Posted on 10/18/2016 4:24:56 AM PDT by UMCRevMom@aol.com
It's always wonderful when karma comes calling at the right time, and for one school principal along with his band of bratty cheerleaders, that day came just at the right time. They thought no one would find out about the sick thing they did to World War II veterans, but once the word got out, the backlash was so enormous, it went on to make national news.
On September 30, 12 cheerleaders from Cornell High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, decided to take a knee during the national anthem. While weve gotten used to these disgusting displays of disrespect across our nation lately, there was one small issue with the timing of their protest. Not only were there World War II veterans present at the high school football game serving as the honor guard, but the veterans had been set up by the Superintendent of the school, Aaron Thomas, who invited the veterans to the game, knowing that his cheerleaders were planning the disgusting protest. But Thomas along with his cheerleaders would soon realize they had made the biggest mistake of their lives, as their antics would then go on to backfire in a huge way.
Shortly after the protest, a journalist by the name of Sarah Slayer caught wind of the incident, and decided to make a video of the events, artfully piecing together media clips and details, highlighting how the World War II veterans were so distraught over the disrespect they witnessed at the game, that many of these elderly heroes "had tears flowing down their faces."
The video set off a social media firestorm, going on to rip apart the small Pittsburgh community. The following Monday, Thomas' phone line was flooded with irate people from all across America, and within a week, he received over 650 death threats. "Losing his composure" over the video according to one witness at the school, Thomas then reached out to the local media, so he could whine about how Sarah Slayer's video had made him a victim, then going on to accuse the journalist of piecing together false details about him. It's "ripped apart our community ripped apart my household," said Thomas whined. But in addition to being the most hated man in Pittsburg, Thomas was about to also be proven a liar, which you can see from Slayer's SECOND VIDEO that proves that Thomas knew about his cheerleaders' planned protest, but did nothing to stop it.
Karma still wasn't quite done calling however. Due to the massive amount of death threats, police had to be called to be called to do regular patrols around the school, and according to MSN, the school's homecoming game had to be cancelled "amidst major safety concerns."
"It elicited passionate reactions from both sides, but particularly from those who felt the protests flied in the face of area veterans who were on hand to serve as the honor guard for the game," MSN reported. "Critics of the protesters later published a video that trickled on to social media directly calling out the teens and leaving some concerned about their safety at Friday's game."
It's unfortunate that due to the careless actions of this school's leadership along with 12 bratty high school cheerleaders, the entire school is now having to suffer. While your First Amendment rights do entitle you to be jackass and protest World War II veterans' sacrifice, don't be surprised when pissed off Americans respond and put you right back in your place!
CORNELL SCHOOL DISTRICT OCT 10- 14 412-264-5010
Three of those cheerleaders are standing tall.
Hardly. They'll soon be squeezing out welfare babies at a phenomenal rate. No workie workie for them.
Look at the photo in the original post again. I see at least one pair of white legs in the kneeling group.
So true. People promoting and/or allowing this racist behavior need to be fired, especially on the high school level.
IMO this comment sums up the performance of all our soldiers,sailors,airmen and Marines during WWII.In Europe,the Pacific and elsewhere.
These punk cheerleaders...and the Principal who set this up...aren't fit to be in the same room as the typical WWII veteran.
“And yes - it was only the black cheerleaders that were disrespectful...”
No, some are white. The now infamous photo shows at least one clearly visible white girl down on one knee with her pom-poms on the ground.
I note the white cheerleaders are respectfully standing.
Once again it is the ignorant Googles that ruin everything for everyone else.
I wonder: Is the superintendent a Google also?
“It elicited passionate reactions from both sides, but particularly from those who felt the protests flied in the face of area veterans who were on hand to serve as the honor guard for the game,” MSN reported.
Flied? The people at MSN don’t know the past tense of fly is flew? If its a detect quote from somebody else, how about a little “(sic)”?
I had to read that out load to figure out what they meant.
No it will be united just not under the constitution as we know it. We are ripe for a king with unlimited power, oh wait we already have one.
“Killer Queen” will be Cankles’ pick for anthem.
I predict next year the National Anthem will no longer be played at any sporting event. It’s too offensive to “some”.
That’s when patriots should stop going to all of them.
Not exactly. They played the game on Friday afternoon with no one except parents of players allowed to watch. They canceled the dance.
Did I miss the part where the involved parties actually suffered anything?
I take it that you do not believe that OUR VETERANS suffered mentally and emotionally from the actions of those weird kids. And their leadership? You are SOOOO SAD. JMHO of course.
Sorry about your reading comprehension problem.
The “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” crowd needs to have our response - “Stand Up, Don’t Kneel”
Agreed.
From the article:
“....leaving some concerned about their safety at Friday’s game.”
Enemies of the United States of America SHOULD be concerned about their safety.
I agree. The national anthem should be mainly played at patriotic and military events. In addition, often the person singing the national anthem makes it all about themselves and not about love for the country
Thank you, Colin Kaepernick, the NFL, and ESPN!
And abdicate another tradition? No National Anthem at sporting events, no government recognition of marriage, no free speech on college campuses (or anywhere else), decreased and eventual elimination of 2nd amendment rights, redefinition of our vocabulary (gay, marriage, fair share, human rights, contribution.) I am sick of ceding ground to these fascists.
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