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| 2004-11-05 | |||
| BOULDER, Colo. — About 85 students remained holed up inside the library at Boulder High School early Friday, saying they're concerned about the direction the country is headed and refusing to leave until they've met with leaders from the Republican Party. Some of the students involved in the protest, organized after President Bush won re-election to a second term on Tuesday, placed calls to Republican politicians and left messages. "We want them to reassure us that our fears are misguided and that the government is doing everything in its power to prevent our futures from being destroyed," said senior Brian Martens. The students said they were not protesting this week's election, but said they were worried about the huge national debt run up during the first four years of the Bush administration, along with military recruitment in schools and other issues.
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| Posted by:IG-88 |
| #36 We are looking at time-out city here. Yes, I'm talking a referral and an in school suspension. This is pretty bad. Where's Dean Wormer when you need him? |
| Posted by: Pappy 2004-11-05 10:41:23 PM |
| #35 Ed, these kids are only following in their parents footsteps :) |
| Posted by: Mark Espinola 2004-11-05 8:56:24 PM |
| #34 Read book, get brain. |
| Posted by: ed 2004-11-05 8:16:18 PM |
| #33 hmmmmm - I like the no heat idea, I'd take it further - shut off any water, padlock bathrooms, tell that defecating in the library is a felony and the crap'll be DNA- linked to whoever did it...sounds like a winner. Make them finger the teacher and FIRE his ass |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-11-05 8:07:49 PM |
| #32 Or we could just ignore them... until the stink gets to be a little much, anyway. I'm wondering, though, about the ringleader's comment: "...an increase in militarism at school through the No Child Left Behind Act." What the hell is he on? Is it a slap against HS ROTC or something? I don't recall hearing about any such thing in the NCLBA. |
| Posted by: eLarson 2004-11-05 7:53:20 PM |
| #31 These protesters are at least in a place where they can learn as in 'books' Leave them in there at least they are not out on the street smashing car windows with Bush stickers. |
| Posted by: Mark Espinola 2004-11-05 6:42:00 PM |
| #30 I'll bet after they got laid, the male "protesters" got the munchies - and folded, heh. |
| Posted by: .com 2004-11-05 6:07:02 PM |
| #29 Fox sez they ended their "vigil" this morning. So much for holding out 'til the GOP talks to them. It was nothing more than a slumber party. Another fine example of the dedication, motivation, and tenacity of the MTV "Rock the Vote" kids who were supposed to turn out in record numbers for Kerry. |
| Posted by: Dar 2004-11-05 6:05:55 PM |
| #28 Jesus! We are looking at time-out city here. Yes, I'm talking a referral and an in school suspension. This is pretty bad. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-11-05 5:14:17 PM |
| #27 #5 You have a say--it's called a VOTE. If you're too young to vote, then suck it up and wait. If you did vote and didn't get your way, that's just too damn bad. Better luck next time. That or move to San Francisco if your not happy |
| Posted by: Cheaderhead 2004-11-05 4:29:28 PM |
| #26 ..but it seems to me the extrajudicial punishment of nationwide ridicule-- hoots and catcalls from coast to coast-- oughtta be far more effective than anything the legal system in Boulder, Colorado is gonna dish out. Once upon a time, maybe. But kids nowadays rarely ever feel genuine shame. A lot of them typically end up feeling "dissed", and y'all know what the likely ramifications are of that. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-11-05 4:15:26 PM |
| #25 "I approach this issue as a member of Tikkun," writes Mr. Vacca. Tikkun is the group started by Hillary Clinton's onetime "spiritual adviser," Rabbi Michael Lerner. Rabbi Lerner is a retro-60s religious Marxist* of the same style as the current Archbishop of Cantebury. (*It's arguable that Marxism itself is a religion, but I use this terminology descriptively, to reflect that fact that Rabbi Lerner is the Reform Jewish version of those "liberation theology" priests we had back in the 1970s. (If you went to Ursuline H.S. and had Father Venglarik for a teacher, you'll know what I mean.)) |
| Posted by: Mike 2004-11-05 3:13:20 PM |
| #24 I'm sure that the Boulder High School administration feels they can stay as long as they don't do anything radical like pray. |
| Posted by: RWV 2004-11-05 3:07:52 PM |
| #23 Hell, I'm an official GOP Team Leader, will that do? "OK kids I think you should stay here for at least 4 more years. We will send in food and protect you from the cruel outside world." |
| Posted by: Bill Nelson 2004-11-05 2:46:29 PM |
| #22 Yeah, but it seems to me the extrajudicial punishment of nationwide ridicule-- hoots and catcalls from coast to coast-- oughtta be far more effective than anything the legal system in Boulder, Colorado is gonna dish out. Nope. If they get enough attention they'll be the heroes of the loony left. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-11-05 2:35:53 PM |
| #21 Bring in the SWAT teams, fire in tear gas and drag them out. Or better yet, brick up the doors and windows and build a new library. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2004-11-05 2:30:51 PM |
| #20 "I'm not saying they shouldn't be allowed to speak. I'm saying they shouldn't be allowed to get away with breaking the goddamned law." Yeah, but it seems to me the extrajudicial punishment of nationwide ridicule-- hoots and catcalls from coast to coast-- oughtta be far more effective than anything the legal system in Boulder, Colorado is gonna dish out. I say just let them continue what they're doing: discrediting the Democratic Party's message by taking that message to its illogical, absurd extreme. |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2004-11-05 2:18:26 PM |
| #19 Just stop pizza delivery and these tool-fools will be out within a few hours. Of course, they'll be treated as heroes by their equally deluded peers - despite their eventual utter capitualtion. Pathetic. I'm beginning to think that there should be some sort of punishment devised, the definition formed into a legal statute, to apply to "teachers" who put such moonbat stupidity into the heads of defenseless children who eagerly emulate and seek to please them as role models. There is malfesance / misfeasance for others who hold positions of public responsibility, particularly political and fiduciary positions... This situation is obviously a classic case of extreme misinformation - most likely intentional... they've been lied to and no accepted authority figure felt the need to correct their idiotic assumptions and beliefs. Intent. Corrupt and malicious. |
| Posted by: .com 2004-11-05 2:11:53 PM |
| #18 It's nothing a few disorderly conduct and trespassing tickets won't help. Tickets? Hell no. Let's dig up a felony to get them on. Let's see what kind of colleges they can get into with a felony conviction on their records. I'm sick of the mindless grandstanding and senseless self-aggrandizement. It's time some of these narcissists are pointedly shown how little society thinks of them and their stupid stunts. And before someone bleats about it: I'm not saying they shouldn't be allowed to speak. I'm saying they shouldn't be allowed to get away with breaking the goddamned law. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-11-05 2:06:05 PM |
| #17 You know the enemy is on the ropes when they start sending the old men and children out to fight. |
| Posted by: Don 2004-11-05 2:01:44 PM |
| #16 spiffo : That's Jen-Jess Khan! |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-11-05 1:36:46 PM |
| #15 I think this warrants an action reminiscent of Ghengis Kahn. |
| Posted by: spiffo 2004-11-05 1:35:07 PM |
| #14 Two comments (1) I'm fairly certain the ginned up draft fears are what's behind this idiocy. Thanks Kerry and company for screwing with the heads of our children (2) At least they are in the library. The principle should slip a reading list and homework assignments under the door. |
| Posted by: RJ Schwarz 2004-11-05 1:26:57 PM |
| #13 "Dude, like, grandpa said that this was the way he scored with hippie chicks back when grandma had only one chin! He was protesting World War Eleven or something like that...." |
| Posted by: Desert Blondie 2004-11-05 1:26:54 PM |
| #12 "Hey, kids! We in the republican party would just like to let you know that, first of all, you are dupes. But the good news is that none of you will be drafted. Because the republicans won, the liberal democratic effort to draft you, put you in the army, and send you overseas to DIE has been defeated! And you can THANK George Bush and the republican party for standing up AGAINST the draft, no matter how much the democratic party lied to you about it. While you're at it, you can also THANK George Bush and the republican party for fighting terrorists OVER THERE, in other countries, rather than waiting until they came over HERE to KILL YOU IN YOUR BEDS, like the democratic party was willing to LET HAPPEN. As far as EVERYTHING ELSE, the economy is really coming together, so there will be good jobs for you in the future, and there is NO REASON to make your life harder by raising your taxes, like the democrats are always trying to do. So, little dupes, the choice is yours. Do you want to be someone else's TOOL, to be USED while your USERS HIDE behind you, or do you want to just GO HOME and live happily ever after with the republicans? Whichever you choose, just thought I'd remind you that there are those very close to you who wish to twist your minds and control your lives, and you should think very hard before you let them do it again. Have a nice day." |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2004-11-05 1:18:46 PM |
| #11 Let's see what Google has to say about James: Jim Vacca, Special Education Representative, Language Arts Teacher at Boulder High. He holds a master's degree in education from the University of Northern Colorado and a master's of divinity from Seattle University. He currently teaches The Bible As Literature at Boulder High. And he wrote this in one of the local rags: The Geneva Accord is a viable pathway to Middle East peace. Originally brokered by Yossi Beilin, the former Minister of Justice for Israel and Yasser Abed Rabbo, former Minister of Information for the Palestinian Authority, the accord champions a workable two-state solution by returning Israel to its pre-1967 borders and establishing an international fund for re-settling Palestinian refugees in a new Palestinian state and providing compensation to Israelis who fled persecution in Arab lands. This accord shatters the myth that both sides are unwilling and unable to forge a common peace. This peace process has stagnated under the failed leadership of Ariel Sharon and George Bush. Yet as we approach the national election cycle there is renewed hope and passion that the agenda of the American people will be prioritized by our emerging political leaders ... and make no mistake, we want peace in the Middle East! The race to the White House must not ignore the Geneva Accord. ------------ I approach this issue as a member of Tikkun, a grass-roots community that supports the Geneva Accord and a progressive middle path that is both pro-Israel and pro-Palestine. It seeks reconciliation as a pathway to security and peace. Tikkun's broader vision of transformation is reminiscent of Martin Luther King's struggle for freedom and dignity, a struggle inspired not only by a plan but a dream. The Geneva Accord is a workable plan paving the way to a dream of peace that can be realized. Sounds like a mastermind to me. |
| Posted by: Steve 2004-11-05 1:15:50 PM |
| #10 "We want them to reassure us that our fears are misguided and that the government is doing everything in its power to prevent our futures from being destroyed," said senior Brian Martens. Here's a way to make sure you don't destroy your future, don't take over a high school and get arrested as a youth. They definitely strafed the wrong high school. |
| Posted by: Tibor 2004-11-05 1:05:53 PM |
| #9 Boulder High teacher James Vacca expressed pride in the students for staging the protest."In an age where narcissistic college students riot in an inarticulate drunken stupor, you have students here at Boulder High School, principled, thoughtful and yet scared of four more years of pre-emptive war, the Patriot Act and an increase in militarism at school through the No Child Left Behind Act," he said. Could we have found our "mastermind", perhaps? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-11-05 12:42:57 PM |
| #8 BAR and Tom-Or a sudden shutoff of heat (November in Colorado) and mysteriously locked doors. |
| Posted by: Jules 187 2004-11-05 12:30:16 PM |
| #7 It's nothing a few disorderly conduct and trespassing tickets won't help. |
| Posted by: Tom 2004-11-05 12:21:45 PM |
| #6 Would'ya like to be a moonbat Reading Noam Chomsky and all that Wearing tinfoil under your hat Or would you rather have a brain? (Apologies to Bing Crosby.) |
| Posted by: Mike 2004-11-05 12:19:08 PM |
| #5 You have a say--it's called a VOTE. If you're too young to vote, then suck it up and wait. If you did vote and didn't get your way, that's just too damn bad. Better luck next time. Meeting with these clowns would be pandering to even more idiots who think they can circumvent the ballot box with their stupid hijinx. Don't do it! |
| Posted by: Dar 2004-11-05 12:09:37 PM |
| #4 I read this,and all I can think of is the old comment by drill instructor/blackhat/ranger instructor - "You - drop - knock out push-ups until I get tired". Key kiddies, we have FOUR MORE YEARS to play with - how much stamina do you pukes have??????? Heh, heh, heh ........ |
| Posted by: Lone Ranger 2004-11-05 12:05:54 PM |
| #3 I'll go, just as I finish lacing up my jackboots... |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2004-11-05 12:03:54 PM |
| #2 About 85 students remained holed up inside the library at Boulder High School early Friday, saying they’re concerned about the direction the country is headed and refusing to leave until they’ve met with leaders from the Republican Party. Leave them there for as long as they're willing to stay, until they grow up. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-11-05 12:00:47 PM |
| #1 Time to call in the F16s. |
| Posted by: BH 2004-11-05 11:50:17 AM |