tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post7923111905196443525..comments2024-02-14T11:00:03.180-05:00Comments on Tom McLaughlin: Defining Communism in ClassTom McLaughlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07691546351143209227noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-87012448146087617712010-12-09T07:17:17.778-05:002010-12-09T07:17:17.778-05:00I'm beginning to think that Tom is getting 13 ...I'm beginning to think that Tom is getting 13 year olds to write his entire columns as homework assignments. Now that would really explain the juvenile and sophmoric writing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-63422620323882088872010-12-09T07:06:08.862-05:002010-12-09T07:06:08.862-05:00Ralph is 13?!?
THAT explains it!
lolRalph is 13?!?<br /><br />THAT explains it!<br /><br />lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-35041162418584190242010-12-08T22:07:41.141-05:002010-12-08T22:07:41.141-05:00For your information the definition of ignorant is...For your information the definition of ignorant is: lacking knowledge, information, or awareness about something in particular<br /><br />so yes you are ignorant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-51522213735034558312010-12-08T22:05:05.684-05:002010-12-08T22:05:05.684-05:00I'm not ignorant, I just haven't had the s...I'm not ignorant, I just haven't had the same education of politics as I suspect the "attackers" of my comment are... I'm 13. I guess I see the world and political issues through adolescent eyes. <br /><br />I'm flattered at the thought that you thought that I was WAY older than I actually am, so thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-68907878828673594442010-12-08T12:20:08.937-05:002010-12-08T12:20:08.937-05:00To the cons, including Ralph:
Sorry for upsetting...To the cons, including Ralph:<br /><br />Sorry for upsetting you. I realize you are quite delicate and do not respond well to those that disagree with you. You would much rather have us go "merrily on our way" rather than discuss topics.<br /><br />Although times are rough for some (but not for the elitist fat cats that cons live to serve and enrich)<br />at least we have a very good president with whom without god only knows how bad things would be.<br /><br />I know you aren't really mean either, just ignorant. <br /><br />Pathetic beings, really.<br /><br />Best of luck....my grandparents were republicans until their late 60's....there is still hope.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-32717654363348084702010-12-08T12:11:11.193-05:002010-12-08T12:11:11.193-05:00r"You could simply ignore him and go along yo...r"You could simply ignore him and go along your merry way."<br /><br />That seems to be the way many people go through life....see a problem, ignore it. <br /><br />Racism, bigotry...turn your head and ignore and it won't exist.<br /><br />Climate change...ignore.<br /><br />Facts....ignore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-75361523089556519162010-12-07T19:44:58.105-05:002010-12-07T19:44:58.105-05:00To my conservative friends, including Tom:
Don...To my conservative friends, including Tom:<br /><br />Don't be too harsh with our little liberal friends. They live in excruciatingly painful times, as their messiah turns out to be just another clueless turncoat moron. That's gotta hurt their little feelings a LOT.<br /><br />They aren't really mean. They just wanna play ...<br /><br />Poor creatures, really.Ralphnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-50707549063315599162010-12-07T18:55:28.116-05:002010-12-07T18:55:28.116-05:00Oh ya, whomever you are who was "jousting&quo...Oh ya, whomever you are who was "jousting" with mr. mclaughlin, if you don't like him so much then WHY, may i ask, do you READ his columns and bother to go onto his blog? You could simply ignore him and go along your merry way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-40947746304707262642010-12-07T18:48:24.378-05:002010-12-07T18:48:24.378-05:00for whomever's information Mr. Mclaughlin repe...for whomever's information Mr. Mclaughlin repeatedly tell us, "That's my opinion. you may agree or disagree it's your choice." And he is also my favorite teacher.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-7123607271338722222010-12-07T18:42:20.423-05:002010-12-07T18:42:20.423-05:00My two sons and now daughter-in-law were in Tom...My two sons and now daughter-in-law were in Tom's class years ago and thoroughly enjoyed his class saying that he presented both sides of the issues in a fair and consistent manner. <br /><br />To the anon who mentioned about going to FA b/c it's much better...of course you'd say that. Most of the teachers there are exactly opposite of Tom and very forceful of their liberal opinions. Hmmmm but you're not going to mention that? That's ok, right? Because it mimics yours? <br /><br />One of my sons was openly mocked by his teacher for being a Christian as in "how ignorant you must be" attitude. The only reason she even knew, most likely, was because she saw my letters to the editor in the local paper and figured out his religious affiliation through me. Everyone knew in her class you kept your Christian belief to yourself. She was hostile to that belief. He got his lowest grade in her class which turned out to be his major in college. Hmmmm coincidence? I don't think so. We never said a word because we knew it would go nowhere. <br /><br />BTW..being a good teacher is not mutually exclusive to being a favorite teacher either. My favorite teachers then, and still now, as I'm constantly learning are good teachers.DAWNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-84496601211241863902010-12-07T09:45:59.635-05:002010-12-07T09:45:59.635-05:00"...liberals like you consider yourselves mor..."...liberals like you consider yourselves more enlightened and morally superior to the rest of us"<br /><br />That notion is not coming from liberals, it is coming from your own insecurities.<br /><br />I used to be a mis-guided, selfish neocon before I matured and understood the error of my ways. I understand your comfort with the term racist...if the shoe fits.<br /><br />Being proclaimed a "favorite" teacher by a student has nothing to do with being a GOOD teacher. <br /><br />I look forward to your next column. I enjoy them all for the feedback that results. Your letters constantly getting exposed for the mis-leading fluff that they are, week after week in the Daily Sun and on this site is a great service to the community.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-29883210325118232352010-12-07T06:34:11.209-05:002010-12-07T06:34:11.209-05:00I happen to be a very good teacher. When the super...I happen to be a very good teacher. When the superintendent interviewed fifteen former students in the course of his investigation, many proclaimed me to be their favorite teacher and several had liberal parents like you. As I said above, you could look it up.<br /><br />And, by the way: I don't belong to the union. They'd just take my dues and give it to liberal causes you would support. <br /><br />I understand that liberals like you consider yourselves more enlightened and morally superior to the rest of us and can't understand why I don't cringe at your baseless accusations. You see, I used to be a misguided liberal before I grew up. I take charges of racism, homophobia, misogyny, bigotry, etc. from whence they come: a liberal who has no intelligent points to make.<br /><br />I'm all done jousting with you now. I have another column to finish and I'm sure you won't like that one either.Tom McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691546351143209227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-45828426244869751742010-12-06T20:31:22.879-05:002010-12-06T20:31:22.879-05:00"...have tried to get me fired. I'm still..."...have tried to get me fired. I'm still here."<br /><br />Union or not it is virtually impossible to fire a teacher with tenure for being a horrible teacher. Nowadays a teacher needs to do something drastic or inappropriate with a student in order to get fired. The only thing worse than this system is having horrible teachers brag about it.<br /><br />It is no surprise at all that you are not bothered with being called a racist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-90780749488715511072010-12-06T18:05:56.128-05:002010-12-06T18:05:56.128-05:00Being called a racist doesn't bother me. It...Being called a racist doesn't bother me. It's what liberals do when they don't have any arguments to make. Been hearing it for years.<br /><br />The self-identified feminists I saw were fat. I acknowledge there may be some feminists out there who are not fat, but these most definitely were. That's reality. Try to deal with it.Tom McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691546351143209227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-75033133463835504742010-12-06T17:17:27.465-05:002010-12-06T17:17:27.465-05:00Oh, and you "forgot" to answer my questi...Oh, and you "forgot" to answer my question about being called a racist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-12728693941840789792010-12-06T17:16:26.834-05:002010-12-06T17:16:26.834-05:00Wow, you prove more and more with every post that ...Wow, you prove more and more with every post that you should be kept away from anybody trying to learn.<br /><br />Yes, my daughter is aware that people who resort to name-calling against entire groups of people, with nasty blanket statements, are referred to as "creeps" .<br /><br />She understands this, and is also aware of the difference in calling ONE conservative a creep and calling ALL conservatives creeps. <br /><br /><br /><br />" If you don't like other people's opinions, just call them names? "<br /><br />You mean like "fat feminists"? Or one of the many other insults I see you constantly making about those who differ with your opinions?<br /><br />You take hypocrisy to amazing levels. Have you NO shame?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-58362098223612327192010-12-06T14:21:23.330-05:002010-12-06T14:21:23.330-05:00No, I don't think being an ignorant, bigoted c...No, I don't think being an ignorant, bigoted creep should be illegal. I just think it is a very bad quality for a teacher (or anybody) to have.<br /><br /><br />Tell me, Tom, do you, as a conservative, have no qualms about being called a racist? I seem to recall you complaining about that in posts past. What is the difference between that blanket statement and yours?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-29835690579289798282010-12-06T12:11:13.089-05:002010-12-06T12:11:13.089-05:00Wait. Let me guess. You're a feminist, right?
...Wait. Let me guess. You're a feminist, right?<br /><br />You think feminists should be immune from criticism? You think you have the right not to be offended, right?<br /><br />You think it should be illegal for anybody to say things that might hurt your feelings, right?<br /><br />I suggest you find another blog to read.Tom McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691546351143209227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-2796180946887771072010-12-03T17:34:59.636-05:002010-12-03T17:34:59.636-05:00Anonymous student:
That's baloney.
Anonymous ...Anonymous student:<br />That's baloney.<br /><br />Anonymous parent:<br />A few years ago, our school board directed the superintendent to investigate charges like yours that I teach only my opinions. He did, and his report was filed with the board. I suggest you ask for a copy.<br /><br />Many "tolerant" liberals like yourself have been appalled that an out-of-the-closet conservative like me is teaching history in the public school system, and have tried to get me fired. I'm still here.<br /><br />I'm not going to retire until I feel like it. When I do, I'll write a book about how it is to be a conservative teacher in a liberal state. Right now, I still like my job.<br /><br />I have noticed how many members of the National Organization of Women are horizontally challenged and I believe I've been accurate by referring to them as "fat feminists." Does that offend you?<br /><br />How about "fluffy feminists" then?Tom McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691546351143209227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-47312714110826828232010-12-03T14:54:20.208-05:002010-12-03T14:54:20.208-05:00To the previous anon - I have a daughter that will...To the previous anon - I have a daughter that will be entering Tom's school in 2 years and it has me concerned. History is such an important subject and with the right teacher can be a very enjoyable and productive course. Having an extreme right-winger trying to drill their opinions into my child's head as facts is a horrible thought. Tom convincing young minds that they have learned the "right biased opinion" is a nightmare. I would feel the same way if an extreme leftist tried the same thing. My daughter is extremely bright and intelligent and will be able to see through his BS, but I hate the thought of her getting badgered if they disagree on things. <br /><br />Tom, you sound old and cranky...thinking of retiring this year or next?<br /><br />Please tell me you won't be around to try and convince my daughter that if she believes in equal right for women that she is a "fat feminist".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-8970561976536518992010-12-03T12:33:02.100-05:002010-12-03T12:33:02.100-05:00My memories of Mr. McLaughlin's class are full...My memories of Mr. McLaughlin's class are full of him telling me and my classmates that his opinion was fact and our opinions, if they differed from his own, were crazy and not worth consideration. I spent many hours writing sentences because stating my opinion was considered "disrupting class". <br /><br />I am not surprised you get lots of kids not standing up with an opinion, you ask who thinks this and who thinks that and the ones who don't' say a word you think are too chicken to have an opinion-yet you are the reason they are chicken. You make a kid with an opinion different from your own feel stupid and that is the WORST quality in any teacher. Opinions are not facts- and it took me a while to realize that just because you and I didn't agree didn't mean I was stupid or my thoughts were worthless as you tried so hard to convince me.<br /><br />At least these kids have a chance knowing that they only have to get through one year with such a narrow minded teacher- hold on kids just make it to FA and things will get better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-69187759837561075662010-12-03T12:10:58.378-05:002010-12-03T12:10:58.378-05:00...and since Tom is already a ditto head to Rush a......and since Tom is already a ditto head to Rush and Faux News, what we are seeing is ditto ditto heads!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-40710412573120382792010-12-03T11:31:53.509-05:002010-12-03T11:31:53.509-05:00"I see the S.D.S tom mclaughlin seminar poste..."I see the S.D.S tom mclaughlin seminar posters are back at it again."<br /><br /><br />I see Tom's anonymous ditto heads are back again.Briannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-83587011280141408962010-12-03T08:50:19.676-05:002010-12-03T08:50:19.676-05:00"I learned the right biased definition of com..."I learned the right biased definition of communism..."<br /><br />Wow, is that telling. Tom is teaching his students not to find and accept unbiased definitions, but instead steers them to the "right" BIASED opinion. Isn't that the kind of schooling they get in China? Who needs free thinkers when you can turn your students into sheep?<br /><br />As far as SMA, he claims Tom's definition is unbiased because it is true. So he must also agree that capitalism is Capitalism "an economic system in which the means of production are privately owned and operated for a private profit in which the richest members of society manipulate the system to their benefit at the expense of lower classes" because that is also true.Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-68511548590615103462010-12-03T06:56:41.293-05:002010-12-03T06:56:41.293-05:00Hey SMA, you wrote on AMG:
A couple of years ago...Hey SMA, you wrote on AMG:<br /><br /> A couple of years ago it was called extremist to suggest that Obama is a socialist- and now- on Mr Mclaughlin's blog, some are openly advocating for communism. <br /><br />Huh? Show me where you see this or go back to school and take a class on reading comprehension.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com