The Left is Now the Right

By artappraiser on Tue, 07/21/2020 - 10:23pm |

Spun gold as print https://t.co/JZQPC2uoji
— John McWhorter (@JohnHMcWhorter) July 21, 2020

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Michigan School Fires Popular Teacher For Saying ‘Trump Is Our President’

Parents, students praise 'apolitical,' 'supportive' teach

By Chrissy Clark @ FreeBeacon.com, July 21

A Michigan school district fired a popular high school teacher and coach after he pointed out that "Trump is our president" on social media.

Varsity baseball coach and social studies teacher Justin Kucera said Walled Lake school district officials hauled him into a closed-door meeting after he indicated his support for President Trump's speech to reopen schools. He told the Washington Free Beacon the Walled Lake Western principal and district superintendent gave him an ultimatum: be fired or resign.

I’m done being silent. @realDonaldTrump is our president

Don’t @ me
— Coach Kucera (@CoachKWLW) July 7, 2020

"I was required to meet with [human resources], the superintendent, and my principal [on July 10]. They initially took my statement on why I tweeted those tweets and they told me they would have a decision about my future employment in the upcoming days. When they completed the meeting, I was told I had the option to either be fired or resign." Kucera said.

Neither the school district nor the principal responded to requests for comment.

Kucera said the statement that cost him his job was intended to unify, rather than divide.

"I know a lot of people are just rooting for Trump to fail, and I don't think that anybody should do that," Kucera said. "Agree with him or not, you should want the president to do well. I apologized that [my tweet] brought so much negative attention, but I'm not sorry for what I said."

Kucera was a popular figure at the high school before the episode, according to parents and former teachers. Even his detractors lauded him on social media as they condemned the tweet. One student said she would need to find a new "favorite teacher" after seeing the missive. Multiple sources said that the teacher never brought politics into the classroom.

Bryant Hixson, a recent Walled Lake Western graduate, said his political views have no impact on how he views his coach and teacher [....]

by artappraiser on Tue, 07/21/2020 - 11:50pm

Do you think the "Free Beacon" is a fair and balanced news source?

BTW, schools are cutting budgets all over, and there is no confirmation as to why the coach was let go.

Lead Washington Free Beacon' stories now:

The left calls for racial quotas in the name of progress

WHO Official Promotes Conspiracy Theory Website to Bolster China’s Coronavirus Disinformation Campaign

Top Biden Aide Mocked Women, Gay People on Twitter

Bernie Battles Biden, Pocahontas Surrenders

Dark Money Network Conceals $20 Million in Liberal Election Spending

Oregon Dem: Portland Not Out of Control, Some People ‘Have Strong Feelings’

Ohio House Speaker, Pro-Biden Republican Arrested in $60 Million Bribery Investigation

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Get the Truth..!!! Surprise, another right wing propaganda site!

Please have a little discrimination in what you post, you seem to scour right wing sites that attack Democrats and toe the Republican line.

by NCD on Wed, 07/22/2020 - 11:01am

I would add, any "news" site that claims "Get the Truth. Every Day. (from us!)" is a obvious tip off they are a propaganda/conspiracy theory like crackpot site.

by NCD on Wed, 07/22/2020 - 11:19am

Are these isolated incidents, or part of an organized effort?

by rmrd0000 on Wed, 07/22/2020 - 10:22am

kind of funny how Taibbi and Greenwald apparently are getting a lot of grief from their woke-lefty fans for coming down on this side of the liberal intellectual divide:

I don't know, I think Taibbi was way more PC when he did this. Really surprised he's irreverent and not a fan of speech and norm policing https://t.co/3TqauGQuN5 https://t.co/9Q2rWlWQbH
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) July 23, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 07/22/2020 - 8:03pm

extra added zinger from Jilani on that:

When Matt Taibbi dropped acid and dressed like a Viking to interview a Kerry aide, I thought to myself, this is someone who is not in the least transgressive https://t.co/SK0QVmHRkP
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) July 23, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 07/22/2020 - 8:06pm

Taibbi's death rattle?

http://pando.com/2014/11/02/everybody-sucks-except-matt-taibbi/

by PeraclesPlease on Thu, 07/23/2020 - 12:40am

On media monetizing cancel culture:

It's a big focus of "Hate Inc." Media companies know they can monetize content that makes audiences feel superior to other groups. Also the more of that content they create, the more they have to constantly up the ante. https://t.co/ipWP0VTd3R
— Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) July 24, 2020

by artappraiser on Fri, 07/24/2020 - 12:06am

So after Matt threw his horse semen pie, what else did he come up with to keep his audience happy?

by PeraclesPlease on Fri, 07/24/2020 - 2:06am

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