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Pledge of Allegiance skipped, Muslim poem read at Boston school on 9/11
2013-09-13
[WASHINGTONTIMES] The principal of Concord Carlisle High School in Boston issued an apology Wednesday after a Mohammedan poem was recited over the intercom on the 12th anniversary of 9/11, and the Pledge of Allegiance was not.
Concord Bridge is about 5 miles down the road...
According to principal Peter Badalament, a "small number" of people were outraged at the poem, which was meant to promote "cross-cultural understanding," Boston.com reported. Apparently, the Pledge of Allegiance was not read because of some confusion.
No confusion over reading the poem though...
"Yesterday was the first Wednesday of the school year; we were unaware that our student Pledge reader had an internship commitment on this day," Mr. Badalament said in the statement. "This was our responsibility to know. We humbly apologize that this oversight and communication gap occurred."
So, of course, we couldn't do it. I mean he was the only one who knew the words. No, really...
Mohja Kahf's "My Grandmother Washes Her Feet in the Sink of the Bathroom at Sears," tells a granddaughter's account of watching her grandmother adhere to the religious Mohammedan custom of washing her feet five times a day, Boston.com reported.
Next year it could be "My Kid Can't Recite the Pledge of Allegiance on 9/11 Because His Principal is a Lying Liberal Asshole"...
"Respectable Sears matrons shake their heads and frown," Miss Kahf writes, "as they notice what my grandmother is doing ... an affront to American porcelain ... a contamination of American Standards by something foreign and unhygienic requiring civic action and possible use of disinfectant spray."
Where the hell did they dig up this piece of shit? It's almost as bad as, "I Rise"...
Mr. Badalament said the district will "integrate the feedback that has been offered into our future work with students," Boston.com reported.
Here's some feedback...fuck you!
Posted by:Fred

#14  ...meanwhile the MSM will keep on hammer the Catholic priesthood every chance they get on the same issue. You'd think they were anti-Christian.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2013-09-13 16:06  

#13  studies on the Dept of Ed. website (and other places) show that on an average, more than 50 children a day will be molested by an employee of the district they attend (does not include repeat molestations). While schools almost uniformily report even suspected abuse at home to authorizes, many districts have policies in place to shield employees - even in cases of admitted sexual contact - from discovery or referral to law enforcement.
Posted by: abu do you love   2013-09-13 15:06  

#12  Apparently, the Pledge of Allegiance was not read because of some confusion. "Yesterday was the first Wednesday of the school year; we were unaware that our student Pledge reader had an internship commitment on this day," Mr. Badalament said in the statement.

only one student can read the Pledge? Are they the only one that knows it? Wanna bet Principal Badalment didn't spend a lotta time looking for a quick fill-in? His story sucks
Posted by: Frank G   2013-09-13 14:45  

#11  And its not a poem, its a little bitch session.

My property's veil is nothing like the dark.
Camels are far more red than her sack black.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2013-09-13 12:31  

#10  required edits:

communities is are the place

Scum sucking elite weasles and trust fund babies the (thanks P2k, forgot that)
Posted by: AlanC   2013-09-13 10:06  

#9  ...you left out, trust fund babies.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2013-09-13 08:55  

#8  I live not far from this place and it is just one of the area's ultra-liberal rich cess pools. The people that live here are generally (not all but the large majority) snobs to the nth degree looking down their noses at anything patriotic or humble or "fly-over".

These communities is the place where the creme-de-la-creme of the Harvard elite congregate.

Scum sucking elite weasles the lot of them.
Posted by: AlanC   2013-09-13 07:51  

#7  
Posted by: Au Auric   2013-09-13 07:43  

#6  Time for someone to forget to pay his wages for the next eternity.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2013-09-13 05:25  

#5  And then there is this.

Gov't schools turn out to be a failure ?
Posted by: Besoeker   2013-09-13 02:27  

#4  Teaching the kids the invaluable lesson that many adults are stupid.

As if the continued sightings of Obama bumper stickers were not enough.
Posted by: Besoeker   2013-09-13 02:16  

#3  Teaching the kids the invaluable lesson that many adults are stupid.
Posted by: Bulldog   2013-09-13 02:08  

#2  In short - they surrendered to Islam.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2013-09-13 00:34  

#1  They probably don't even remember what day 9/11 happened on.
Posted by: gorb   2013-09-13 00:07  

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