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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 11:35 AM Original message |
Washington-area school district bans book fairs, after parent complains about "Golden Compass" |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 11:39 AM Response to Original message |
1. Most of the *complainers* never even READ the material they boycott |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 11:43 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. well, that'd be the template for these "Freedom"-loving Americans... |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 11:49 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Like my boss |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 01:39 PM Response to Reply #1 |
13. most of the *complainers* probably can't read. nt |
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electprogdems (271 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 11:44 AM Response to Original message |
3. This is really too bad. The schools earn credit for free books |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 11:50 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. yes. Winnie the Pooh and the like is subversive, |
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Red Zelda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 11:49 AM Response to Original message |
5. Then ban the fucking bible from the fair, too |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
6. That's awful! Book fairs help keep libraries stocked! |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
8. I read "The Golden Compass" with my 11 year old son. |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 12:08 PM Response to Original message |
9. Ignorance mandated by the ignorant. |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
10. Story is very misleading. |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
11. the whackos don't need books - let them eat self-righteous indignation |
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End Of The Road (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
12. I was hooked on Weekly Reader books & Scholastic books |
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