Is This Socialist Supporter the Iowa H.S. Teacher Who Handed Out a Pro-Communism Cartoon?
- Posted on February 4, 2012 at 5:45pm by
Mike Opelka
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One of Friday’s highest trafficked and most-commented on stories on The Blaze website was the item about a curious flyer handed out to High School students in a Des Moines high school.
The school has yet to directly respond to phone calls or emails from The Blaze. We did publish the entire, unedited reaction post from Roosevelt High School’s website and have linked to what they claim is the full hand-out given to the students.
However, many questions still remain.
- Why is the school’s principal, Ms. Danielson, not responding to any of our requests for clarification or comment?
- Why did the school publicly denigrate the radio coverage of the flyer, but refuse to appear on Simon Conway’s show?
- Who is the teacher and what do we know about this person?
The first two questions remain unanswered. The third question about the identity of the teacher involved in this history lesson, appears to have been solved. Based on information that has since been scrubbed from Facebook, we believe the teacher is a man named Patrick Brennan. Here is how we came about the information.
A Blaze reader from the area forwarded us the following screen capture of a now-deleted Facebook page from a woman who claimed to be the wife of the teacher in question.
(The Des Moines Register blog post referenced in this Facebook post is available here.)
If it was not perfectly clear that Stephanie Layne Brennan is claiming that her husband is the teacher in question, we offer this comment that was also added by Stephanie after someone asked her to clarify her initial post.
The Blaze also managed to acquire Ms. Brennan’s personal email address and wrote to her on Friday, requesting further clarification. There has been no response of any kind from Ms. Brennan.
Additional investigative work turned up some interesting Facebook posts (also now scrubbed from the web) from a man claiming to be Stephanie’s husband, Patrick Brennan.
While we have not connected with either of the Brennans via email or phone to confirm or deny that this Facebook user is the same one mentioned by Stephanie, we note that Patrick’s profile appears to connect him to the woman in the Facebook post above.
His work status claims that he is a “Mental Health Instructor” and not a teacher at Roosevelt High School in Des Moines. However, his wife claimed that Patrick is new to the job of teaching at Roosevelt. “My husband has only been teaching for three weeks.”
Reviewing more of the screen-capped pages from Patrick’s now-sanitized Facebook account we note the following.
- His profile picture seems to show that his loyalties are with pro-union people;
- Patrick Brennan’s pro-union stance seems to also be backed up by his posted feelings on Wisconsin Governor, Scott Walker; (the profane descriptions are from Brennan)
- From the same screen capped images on Patrick Brennan’s Facebook wall comes a statement supporting the Occupy Wall Street movement;
- Based on the previous postings, would it surprise you to know that Patrick Brennan is also a professed supporter of the Socialist Party of America?
If this is the teacher who handed out a flyer to high school students that seemed to subtly support the concept that Communism was better than Capitalism, wouldn’t his public support of the Socialist Party USA make sense?
Our offer to speak directly to Mr. & Mrs. Brennan still stands. We would like to hear and post your side of the story. You have our contact information. The ball is in your court.
Investigative update:
Additional information uncovered during our background searches on Roosevelt High School and Principal Danielson turned up a controversial incident from the Fall of 2007.
Dr. Alveda King (the niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.) was scheduled to speak at the school, but was abruptly disinvited after Principal Danielson received a couple of complaints and discovered that Dr. King’s speech (predominantly about the Civil Rights struggle) also included suggestions about abstinence and support for the pro-life movement.
The cancellation made the headlines in the community and according to a published report from Life News, even the ACLU found it to be unwise:
Surprisingly, the pro-abortion Iowa ACLU said the school was wrong to make the decision and representative Ben Stone told the Register that Danielson is doing a ‘disservice’ because it makes the school appear to be shielding its students from various viewpoints on abortion.
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oldironsides
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 6:59pmMy nephew, 1st grade, was asked by my brother what he had learned about Christopher Columbus at school on Columbus Day. He replied that Columbus was a bad man and was mean to the Indians. My brother insisted he must have done something good to have a holiday, but my nephew said no, he was a bad man. I joked that he shouldn’t worry, they don‘t start teaching capitalism is evil and that freedom isn’t fair until 3rd grade. I thought it was a joke, maybe it wasn’t.
Report Post »cuinsong
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 7:29pmThis kind of teacher indoctrination is the union’s signature move. You have a room full of captive children and with no one to rebut the teacher. Then they force their communistic agenda on them! You people should be ashamed for what you are doing but instead you keep singing “The Devils song“ http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_10789987 just for you!
Report Post »barber2
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 8:39pmWhen the Lefties in the 60′s were able to get the “ Columbus was an evil white European man who exploited the natives ” to replace the idea that he was a brave explorer who overcame fear and took risks to explore, our Western world took a turn for the worse. That was when the Discrimination Card took over , and hate/revenge/ social justice became the dogma brainwashed into our kids ( Obama was one of these kids ) We are now reaping the twisted, anger and hate of kids who have been mentored this way. Sad for everyone.
Report Post »hidden_lion
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 9:30pmNow that his name is posted, maybe some “this guy is a commie propagandist” posters should be put up around the town so at least everybody will know. Anybody live near this traitor?
Report Post »Areyoukiddingme
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 9:45pmI live with in 5 miles from this school. I’m shocked about this. I’ll be sure to tell everyone I see about this commie.
Report Post »Secret Squirrel
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 11:11pm.
Look at the cartoon.
On the left side, the men are working.
On the right side, nobody is working,
yet the money is flowing to them.
That’s the union dream, nobody has to work.
Report Post »Do you see a problem with that?
rc30
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 11:53pmMy Tax dollars hard at work. Unions are just great. We pay him to teach are kids and the union protect his job. Now people think hard about this. Don’t matter if your a DEM or a REP. If your a DEM would you want that teacher teaching my viwes to your kids. Rember power can all ways turn. Then it will be my side turn to teach the kids. This is wrong we all need to stop this both sides. I want my kids to learn and have a open mind. Not to be told what is right and wrong and what way to think. Think hard people.
Report Post »Snidely
Posted on February 5, 2012 at 12:45amThe Blaze really needs to step it up on their proofreading. The article says her name is Stephanie Lynne Brennan. The Facebook page says Stephanie Layne Brennan.
Report Post »ILUVJESUS
Posted on February 5, 2012 at 1:57amProgressiveslayer-I’ve read your comments. I am a fan. Thank you.
Report Post »Heisenberg
Posted on February 5, 2012 at 2:00amI Live in des moines, and i can say that this story is true, infact i have seen this paper myself. I cannot speak for roosevelt but this is outrageous!!! You’d think this would be top story here, after all this is national news……..Yet i havent seen one report on the local CBS ABC OR MSN affiliates. As many conservative are in iowa i see MANY liberals who make my blood shoot from my eyes, we have our fair share of problems but were not California!!! And besides we are first in the nation aye!
Report Post »lisalake
Posted on February 5, 2012 at 5:27amNow that we all know about the re-writing of our history, and the indoctrination of our kids– when will all you parents do something about it? How about reading one of their text books? Or sitting in on a class? Get a group of parents together and make some noise!
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on February 5, 2012 at 5:42amThey wont stop until we have cameras in the classroom…. PERIOD !
Report Post »MYHEROISRON
Posted on February 5, 2012 at 6:43amLousy commie if ever there was one. And the unions … well you people better wake up right quick … unless yer commies yourselves.
Govenor Walker is doing exactly what the people of Wisconsin asked him to do. But the unions and the rest of the lousy marxist‘ in the state can’t stand him because he tells the TRUTH!! To hell with unions and to hell with liberal marxist’!!
Report Post »BLACKDIAMONDSKIER
Posted on February 5, 2012 at 8:37amAll I have to say to the people in and around DeMoins, Iowa…….GET TO WORK!!!! Make some noise about this and force national attention to what is going on. Don’t let these dirtbags get away with sweeping this under the rug. (EX. They have already scrubbed the facebook page). Good work blaze by getting the information before they scrubbed it.)
Hey….why doesn’t the Blaze ask a fourth question. Why would you scrub an incriminating facebook page if there was nothing to hide and everything was so innocent in the first place?
The light of truth really has to be a pain in the ass for the Communist and Socialist. That is why I can see why previous countries that utilized these forms of government had to keep everyone else quiet and oppressed. They could never get away with it otherwise. STAND UP AMERICA !!!!!
Report Post »TomFerrari
Posted on February 5, 2012 at 10:39amMs. Brennan has the NERVE to accuse parents of “throwing teachers under the bus…”
EXCUSE ME????
Parents are PROTECTING THEIR CHILDREN !
And if you cannot understand that, you have NO PLACE TEACHING OUR CHILDREN !
Go take your communist/socialist propaganda to a PRIVATE SOCIALIST SCHOOL !
Report Post »LOL
(kind of impossible to have a ‘private’ socialist school – by definition they want OTHERS to pay for their schools)
CulperGang
Posted on February 5, 2012 at 10:53amhttp://newyorkcommitteemen.org/constitutional/class.html
Please click on “Individualism vs Collectivism” It is the most simple stupid breakdown of Communism vs Republic. Please teach this to our children. PLEASE make this video go viral. Thank You.
Report Post »4truth2all
Posted on February 5, 2012 at 11:30amYo Oldironsides:
Report Post »Not to “tell” you … but “dad” should MAKE THE EFFORT to correct this teaching and “SHOW” his son the truth. Then he will know it ,and he will also learn to be wise and not blindly believe what is taught, and not to mention it will strengthen the bond of love and trust between them. It is a great teaching moment … do not joke about it and let it pass buy, cause one day the son will hate the Dad, because the dad “believes lies”,, and they will have nothing in common … and all this because a “moment’ was let pass.
US-First
Posted on February 5, 2012 at 2:29pmOK so I get the part about the brave explorer and of course the linking of his first discovery of America’s eastern shore (which is controversial in history) and subsequent colonization @ Plymouth, Massachusetts. I think though that it is OK to look back at history and reevaluate steps taken even though we may have directly benefited from that history. The colonization that occurred following Columbus was not the first and its was not based on the democratic ideals we fight for today. To take offence that someone has a different view point about the colonization of America is pretty short sided. However, I do agree that it is improper to vilify Columbus or the colonization in the minds of children for something we had no hand in doing. If history is presented emotively then it most present all the emotive aspects. I think politics dose a disservice to history in that many politicians grasp a portion of history and make it appear perhaps more or less patriotic (one sided) than it was. History can’t be a symbol of who we are now unless it includes no emotion or all emotion. It is wrong to present history through the lens of one emotion. Think about how Clint Eastwood presented The Battle for Iwo Jima in his movies Letters from Iwo Jima. Would it be appropriate to present that history in school with the emotion of just one side. Probably best to present is non-emotively and let the kids discover as they mature how it has affected their lives.
Report Post »janedough1
Posted on February 5, 2012 at 3:10pmThe real question, given what we’ve all seen on here and on other sites in the past few years about the indoctrination of kids in public schools, is this: how many readers of this article are taking the problem seriously enough to pull their kids out and home school? Because if you can read this, and leave your kids in the schools because theirs “isn’t that bad yet,” aren’t you part of the problem?
Report Post »Jaycen
Posted on February 5, 2012 at 3:15pmThe guy’s wife writes: “Yet another misrepresentations of an educators [sic] intentions…” and then she goes on to demonstrate how accurate the representations are.
Funny.
Report Post »ChiefGeorge
Posted on February 5, 2012 at 3:21pmIn this world both are slave/debtor systems but capitalism is the best we’ve come up with since the beginning of time. Work for your own way! Problem is we want the best of both worlds which does not work either. Its one master or the other…gotta choose!
Report Post »PATTY HENRY
Posted on February 5, 2012 at 3:56pmIn the late 50“ KRUSCHEV stood at the podium of the UN and took his shoe off and beat the podium telling the USA that he would ”rot them from the inside” and like a rotten apple they will fall to the ground.
Report Post »Unfortunately for him, Communism deteriorated but the damage has definitely been done to USA. They came to our schools, they stocked them with ANTI-AMERICAN information, mis-information, propaganda and they worked their way up to Principals, Colleges and Universities. They loaded up our Unions, our local governments. What we have now is the poison injected for 60 years into the USA.
This ‘teacher’ needs to be fired, black-balled and then arrested for treason.
bemo234
Posted on February 5, 2012 at 8:34pmthats not funny at all, we should be very concernd as we watch our country slip away
Report Post »kapnkd
Posted on February 5, 2012 at 9:34pmBest get the parents of your nephew to become more involved in what the curriculum of their children’s school really is.
Shame on all of us for allowing things to get this bad!! Time to get involved, demand changes to root out the commies and start teaching the truth.
Report Post »stormcrow53
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 6:15am@ Smartass: You dum bass of course they do. Especially if the school still celebrates Columbus Day. Children will ask why they are making drawings of the old sailing ships and the communist, union thug who used forged Doctors notes in Wisconsin to trash our children’s education along with the capitol building will explain that the evil Columbus was a rapist and child molester just like every other teacher in this nation. Children learn, the right and the wrong things, whether adults and modern day educators think they are “teaching” or not. You must be one of those Lunch Scholars from Washington state.
Report Post »Libertyrevolutionary
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 6:56pmI don”t get it. Why don’t these devoted communists just show the rest of us poor misguided fools all of the wonderful examples of communist utopias around the world? Surely the examples of every citizen from top to bottom being happy, healthy and prosporus under communism should be enough to convince us how wrong-headed capitalism is. Of course, this teacher would tell us that the reason communism has not worked so far is because he has not been made the supreme leader yet!
Report Post »mr molotov cocktail
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 7:06pmthe more leftist a state is or country is the higher the standard is in everything
Report Post »the more conservative a state is-the lower standards is red-states are the biggest parasite rip offs
blue-states pay for red-states
suck it up – that is just how it is facts are facts!
progressiveslayer
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 7:14pmHere’s one communist utopia,the old Soviet Union oh wait that failed and Cuba is a failed state as well. This communist tool trying to push his communistic BS propaganda on kids needs to be deported to N.Korea where he can see what real communism is,death.
Report Post »ashestoashes
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 7:24pmThe Federal Department of Educated highly supported by Gingrich and Santorum has a liberal “Communistic” agenda.. Shouldn’t our schools be “America ..Land of the Free Schools.?” Communism does not allow Christianity.. it messes with their agenda..it’s all about control..loss of freedom..loss of rights..even the right to be free thinking or free worshiping..loss of property rights, everything shifts from the people to the government..They say in theory that it is good…but only for the government officials.
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 7:29pmPROGRESSIVESLAYER, Both the teacher and his wife really need to read the book titled for her year of birth. Speaking of that, considering her youth, she is definitely one of the well indoctrinated.
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 7:32pmDuh! That should be “his date of birth” not hers. Thinking one thing and typed another.
Report Post »readytostand
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 7:44pm@ molitov c.- How old are you actually , 12 maybe 13 , 14 !! When you become a big boy and pay taxes then you will understand how stupid you sound.! Blue states(lefties) are just parasites living off the backs of hard working taxpayers!!! The government might print money , but they do not create the wealth that you little (gov. program, bottom feeders ) are eating off of!! Do not get me wrong people, there is a small amount of people that might need assistance(truly disabled) but nothing even close to the amount of SLUDGESUCKERS that are abusing the system!!! You are REPULSIVE !!!!!!!
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 7:56pm@MR MOLOTOV COCKTAIL When you throw your next molotov smash it on your feet and do something good for once in your life,because I like my communist burnt to a crisp.
Report Post »ArgumentumAdAbsurdum
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 8:42pm@rjjinggadsen
Report Post »You do realise that George Orwell was an avowed socialist and that 1984 was about a far right government and not communism.
Mateytwo Barreett
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 9:01pm@Molly akaMMC
Report Post »Do your ears pop, when you finally pull your head out??
hidden_lion
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 9:35pmArgument-
Report Post »If what you say is true, he modeled it directly from the communist countries. It is an exact replica of the soviet Union or North Korea.
encinom
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 11:20pmThere is Sweden.
Report Post »booger71
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 11:40pmIn Sweden(if I could get a sponsor to move there), or Norway, or France, Italy, you name it, with my income, I could live in a cramped 900-1000 sq apartment in a mediocre part of town, hoping my country does not go broke so I can keep my government sponsored job, instead of living in a 3600 sq ft basement home on 2 acres, driving a new truck in my capitalistic MW American town that believes in private property, guns, and freedom of religion.
Report Post »rc30
Posted on February 5, 2012 at 12:14ammr molotov cocktail
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 7:06pm
the more leftist a state is or country is the higher the standard is in everything
the more conservative a state is-the lower standards is red-states are the biggest parasite rip offs
blue-states pay for red-states
suck it up – that is just how it is facts are facts!
Yeh your right am just down here in Texas paying my taxes. So that way we can suck off your blue state. Am from Michigan made 46k a year before your blue friends killed my job in 08. But I moved to the desert to plumb all these new homes so I can suck your blue state dry. Oh my home in Grand Blanc Michigan that was worth 180k. You can get a great deal on it now thanks too your blue friends. Has two car garage pool and the very low cost of 90k now. Yeh thanks Blue Michigan for voting for blue people. That just rip me and my family from our dream home. Thanks again for being smart this time and voting in the leaching red guys. That have made things a little better wierd how that works. Bad red men and woman. If the new GOV keeps it up I can move home in a couple years.
Dumb @$$
Report Post »Maji
Posted on February 5, 2012 at 12:29amWhat a bunch of hooie!
So would he use “porno”footage to teach color contrast and light spectrum
in photography class???
In other words she saying ,”he got caught and you’re stupid”..yeah it‘s Fox’s fault!!
Report Post »rc30
Posted on February 5, 2012 at 12:40ammr molotov cocktail
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 7:06pm
the more leftist a state is or country is the higher the standard is in everything
the more conservative a state is-the lower standards is red-states are the biggest parasite rip offs
blue-states pay for red-states
suck it up – that is just how it is facts are facts!
Report Post »
Keep drinking that crap son. Am from a blue state the standers are very low in Flint Michigan. My stander of living is allot higher here in Texas then in Michigan. Teach your self please. You are very wrong. Just to prove a point. Look up Flint Michigan or New York city any big left city. Then compare crime how many jobs people homes to Dallas Texas. Now keep in mind the big citys here are control by DEMS for the most part. But the state is control by REP. You can see for your self don’t ask anyone for help do it on your own. You will be surprized. The unions are very week here. But we have very high paying jobs here. Don’t be leave your TV or your teachers. Go find out for your self don’t take sides and read.
Report Post »Twobyfour
Posted on February 5, 2012 at 1:50amMolotov mustbe trolling. No one can’t be that stupid.
ArgumentumAdAbsurdum: “You do realise that George Orwell was an avowed socialist and that 1984 was about a far right government and not communism.”
Who told you, your pol-sci prof? Ask for your money back.
Orwell was a socialist for a long time, but he became disillusioned and as a result he wrote Animal Farm and 1984. Why do yo think the party in 1984 was named Ingsoc? A hint, it was a shortened English Socialists, kinda Soviet style encoding. .
Also, bot books were verbotten behind Iron Curtain. a possession of a copy (usually samizdat, getting original books in was extra hard) could land you in prison or worse, in Soviet Union that meant gulag — why do you think that was the case if it was, as you claim, about far right government?
Report Post »Nick84
Posted on February 5, 2012 at 2:01amLIBERTYREVOLUTIONARY
Report Post »Posted on February 4, 2012 at 6:56pm
I on”t get it. Why don’t these devoted communists just show the rest of us poor misguided fools all of the wonderful examples of communist utopias around the world? Surely the examples of every citizen from top to bottom being happy, healthy and prosporus under communism should be enough to convince us how wrong-headed capitalism is. Of course, this teacher would tell us that the reason communism has not worked so far is because he has not been made the supreme leader yet!
—-
Scandinavia is pretty successful as a whole.
RJJinGadsden
Posted on February 5, 2012 at 8:16amARGUMENTUMADABSURDUM, Yes, I do. Just thought it might make for some scary reading for some here, or had already long ago made for some scary reading for those my age here.
Report Post »science teacher
Posted on February 5, 2012 at 8:55amTo mr molitov c
Report Post »Blue states have a higher cost of living and spend more money they don’t have (debt) to buy more stuff but red states provide about ALL your food and do most of the manufacturing that is still profitable!(Why do you think more cars are made in Kentucky and S Carolina than in Detroit?) Think about that next time you look down on red states.
dnewton
Posted on February 5, 2012 at 9:03amI have never been able to figure out why the long list of failures never seems to matter. In the US, they predate the Civil War and the only surviving example might be the Amish culture, but that is a religious community, so that does not count. The urge to be a socialist must start with the seed of narcissism. This would allow all failures to be discounted for the simple reason that the failure only proves that the wrong people were in charge at the time. Another problem or blind spot is that there were many failures precipitated wholly by financial collapse. I suspect that this teacher would not be able to even discuss past failures of social experiments, nor would he be able to propose changes that would not damage his dream of Utopia.
Report Post »cosette
Posted on February 5, 2012 at 9:22am@ Molotove.. A quick Wikipedia search reveals many interesting stats about Cuba, Michael Moores’ favorite communist utopia. You really should visit it and educate yourself. One eyeopening stat, the average monthly income ranges from $17.00 for a factory worker to 30.00 for a doctor. Some“ high standard of living”!
Report Post »Mike Benton
Posted on February 5, 2012 at 9:38amA few tears ago I spent a week in Moscow teaching our local distributor’s salesmen our technical security products. I had already traveled to a dozen American cites doing the same thing. No part of any American city was a bad as most of Moscow! The place is dirty, broken down, and most people were wearing very old clothes. Except for the Sheraton Hotel restaurant the food was awful. That week was an terrible, but enlightening experience. There is no communist utopia anywhere.
Report Post »Midwestgirl1116
Posted on February 5, 2012 at 10:11amthe more leftist a state is or country is the higher the standard is in everything
the more conservative a state is-the lower standards is red-states are the biggest parasite rip offs
blue-states pay for red-states
suck it up – that is just how it is facts are facts!
SERIOUSLY Cocktail~
Report Post »You offend me beyond words. I live in Kansas (a red state) and you saying we are parasites just ticks me off. Where do you think some of your food comes from? Currently, one Kansas farmer feeds 129 people. You annoying little punk!
mr molotov cocktail
Posted on February 5, 2012 at 10:54amRepubliCorp who decided on the monetary system we the people socialism~
Report Post »who decided on government we the people socialism
who decided on rule of law we the people socialism
who manipulates the allocation of resources the few socialism for the few
soon it will be time to take back what is rightfully ours……..
you red-staters are going to learn a lesson soon enough
when government start cutting- the biggest welfare states are red-states
here is a thing i explain to blue-staters first did you know the red-staters are under-bidding you blue staters while you are paying for it
fact is right to work states have buisiness who are using the system to extract blue-state dollars
we are funding your cheap labor
the same thing was done importing jobs to china they under bid manipulate
and people are now fully aware of it soon they will become aware of – the redstate manipulation of tax dollars
then the majority of blue-states will say enough
dollar into the fed “dollar out” – except for national disasators no more free money for redstaters who purposely steal money from blue-states
its theft its the purposely not paying a high enough wage so red-staters dont pay taxes while making blue-states pay for it..
if we did not pay for red-states manipulation of federal dollars we could afford every social program us blue-staters want-
red-staters have been manipulating the system for 30 plus years and still have not created a rich state
rich state blue state poor st
This_Individual
Posted on February 5, 2012 at 2:07pmMolotov, 53% of my fellow Californians are paying their taxes while your commie friends (many of whom do not pay into the system) are yelling and complaining that somehow they are being oppressed by the “1%”. Does that make any sence to you?
Report Post »matinva
Posted on February 5, 2012 at 3:19pm@ mr molotov cocktail
Unfortunately, you have been sucked into the stupidity of the ‘blue masses’. Everything you just spewed is, in fact, a lie. The opposite is true. Liberalism, progressiv-ism, whatever you want to call it, is the largest fraud ever perpetrated against mankind. You cannot cite a single example anywhere on this planet where Socialism works, or has ever worked, period.
Report Post »PATTY HENRY
Posted on February 5, 2012 at 4:01pmMR molitov : Unfortunately, what really happens is that the few CRONIES stick together, scoff up all the goodies and those people who thought they’d “now be able to play on a level field” realized too late that they are in fact SLAVES of the STATE. All of the infra-structure deteriorates because those grabbing the goodies don’t give a damn about the people or the future.
Report Post »The Capitalism system has been the best. What is wrong with it is corruption. That’s because none of us were paying attention and we were all too happy to let others make decisions. Didn’t work did it? BUT don’t for one minute be fooled by the “ EVERYONE gets a fair share” lie. If you doubt that
take a bag of money with $ 100 dollars in it, put it in the middle of any group and tell them that they need to divide it up so that every person there gets equal amounts.
sooner12
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 6:52pmBrennen’s parents sure wasted their money sending him to a Catholic high school. Please don’t blame the Catholic school. He apparently is a total misfit and so is his wife by association. As far as the school where he is teaching, fire him or pull your kids out of school. Picket the school and flood the school board with protesters. When did schools become unresponsive to the parents? Unfortunately, when you have a job you are less likely to take the day off to picket or you’re too tired to go to the school board meeting in the evening. But there will come a day, and it’s not far in the distant future, when picketing or attending the school board meeting will be too late. This country has been infiltrated with Marxists in all facets of society. Our apathy has cost us dearly.
Report Post »Skippy Toes
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 6:51pmThere is also a picture of Che in another Social Studies class in the Des Moines area.
Report Post »bigspike
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 3:43pmi think our school used to have a lot of Che pictures; of course, we DID have a rifle team
Report Post »NHABE64
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 6:46pmThis teacher and his wife be that man or woman are lower than cow dung. A wife that is proud of her communist cockroach, how despicable. May they rot in the stench they must live in….cockroaches and communists I guess are pretty close to the same thing.
Report Post »vox_populi
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 6:54pm…because both are capable of surviving nuclear holocaust and rebuilding a new society?
Sorry, couldn’t help myself.
Report Post »HumbleMan
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 7:11pm@VOX
Please move to North Korea and write to us after a year or so. Oh … sorry … I guess that won’t work out for ya. Do it just the same, please. You deserve the system you propose.
Report Post »sawbuck
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 8:26pmWhat you don’t see in the communism side of the cartoon…
Report Post »Is the “comrades in arms” pointing the guns at the smiling workers ..
Just out of view.. The artist conveniently forgot to add them..
Just like in real life …
Until they pull back the curtain and by then it’s to late..!
The people that cant see though this propaganda and
find the communism side of this cartoon appealing…
I would have to consider them the new “useful idiots”.
That’s why they grab the children while their young and the earlier the better..
They didn’t call them “Hitler Youth” for nothing…!
And then….By the time they grow up ,big enough to hold a gun ,
it wont matter if it’s a worker, friend or family …
With the right indoctrination and propaganda..
They will point and shoot anyone who will not conform and not blink an eye..!
Mateytwo Barreett
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 9:05pmOne day- her husband could become president!
Report Post »cosette
Posted on February 5, 2012 at 9:39am@ Mateytwo… Just like Moochelles’.
Report Post »matinva
Posted on February 5, 2012 at 3:30pmVOX, like the other Socialist nitwits who post here, attempting to perpetuate the fraud that is ‘liberalism’. They are frauds because there are numerous countries where the failed ideas they spew are in practice, but you don’t see any of them moving there. They want to stay here where they actually have an opportunity to prosper, if they’re lucky enough to get hired. They lack the courage of their convictions. No balls, in other words. They would rather steal what they want from you by government fiat than earn it on their own.
Report Post »Dstarr55
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 6:44pmThe language from this so-called educator I find more troubling than as his classroom material although I would challenge this teacher on what communistic country ever succeeded. His posts calling Scott Walker a bastard and worse sounds like it is coming from an uneducated high school dropout who doesn’t know how to articulate an opposing point of view. He is not debating points that support his view that Scott Walker is not making the better choice – instead he is resorting to name calling and vilification. Is this how he is teaching in his classroom? I pity students in his classroom if his posts on Scott Walker and Occupy are typical of how he teaches. He needs to educate himself that those that oppose you are not bastards, they believe in their cause as much as you do, they believe they are doing the right thing as much as you believe they are not. He needs to understand it is the wealthy that invest in this country, that are the job creators. Debate the ideas, debate the consequences but please leave the name calling to the two year olds.
Report Post »UBETHECHANGE
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 6:39pmCommie thugs should not be teaching aka indoctrinating our kids. I say abolish the DOE or cleanse the system of these un-American change agents.
Report Post »dogma
Posted on February 5, 2012 at 8:45ambravo
Report Post »Outlaw_Josey_Wales
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 6:37pmThis teacher needs to work in a factory in china, and find out what comminism is all about.
Report Post »vox_populi
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 6:38pmYou mean the Chinese factories owned by foreign corporations who take advantage of the laissez-faire “Special Economic Zones”?
Report Post »HumbleMan
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 7:04pmVox … go work there. When you’re back … never mind … you wont be back.
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 7:29pmVOX You’re ignorance is stunning and your indoctrination is complete so move to N.Korea where you can be # 7600987655 and work all day so you can eat tree bark and enjoy your communist utopia.
Report Post »Gaius Gracchus
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 7:42pmWell “voice of the people” near as I can tell the factories you speak of are actually Commi owned. Corporations use them because you and your friends make manufacture in this country so much more expensive than in China. And, no not through fair working conditions and pay but through the taxes and regulations and Union BS. Do you know that these Chinese owned factories all have unions which “encourage” workers to work 18 hour days? Yep and you blame it on the USA how typical.
Report Post »So tell me just who is at greater fault, the fellow trying to make money or the slave keeper in China and would be slave keeper in the USA (Oh BTW that would be you). It’s all for our own good of course. Just whose “voice” do you “think” you are anyway? Certainly not the voice of freedom and opportunity.
vox_populi
Posted on February 5, 2012 at 1:08pm“Near as I can tell the factories you speak of are actually Commi owned.”
No, they aren’t. They are owned by foreign corporations who exploit the fact that the “Special Economic Zones” in China are exactly what you’re looking for – areas to do business with almost no regulations, almost no taxes, and almost no established ‘workers rights.‘ That’s right, workers in the SEZs finally have the “freedom” the Tea Party fights for – the freedom to be wage-slaves who have no rights and who essentially live in the factories they work and die in.
“Corporations use them because you and your friends make manufacture in this country so much more expensive than in China. And, no not through fair working conditions and pay but through the taxes and regulations and Union BS.”
Again, for America to compete we’d have to essentially force half the population to work and live in their factories, working 18-hour days because the lack of minimum wage means they make very little per hour. Don’t forget the lack of any safety regulations means the death rate is high, but as you said in another post “workers are expendable.”
“Do you know that these Chinese owned factories all have unions which “encourage” workers to work 18 hour days?”
This is factually untrue. Workers in China work 18-hour days because there AREN’T regulations or protected workers rights. Ignore the name – much of 21st century China is a capitalist paradise.
Report Post »kcinco
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 6:34pmWhat this rookie teacher/propagandist also forgot to mention is that communism breeds elitism (people that think THEY know what’s best for the rest), leaving all the little minions behind. If they think capitalism and the elites are bad, maybe they should head over to Russia to see the remnants of communist elitism. They cannot speak out against the government still for fear of reprisals. Missionaries cannot speak about Christianity. Of course, the baby communists spoken of in this article don’t care about Christianity or freedom of religion or capitalism. Maybe they would like Russia! Maybe they should go live there!! Just leave!
Report Post »mr molotov cocktail
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 7:21pmroars with laughter- capitalism is just how resources is allocated- it is socialism~
now you dont get that because you are a moronic red-stater
you really think rich people create jobs-
people who buy products or services create jobs
you dont understand economics~ capitalists is the inversion of communism its the exact same thing but- you are told you have freedom~ha ha ding-bat
schooled~
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 7:40pmMR MOLOTOV COCKTAIL, You actually mean to say that a person or persons who get together and pour their blood, sweat, and tears into forming a company as well as their major financial investments that build a customer base has nothing to do with making jobs? And, you say that we do not understand economics. Now, I am quite positive that you are a child sitting your bedroom away from your parents and pretend to be such a provocateur. You just take other people’s posts and let spew the same blather in a near incoherent manner. I hope your parents tuck you in soon.
Report Post »barber2
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 7:55pmMMC: You are getting far more attention than your dimwitted comments deserve.
Report Post »Gaius Gracchus
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 7:55pmAh, **** whatever; Where do consumers get the money to create jobs? Are you a believer in spontaneous generation like the Alchemist of the middle ages? You are accusing others of not understanding economics when you post identifies you as barely literate. Socialism, communism and fascism (all basically the same by the way) consume assets and gradually (sometimes not so gradually) destroy the economy. Where do you think the wealth you seek to plunder came from? Certainly not from you or your totalitarian philosophies. I recommend that you read “How Capitalism Saved America: The Untold History of Our Country, from the Pilgrims to the Present” by Thomas DiLorenzo. Here is the Amazon website: http://www.amazon.com/How-Capitalism-Saved-America-Pilgrims/dp/0761525262# Do try and not post again until you have at least an inkling of what you are talking about. Now there is a Dear.
Report Post »readytostand
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 8:05pm@ molitov boy –You are schooling me !! These socialist or communist countries, you claim to have such a great standard of living — Let me guess Soviet Union – China – Cuba – Nazi Germany.! Oh sure sounds great!! If you like communism so well, why don’t you drag your sorry Commie loving A–. over there and see how that works for you!!! Better brush up on your history there Chumley!!!, or you will be living in your big Socialist dream soon enough!!
Report Post »hidden_lion
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 9:41pmMolotov-
Report Post »Where do people get money to buy goods and services?
Doh!
From the jobs given to them by the rich people who own the business.
Once all the rich are gone, who will pay the bills?
Not the lazy welfare slugs.
I hope you are ready for the bread line, and forced labor camps. I hope you are ready to not pick the career you would like, the state will tell you where they need you. You will undoubtedly be assign to clean the latrine, somebody has to do it.
onemansthoughts
Posted on February 5, 2012 at 12:02ammrs. molotov cocktail……schooled….all you showed was you lack of knowledge….its funny how the stupid think they are smart…..
Report Post »Meyvn
Posted on February 5, 2012 at 7:11am@mr molotov cocktail: Damn you’re stupid.
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on February 5, 2012 at 7:46amMR MOLOTOV COCKTAIL….. keep typing dumb crap. We need a reminder of what we voting against come Nov.
Report Post »mr molotov cocktail
Posted on February 5, 2012 at 11:23amGaius Gracchus where does rich people get their money from alchemy? do they pull gold bars from their urine? do they create silver with their defication?
Report Post »money was created by we the people we give it value-
monetary system is socialism do you not get that
government as a institution is also- socialism
oh no rule of law is what we the people decided=socialism
socialism is we the people
where in the constitution does it say the few the rich the one percent ?
TEARS FOR AMERICA
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 6:33pmThe doo-doo just gets deeper and deeper. Parents- wise up!
Report Post »barber2
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 6:28pmReally parents’ outrage is the only solution. Most principals are deathly afraid of the parents ( and probably the unions ! ) Time for the parents, the tax payers, to push back and fight for their children’s educations – not for them to get a Communist indoctrination .
Report Post »Voice_ofFreedom
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 6:27pmYeah just like the cartoon says communism is great. Just look how great everyone in China has things. They are so rich and wealthy from top to bottom. It‘s not like there’s a ruling class that keeps everyone else working themselves to death in poverty….oh wait…
Report Post »Lucy Larue
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 6:20pmWhy is ANYONE who champions Keith Olbermann allowed anywhere near a school zone?!…,let alone an actual classroom.
Report Post »Oh my God. We are in such trouble.
David Hudson
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 6:19pmC’mon Blaze. Read the entire lesson plan. It is an accurate description of Capitalism vs. Communism. What it fails to say is that there is not a single example of a successful Communist society. In theory, Communism looks good. . . you just have to completely ignore free will and human nature. It does not work in practice.
Report Post »vox_populi
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 6:42pmSure, but there have been plenty of examples of functional socialist societies (particularly libertarian socialist societies). They just frequently are crushed by reactionary fascist forces.
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 6:44pmif it fails to state communism has ALWAYS failed , then how can you claim the cartoon was accurate ? hhhmmmmm???????
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 7:07pmThe only thing communism succeeds in doing is genocide,Mao Pol Pot and Stalin murdered millions and that’s all it is,death.
Report Post »Amica
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 7:16pmVox, and those examples are…?
Report Post »HumbleMan
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 7:17pm@VOX … a concrete example please of a successful socialist society?
Report Post »ares338
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 7:18pmVox……you are really kind of silly. Go play with the kids..ok?
Report Post »Gaius Gracchus
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 8:03pmFunctional societies like….Greece? France? Perhaps Spain or Portugal? No? Well then Maybe you can point out the success story of which you speak. I for my part will offer up the USA from 1850 to 1920. Now if you can show me a country which under socialism had better economic growth, a greater improvement of public welfare than the USA at that time PLEASE point it out. Otherwise please do try some facts in your posts and not just baloney and agitprop.
Report Post »onemansthoughts
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 11:56pmI agree teach communism and in so doing teach that America is not and will not be. Teach about all those who lost their lives to give us the freedom we have……teach we are the greatest nation ever in the history of man kind…teach we defeated Japan and did not take them over and rule them, as with Germany….teach our children to love this country and who we are……I wish every kid at age 18 had to do two years in the military……then they would know right from wrong….
Report Post »carbonyes
Posted on February 5, 2012 at 5:49amGaius, you forgot Italy and at least a half dozen others, Netherlands, Belgium and most other European countries. VOX….POPULI, a real piece of work that guy, must have had some great parents and attended either New York, Chicago or LA schools. Actually not only most big city schools, but the slimy ba$tard$ from both the Departments of Education, and NEAs, both nationally and statewide have filtered down to most of our local school systems. Time to take back America , starting with our schools and cities. It will begin from the bottom up by dedicated, committed, energetic, men and women of character and integrity, the soldout one’s to Judeo-Christian values and principals. Time to “Rock and Roll” like Tod Beamer said as the plane was highjacked. America has been highjacked. Are we going to let her crash, or are we going to do something about it?
Report Post »vox_populi
Posted on February 5, 2012 at 1:11pmSpanish Catalonia during the civil war, the Paris Commune, the Argentinian factory revolts? Modern Western Europe is not socialist. Like, at all. They have stronger social-democratic parties than the United States and their societies reflect that (social-democracy is different than socialism, because social-democrats seek to reform and soften capitalism where socialists seek to replace it).
Report Post »jakartaman
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 6:17pmGood Job Fox/Blase
Report Post »As usual these arrogant morons think we are the stupid ones
Hope the good people there do the right thing or else they will pay the consequences now and in the future.
armymp
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 6:11pmWhat the cartoon fails to mention is that the boss is the one who took the financial risk of opening that factory in the first place. Without him, there would be no machine to crank to give the money directly to the workers.
Report Post »vox_populi
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 6:37pmBut without workers, there would be no products (nor factories, for that matter – it’s not like executives build them). Why is it that those who OWN for a living make millions more than those who WORK for a living? Would you rather your children have a strong work ethic, or be savvy gamblers?
Report Post »armymp
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 6:42pmIf you work hard and are smart with your money… and decide to risk it all to start a business… then you deserve to become wealthy.
Report Post »armymp
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 6:51pmBTW- If I invest my life savings to start a business (which I did), and I hire you for $8.50 an hour, we are not equal. I have a lot more to lose than you do.
Report Post »HumbleMan
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 7:36pmSo VOX … who makes new products? The workers?
Report Post »Gaius Gracchus
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 8:09pmVOX Dear you really need to get some education and not show your basic ignorance of economics. You seem to forget that workers are “replaceable” Capital and intelligence are not. Now do go find that village that is missing an idiot. I am sure you will have a secure job in that position.
Report Post »onemansthoughts
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 11:47pmvox_populi…Go live in another country…this country THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is for the free, and the brave……This country is not for you, you are a RDDB….go away……
Report Post »Meyvn
Posted on February 5, 2012 at 7:14am@vox_populi: I hope my kids will have both qualities.
Report Post »Lucy Larue
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 6:11pmOkay….,I read Friday’s article. I’ve read this one.
Did FOX cover this?
I get my T.V. news from FOX. I do not recall any mention of this.
Do these TWITS somehow think “THE BLAZE” is linked to FOX or was there coverage?
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on February 5, 2012 at 8:32amI have not caught it on Fox yet. They may very well cover it eventually as they have other stories that I have seen here on The Blaze, but not certain. Did not show up yesterday on Fox & Friends but for the most part the remainder of their shows for Saturday are pre packaged much like the other cable networks. As much as I like the freshness of Fox compared to other news outlets, they still leave a lot to be desired. Haven’t heard Rush touch on this subject either. Hopefully that will be upcoming.
Report Post »blackyb
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 6:08pmFire her sorry azz. Take your kids out of public schools and close them down. Put the money to better use.
Report Post »blackyb
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 6:07pmwhre is my post
Report Post »I.Gaspar
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 6:06pmThis guy is unfit to teach children.
Report Post »Three weeks, no tenure.
Run him out of town, along with his idiot wife.
blackyb
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 6:06pmFire their sorry azzes. Take your kids out of public school where they have a captive audience to brainwash young people K-12, then do not pay for your children to go to a college where there are leftist liberals and communists heading up classrooms or departments. We owe our children to go to jail if necessary by teaching them ourselves the things that need be. They cannot arrest everyone. Take your kids away from the perverts, socialists, communists, cliques, bullys, sorry azzed teachers and overwhelmed teachers who try but have no support. Take your kids away from trash. We do not owe them our children to practice on and murder their spirit and fill them with hate for their parents and what they have been taught at home and in church. It is worse than sending your child to a beer joint and expecting them to get an education. Some of the liberal teachers have the morals of alley cats and will encourage your child through act or deed or speech to rebel against what is right and decent. They children sometimes spend the rest of their lives getting back on track or even to succeed enough to take care of their own needs. Education is not what it is supposed to be, as it is getting to be indoctrination and getting rid of teachers who do not approve of what is going on. TAKE THE KIDS OUT of public schools and close them all down and put the money to better use.
Report Post »vox_populi
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 5:59pmSo comrades, come rally
Report Post »For the struggle carries on,
The Internationale
Unites the world in song!
So comrades, come rally
For this is the time and place
The international ideal unites the human race!
barber2
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 6:25pmThis is exactly what is behind all of our Occupies and Obama’s anti-rich rhetoric. The International “Comrades” of the world. The Communist Party. Next election seems pretty clear cut. And we know what our Democrat “ comrades” stand for . Republicans need to focus on this distinction.
Report Post »bigspike
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 3:40pmyeah, right….
Report Post »smokeysmoke
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 5:57pmand someone who subscribes to the socalist party usa and activly teaches only one sided biggotry against capitalism, has a job teaching kids how?
Report Post »vox_populi
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 6:08pmFreedom of thought?
Report Post »gsp9993
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 6:14pmIt’s the union protected bubble called the Teachers Union and the growing number of Marxist leaning teachers in out system. It’s bad enough that these low lifes prowl the campuses of our universities. Now high schcools and next pre schools.
I blame all of this on the Marxist Media that encourages and pushes socialism so they can be the Elitist Class. Power to the Media….No Way. Bring them down to the streets where they belong.
Report Post »barber2
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 6:18pmGuess the school district needs to do a better job of ” freedom of wise hiring.”
Report Post »Voice_ofFreedom
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 6:29pmbecause thanks to liberal laws and ideals you can’t even fire a teacher accused and in some cases convicted of child molestation, ask NYC about it.
Report Post »HumbleMan
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 7:21pmVOX think his expression of opinion is “freedom of thought”. That would be freedom for his line of thought … not for any other.
He imagines he is thinking … like Karl, Mao and Joe …
Report Post »CatB
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 5:56pmParents at this school need to pull their children out NOW! I did with my son.
Report Post »sooner12
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 6:32pmBless you.
Report Post »barber2
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 5:55pmSounds like school districts need to examine more than grades and subjects studied. Who hijacked our youth and brainwashed them ? Would love to know where they are getting exposed to all of this sick , hateful, anti-capitalism indoctrination.
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