said:

This is child abuse plain and simple. The “educator” should be disciplined, fired, forced to apologize publicly, and banned from the classroom.

Hear! Hear! Heaven bless that poor child and her family.
#535782

On November 7th, 2008 at 10:59 am, CJ said:

Gee, and here when Obama told his supporters “I want you to argue with them and get in their face,” I thought he meant adult-to-adult.

Silly me, making assumptions like that.
#535797

On November 7th, 2008 at 11:03 am, reshas1 said:

http://www.mmes.ccs.k12.nc.us/email/diathaharris.htm

The principal:

LolaW@ccs.k12.nc.us
#535798

On November 7th, 2008 at 11:04 am, SoCal said:

This is child abuse plain and simple. The “educator” should be disciplined, fired, forced to apologize publicly, and banned from the classroom.

Get the state to revoke her credential, or she will just move her fat butt on to the next district.
#535834

On November 7th, 2008 at 11:14 am, Lilycat said:

If this woman is an example of those who are supposed to be educating our children (and I’m afraid she is) it’s no wonder our young people are growing up unable to read, write or spell. Much less be able to use rational though or logic to solve problems. She should be fired for incompetence, and then barred forever for her treatment of that child.
#535851

On November 7th, 2008 at 11:23 am, SalsaNChips said:

Disgusting. After watching that video, I just stared at my screen for about 10 minutes seething in anger.

Find that so called “teacher” (child abuser). Call her out. Expose her for what she is. Humiliate her.

And please let us know how we can tell that little girl how brave she was and re-assure her what that woman did was WRONG.
#535863

On November 7th, 2008 at 11:27 am, JohnnyAngel said:

Way to go lady… “Kill Whitey”, right? What a despicable goon.
#535915

On November 7th, 2008 at 11:44 am, yohannbiimu said:

The point of all of this is that this is just a typical classroom in America. This abomination of a children’s classroom is not an aberration. This is the curriculum.

This is the message that we get from Chris Matthews, Keith Olbermann, Jon “Stewart,” and David Letterman. This is what is openly spoken on the floor of the Senate and House of Representatives by Barbara Boxer and John Murtha.

For folks to come here and say that the disgusting filth that is coming from this “teacher” is not the fault of Obama and his Party, they are either intellectual frauds or simply have no ability to connect the dots. Diantha Harris (the evil whore featured in this video) is saying NOTHING that hasn’t been said openly throughout this campaign season by Obama (both of them), Biden, and all of the Democrats who’ll be shredding our freedoms and liberties as fast as they can the moment BO gets into office.

This is simply a microcosm of what is seen in classrooms throughout this land. No education. No preparing children to be functioning and contributing members of a responsible society. Just indoctrination. Indoctrinating impressionable little minds to follow a man and his historically refuted ideology.
#535935

On November 7th, 2008 at 11:51 am, flmom said:

To think that child’s father is serving and risking his life, so that this teacher is safe and free to spout her propaganda, just makes my blood boil. What makes me even angrier is that she obviously thought that the airing of her views were more important than the feelings of this child. She is not fit to be an educator, it’s obvious that she was not considering the best interests of the child, which is rule #1 for anyone who has the charge of children.
#535949

On November 7th, 2008 at 11:57 am, yohannbiimu said:

On November 7th, 2008 at 11:51 am, flmom said:

She is not fit to be an educator, it’s obvious that she was not considering the best interests of the child, which is rule #1 for anyone who has the charge of children.

My point is that this is going on everywhere. She is simply spouting the NEA-supported classroom curriculum. How many so-called “teachers” in all of the country are fit to be educators of children.

The proper interests of the children are not considered at all in the minds of liberals. It is only the interests of the PARTY and the interests ever-growing Federal Government that are considered. To hell with the interests of any MERE individuals.
#535996

On November 7th, 2008 at 12:16 pm, flmom said:

yohannbiimu

Which is why my kids go to Catholic school. If the schools went back to actual teaching, then I would consider availing myself of all the tax dollars I spend on public education, but until then, I’ll just suck it up and continue to double pay for my kids education. This is why we need vouchers.
#535998

On November 7th, 2008 at 12:17 pm, rightisright said:

#316, have you researched these names to make sure they are correct and valid. I myself yesterday after losing my self control shot off an email to a list of folks a poster #139 left for us to use as valid email addresses, to my embarrassment I had 2 returned saying the woman never has taught or worked in Buncombe County School District, I obviously, embarrassed as I have sent emails of apology to all on the list.

Listening to Luara Ingraham this mornig, she has the tape of the exchange or should I say “brow beating” by the teacher. So, obviously the cat’s out of the bag, now let’s hope this racist, misplaced woman gets what she deserves from Odumbo, welfare money to fulfill all her needs after she is fired from her teaching job(what a joke that is).
Let me emphasize I do not blame #139 I blame myself for not doing the proper research before acting.
#536013

On November 7th, 2008 at 12:25 pm, Bruce said:

And the number one union that supported Obama is …..

wait for it …..

The NEA. Teachers union.

Go figure. Then make a guess why the NEA is so opposed to higher qualifications and proof of competence for “teachers.”
#536092

On November 7th, 2008 at 1:00 pm, William Amos said:

School is investigating Harris but parents of girl say they arent upset by the video
#536096

On November 7th, 2008 at 1:01 pm, sandyb said:

GraniteMan said:
One thing this teacher forgot to tell the little girl is that Barack Obama will be the Commander in Chief of that little girls’ father.

Hey, Granite, it’s bad enough this little girl was reduced to tears. Being reminded of the above brings me to tears.
#536269

On November 7th, 2008 at 2:27 pm, Member-VRWC said:

On November 6th, 2008 at 9:14 pm, operamama38 said:
What don’t you get? How is it if a Republican candidate is merely ACCUSED of missing his national guard drills (on the basis of forged documents) that it becomes the basis of a huge scandal that eventually brought down the CBS “news” network, but when it’s brought out that EVERY SINGLE Obama association is a radical America-hating scumbag, then WE’RE being dishonest by doing so?
Amen- sing it! This is the crux of the issue where credibility of the media is concerned, and what it meant to this election. Well said

While I have been guilty of feeding the trolls myself in the past, I’ll do so nevermore.

Here are the rule of engagement as established on this board by lgm, Chapoutier, Mistress Justice, Rusty, watershed, Red State Skeptic, Omu, Ilovemycountry, and the others that don’t come to mind at the moment. While I have referred to Palin and Obama specifically, it follows that these rules apply to all things conservative and liberal respectively:

1. Palin has no experience and her views are ignorant, so if you support her, you’re ignorant too.

2. Even if I were to accept the premise that Obama might have no experience (and I don’t), he speaks well, so if you don’t support him, you’re ignorant…and also a racist.

So you are not going to be able to engage in a meaningful discussion with a troll because everyone on this board who isn’t a troll is either ignorant or a racist or both.

So it’s a rigged game … rigged by the trolls who come into our house and proceed to throw a turd in the punch bowl at every opportunity.

Others have said it before. I’ll be heeding it from now on. DON’T FEED THE TROLLS.
#536375

On November 7th, 2008 at 3:34 pm, Durangodarlin said:

I bet the teacher works for ACORN on the weekends.
#537004

On November 7th, 2008 at 8:32 pm, newton said:

Yet another reason to homeschool your child…
#537106

On November 7th, 2008 at 9:54 pm, Jipc said:

When my two oldest children were in 1st grade and kindergarten, my husband was stationed in England. After some investigation into the base school, we elected to send them to the local parish (small British) school. While the school building itself was old, drafty, small (I think it was an old converted church) and they had to utilize pods for some classrooms, the educational experience was outstanding for my children.

You see, this school used the “PACE” program where the children did work from progressive workbooks at their own pace with the teacher and sometimes the help of an aide walked around the class and assisted the children in whatever level they were at. At the end of the first semester, both children progressed to the next grade.

Unfortunately, my mother was diagnosed with cancer, so we opted to move back to the states instead of staying in England so we could be closer if needed. It turned out to be a good move for the family as a whole because my mother passed away two years later, then my husband’s mother died the following year.

However, in regards to the children’s schooling, it was a complete disaster. We were stationed in Howard County, MD which was an “educational testing ground” for many of the changes made to school curriculum nationally. They would not move the children into more advanced grades because “the year age difference would be too traumatic” for our children. Instead, for TWO years our children were bored, disenfranchised and USED as tutors (usually for the lowest level children… some being the worst behaved as well). From there it was an uphill battle to keep them interested in school at all; it was THAT debilitating an experience for both of them.

If the U.S. school system were to utilize the “PACE” program, they wouldn’t have to teach at the lowest common denominator (which is one of the downfalls of our educational society) AND our children would probably be able to compete globally with other countries with higher-educated children/people. Some charter schools already use the PACE program successfully.

I remember a couple years in a row; at the beginning of the school year (after summer break) all three of my children (4 years apart in age difference) were relearning the same basic math in three different grades for the first couple months. It was ridiculous! Teachers and their unions pretty much control what is in textbooks AND the curriculum taught, so the PACE programs may be a threat to them if less teachers or even schools are needed. But that is only my opinion and experience! I’d be interested to know if others have experienced the same or something similar.
#538516

On November 10th, 2008 at 10:00 am, Weary Citizen said:

On November 7th, 2008 at 9:54 pm, Jipc said:

Actually, some schools do have the “PACE” program. My daughter goes to a public school (just could not afford tuition at private any longer) and she in in PACE courses. Fortunately, it is a very good school district with no inner city nonsense robbing the other schools to “level the playing field”. PACE works best when the parents are engaged. And unfortunately, that is not the MO of today’s parents. Many, espceially inner city parents, see schools as baby sitters while they go about their lives.

The gov’t always beleives throwing more $ at the problem will solve it. It never does. Until the education averse, victim cultures are cast aside, the education system will never get any better. Throw PC and the belief that socializaiton is more important than the 3 “R’s”, and the future of our public school system is very bleak.