Teacher gets in argument with student and suggest student could be arrested for criticizing Obama

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**Frazzled**

and of course caught on phone camera.

EDIT:
Frazzled has a mixed view here.
1) The teacher is an idiot and frankly both ignorant and a serious Koolaid drinker.
2) On the other hand I don't like uppity kids. Unleash the provolone smackdown!

The teacher responded: "Let me tell you something ... you will not disrespect the president of the United States in this classroom."

Frazzled despite his eminent hope Obama gets obliterated all nuk - you -lar like in the next elections, respects that statement. Of course in Frazzled land it would be quickly followed by "say another word and I'm going to punch you in the throat. Do you feel me?"

Thats why they don't let Frazzled teach the kids any more...

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/05/21/nc-teacher-captured-on-video-suggesting-student-could-be-arrested-for-obama/

A North Carolina high school teacher reportedly has been suspended with pay after she was captured on video shouting at a student who questioned President Obama and suggesting he could be arrested for criticizing a sitting president.

The Salisbury Post reported Monday that district school officials suspended the teacher in the course of their investigation into the incident.

The newspaper, which first reported on the YouTube video, did not identify the teacher in question, who is reportedly on staff at North Rowan High School. The video does not show faces, but the heated argument in the classroom can clearly be heard.

"Do you realize that people were arrested for saying things bad about Bush?" the teacher said toward the end of the argument, telling the student, "you are not supposed to slander the president."

The student told the teacher that one can't be arrested "unless you threaten the president."

The argument started when the classroom began discussing news reports that Mitt Romney bullied a fellow student when he was in high school. At the time, The Washington Post had recently published a lengthy article alleging that Romney, as a teenager, had cut off another student's hair.

"Didn't Obama bully somebody though?" a student in the North Carolina classroom asked when the report was brought up, referring to an incident Obama described in his memoir "Dreams From My Father." In the book, Obama wrote that, as a child, he once pushed a female classmate after other students taunted them -- the only two black students in their grade -- and called Obama her boyfriend.

The teacher, in the video, said she didn't know whether Obama bullied anyone -- but the argument quickly escalated, as the teacher yelled at the student, telling him "there is no comparison."

"He's running for president," she said of Romney. "Obama is the president."

The student argued that both candidates are "just men," but the teacher took issue with the statement.

"He's just a man. Obama is no god," the student said.

The teacher responded: "Let me tell you something ... you will not disrespect the president of the United States in this classroom."

The teacher went on to say the two candidates are "not equal."

According to the Salisbury Post, the teacher is still employed and has not been suspended.

"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," the school said in a statement, published by the Post. "Due to personnel and student confidentiality, we cannot discuss the matter publicly."

The video was first posted online last week.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/05/21/nc-teacher-captured-on-video-suggesting-student-could-be-arrested-for-obama/#ixzz1vXJ3dFRf

**biccat**

I believe the term is lese-majesty.

**Joey**

Mental guy does something stupid ->happens to be Obama supporter ->Obama is a socialist dictator.
Seriously these threads are bs.

**daedalus**

Still election year. :(

**Frazzled**

I just like the teacher going over the edge.

I'd follow this with "do you remember when any of your teachers/professors went over the edge?" but my memory is a little hazy from so many epochs ago... anyone?

**daedalus**

Against my better judgement, I'm listing to the video. Why were they recording this to begin with?

**Frazzled**

daedalus wrote:Against my better judgement, I'm listing to the video. Why were they recording this to begin with?

Blackmail? Bored? Trying to boost the FB count and hence FB's share price? Anything but actually listening to the class?

**d-usa**

See, this is what happens when you have a soda-machine in school and let the teachers get all hopped up on Mountain Dew

**juraigamer**

You don't have to be the smartest person around to be a teacher, this has been shown before. After all, teaching for standardized tests mean your lesson plans are made for you.

Standard deal here, and boy there must be a wildfire on fox news. The whole thing will blow over soon enough.

**Frazzled**

d-usa wrote:See, this is what happens when you have a soda-machine in school and let the teachers get all hopped up on Mountain Dew

**dæl**

Frazzled wrote:I just like the teacher going over the edge.

I'd follow this with "do you remember when any of your teachers/professors went over the edge?" but my memory is a little hazy from so many epochs ago... anyone?

My Psychology teacher once asked peoples opinions on same sex relationships, one of the students claimed it was unnatural as it couldn't produce children. She tore into him, especially about infertility. Now his opinions were imo wrong, but she properly went off on one in a rather vitriolic manner. This put me off that psychology class entirely. She was a pretty poor teacher anyway, far too worried about peoples recollection of dates than their understanding of concepts.

**daedalus**

Frazzled wrote: Trying to boost the FB count and hence FB's share price?

That's a good one though. Their underwriters can't even keep the share price up. If I was Zuckerberg, I'd be absolutely embarrassed. With my beautiful trophy wife. On my private yacht made of gold.

Wait a sec...

**Frazzled**

daedalus wrote:
Frazzled wrote: Trying to boost the FB count and hence FB's share price?

That's a good one though. Their underwriters can't even keep the share price up. If I was Zuckerberg, I'd be absolutely embarrassed. With my beautiful trophy wife. On my private yacht made of gold.

Wait a sec...

Smoking cigars made from bald eagle feathers....yea...its a hard knock life baby.

**Joey**

Frazzled wrote:
daedalus wrote:
Frazzled wrote: Trying to boost the FB count and hence FB's share price?

That's a good one though. Their underwriters can't even keep the share price up. If I was Zuckerberg, I'd be absolutely embarrassed. With my beautiful trophy wife. On my private yacht made of gold.

Wait a sec...

Smoking cigars made from bald eagle feathers....yea...its a hard knock life baby.

For now.
All bubbles burst.

**Frazzled**

Joey wrote:
Frazzled wrote:
daedalus wrote:
Frazzled wrote: Trying to boost the FB count and hence FB's share price?

That's a good one though. Their underwriters can't even keep the share price up. If I was Zuckerberg, I'd be absolutely embarrassed. With my beautiful trophy wife. On my private yacht made of gold.

Wait a sec...

Smoking cigars made from bald eagle feathers....yea...its a hard knock life baby.

For now.
All bubbles burst.

Not if you've already cashed out baby, then Phat City Yo!

**LoneLictor**

One crazy Obama supporter don't make all Obama supporters crazy. But yeah, I'm sure that some generic, conservative blogs with patriotic sounding names will make a huge deal out of this. "WELL THIS IS IT FOLKS! IF YOU DIDNT BELIEVE IN THE NANNY STATE YOU SHOULD BELIEVE IN IT NOW! OBAMA ARRESTED A FREETHINKING TEENAGE FOR DARING TO CRITICIZE 'HIS MAJESTY!"

**Frazzled**

LoneLictor wrote:One crazy Obama supporter don't make all Obama supporters crazy. But yeah, I'm sure that some generic, conservative blogs with patriotic sounding names will make a huge deal out of this. "WELL THIS IS IT FOLKS! IF YOU DIDNT BELIEVE IN THE NANNY STATE YOU SHOULD BELIEVE IN IT NOW! OBAMA ARRESTED A FREETHINKING TEENAGE FOR DARING TO CRITICIZE 'HIS MAJESTY!"

Lone Lictor goes off the deep end. Sorry we're rapping now LL.

**biccat**

LoneLictor wrote:One crazy Obama supporter don't make all Obama supporters crazy. But yeah, I'm sure that some generic, conservative blogs with patriotic sounding names will make a huge deal out of this. "WELL THIS IS IT FOLKS! IF YOU DIDNT BELIEVE IN THE NANNY STATE YOU SHOULD BELIEVE IN IT NOW! OBAMA ARRESTED A FREETHINKING TEENAGE FOR DARING TO CRITICIZE 'HIS MAJESTY!"

But, apparently, one crazy "conservative" makes all conservatives crazy.

Or at least the unsupported imaginings of what a crazy conservative might sound like.

**Frazzled**

biccat wrote:
LoneLictor wrote:One crazy Obama supporter don't make all Obama supporters crazy. But yeah, I'm sure that some generic, conservative blogs with patriotic sounding names will make a huge deal out of this. "WELL THIS IS IT FOLKS! IF YOU DIDNT BELIEVE IN THE NANNY STATE YOU SHOULD BELIEVE IN IT NOW! OBAMA ARRESTED A FREETHINKING TEENAGE FOR DARING TO CRITICIZE 'HIS MAJESTY!"

But, apparently, one crazy "conservative" makes all conservatives crazy.

Or at least the unsupported imaginings of what a crazy conservative might sound like.

Speaking of teacher's, me likey this guy:

**d-usa**

Frazzled wrote:
biccat wrote:
LoneLictor wrote:One crazy Obama supporter don't make all Obama supporters crazy. But yeah, I'm sure that some generic, conservative blogs with patriotic sounding names will make a huge deal out of this. "WELL THIS IS IT FOLKS! IF YOU DIDNT BELIEVE IN THE NANNY STATE YOU SHOULD BELIEVE IN IT NOW! OBAMA ARRESTED A FREETHINKING TEENAGE FOR DARING TO CRITICIZE 'HIS MAJESTY!"

But, apparently, one crazy "conservative" makes all conservatives crazy.

Or at least the unsupported imaginings of what a crazy conservative might sound like.

Speaking of teacher's, me likey this guy:

**Relapse**

Frazzled wrote:I just like the teacher going over the edge.

I'd follow this with "do you remember when any of your teachers/professors went over the edge?" but my memory is a little hazy from so many epochs ago... anyone?

I had a science teacher in 5th grade throw me against a wall a few times followed by slamming me down in a seat for forgetting to write my name on a science test that I scored a 95 on. Does that qualify as over the edge?

**LoneLictor**

biccat wrote:
LoneLictor wrote:One crazy Obama supporter don't make all Obama supporters crazy. But yeah, I'm sure that some generic, conservative blogs with patriotic sounding names will make a huge deal out of this. "WELL THIS IS IT FOLKS! IF YOU DIDNT BELIEVE IN THE NANNY STATE YOU SHOULD BELIEVE IN IT NOW! OBAMA ARRESTED A FREETHINKING TEENAGE FOR DARING TO CRITICIZE 'HIS MAJESTY!"

But, apparently, one crazy "conservative" makes all conservatives crazy.

Or at least the unsupported imaginings of what a crazy conservative might sound like.

You seem to have read a different post than mine.

All I did was say that 'some' conservatives would crazy. In case English isn't your first language, 'some' isn't the same as 'all'. It isn't even close. Apologies for any confusion.

**Relapse**

I wonder how long it is before someone ties it to the kids being taught to sing Obama's praises

http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=%2F&gl=US#/watch?v=6Fjj6a8aBNU

**Frazzled**

Relapse wrote:
Frazzled wrote:I just like the teacher going over the edge.

I'd follow this with "do you remember when any of your teachers/professors went over the edge?" but my memory is a little hazy from so many epochs ago... anyone?

I had a science teacher in 5th grade throw me against a wall a few times followed by slamming me down in a seat for forgetting to write my name on a science test that I scored a 95 on. Does that qualify as over the edge?

back in my day that would have been viewed as "positive reinforcement" (not joking actually). I do remember in late elementary in Houston some kid start snoring and the teacher went over and kicked his chair out from under him.

**Amaya**

Relapse wrote:
Frazzled wrote:I just like the teacher going over the edge.

I'd follow this with "do you remember when any of your teachers/professors went over the edge?" but my memory is a little hazy from so many epochs ago... anyone?

I had a science teacher in 5th grade throw me against a wall a few times followed by slamming me down in a seat for forgetting to write my name on a science test that I scored a 95 on. Does that qualify as over the edge?

Pics or gtfo. Not a remotely believable story, sorry.

As to the OP, that whole situation was bad and this thread will not end well at all.

**Relapse**

Sorry, Amya, true story whether you want to believe it or not. The guy eventually got let go for knocking another student up the back of the head with a knuckle buster of a ring.
School in the 1960's in Northern Maine was a whole different experience.
It was a common sight to see teachers from kindergarden up shaking, slinging and hitting students.

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My Polynesian buds have even better experiences than mine to tell about when they went to school on the islands.

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Back OT, from the comments I've read, this kid recorded the exchange to prove to his parents that the teacher had been doing pro Obama indoctrination the whole year.

**Melissia**

If the school banned political debates in the classroom, I could very well see students getting in trouble for spouting political views, no matter what they are.

I doubt we have the whole story here.

**Relapse**

Melissia wrote:If the school banned political debates in the classroom, I could very well see students getting in trouble for spouting political views, no matter what they are.

I doubt we have the whole story here.

According to the comments I read on youtube, the teacher had been doing Obama indoctrinations all that year. The student recorded this to prove the truth of what he was saying to his parents.

**Melissia**

Relapse wrote:According to the comments I read on youtube

Stop right there.

Now, think about what you're saying here.

**DA's Forever**

Melissia wrote:
Relapse wrote:According to the comments I read on youtube
Stop right there.

Now, think about what you're saying here.

Beat me to it. Id hardly rely on youtube comments