Vets for Freedom not welcome at Minnesota High School
This is so pathetic and just downright unAmerican and yes, unpatriotic. The Vets for Freedom Heroes tour arranged for these highly decorated war heroes to stop at north suburban high school in the Twin Cities and the spineless administrative idiots caved to the few whiny anti-war parents. This is a sad statement that American War Heroes are NOT welcome in an American public school.
From Michelle Malkin via Jimbo of Blackfive:
The National Heroes Tour is in Minneapolis today for a number of events however we will not be visiting Forest Lake High School, because the right of whiny left-wing buttheads to censor the troops out weighs the right of American students to hear from and meet the folks who have risked their lives for the freedoms we all enjoy. This is Pete Hegseth’s High School and he had personally arranged for a non-partisan event where students could hear from the vets and ask them questions about their service. This so offended the delicate sensibilities of the usual suspects that they began hassling the Principal and threatening protests.
Pete Hegseth who is heading up the Heroes Tour is an alumni of Forest Lake High School.
I’ll be posting about the Heroes Tour coming to Nashville on March 29th and then on to Fort Campbell on March 30th. We were able to arrange for Patriot Guard to be escorting these War Heroes for 2 days. Can’t wait!!!!!! It should be an awesome weekend.
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I weep every time I think of what has become of Minnesota.
Comment by mdmhvonpa — March 25, 2008 @ 1:33 pm
What’s disgusting is the blatant attempt to promote one political view over another in a school - it should be as illegal as promoting one religion over another.
Comment by Kevin — March 25, 2008 @ 1:49 pm
I was ashamed and proud all within a 4 hr. span. Ashamed that a number of our freedom loving residents in Forest Lake were feeling threatened to have their children find out how this country got it’s freedom. Then honored to meet the men who make it all possible. From where I sat in the audience I did not hear the promotion of the war, but I did hear the acts of heroism that it takes to make this country great! I am a Vietnam vet wounded in action, I couldn’t have been more proud to meet the people that preserve that right today!
Comment by Jon Johnson — March 25, 2008 @ 7:54 pm