when I went. They were wild, threading motorist and flying
their Mexican flags. I pulled over and displayed my
Posted on 03/28/2006 11:05:50 AM PST by Diddle E. Squat
At least one girl was seriously injured Tuesday as hundreds of students from Dallas and other area school districts again converged on Dallas City Hall. By midday, buses were arriving to pick up the protesters and return them to school.
Witnesses said an 18-year-old Spruce High School student's hand was severed when a van of students in which she was riding rolled over at an intersection...
... Meanwhile, hundreds of students streamed off trains at Union Station and marched up Young Street in downtown Dallas, whooping and hollering, waving the Mexican flag and chanting “Si, se puede,” meaning “Yes, we can.” Some tried to push their way into City Hall; others began jumping into the fountain outside...
... Detective John Brimmer, a Grand Prairie police spokesman, said the protests were keeping patrol officers away from other responsibilities.
"I'm not saying they don't have a good cause, but they could do this after school," Brimmer said. "Basically, we're just baby sitting a bunch of kids who have found another excuse to get out of school."
(Excerpt) Read more at dallasnews.com ...
When reporters called the Irving ISD asking if they would pick the kids up with buses at the train station, the school district replied "No way, Jose!" (OK, not a direct quote) and that since they got there on their own they could get back on their own.
Even some of the idiot local media is starting to catch on. I've heard a couple of radio newsbreak interviews with these students where the brats indicate no clue of what is being debated in Congress. Favorite quote: "I'm here for the, um, ah, the Mexico thing."
And here's another genius from the article:
Jason Cisneros, 14, said he knew he was supposed to leave Lee after first period.
"Maybe George Bush will know that he's hurting us and let us have equal rights,” he said. "Christopher Columbus discovered America and he was from Spain, so it was our home first."
LOL!
Oops, should be "are starting to catch on."
I better be careful, lest I start sounding like these protesting Einsteins.
LOL. Christopher Columbus was from Italy.
Mexican radio stations and their DJ's are responsible for advocating these protest from coast to coast.
I just heard that some kids did the same thing in Fort Worth, even walking a "parade" type fashion on the downtown streets...
I told someone on another thread about the accident in Dallas, and I told them...that the parents of the girl with the severed hand (I also heard some kid hurt his head when jumping in fountain)...will be suing DISD and the City of Dallas...you watch.
Maybe they can join Camp Casey on 75 and Meadow.
Columbus spent most of his time on the Island of Hispaniola, and Cuba, perfect places to send these idiots back to.
And some folks here at FR claim that DART rail isn't being utilized.
Priceless!!
Priceless .... er, unless you consider all the tax checks being written this season to send these little maroons to school.
Somebody needs to start asking for protest permits and making arrests if no permits are found. Funny how the media doesn't want to talk about this crap once they figured out it only pisses us off.
Police were escorting them.
I think you were right the first time:
Media is (media is a singular entity)
reporters are (reporters are the plural gaggle that make up the media)
Maybe they can borrow France's water cannon to use on them....
really ?
Yes, but the noun is "some", so the verb should be the plural "are". (Though I always get confused as to whether the period goes within or after the closing quote marks and parenthesis. I guess I'll have some homework tonight!)
"Even some of the idiot local media is starting to catch on."
Damn. Just ... damn.
Great... I am so glad you did.
I know that I don't think I could keep myself from grabbing their Mexican flags...and telling them that unless/until they start waving American flags...they SHOULD go back to Mexico...because that is obviously the country they love enough to wave the flag...
I think media is actually plural of "medium", although you could refer collectively to the media, I guess.
Q. Why to they call it a medium, anyway?
A. It's not rare, and it's not well done.
I heard that the same radio and TV stations are promoting a HUGH protest on April 9th...yay.
This is getting crazy.
Who are the four traitor Republicans who signed the amnesty bill.
They are saying April 10th here... No Mexicans are supposed to go to school, work or spend any money... I sure hope all the Legal's here dont partake in the silliness! I know every legal Mexican I have talked to feels the same way I do. I have NO problem with mexicans coming to the US legally... Hell a large majority of my neighbors are Mexican, I am sure some are illegal but most that I know were born here or are here legally.
Just wait, in another few weeks we will endure Cinco De Mayo.
You are right, never made it to North America. Voyages are summarized here..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_columbus
They've been parading down, and across, the freeways here in L.A.
I just heard that a MIDDLE SCHOOL in Grand Prairie had students leave and march to GP City Hall...but then just kept on going..
Also, supposedly another school has JUST started marching in Fort Worth...they have arrested 3 kids in Fort Worth..
When asked about the student's protests in Dallas, the Dallas Mayor, Laura Miller just said "they have the right"..or something equally as unconcerned.
So is this some of the protesters' symbolism, keeping their backs wet?
The word "media" is a plural.
It was pathetic, really. Here they were, protesting a federal policy at City Hall, with their backs to a FEDERAL BUILDING! We were watching them from across the street, laughing at these moronic little beings, aiming their protests in the wrong direction.
I'd also like to know who approved the use of DISD school buses to transport these kids to a protest rally for which they were supposed to receive unexcused absences. Who paid for the use of the buses?
Not to mention that plenty of them were hanging out in "strategic protest venues" like Subway, Urban Market, the convenience stores, and under the trees in Pioneer Cemetery.
LOL....
Most of there kids should also be carrying the symbolic anchor.
Yes. It's there every Friday. Except rainy days.
Tell you what, Jason: take a trip down to San Jacinto, see for yourself the story of what happened to the last Mexican leader that tried that.
Your welcome to try it again, of course, but keep in mind that we're damn well armed.
Witnesses said an 18-year-old Spruce High School student's hand was severed when a van of students in which she was riding rolled over at an intersection...
The arrival of the buses makes this a school-sponsored event.
The "child" who lost a hand needs to sue DISD.
Study up:
"Medium" is the singular, "media" is the plural.
Thanks, all. You are all correct. Media is a plural word.
Reference: The Associated Press Stylebook
"In the sense of mass communication, ... the word is plural."
Then, an example: "The news media are..."
Interestingly, I have a 1974 Merriam-Webster Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary and, under media, there are no references the communications industry, only a note to see "medium."
Way down in the different "medium" definitions, it says "pl usu media, a channel of communications."
Apparently, we didn't use this word then to describe this profession. I don't know if McLuhan got this going (the medium is the message) or someone else.
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