May 15, 2008 | 9:35 AM
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Daniel Lingen finished his
required high school curriculum in January and joined the U.S. Marine Corps. He
is still part of the 2008 graduating class (undisputed), and he decided to wear
his dress Marine Corps blues at his graduation, instead of the usual cap and
gown. Also, the military code does "forbid the wearing of another garment
over the top of the Marine dress uniform."
But when the Bloomer
High School in Wisconsin officials were told, they said no.
Not just no, but since it wasn't against any school
code, they quickly had a meeting lasts Monday night specifically
to "adopt a policy which forbade anything but the schools
approved cap & gown."
Daniel's father has been
"critical" of what he says appears to be "contradictory statements" from the
school board, which said both that they "did not want to give special
recognition to one person", and that "Bloomer High does list the names of
students going into the military in the program, and singles out students for
honors during the ceremony."
One board member (who
wanted to remained 'anonymous') said the "denial is not an attempt to be
unpatriotic, but the cap and gown celebrates education".
Then why such controversy?
Is the school board afraid the military uniform would honor our military &
those serving? Was it so disturbing that one young, brave man wished to wear
his Marine uniform to graduation that they needed a new code!?
This school board has made a
huge mistake, in my opinion. I hope they'll be voted out of office, ASAP.
Honor our grads. And they should show some special respect for our military,
whether they personally agree with their job or whether they find our service
men & women personally repugnant or not.
After all, it is they who
fight for their rights to be as foolish as
they are.
"Regierungsschulen" = German for
government school
May 14, 2008 | 1:09 PM
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School -- 1957 vs. 2007
Scenario: Jack goes
quail hunting before school, pulls into school parking lot with shotgun in gun
rack.
1957 - Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack's shotgun,
goes to his car and gets his shotgun to show Jack.
2007 -
School goes into lock down, FBI called, Jack hauled off to jail and never sees
his truck or gun again. Counselors called in for traumatized students and
teachers.
Scenario: Johnny and Mark get into a
fistfight after school.
1957 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and
Mark shake hands and end up buddies.
2007 - Police called,
SWAT team arrives, arrests Johnny and Mark. Charge them with assault, both
expelled even though Johnny started it.
Scenario: Jeffrey won't be still in class,
disrupts other students.
1957 - Jeffrey sent to office and given a
good paddling by the Principal. Returns to class, sits still and does not
disrupt class again.
2007 - Jeffrey given huge doses of
Ritalin. Becomes a zombie. Tested for ADD. School gets extra money from state
because Jeffrey has a disability.
Scenario: Billy breaks a window in his
neighbor's car and his Dad gives him a whipping with his belt.
1957
- Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college,
and becomes a successful businessman.
2007 - Billy's dad is
arrested for child abuse. Billy removed to foster care and joins a gang. State
psychologist tells Billy's sister that she remembers being abused herself and
their dad goes to prison. Billy's mom has affair with
psychologist.
Scenario: Mark gets a headache and takes some
aspirin to school.
1957 - Mark shares aspirin with Principal out on
the smoking dock.
2007 - Police called, Mark expelled from
school for drug violations. Car searched for drugs and weapons.
Scenario: A foreign student fails high school
English.
1957 - He goes to summer school, passes English, goes to
college.
2007 – His cause is taken up by state. Newspaper
articles appear nationally explaining that teaching English as a requirement for
graduation is racist. ACLU files class action lawsuit against state school
system and his English teacher. English banned from core curriculum. He is given
a diploma anyway.
Scenario: Johnny
takes apart leftover firecrackers from 4th of July, puts them in a model
airplane paint bottle, blows up a red ant bed.
1957 - Ants
die.
2007 - BATF, Homeland Security, FBI called. Johnny
charged with domestic terrorism, FBI investigates parents, siblings removed from
home, computers confiscated, Johnny's Dad goes on a terror watch list and is
never allowed to fly again.
Scenario: Johnny falls while running during
recess and scrapes his knee. He is found crying by his teacher, Mary. Mary hugs
him to comfort him.
1957 - In a short time, Johnny feels better and
goes on playing.
2007 - Mary is accused of being a sexual
predator and loses her job. She faces 3 years in State Prison. Johnny undergoes
5 years of therapy.
May 13, 2008 | 9:02 AM
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News
** I just heard from Judy and she'll be ON the radio show (660 am) tomorrow morning at 7:15, for anyone interested! chortles!!
I was in the car yesterday,
turned to a local talk radio show and heard the name "Judy" then "popcorn" &
"mouse", which of course got my attention.
What transpired was a little
surprising. It was inferred she, "Judy", my friend, was a liar. There was no
way "a mouse could get IN the popcorn and the theater wouldn't know"; she was
"after money"; was she a "member of PETA" & that she needed to be "further
investigated"!!
Helllooooo?! Being that
she's my best friend, being that we met in our church, being we raised our kids
in that church, being I know her so well & we have much in common, I was
angry. I called her ASAP, related
what I heard and suggested she call the (stupid) Mike Gallagher show.
LOL
We both tried the rest of
the morning, about 40 min. left on air but the line was busy.
Sooo, listening to the show
this morning and to make a long story shorter - Mike read part of an email
"Judy's" daughter sent him about her Mom & the accuracy of the 'story' and
part of an email I SENT him about my friend. Gallagher did say, "if he was WRONG
about "Judy" he wanted to set the record straight" and that he would be "in touch
with (me) and her daughter" . . . which he was! I just heard from the producer (@ 660 am)
a few minutes ago, corresponded and will see if (her daughter) and I can get
"Judy" to be ON the show tomorrow - so Mike can apologize to
her!!
This is soooo coooool. 
May 6, 2008 | 8:59 AM
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