Texas State Board of Ed Goes Islamophobia

[Winehole23]

DarrinS speaks both for historians and for history itself.

Grandiose, much?

[DarrinS]

Really?

So, in your mind, the ONLY HISTORICALLY RELEVANT EVENTS RELATED TO ISLAM in the years 1901-2000 were terrorism-related?

Are you sure you really want to say that?

Well, probably moreso from 1970-present.

[LnGrrrR]

In fairness to DarrinS, Malcom X was well known for the terrorist attacks he masterminded.

And let's not forget about that infamous suicide bomber, Muhammad Ali.

Or perhaps DarrinS just meant "true" Muslims? Or maybe these Muslims weren't noteworthy enough? Or maybe these were people, and DarrinS is going to limit it strictly to "events" that were sponsored by Islam.

For that matter, what great strides/events did Christianity give us in the last century?

[LnGrrrR]

Well, probably moreso from 1970-present.

You read it here folks! DarrinS thinks all history books should only go back 100, er, 40 years!

[Blake]

No, I'm saying that in a history of the 20th century, any mention of Islam would almost certainly be related to a terrorist event.

http://islamevents.com/

Terror!

[DarrinS]

You read it here folks! DarrinS thinks all history books should only go back 100, er, 40 years!

Here's an idea for a thread:

How should 9/11 be taught in schools? Should it ever mention Islam? The current attorney general can't even bring himself to say radical Islam.

[TeyshaBlue]

In fairness to DarrinS, Malcom X was well known for the terrorist attacks he masterminded.

And let's not forget about that infamous suicide bomber, Muhammad Ali.

Or perhaps DarrinS just meant "true" Muslims? Or maybe these Muslims weren't noteworthy enough? Or maybe these were people, and DarrinS is going to limit it strictly to "events" that were sponsored by Islam.

For that matter, what great strides/events did Christianity give us in the last century?

Dude...Televangelism truly stretched the boundaries of stage make-up and portable cameras!

[TeyshaBlue]

Here's an idea for a thread:

How should 9/11 be taught in schools? Should it ever mention Islam? The current attorney general can't even bring himself to say radical Islam.

The field has been completely obliterated by your constant goal post moves.
Please, think of the landscapers!

[ChumpDumper]

Here's an idea for a thread:

How should 9/11 be taught in schools? Should it ever mention Islam? The current attorney general can't even bring himself to say radical Islam.

Sure it should mention Islam, but your statement about the current AG is another stupid lie.

I certainly think that it's possible that people who espouse a radical version of Islam have had an ability to have an impact on people like Mr. Shahzad.

[LnGrrrR]

Here's an idea for a thread:

How should 9/11 be taught in schools? Should it ever mention Islam? The current attorney general can't even bring himself to say radical Islam.

Surely, 9/11 should mention religion, radical Islam and whatnot, and use it as a means to discuss differences of religion, and how religion and politics often intertwine. Of course, that's a completely different argument than the one you were talking about before, but we know that.

[LnGrrrR]

Sure it should mention Islam, but your statement about the current AG is another stupid lie.

DarrinS is just pissy because the current AG won't say that a majority of Muslims are radical terrorists-in-training.

Thank God that DarrinS is watching them like a hawk on our airplanes, ensuring our safety.

[Blake]

DarrinS is just pissy because the current AG won't say that a majority of Muslims are radical terrorists-in-training.

Thank God that DarrinS is watching them like a hawk on our airplanes, ensuring our safety.

Darrin would watch him like a hawk.

[DarrinS]

DarrinS is just pissy because the current AG won't say that a majority of Muslims are radical terrorists-in-training.

He won't even say radical Islam -- period.

[LnGrrrR]

He won't even say radical Islam -- period.

Uhm...

Originally Posted by Eric Holder, C-Span 5/13/2010

I certainly think that it's possible that people who espouse a radical version of Islam have had an ability to have an impact on people like Mr. Shahzad.

The only difference between what he said, and what you're saying, is that you're implying Islam itself is radical. Which makes what the AG said more correct, as you've posted yourself (fringe elements).

[ChumpDumper]

The only difference between what he said, and what you're saying, is that you're implying Islam itself is radical. Which makes what the AG said more correct, as you've posted yourself (fringe elements).

Another difference is Darrin is lying.

[boutons_deux]

Colo. Ed Board Members Who Pushed AP History Changes May Face Recall

Three conservative members of the Jefferson County school board in Colorado may face consequences for seeking unpopular changes to the AP U.S. History course last year.

Critics of the school board on Tuesday submitted more than double the number of pe ion signatures needed to order recall votes for three members of the school board in the November election, according to the Denver Post.

"The message is clear, the people of Jefferson County want to hold this board majority accountable and demand a recall vote on November 3," Tina Gurdikian, one of the co-founders of Jeffco United For Action, the group that organized the pe ions, said on Tuesday, according to Chalkbeat Colorado.

"They really are driving away our teachers by showing a great amount of disrespect for them," Wendy McCord, Gurdikian's co-founder at Jeffco United For Action said of the school board, according to the Associated Press. "They are dismissive of students and parents who have concerns and try to express them as well."

The board members -- Ken Witt, Julie Williams and John Newkirk -- have been criticized by students and parents for their attempted changes to the AP U.S. History curriculum.

After the College Board released a new framework for the course, which was unpopular with conservatives across the country, the newly-elected conservative faction on the Jefferson County board of education attempted to alter the College Board's changes.

The JeffCo board set out to form a curriculum review committee that would make sure that the AP U.S. History course presented "positive aspects of the United States and its heritage" and did not "encourage or condone civil disorder, social strife or disregard of the law."

Following massive student protests in Jefferson County, the board ultimately canceled its review of the AP history curriculum.

Jefferson County residents have also recently expressed disapproval of the board's raise for the school district's superintendent and their salary negotiations with teachers, according to theDenver Post.

Now that the pe ions have been submitted, the clerk has 15 days to verify the signatures, and then the pe ions face a 15-day protest period. If the pe ions are protested, the Jefferson County school district would have to fund a costly special election. Otherwise, the recall elections will take place in the November general election.

School Board President Ken Witt, one of the members who faces a recall, won't protest the pe ions and said he is not worried about the potential for a recall election.

"I'm disappointed that there is a distraction, but we're going to remain focused on what we heard loudly from voters (in 2013)," Witt told Denver television station KUSA.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewir...history-recall

Repugs continue to try to create a fantasy world. USSR's Pravda editors would be pleased.

[m>s]

Lmao "islamophobia" is literally an Orwellian word

>implying it's a phobia to be leery of complete murderous psychopaths