Reply #71: "Democrats are immoral" -- dissing Ann Richards, Jim Bullock ...

[Lisa]

.... and LBJ and Lady Bird! Plus Laura Bush's parents.

Wow. What incredibly poor judgement for a teacher. I hope someone confronts her with all those "bipartisan" quotes from W when he was governor and then in the Oval Office. If she is following her idol's sayings to the letter, she will either have to make nice, or admit that she (and by extension, W) are hypocrites.


I remember when Jimmy Carter won the 1976 election -- our Grade 5 teacher (at a Canadian elementary school) had it written up on the board, the next morning when we came in. She used it as a discussion point for the US Civil War, and electoral politics in the Southern states. We knew she liked Carter, but she certainly didn't make inappropriate mean-spirited comments about Gerald Ford and the GOP.

It's one thing for a teacher to comment on current events, and use them as "teachable moments" (I think that's the expression now?) for history and civics. Or explaining the concept of dissent in a democratic society -- why all Americans must defend the rights of their fellow citizens to carry out civil disobedience, etc. But to assume the role of an authority figure, then dish out vindictive judgements about students and their parents -- that's very unprofessional. This would apply if the situation were reversed, and she supported Kerry. If she doesn't understand WHY this is the case, she should not be teaching.


p.s. kudos to your daughter -- and her teachers and classmates who shared their concerns -- and also, to the Republicans in the school who did not join in the gloating and showed an ounce of dignity. (I want to believe that there are some of these!)