I don’t support the constitutional amendment on flag burning, and agree that as distasteful of a practice I find it, it is still free speech, as the SCOTUS has ruled.

But in class?   People argue that porn is protected free speech, I hope the teacher does not try to show porn videos in class too.

Honestly, what is going on with the teachers and our public schools?

Teacher burns U.S. flags during class

A middle-school teacher in Kentucky who burned small U.S. flags in two classes during a discussion of free speech has been removed from teaching.

Lauren Roberts, a spokeswoman for the Jefferson County Public Schools in Louisville, said that at least one parent of a student at the Stuart Middle School had complained about Dan Holden’s actions, the Louisville Courier-Journal reported. 

Holden teaches seventh-grade social studies, but has been placed on non-teaching duties pending an investigation. 

Roberts said Holden’s judgment was in question. She said the district had also notified fire officials. 

"Certainly we’re concerned about the safety aspect," Roberts said

Safety?  I hope that is not the only concern.  How about the issue of whether it is appropriate?  How about making education actually teach the kids and not indoctrinate them?

Another article provides more information:

Teacher’s flag burning inflames many

A Stuart Middle School teacher has been removed from the classroom after he burned two American flags in class Friday as part of a civics lesson, according to Jefferson County Public Schools officials.

A Stuart Middle School teacher has been removed from the classroom after he burned two American flags in class during a lesson on freedom of speech, Jefferson County Public Schools officials said.

Dan Holden, who teaches seventh-grade social studies, burned small flags in two different classes Friday and asked students to write an opinion paper about it, district spokeswoman Lauren Roberts said.

A teacher in the school district since 1979, Holden has been temporarily reassigned to non-instructional duties pending a district investigation. The district also alerted city fire officials, who are conducting their own investigation.

The final word from the Burner campaign regarding their deceptive campaign video is….

NOTHING

Disappointing really,  I would have expected at least another standard denial, but despite repeated requests, they have elected to make no further response.

I have no choice but to assume it was deliberate.

So today on Goldy’s blog I saw a video displayed proudly that featured Ms Burner speaking at the DNC convention in Chicago.

Stefan at Sound Politics called it hysterical rantings.

See for yourself:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R81j3LjrTJc

Well that may be a little overboard, but I found little that was new or interesting in it.  At best she sounds like a typical democratic shill that has decided that all the problems of the world are:

George Bush’s fault
The Republican controlled Congress’s fault.
George Bush and the Republican controlled Congress’s fault

Oh.  And she needs money.

At worst she is a politician who is playing to her chosen base.

She invokes images of our war victories and national accomplishments, then characterizes the war as a potential defeat.

She careful drops her credentials (honestly this time) as a military child, the brother of a Military guy (and a beer truck driver which likely thrills the drinking liberally crowd at Goldy’s…)

She lists the things we asked the military to do in Iraq

Overthrow the regime-  DONE

Search and make us safe from WMDs-  DONE

Protect Iraq while the Iraqis vote on a constitution.-  DONE

All that done, now, according to her, the troops are:

"…sitting over there getting shot at because the Republican Congress and administration in Washington, DC cannot figure out what their plan is to give Iraq back to the Iraqis and get our troops home and that has got to stop. "

Oh please.  This is Howard Dean channeling at its finest.  IF she truly believes that, really believes that we have no plans, and that we are just dropping her brother and the other troops in Iraq to be shot at needlessly because "duh what do we do now…", it shows she understands nothing about the military she has so carefully connected herself to.  The very fact there is someone shooting is proof the situation may not be stable enough to cut and run.