Washington Bus Driver Fired for Giving President the Bird

Fox News ^ | 11/01/06 | Fox News

[wkdaysoff]

ISSAQUAH, Wash. — A school bus driver who was fired for "flipping off" President George W. Bush is trying to get her job back.

The 43-year-old has filed a union grievance against the district, claiming wrongful termination.

U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert said the obscene gesture occurred as he was traveling in the president's limo in June on the way to a fundraiser in Medina.

At a freeway ramp the limo passed several Issaquah school buses. The students waved to the president and Bush waved back. Bush was having a good time until he saw the driver, Reichert said. Bush turned to Reichert and said the driver had flipped him off.

Reichert later called the school district and the driver was fired in September. A spokeswoman, Sara Niegowski, said the gesture was "not at all appropriate modeling for students on the bus."

[wkdaysoff]

Meanwhile, as she was on the way to an Earth Day Rally she also blames Republicans for the Rain and said she thought the Unibomber "had a point"

[Hambone02]

GOOD

[the invisib1e hand]

if she can't get her job on the dole back, she'll get welfare and then social security. she'll be taken care of.

[Hildy]

I don't know....if I ever made eye contact with Bill Clinton, I think I'd do the same thing.

[mrsmith]

Washington Bus Driver Fired for Giving President the Bird Making Obscene Gesture in Front of Children in Her Care.

[rocksblues]

She was just exercising her 1st amendment right. So what if there were school children under her care at the time. /S

[Lando Lincoln]

My God, we've lost any sense of decorum. I'm saddened that my young boys are surrounded by this type of societal behavior.

[cardinal4]

Hildy, I agree. I probably would be less than affable in the presence of the Clintons..

[Lando Lincoln]

Meanwhile, she has become the victim.

[Issaquahking]

Issaquahking says stick the bird in your ear!

Or as "the Donald" Trump so eloquently says

YOUR FIRED!

[metesky]

This smacks of Clintonism. It was obviously a political statement and she should not lose her job over it.

Bad taste, bad manners, poor judgement, yes.And it's not like the kids have never seen anybody flipped off before.

[Coldwater Creek]

Or Worse. I stayed away from the Clinton/Ford rally because I did not want to embarrass my family having to bail me out of jail.

[justche]

That has got to be the first thing I agree with you. I did flip him off in SF - very disrespectful, and I should have had more respect for the office of the President - but...I didn't and it was 'fun' for a whole group of us to do so.

But I wasn't on City time, in a city vehicle or any number of other things the bus driver could legitimately be terminated.

[pipecorp]

a bus driver man redux

three cheers for the bus driver, bus driver, bus driver
three cheers for the bus driver, bus drivin' b@tch
she smokes and she cusses
she flips off the Bushs
three cheers for the bus driver, bus drivin' b@tch

[Xenalyte]

I don't know....if I ever made eye contact with Bill Clinton, I think I'd do the same thing.

Whatever you do, do NOT moon him.

[dhs12345]

Wonder how many people would be fired for doing the same while on your typical job. Or at least severely reprimanded.

Add kids to the situation and yes this should be grounds for termination.

[Snardius]

I don't know....if I ever made eye contact with Bill Clinton, I think I'd do the same thing.

If I ever met Bill Clinton my bladder would be empty and I'd still be in jail....

[vetvetdoug]

As a taxpayer I am not paying this POS bus driver to exercise her right of free speech while she is working on the dole.

[onyx]

You mean you haven't met him?