No Pledge of Allegiance in Massachusetts' Classrooms

          A few weeks ago I wrote about a man who was not allowed to fly the American Flag inside the living room window of his own home (MacNiven - May 27, 2010), and today's news is more of the same liberal garbage.  Check out the link below if you are like me and find it hard to believe, but it is verily true...the principle of a Massachusetts High School has actually forbidden students from reciting the US Pledge of Allegiance inside the classroom.  However, not wishing to appear anti-American, he has generously allowed the students to recite the pledge before school begins, but only in the school's foyer.  The liberal principal's name is Charles Skidmore and he is supported by his superintendent Kathleen Bodie.  Their reasoning is typical of politically correct liberals.  They "wanted to be sensitive to the diverse group of students" in the school.  It is okay to offend thousands of American students by preventing them from reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, but heaven forbid if we ever offend an atheist student who doesn't believe in God or an illegal alien who refuses to obey US law.  
          One of the students in the school, a 17 year old patriot named Sean Harrington, noticed that there were no American Flags displayed inside his Arlington, Massachusetts High School.  He enlisted the help of other students to help him get them installed, and while he was at it he decided that it would be appropriate if they could recite the Pledge of Allegiance.  His request to recite the pledge was denied by a 3-3 vote of some high school committee with the lame excuse that even voluntarily reciting the pledge might violate some people's religious beliefs.  One of the no-votes on the committee was a woman named Leba Heigham, who was quoted as saying, "Patriotism is a very personal thing to all of us", but she did not think it was in the committee's best interest to have the students or teachers recite the Pledge of Allegiance in their classrooms.
          So there you have it!  No American Flags and now no Pledge of Allegiance.  We should have seen it coming when, during the 2008 election, Obama refused to place his hand over his heart during the playing of the National Anthem.  What kind of America are we leaving to future generations?    

No Pledge Allowed Inside School Classroom

So.California Sea Otters Defy Federal Court Order

I read this morning that a group of Sea Otters have defied a federal court order and have moved outside their designated boundaries in the ocean off the coast of Southern California.  Many years ago a large group of Sea Otters was moved to one of the islands off the Santa Barbara coast to protect them in the event that there was a giant oil spill.  They were told to stay near the island and away from the California coast.  Occasionally a few conservative otters would venture out of the boundary but they were quickly gathered up by federal employees (paid for from our taxes) and returned to the island.

After watching TV and seeing the success of the Tea Party Movement, a large number of Sea Otters decided that they had had enough federal government control, and left their designated area in defiance of the federal court order.  What is worse is that they have moved into commercial fishing areas where the food is more plentiful and have taken some heat from local fisherman.

The fishermen's complaint is not so much that the otters are eating too much, but that they are getting caught in their nets.  Because the Sea Otters are protected by the Obama Administration and the federal government, a fisherman who accidently catches a Sea Otter could risk fines, prison and even worse.

Local fisherman are hoping the issue can quickly be resolved, as is the local Sea Otter population which is now facing stiff fines and jail time for venturing outside their designated safe zone.

The problem has worsened over the last few days as the US Supreme Court has agreed to decide on the fate of the overcrowed California Prison System which clearly does not have enough space to house thousands of endangered Sea Otters and their families.

Asphalt or Concrete - Only a True Princess Can Tell

Have you seen people who jog in the street instead of the nearby sidewalk?  I asked them why they don't use the sidewalk and they told me that they prefer the asphalt because it is not as hard on their knees.  They claim they can feel the difference between the hardness of the concrete and the hardness of the asphalt.  

Really!?  Doesn't that remind you of the "Princess and the Pea"?

We have all heard the fairy tell of the young woman who tried to sleep on a stack of mattresses and since she was a true princess she was able to detect that there was a pea at the bottom of the stack of mattresses.  

That is similar to the sensitivity that a jogger must have to detect the difference between the hardness of asphalt and concrete, when you consider the softness of the running shoes as well as socks.  With the softness of the shoe sole as well as the softness of the socks, I submit to you that there is no way your foot can feel through those two soft springs and detect the hardness of the ground underneath.


I propose that we do a simple test...

Give me a jogger with his running shoes and some nice soft cotton socks and I will show you that if they jump up and down all day on concrete or asphalt, they won't be able to tell the difference.