From Sarah's Twitter account:
VETERANS,not reporters,give freedom of the press.VETS,not politicians,give freedom to vote.VETS,not campus radicals,give freedom to assemble
Apparently Sarah Googled "insipration Memorial Day poems" and stumbled upon this particular work.
And Sarah being Sarah, she simply took this homage as written by Charles M. Province and made it her own. You know by making it suck.
Here is the poem as this veteran of the United States Army originally wrote it.
IT IS THE SOLDIER
It is the Soldier, not the minister
Who has given us freedom of religion.
It is the Soldier, not the reporter
Who has given us freedom of the press.
It is the Soldier, not the poet
Who has given us freedom of speech.
It is the Soldier, not the campus organizer
Who has given us freedom to protest.
It is the Soldier, not the lawyer
Who has given us the right to a fair trial.
It is the Soldier, not the politician
Who has given us the right to vote.
It is the Soldier who salutes the flag,
Who serves beneath the flag,
And whose coffin is draped by the flag,
Who allows the protester to burn the flag.
In my opinion one of the best ways to honor the military is to give full credit to one of it's members, not only for their service to our country, but also for the poem they wrote to honor their fellow soldiers.
But hey that is just me.
Update: Gawker has picked up this story as well.
She also subbed "campus radical" for "campus organizer." She's like a college student who thinks if you change one word, you don't have to cite your source. Or maybe she's trying to say something about the students of CSU Stanislaus. Either way, she's an idiot.
ReplyDeleteSarah Palin's level of ethics and intellect is so far below the average American that no one, once they knew, should have supported her political and celebrity career.
ReplyDeleteIt's been said so many times before, but bears repeating until the truth of it sinks in: Sarah is only concerned about Sarah. She doesn't think about giving credit to others. She doesn't give of herself or her money to those who need it most. She doesn't take the time to understand issues, learn how to grow outside her comfort zone to help others, or even take the time to raise her own children.
Sarah doesn't only make a poem such by mangling and stealing credit for it, she herself sucks at being a caring, compassionate human being.
Thanks for the laugh! Something gets lost in the twitter version and it does suck. Was there an accompanying tweet giving reference and credit? lol..laughing anticipating the answer.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate the poem to reflect on. I hope Palin's new book does not bastardize inpirations she read. I have come to have very low expectations of Palin.
Perhaps this will be one of the 'original' writings in her new screed? The worse part is her whorshipers will think that she actually WROTE it herself!
ReplyDeleteWhat a maroon.
That woman is an idiot!!
ReplyDeleteThe original poem is written as to emphasize veteran contribution in a respectful manner.
ReplyDeleteSarah's stolen and botched version shows her contempt and attacks everyone else.
We should all note the parts of the poem Sarah chose to include. Reporters, politicians, and campus "radicals." Even when it comes to praising veterans, she resorts to "hidden" mean girl comments.
ReplyDeleteSarah uses the learning about the 5 W's in her college journalism courses as one of her 'talking points'. Even though most of us remember learning this from elementary or junior high.
ReplyDeleteYou would think that she, also, learned the concept of citing sources. But, alas, not a rule she was expected to follow.
She has gotten away w/ doing this for years and must have heard of Vaughn Ward's lifting of one of Obama's speeches. Pssst, Sarah, it was in the news all last week.
This is a different world and anyone can notice this just by googling keywords.
As KO says, what an idiot! And, at the expense of a vet, too, on Memorial weekend, ironic, huh?
I've had to play bugle at a few memorial services for deceased Vets, where the chaplain did his own anti-liberal version of this poem. Hew's a pretty active Ft. Richardson uniformed cleric. Palin's version is almost word-for-word like his. Chances are that Palin has heard this guy do the bash version and just lifted it from him.
ReplyDeletehehe she is not giving honor to the military, she is using the occasion to anger some VETS on her behalf, look at my enemies:
ReplyDeleteReporters- writing stuff about her.
Politicians- her opponents.
Campus Organizers- she call them radicals-CSU The students who found part of her contract were clear by the investigation as where the papers where found.
Yes, Sarah is an idiot - all logical, intelligent people recognize this. Do we really expect original thought from her?? Something else bothers me this Memorial Day weekend more than Silly Sarah rearranging the words of someone else's work. I am sick of the FauxNews bubble heads complaining about our President not attending ceremonies at Arlington, like he's setting some sort of precedent. This opinion piece in my local paper this morning is well-written and hits the nail on the head: http://thepatryanreport.com/2010/05/29/memo-to-glenn-beck-and-fox-news-media-mogul-rupert-murdoch/
ReplyDeleteThat woman is an idiot!
ReplyDeleteSince when has she been qualified to wash the feet of any veteran, much less plagiarize a poem by one? She makes money at their expense. Thief.
OMG. Y'know every once in a while I read one of the headings on the posts and I think, "Poor Gryphen, he's finally lost it, look at this ridiculous post he just made up." Then I read the post and realize, no, he still has his sanity. But Scarah is losing hers quicker than the oil gushing out of the broken well. As I've said before, "un-friggin'-believable".
ReplyDeleteWhoever wrote that is an idiot. Soldiers didn't give us the right to vote, politicians did, in the Constitution and its various amendments. Ditto freedom of religion and all the other rights, with a little help from the Supreme Court.
ReplyDeleteThe only time the US has been invaded is in 1812, after WE declared war on Great Britain. The only people who have ever tried to take those rights away from us are the conservative reactionaries like Palin.
Good job Gryphen, don't let up calling her out. Why couldn't she have just said she found this 'on the google' and wanted to share? Oh right, no credit is due to anyone else but the queen of quit. My God, what a fraud.
ReplyDeleteY'know, this would have been a good time for a thoughtful, thorough, essay on what this country owes to its veterans. Instead, they get 140 characters or less (or is it 240?) tossed like a bone in their general direction, with words she was too lazy to think of for herself.
ReplyDeleteVery classy, indeed
The most significant line in the original is "not the minister." Did the sinister include the minister in her version?
ReplyDeleteWhen a puppet says something upsetting; one should question the puppeteer, not the puppet.
ReplyDeleteWhoever pays; pulls the strings.
An excerpt from the latest note on her Facebook page:
ReplyDeleteSo, in honoring them let’s keep in mind this version of a popular poem as we show respect for those willing to sacrifice all for our exceptional country:
“It is the veteran, not the preacher, who has given us freedom of religion.
It is the veteran, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press.
It is the veteran, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech.
It is the veteran, not the campus organizer, who has given us freedom to assemble.
It is the veteran, not the lawyer, who has given us the right to a fair trial.
It is the veteran, not the politician, who has given us the right to vote.
It is the veteran, who salutes the flag, who serves under the flag, and whose coffin will be draped by the flag.”
Damage control? Note that she's kept to the original 'campus organizer' on FB.
"Soldiers protect my right to lounge all over the flag while posing and winking for Runner's World"
ReplyDelete...and the list goes on....
Perhaps my brain isn't working but this poem sounds more fitting for a military dictatorship.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, Sarah, we are celebrating Memorial Day not Veterans Day. How about something more appropriate for our fallen troops or a call to not add to their number?
why do you hate reporters so much? They have protection in the very first Amendment, even before guns and stuff! Also, too, Politicians fund the wars that keep the military in business and campus radicals helped to stop an illegal war in Viet Nam. And one more thing, $arah, you make no sense, you make no policy, you make no pie for your new neighbor, so sit down and shut up. PLEASE!!!
ReplyDeleteHow much is she paying those ghouls at c4p? "enjoy this version" they give credit to Fred thompson. Who?
ReplyDeleteThe original poem is familiar to me as a very popular forwarded email complete with pictures. Please don't give $arah credit for having motivation and making any effort to search for an inspirational poem! Oh, please!
ReplyDeleteWhat else can anyone add. What an idiot!!
ReplyDeleteI wonder if her fans are writing "great poem Sarah".."you go girl!"
Stupid blind people!
To TNbluedot, I so agree with you. They Criticize every single thing Obama does! I'm so sick of their disrespect.
Actually that "poem" or whatever it is, is 100% bullshit. The Constitution drawn up by civilians GIVES us all of those things. The Military did not GIVE them to us. They have defended us, and in some cases given their lives. However to say that the Military gave us the Constitution or any of its rights is ludicrous. Just like that "founding father" George Washington, right $arah??
ReplyDeleteThe Military serves at the behest of the civilian government to defend our security at our discretion. And for that we thank them everyday!
Curiouser @ 8:39, you wrote:
ReplyDeleteAnyway, Sarah, we are celebrating Memorial Day not Veterans Day. How about something more appropriate for our fallen troops or a call to not add to their number?
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Remember, she doesn't care. Every day is a $arah day, filled with possibilities. Pity she doesn't see the trees because she is concentrating on the forest. And yes, I deliberately reversed that saying. Mrs. Palin has her goal, and will never deviate from her quest. This is just another sad example of how pathetic her journey has become.
you forgot to mention:
ReplyDeleteIt is the soldier, not the civilian,
Who gets to murder foreign women and children for fun.
You know, like two million Iraqis! Support the twoops, just like Palin does.
Lauding the praise on the soldiers is only valid when the wars they are fighting are valid. Today's wars are not valid and you know it. Why do you continue to praise them just to find a way to get a shot at Palin? Are you so propagandized that you don't understand that your country's wars are phony and illegal wars? If you don't care to condemn the wars and the murderers carrying out the murder then you could at least remain silent on the issue. The way you are carrying on now is just encouraging the lemmings and saving them the effort of thinking a little deeper about what they support. Support the troops? Support those who murder in the name of corrupt government?
ReplyDeleteHey that poem is also copyright protected. Sarah stole a poem, written by a veteran, to try and score cheap political points for a holiday INTENDED to honor those who died in service to their country. And didn't bother to hat tip the author. No, she just TOOK it. She is the most disgusting lump of trash I have ever laid eyes on.
ReplyDeleteSarah is mentally ill. And it's showing more and more and more. Rules, etiquette and common sense practices simply do not apply to her. She doesn't care that she copied someone work because she's Sarah, chosen by God. If you confronted her with this, what would she say?
ReplyDeleteThe woman is SICK and frankly I'm tired of the MSM giving her a free pass. Enough is enough. It's going to take more prominent journalists or some respected organization pointing out her constant lies,etc nonstop before the MSM finally does it's job.
I wish someone would start a website that documented every lie that comes out of her mouth. Yes Gryphen and the others do that, and they do a great job! Thank God for the bloggers, for Andrew Sullivan, for Geoffrey Dunn and Joe McGinniss, Keith O and Rachel M. Maybe someone prominent (Ron Reagan Jr? Or I don't know who) would start a blog that was black and white, simply documented her lies and mental illness with proof and not a lot of commentary.
That's my dream.
If she runs for president, we can bet Romney and others will do it.
Sarah Palin is the worst thing to happen to this country and she will not go down in history in a positive light. We can all bet on that. She will go down as polarizing, negative and hateful. Like George Wallace or a Joe McCarthy.
Her comments about the president are treasonous and she is an obvious racist.
Curiouser said...
ReplyDeletePerhaps my brain isn't working but this poem sounds more fitting for a military dictatorship.
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It is sSarah's brain not working right- she thinks she is grooming the military for a dictatorship.
before the VP run, she didn't exhibit such exalted admiration for the troop. Now she can't stop pandering to them.
The castro hat and border patrol shirt were subliminal messages and c4p understands perfectly:
All eyes on me
I'm at the center of ring
Just like a circus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DMQAo5ZrYM
Dress her up in her
So, did she cite the source on FB, or does she think, "famous poem" is enough?
ReplyDeleteOnce again I ask "Why didn't YOU ever serve in the military, Sarah?"
ReplyDeleteJust when she was getting out of high school and struggling to pay for college, there were unprecedented opportunities for women in all branches of the service. She could have travelled, shot at things, got real journalism experience and money for college.
And from those first soldiers to those of present day they were farmers and preachers and lawyers and doctors and poets and students and...you get the idea.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if her implication from this is that the soldiers should tell us all what to do?
Anyone who has been to college has been well-schooled in the ethics/rules of plagiarism. In fact, if caught, it is usually immediate failure in that class if not expulsion. Professors now have computers and the internet to check, but they always have their understanding of their students' speech patterns and writing styles to clue them in to what to expect - I know when I used to grade term papers it wasn't difficult to spot those who had had "help."
ReplyDeleteWonder where Sarah was that day?
She's earned this award:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77E4S87dWMU&feature=player_embedded#
Since we are talking truth, I would like to tell you the tale of how the Tawd got his high voice. Tawd didnt always have a high voice. Actually Tawd was had what once was considered a lively baratone with a range. One foggy night, while unloading his boat, a stranger appeared at the dock and called out to him. It was Sarah Heath. They had parted in high school when she graduated and moved on to better things. Sarah needed a husband. She was knocked up by the Dentist's kid and he wouldnt marry her. Todd consented. At the small wedding dinner, the Heath family and Todd munched on his nuts while cracking wise about Native rights. After that dinnner Todd never spoke or sang the same way again because he effectively traded his nuts for white trash.
ReplyDelete(Chucky was relieved that he didnt have to pay for Sarah's bastard's hospital expenses and pleased that now he could hunt on Native land and get all the red and kings for free.)
Sarah:
ReplyDeleteVisit the OWL at Purdue, online, for how to properly use citations. Also. too.
Palin is by far the most ignorant, self-serving genetically impaired human being ... a disgrace and deficient on so many levels. She is an idiot who is adored by other idiots. No doubt the end of her reign is creeping or catapulting to its inevitable and deserving end. She's a crazy person who is DSM-IV certifiable. Good lord! Hurry up and shut up and just go away to the nearest--or farthest--psychiatric facility and then prison for a very, very, very long time. Hurry now!
ReplyDeleteInteresting that her Tweet was 19 hours ago- and the FB entry was 4-5 hours ago. Was she tweaking when she stole it- and then covered up her mess with the FB garbage ?
ReplyDeleteAmazingly the way it's phrased- she still leads readers to the suggestion that she penned the poem herself. The author is never cited.
The problem with the poem is that there were soldiers in Nazi Germany who were not protecting anyone's freedom of religion, speech, right to assemble or for the press to print what it wanted. There are soldiers in Africa who have committed brutal acts against their own people for the serious crime of being a woman or not being religious enough to suit them.
ReplyDeleteMemorial day is supposed to honor those who died in war. It originated after the Civil War to heal and unify our nation. It was called Decoration Day because people decorated veterans' graves with flowers and flags. The time to honor The Soldier is on Veterans Day.
Sarah Palin is an Idiot!
You mean Rebecca Monsour or the Pac writers plagiarized? That is to be expected. Sarah can't stay classy because she never was a class act.
ReplyDeleteSomething is very wrong. Why does the Wasilla Frontiersman get a pass on their Saturday remark? Not inciting enough?
"Finally, those who are fond of Joe McGinnis might remind him (if he doesn’t already know) that Alaska has a law that allows the use of deadly force in protection of life and property."
Wasilla fence fascinating for national media outlets 5/29/10
Hiding behind opinion in the Wasilla Frontiersman, other than a few comments, no one writes another opinion?
Is that responsible journalism or freedom of the press?
" So, you don't care huh? Then why the last sentence of this editorial?
" Can you please explain the last paragraph. "
" No author on this 'opinion' piece? "
No answers and no out cry for what would cause a major rift in other places.
Why is that NO NAME remark tolerated ~ except for the few who did respond?
My newspaper is not ideal but it does insist on names in the opinion section, phone numbers, too. They would not get by with this which smells and encourages the crazy.
NO NAME FRONTIERSMAN prefaced that warning with the "I don't care." Sure. No one welcomes a new member of a community with an "I don't car" warning, they care and they care to bring up deadly force. Mr. McGinniss has no history of trespassing. The Palins are on record with several incidents. No wonder the Palins get by with so much, the community does not respond.
The Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman is a newspaper serving the Matanuska-Susitna Valley of Alaska. It is owned by Wick Communications. FRONTIERSMAN FACEBOOK
Sarah didn't have to "stumble" far; its being sent all over the internet.
ReplyDeleteHave you seen this Frontiersman editorial? The last sentence is pretty bad.
ReplyDeleteWasilla fence fascinating for national media outlets
Published on Saturday, May 29, 2010 7:04 PM AKDT
The “Today” show called Friday morning saying it plans to come up Monday and do some interviews about the fence Todd and Sarah Palin built on their property on Lake Lucille.
According to people who care about those things, the former governor wrote on her Facebook account that she was worried about the neighbor, Joe McGinnis, moving in. He’s the author of several books, one of which is an alleged non-fiction story about his exploits in Alaska titled “Going to Extremes.” That was published in 1980. It was a bible for all those who dreamed of moving here or were in the process. Local press wasn’t too kindly to it at the time, saying he missed a lot and exaggerated the rest.
Observers from Outside get that a lot.
McGinnis also wrote last year a fairly scathing article for Portfolio magazine — which no longer exists — about Palin’s plans, or not, for a gas pipeline.
So it’s not surprising she might be a little leery about her new neighbor.
Again, that happens a lot around here, regardless of notoriety.
Fences are built by people who want to keep their privacy or keep out the sight of their neighbors’ unsightly yards.
So the call from “Today,” quickly followed by a similar call from ABC news, seemed curious. The day before it was another national news outlet wanting to know if we had a photograph of the fence. There was an e-mail from Outside asking if the Palins were in compliance with city code. Another note suggested we assign someone to trace every move McGinnis makes while here and write a book about him to counter his about Palin.
Maybe we’re out of step here, but the unanimous consensus of the newsroom is that we don’t really care if the Palins want some privacy from what they worry might be prying eyes.
Fences have been known to make good neighbors and everybody knows we could use a lot more of those around here. So if the fence keeps McGinnis on one side and the Palins content, why would the “Today” show or ABC care?
Finally, those who are fond of Joe McGinnis might remind him (if he doesn’t already know) that Alaska has a law that allows the use of deadly force in protection of life and property.
It figures that Sarah Palin worships "vets" - AKA ignorant cannon fodder for hire who for low wages and terrible living conditions, are willing to kill, rape, mutilate and destroy upon orders of their corrupt governments, in order to line the pockets of powerful corporations.
ReplyDeleteNo wonder vets are Sarah's kind of people. They kill, they damage, they are damaged, and they do it all while praising Jesus.
It really surprises me that Rebecca Mansour-RAM-would work for and support a racist.
ReplyDeleteSarah is scarier than clowns at a German circus.
ReplyDeleteWhat is the deal with Track?
ReplyDeleteIf you have trouble with the comment section at the Frontiersman you can let them know what is on your mind at the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman Facebook
ReplyDeleteIMO, what happened is in dire need of clarification. I don't know of a lower form of yellow journalism and we all know how Quitty Palin hates yellow journalism. I would like to see this Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman and Wick Communications example of NO NAME opinion used in JOURNALISM101 classrooms across the nation.
Can anyone with Facebook let them know where to find Pipe Dreams by Joe McGinniss Mar 17 2009
The Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman needs to make a correction.
"McGinnis also wrote last year a fairly scathing article for Portfolio magazine — which no longer exists — about Palin’s plans, or not, for a gas pipeline." WHICH NO LONGER EXISTS? The article is still online but why look it up and see for yourself if you believe the Frontstierman? They are doing a stellar job of bashing Joe's work.
"He’s the author of several books, one of which is an alleged non-fiction story about his exploits in Alaska titled “Going to Extremes.” That was published in 1980. It was a bible for all those who dreamed of moving here or were in the process. Local press wasn’t too kindly to it at the time, saying he missed a lot and exaggerated the rest."
Support Well Known, Respected Author Joe Mcginniss...NOW!
Ahhhh. Reading the posts here are so refreshing. Thanks for your sanity people. I also, yeah also, read the referenced SP twitter/FB posts and noted that Sarah's later FB post referred to another "version of a popular" poem - as well as yet another version "recited" by Fred Thompson. Still no mention of the author. Duh. At least Fred had the integrity to open his version with "read something recently worth thinkin' about" which alluded to the fact that he what he was about to say was not original thought. Not Sarah. In her first post on twitter, the reader thinks she is being original. What a joke she is. When will she go away?
ReplyDeleteThe Frontiersman Article is a gem- It needs to go national. What a gift-. Talk about exposing the town sentiment for what it is.
ReplyDeleteThis should add another layer of Frosting to the book.
To the credit of several people making comments- almost everyone of them chided the article and asked WTF?
READING a poem in a speech isn't plagiarism...
ReplyDeleteGryphen, thank you for providing us with the original work and source which Palin is taking credit as her own.
ReplyDeleteThat line of hers about, "How's that hopey, changing thing working..." came directly from a bumper sticker that has been around for about a year.
Blow in her ear and she'll thank you for the refill...
That article in Frontiersmman is more of the underground work of Palin/Heath klan in lieu of a letter of intimidation from Van Flein.
ReplyDeleteHere is Chuck Heath Jr. doing his part:
"Heath said the family has concluded that there’s nothing they can legally do to force McGinniss out of the house. “You can’t charge him with a stalking crime because there’s no intent to harm,” he said. “There’s some civil action, I guess, you could take if there’s harassment. But the time frame of getting us through the courts is more than five months, which is his timeframe right now.”
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2010/05/27/in-interview-with-the-daily-caller-sarah-palin%E2%80%99s-brother-called-joe-mcginniss-%E2%80%98creepy%E2%80%99/#ixzz0pSVo9fee
@ anon 3:00 PM
ReplyDeleteIt's indeed plagiarism to read a poem in a speech IF you don't acknowledge the source of the quotes. At best, you could be called out and mocked for the intellectual/ artistic theft, or, at worst, be sued by the original author/ artist.
If your knowledge base on this subject represents a typical Palin fan, then it's no wonder that her fans don't recognize Palin's penchant for plagiarism. Plagiarism is theft, legally and morally.
Memorial day is a tribute to those who sacrificed their lives. Not all wars are equal but the warriors who are in harms way deserve to be acknowledged and respected. Please don't get Veterans Day and Memorial Day confused.
ReplyDeleteIf you use a Veteran's poem, please use their version and highlight who is the writer.
The Frontiersman brings up so many memoiries. That is a disturbing article and I hope there will be a correction.
Anonymous said @ 7:35 AM...Whoever wrote that is an idiot. Soldiers didn't give us the right to vote, politicians did, in the Constitution and its various amendments. Ditto freedom of religion and all the other rights, with a little help from the Supreme Court.
ReplyDeleteExcuse me? "Politicians", as you call them, are US. They're our representatives. They're not some separate body of society, raised as politicians from birth (or they shouldn't be, anyway).
Soldiers are US, too. They're our representatives in times of war, fighting for the rest of us.
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Anonymous @ 8:47 AM How much is she paying those ghouls at c4p? "enjoy this version" they give credit to Fred thompson. Who?
In a later Tweet this morning, Palin invited her Twitter readers to listen to a 2003 video by actor/failed Pres. candidate Fred Thompson where he intoned "something that he read" -- he gave no attribution to Charles M. Province, either.
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Anonymous @ 9:51 AM said...Lauding the praise on the soldiers is only valid when the wars they are fighting are valid. Today's wars are not valid and you know it... Support the troops? Support those who murder in the name of corrupt government?
Shades of the attitude of "patriots" in the 60s and 70s towards the Vietnam veterans. I thought people like you "grew up".
BTW, you're wrong about the meaning of this holiday. It's to honor the WAR DEAD, the ones who died fighting upholding the principles that unite this country (no matter how misguided they sometimes have been).
Sarah far from worships the vets: They are mere pawns in her quest for self-aggrandizement. I do recall a certain speech she ended with an admonishment to "not disrespect the troops" by bickering over matters of left-right political ideologies: a war of words that she herself spawned and continues to stoke with her incendiary idiocy.
ReplyDeleteShe's an asshole.
Once again I ask "Why didn't YOU ever serve in the military, Sarah?"
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She served in the same branch as Obama and Biden.
This teacher is maaaaad:
ReplyDeleteYouth Poisoned Against Palin
By Adrienne Ross
If we're going to "take our country back," we'd better be sure we figure out a way to take our children back. The garbage they have been fed is stinking, and I smelled it in my classroom Friday. It took all the strength I could muster to remain calm and handle it quickly and professionally. I managed, but I was boiling inside.
Here's what happened during my second period class.
I always take time to acknowledge holidays and observances. As Monday is Memorial Day, I talked briefly about honoring U.S. military who lost their lives, the greatness of our country, and the freedoms our military provide for us. Then I showed them a short video tribute to our troops with Lee Greenwood's "Proud to Be an American" playing in the background. The students were very respectful during the video, which is saying something considering this particular class.
When the video ended, I was going to my computer to turn it off. However, because I was playing it from my playlist, it immediately proceeded to the next video in the playlist, which was a Governor Palin video. Before I could stop it, the jeering began and spread throughout the classroom.
"Who cares about Sarah Palin?"
"Oh, be quiet!" another student said to the Governor.
"Nobody cares about no Sarah Palin!"
It erupted simultaneously and surprisingly. Laughter filled the classroom.
I was headed to the computer but was totally thrown by the outburst. The co-teacher in the room with me said to the student who asked who cared about the Governor, "I do" or something similar, and the student said, "You do?"
http://www.conservatives4palin.com/2010/05/youth-poisoned-against-palin.html
Fear of writers that do research grows, Sarah Palin’s brother joins the Wasilla clown posse. In interview with the Daily Creeper, “we’re creeped out by it, like everyone else is,” Palin’s older brother, Chuck Heath Jr., said. “It’s an unbelievable invasion of privacy.”
ReplyDeleteHey Sarah,
ReplyDelete"So how about in honor of the American solider you quit plagiarizing?
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ReplyDeleteAnonymous said...
Once again I ask "Why didn't YOU ever serve in the military, Sarah?"
Reply: Because Sarah was too busy doing Curtis Menard. Unless you consider servicing Track's father "Curtis" her patriotic duty?