Comments on: Bigots have rights too. http://blogging.la/2009/02/15/bigots-have-rights-too/ Lizard people dude. Seriously. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: calmproto http://blogging.la/2009/02/15/bigots-have-rights-too/comment-page-1/#comment-32641 calmproto Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:03:15 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=20912#comment-32641 Could have turned it into a teaching moment, instead called the student a name. That's progressive. Could have turned it into a teaching moment,
instead called the student a name.
That’s progressive.

]]> By: lezgull http://blogging.la/2009/02/15/bigots-have-rights-too/comment-page-1/#comment-32640 lezgull Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:26:19 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=20912#comment-32640 "Ask God what your grade is" That's funny shit maynard. “Ask God what your grade is” That’s funny shit maynard.

]]> By: frazgo http://blogging.la/2009/02/15/bigots-have-rights-too/comment-page-1/#comment-32639 frazgo Mon, 16 Feb 2009 01:32:40 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=20912#comment-32639 Sweet jeebus, the most passionate speeches are those that have a topic near and dear to the heart of the speaker. Barring some sort of assigned topic list what did he do wrong other than speak on a topic the teacher disliked. We are missing some details. Sweet jeebus, the most passionate speeches are those that have a topic near and dear to the heart of the speaker. Barring some sort of assigned topic list what did he do wrong other than speak on a topic the teacher disliked. We are missing some details.

]]> By: rodger http://blogging.la/2009/02/15/bigots-have-rights-too/comment-page-1/#comment-32638 rodger Sun, 15 Feb 2009 22:05:20 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=20912#comment-32638 Yeah, there are a couple of items missing in the back story: one is the paradox of the teacher calling the student a fascist and then refusing to let him finish his speech. A good dictionary definition of fascism would serve Mr. Matteson well in the future. The other shoe to drop here is that the young man's case is being handled through the ultra-conservative Christian group Focus on Family. The student is a Christian and apparently a true believer. James Dobson cherry picks cases like this out of the media quite often and why not? Idiots like Matteson give Dobson and crew a perfect opportunity to place their core beliefs into the public dialogue. Yeah, there are a couple of items missing in the back story: one is the paradox of the teacher calling the student a fascist and then refusing to let him finish his speech. A good dictionary definition of fascism would serve Mr. Matteson well in the future. The other shoe to drop here is that the young man’s case is being handled through the ultra-conservative Christian group Focus on Family. The student is a Christian and apparently a true believer. James Dobson cherry picks cases like this out of the media quite often and why not? Idiots like Matteson give Dobson and crew a perfect opportunity to place their core beliefs into the public dialogue.

]]> By: ecryder http://blogging.la/2009/02/15/bigots-have-rights-too/comment-page-1/#comment-32637 ecryder Sun, 15 Feb 2009 21:21:17 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=20912#comment-32637 I RTA and I'm PRETTY sure there's more to this story than the couple paragraphs lead on. Who knows? People are overreacting to all kinds of things these days. Typically, Bible verses and dictionary definitions don't light my fuse. Wonder what the back story is... I RTA and I’m PRETTY sure there’s more to this story than the couple paragraphs lead on. Who knows? People are overreacting to all kinds of things these days. Typically, Bible verses and dictionary definitions don’t light my fuse. Wonder what the back story is…

]]> By: Burns! http://blogging.la/2009/02/15/bigots-have-rights-too/comment-page-1/#comment-32636 Burns! Sun, 15 Feb 2009 20:08:12 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=20912#comment-32636 I'll bet Matteson is a big proponent of the First Ammendment, too. The kid may be a bigot, but he should be allowed to prove that with his speech. It's been said before, but I'll repeat it here: the First Ammendment doesn't protect the speech we agree with; it protects the speech we don't. I wonder if Matteson gets to keep his job? I’ll bet Matteson is a big proponent of the First Ammendment, too. The kid may be a bigot, but he should be allowed to prove that with his speech. It’s been said before, but I’ll repeat it here: the First Ammendment doesn’t protect the speech we agree with; it protects the speech we don’t.

I wonder if Matteson gets to keep his job?

]]> By: rodger http://blogging.la/2009/02/15/bigots-have-rights-too/comment-page-1/#comment-32635 rodger Sun, 15 Feb 2009 20:02:23 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=20912#comment-32635 It's a public speaking class, for Christ's sake, not a poli-sci course. If anything, Matteson, the instructor, could have and should have (if possible) used the tools of the curriculum to poke holes in the student's presentation and invite the other students to deconstruct the speech as well. The goal is to promote clear thinking and clear presentation and quite often that includes how a student/speaker approaches a touchy issue. It’s a public speaking class, for Christ’s sake, not a poli-sci course. If anything, Matteson, the instructor, could have and should have (if possible) used the tools of the curriculum to poke holes in the student’s presentation and invite the other students to deconstruct the speech as well. The goal is to promote clear thinking and clear presentation and quite often that includes how a student/speaker approaches a touchy issue.

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