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kpete

(71,961 posts)
Thu Jan 31, 2013, 11:38 AM Jan 2013

AL HS Teacher/Football Coach Caught On Tape Slurring ‘fat butt Michelle Obama’ and ‘queers’

ROGERSVILLE — School district officials are investigating allegations that a Lauderdale County High School teacher made slurs in the presence of students regarding first lady Michelle Obama and gays. Superintendent Jennifer Gray confirmed the investigation concerns the school’s head football coach, Bob Grisham, who also teaches driver’s education and psychology.

The investigation includes a 1-minute, 24-second audiotape of Grisham asking who knows who is behind the 600-calorie school lunch.

“Fat butt Michelle Obama,” he said. “Look at her. She looks like she weighs 185 or 190. She’s overweight.”

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Later in the tape, Grisham referred to the U.S. as going in the “wrong direction” and tells the students they can “get pissed off at me or not. You can go tell the principal, call the superintendent and tell her. I don’t believe in queers. I don’t like queers, I don’t hate them as a person, but what they do is wrong and an abomination against God.” The tape was reportedly recorded by a student Monday and took place on school campus during the school day.


http://timesdaily.com/stories/Teacher-linked-to-gay-slurs-at-school,201960
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/01/31/alabama-football-coach-caught-slurring-fat-butt-michelle-obama-and-queers/

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AL HS Teacher/Football Coach Caught On Tape Slurring ‘fat butt Michelle Obama’ and ‘queers’ (Original Post) kpete Jan 2013 OP
omg. Time for Mr. Grisham to pound the pavement in search of a new job nc4bo Jan 2013 #1
Yet another example of football "building character." thucythucy Jan 2013 #2
IMHO sheshe2 Jan 2013 #3
If his school board is controlled by Repubs, he may not worry about his job LonePirate Jan 2013 #4
The whole county is Repub. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2013 #6
The next day he says: “I misspoke in a debate-type situation” Auggie Jan 2013 #5

nc4bo

(17,651 posts)
1. omg. Time for Mr. Grisham to pound the pavement in search of a new job
Thu Jan 31, 2013, 11:45 AM
Jan 2013

far away from any public education.

Pisses me off but having his stupid, ignorant comments on tape to be used against him over and over again, is priceless.



thucythucy

(8,038 posts)
2. Yet another example of football "building character."
Thu Jan 31, 2013, 11:47 AM
Jan 2013

And this guy also teaches driver ed. and "psychology?"

Good grief.

LonePirate

(13,408 posts)
4. If his school board is controlled by Repubs, he may not worry about his job
Thu Jan 31, 2013, 11:58 AM
Jan 2013

Otherwise he would be out looking for a new job.

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