I’ve stated in a different forum that Sept. 11 was Karl Rove’s and George Bush’s Reichstag fire.  Many people have pointed out the fascist tendencies and the Nazi Like thuggery practiced by the far right wing of the Republican Party, which pretty much is the whole Republican Party.  

In Aurora CO a teacher was suspended for having the intellectual honesty to say that “some people” compare George Bush to Adolf Hitler.  That’s upsetting enough.  His class was taped by a student who then brought it home to Daddy who confronted the Principal who caved and suspended the teacher.  The Colorado teacher’s union in a craven display stated that because the teacher wasn’t a member he was on his own.  There’s enough crap in the sandwich that all those involved have to take a big bite.

Here’s the AP story.

AURORA, Colo. (AP) – About 150 high school students walked out of class to protest a decision to put a teacher on leave while they investigate remarks he made about President Bush in class, including that some people compare Bush to Adolf Hitler.

The protest came Thursday as administrators began investigating whether Overland High School teacher Jay Bennish violated a policy requiring balancing viewpoints in the classroom, Cherry Creek School District spokeswoman Tustin Amole said.

“It was peaceful. The students yelled, but there was no fighting,” Amole said. “Most of them did return to class.”

A telephone number listed for Bennish, who has been teaching social studies and American history at Overland since 2000, had been disconnected.

Sophomore Sean Allen recorded about 20 minutes of Bennish’s class during a Feb. 1 discussion about Bush’s State of the Union speech and gave the recording to his father, who complained to the principal, Amole said.

“After listening to the tape, it’s evident the comments in the class were inappropriate. There were not adequate opportunities for opposing points of view,” she said.

Deborah Fallin, spokeswoman for the Colorado Education Association, which represents about 37,000 union teachers, said it will not represent Bennish because he is not a member, but said that Bennish has hired an attorney.

This is America.  Little nazis afraid of their own shadow and what anyone might say about them, and students who to be able to think and learn.  James Madison is beside himself.  I can hear him screaming right now: “Way to go kids, Never give up, Never give up, and by the way Harry Truman says give them hell.”

The irony of course is that the good people of Aurora who are so afraid of loose opinions of the fearless leader actually act like the nazis the teacher was referencing.  The hallmark of the right in America: hubris and incompetence and the willingness to express them both.

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