patrick wrote on November 05, 2009 11:03 PM: GH:

I guess the only thing I have to say is; thanks for saying that normally I'm above this kind of stuff.

Guess I'm not perfect after all.

Thanks for reminding me, now my girlfriends in good company.

GH wrote on November 05, 2009 08:13 PM: patrick, I'm just pointing out the irony that you didn't attack the content of her message, you just responded to the fact she disagreed with the President and therefore attacked her as misbegotten and again in your last post as woebegone.

Maybe I missed something but it appears you are labeling her as disreputive and inferior simply because she's speaking out against the President.

And how have her parents failed her? By teaching her to stand up for her rights? By teaching her not to follow the crowd? By teaching her to speak her mind?

We've had many back and forths about the President, Congress, etc and usually it's about facts, figures, reports, hopes, dreams, etc. This is one of the rare times were I've seen you ignore the content and go after the person.

All I'm saying is it's not your normal style to simply throw out insults without substance and in light of the content of the story I found that ironic.

patrick wrote on November 05, 2009 06:49 PM: GH:

Wait a minute, I'm trying to digest what it is you are saying.

First you seem to be applauding someones freedom of speech, then telling me that I should be applauding her as well, THEN you tell me that I shouldn't criticize this girl (which of course means that you think I shouldn't be able to speak my mind about her, thus inhibiting my freedom of speech)

And yes I am a liberal, but what that has to do with supporting a girl who is criticizing the President who is acting to help out this poor woebegone child with parents who failed her.

GH wrote on November 05, 2009 05:19 PM: patrick, what are you even talking about?

The story is about people trying to suppress someone's freedom of speech and you go on a rant about tax payed education and medicare ????

I thought you were a liberal! You should be standing up for the girl and applauding her for standing up for her (and our) rights to express whatever opinion we have whether you agree or not.

The ironic thing is your comment acutally proves the point of the story, agree with Obama or people will criticize and attack you.

patrick wrote on November 05, 2009 05:00 PM: I blame the parents for this misbegotten child.

I wonder if dear "Kristin" understands that she is receiving a free education courtesy of the taxpayers?

Nah, she is probably the child of a parent with a sign reading:

"Keep the government's hands off my Medicare"

Kids these days I tell ya.

continued wrote on November 05, 2009 04:11 PM: continued... and un-American. Their reaction epitomizes the "we're gonna get you" gang mindset and thug aura emanating from the Obama administration. This kid was branded a racist and physically threatened.

Ladies and gentlemen, I proudly introduce to you courageous high school student, Kristen Campbell. Here is her dad's letter which he gave me permission to share publicly.

"Kristen wrote this editorial (No thanks, Mrs. Obama ..) for her high school newspaper in February of this year. After the article was published, she underwent attacks from African-American students, parents, local church groups, and members of the community. She was called a racist, threatened with a knife, attacked verbally and physically in the hallways at school, and her vehicle tires were slashed in the school parking lot. Members of some local minority organizations even met to discuss how to retaliate against her and a boycott of her school newspaper was launched.

Some parents and grandparents asked the school administration to censor her work so that she would be unable to publish controversial editorials in the future, but Kristen went before the administration and stood her ground. Because of her determination, the administration agreed not to censor her work and to allow her to continue to publish editorials without approval from the principal or school board.

Since then, she has written other conservative editorials and is still getting some resistance from the student body. But she has not backed down.

Since then she gave a follow up speech (Protecting the Pie) on the subject at a state-level 4-H event and at a meeting of the Choctaw Co. Republican Party.

She is passionate about what she believes and is eager and ready to speak anytime she is asked. She is hard-hitting and doesn't mince words. We are very proud of her as you can imagine!

quoted from Lloyd Marcus wrote on November 05, 2009 04:07 PM: Reid & Obama:

High School student in danger for disagreeing with Obama
Lloyd Marcus - African American author

A high percentage of Americans believed race relations would improve with the election of America's first black president. Today, that percentage has dropped dramatically. Could it be because the Obama administration, at every turn, has shamelessly exploited race to further its agenda?

The message of the liberal media/Obama administration tag team comes across loud and clear. If you disagree with Obama, we will brand you a racist and we will hurt you. If this administration was made into a movie it should be titled, "Mr. Chicago Thug Goes to Washington". Bullying (banks, the auto industry, insurance companies, national Chamber of Commerce, doctors, Fox News and more) appears to come quite naturally to the Obama administration.

The late great Mary Kay Ash said, "The speed of the leader is the speed of the gang". In other words leadership comes from the top down. When SEIU (Service Employees International Union) thugs attacked and beat a black conservative for selling "Don't Tread On Me" flags at a town hall meeting, I believe the thugs felt Obama would approve. Some believe the thugs acted on orders. Folks, they put Kenneth Gladney, a kind and gentle man in the hospital. Kenneth had been laid off his job. He was selling Gadsden Flags simply attempting to earn a living while spreading his belief in conservative principles.

As I said, leadership comes from the top down. I wonder what kind of subliminal message the Obama administration is sending to our kids. I received a letter from the father of a brilliant high school student who dared to write an editorial in her high school newspaper disagreeing with Mrs. Obama. The local Obama supporters reaction to this kid's article is unbelievable, outrageous, over the

Jesse wrote on November 05, 2009 12:14 PM: Uh!, br---wouldn't that be bovine EXCRETIONS??????

Ken wrote on November 05, 2009 09:07 AM: Some of you chowderheads need to do your own research and not just rely on what your partisan heros tell you.

As an example, United Healthcare runs about 25% GROSS profit (before cost of revenue). When you subtract taxes and operating expenses you get to the 3-5% net income. This is why pro Obamacare people will cite one number and anti Obamacare people will cite another.

And for those of you screaming for sources -- Google is your friend. This isn't the Law Review Journal. If you are that mental over the issue, prove someone wrong with your own citations instead of wasting posts demanding them from others.

br wrote on November 05, 2009 09:02 AM: Those Dingy Harry tv commercials are a big pile of bovine secretions.

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