Forest Lake event canceled; too political

Star Tribune ^ | 3/25/08 | Allie Shah

[peggybac]

Forest Lake High's principal said the decision was spurred by concerns that the presentation was more political than educational.

A national tour featuring decorated veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan won't be stopping at Forest Lake Area High School today as planned, after school leaders abruptly canceled the visit.

Steve Massey, the school principal, said the decision to cancel was prompted by concerns that the event was becoming political rather than educational and therefore was not suitable for a public school.

He said the school had received several phone calls from parents and others, some of whom indicated that they may stage a protest if the event took place.

"The event was structured to be an academic classroom discussion around military service. We thought we'd provide an opportunity for kids to learn about service in the context of our history classes," Massey said. "As the day progressed, it became clear that this was becoming a political event ... which would be inappropriate in a public setting.

"We decided to cancel," Massey said. Organizers of the National Heroes Tour then scrambled to relocate the event to the American Legion building in Forest Lake. The visit, which U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Stillwater, had been scheduled to attend, is sponsored by Vets for Freedom, a national organization run by Pete Hegseth, a 1999 graduate of Forest Lake Area High School who served with the 101st Airborne in Iraq in 2005-06.

[peggybac]

There's a poll at the link.

[tennteacher]

Seems to me the event was not political, only some of the fringe’s reaction to it.

Canceling the event was craven cowering at the first obstacle.

[gidget7]

Too political with a love America theme. Were it the opposite, they would have done anything to make it happen, as schools no longer teach academics, it's all political!

[peggybac]

It appears schools disregard the rumblings of parents when it comes to homosexual teaching, sex education with bananas, etc., but God forbid some of our heroes talk about their service.

[Pentagon Leatherneck]

Heaven forbid those kids should be exposed to positive role models.

TC

[rightinthemiddle]

Here’s his e-mail:

smassey@forestlake.k12.mn.us

[rightinthemiddle]

I love the moonbat comments on the article:

“’Complete the mission?’ There never was a mission, you worthless republican.”

[rightinthemiddle]

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Check out the moonbat comments. They need a good rant posted there.

http://www.startribune.com/politics/local/16971116.html

[<1/1,000,000th%]

The left-wing freak shows didn’t want to bomb the school so they complained that having our heroes at the school would upset their tenuous hold on reality.

What a load of crap.

[july4thfreedomfoundation]

I wish Al-Queda would attack Berkeley and other left-wing enclaves and kill alot of liberals. Maybe then these moonbats would wake up (although I doubt it).

[70th Division]

Steve Massy probably said Political because he could not spell Patriotic. What and Idiot indeed.

[polymuser]

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I wonder if they're participating in GLSEN's 'Day of Silence' in April. .

[squarebarb]

From comments on various articles at various newwspapers (the Star, Wash Post, etc.) it seems that the people reading these newspapers are in the main moonbats. Fewer and fewer normal people are reading newspapers.

Which is why they are all tanking.