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Doesn't this constitute aid and comfort to the enemy? Why shouldn't he be rendered to a torturing country then locked up for years incommunicado? Is it the blond hair and blue eyes?

Why oh why does he hate our freedoms so?

The real question is, after approximately 3 years of public schooling, does this kid have any idea what that sign says?

Another right wing myth debunked. You have to admit that all along the whole voucher/school choice thing was about white people being paid to send their kids to Liberty and Freedom Baptist Academy where they wouldn't be bothered with them nigra children.

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060716/NEWS06/607160431/-1/ZONES01

Another mean-spirited right wing lie exposed. All along the whole "public-schools-are-worthless-let's-give-the-kids-a-choice" was just another ploy to pay white people to send their kids to Liberty Freedom Baptist Academy so they wouldn't have to deal with them nasty nigra children.

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060716/NEWS06/607160431/-1/ZONES01

Maybe I'm not fisticated enough to leave my anectodal evidence aside, but I went to public schools exclusively from kindergarten through high school, and two years of community college. Now I'll admit that I did a lot of learning up until about fourth grade, but after that, I assure you, you could scarcely learn in those schools if you wanted to, particularly in high school. I wish I could say that more than 2 or 3 of those teachers actually cared whether the students made any kind of progress, but the fact is they're babysitters, and pretty lousy ones at that. But maybe that's just Paige, Lincoln, Woodlawn, Oneida, North Syracuse, Levy and Nottingham. All the other public schools are probably great.

But I guess I'm just a racist. And if that is your argument, I'll have to go ahead and do you the same favor as Ben.

Anyway, my original point was that this picture doesn't really mean anything. Unless you honestly think this kid understands what impeachment is, and what Cheney could possibly have done to merit it, what the heck is the point of this picture? To demonstrate the early indoctrination of liberal children?

Or maybe I just "don't get it." I'm sure the appropriate, non-thinking response is something along the lines of "hee hee, that kid said impeach Cheney first! That's so cute!" It's just such a transparent ploy that I can't let it slide. Clearly, the kid did not make the sign, and couldn't have made it if he tried, and whoever put it in his hands and took his picture is not in my opinion all that cute.

Yeah! Cheney first! You're not gonna argue with a third-grader, are you??

"Clearly, the kid did not make the sign, and couldn't have made it if he tried, and whoever put it in his hands and took his picture is not in my opinion all that cute."

Although these are some cute thoughtful kids.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1213005/posts

Um... the only "sign" I saw among the little kids there was where that one girl was flashing the metal horns. I will apply my standard equally and say she can't possibly be a metalhead at her age.

Oh, wait, on closer inspection... That's the sign for "I love you," a common sentiment among kids her age.

"...what the heck is the point of this picture? "

In case this wasn't just a Rhetorical Q:

It is a fairly artistic photo, with a slew of symbolism. Weather or not it is high art, the date, the look of a campaign placard, the setting,and the young protagonist all create a specific message to each of the viewers. One might call the "Cheney first" cute or clever, but you would have had to be completely out of touch with recent U.S. history to not see the point.

So, were you serious? or just annoyed?

Peter, I really do want to help you encounter the real world:

"Last Friday the U. S. Department of Education released the results of a surprising study. So surprising that some claimed its release was conducted almost under cover so as to downplay the impact!

Commissioned by the Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics, the study was conducted by the Educational Testing Service.

The study's fundamental conclusion: with only one group and subject matter exception, children in public schools perform as well or better in reading and math than do comparable students in private schools. The exception was discovered in eighth grade reading.

The study took a careful look at math and reading scores from almost 7,000 public schools and more than 530 private schools for 4th through 8th graders during 2003. The report also noted that conservative Christian schools lagged behind public schools in 8th grade math."

Again, it seems your emotions tend to shade your logic. Were you what some might classify a "nerd" in high school? I agree that kids can be harsh on their fellow students, but to dis a system based on your bad expereince does not help good discussion. I feel like I can give the same sort of report for the Christian Academy that i went to in high school...with an elitist bent, of course, in that they gave a completely different amount of "grace" to Nat's dad's and uncles than to the disadvantaged kids who attended on scholarships.