why that was nice

[iagrdshaka 5,000+ posts]

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[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

Flag-burning 'lesson' provokes UM student

By Toni-Lynn Robbins

Saturday, November 03, 2007 - Bangor Daily News

ORONO, Maine - A University of Maine student alleges her former professor offered extra credit to class members if they burned the American flag or the U.S. Constitution or were arrested defending free speech.

On the first day of class, associate professor Paul Grosswiler offered the credit to members of his History of Mass Communications class, according to sophomore Rebekah McDade. Disturbed by the comment, McDade dropped the class and intends to take the course again next semester with a different professor.

"I was offended," McDade said Friday. "I come from a family of military men and women, and the flag and Constitution are really important symbols to me because of my family background."

http://bangornews.com/news/t/news.aspx?articleid=156138&zoneid=500

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

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Name the last presidential candidate who had a cocaine trafficker raising funds for their campaign.

 

[pensacol 10+ year member]

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[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

she sounds too uptight and like she didn't understand the discussion.

 

[iagrdshaka 5,000+ posts]

Probably a majority. The press just probably never found out about it.

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

it doesnt count if the press doesnt find out about it.

 

[BreakingBad]

it doesnt count if the press doesnt find out about it.

LMFAO, signature material right there.

 

[slick rick 10+ year member]

pathetic world we live in...we cry about any and everything we can to get attention and/or $.

 

[BreakingBad]

how the hell are you going to say this as extra credit:

- burn the constitution

AND

- get arrested defending free speech

......

UHH, THATS WHAT THE CONSTITUTION DEFENDS. you burn that, you're burning the right to free speech. very contradictory

 

[sdmtnbiker420 10+ year member]

McDade sounds like a McDildoLover

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

are you McLovin it?

 

[Foote 10+ year member]

Im assuming you mean a copy of the constitution...which I see nothing wrong with burning. Orginal document, then...um...sounds like there will surely be some big problems with that. And, burning the flag should be ok too. Im sure the profesor was just trying to get the kids to relize how far their freedoms and liberties go or something along those lines....

And to the guy who said hes offened because his family comes from army officers: Those officers served / fought so that we would have the right to these freedoms. I think burning the flag could be seen as an honor to them; because its our right to which they fought / served for.

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

Those officers served / fought so that we would have the right to these freedoms. I think burning the flag could be seen as an honor to them; because its our right to which they fought / served for.

I'll try saying that the next time i am picketing a soldier's funeral.

 

[hoxie08 5,000+ posts]

haha yep ^