Hey

[clarinelf]

I officially love my English class. It's the best one I've ever, ever had, minus Ms. Fitz's class because I never really appreciated her the way I should have.

My teacher is so awesome. We have the best discussions, and he never puts anyone's ideas down - just tries to make whoever is speaking think harder and more critically without seeming to take sides, although we all know he's probably the most liberal person in the entire school building, not including Nick and Alex who are communists.

Anyway. Does anyone else think we should be spending more time thinking about the freaking economy and the war than about whether or not John Kerry was under fire when he saved that guy in Vietnam?

Sorry. I'm becoming rather politically opinionated.

Comments

[ladyaranel.livejournal.com]

Dude, I so agree. (with the last statement) It seems like we spend all of our time arguing over whether or not so-and-so lied about pledging to save the world, and whether or not some guy a million years ago was being shot at when he saved some other guy's life or not. People are dying while we're arguing, and while they think that arguing will eventually serve us good, there are easier and faster ways.

"What would happen, I wonder, if the armies suddenly and simultaneously went on strike and said some other method must be found of settling this dispute!" - Windston Churchill

(I know, not quite relevant, but I needed something to shout Amen! to.)

[excepttheweasel.livejournal.com]

dude. you, me, and meena all have awesome english teachers. we must aid nasrani and lend her ours so she can be happy. perhaps we can go in shifts.

[forkthief.livejournal.com]

I completely agree with you. You know, it's not enough that he was in the war, now he has to be some hero who was under fire and should have lost several limbs but didn't because he's just that fucking amazing and has some weird ass ninja skills. Anything else would be unacceptable and make him a bad person.

I cannot stand the way politics will try to use something like that as a reason to slander a candidate. It doesn't matter what he did in the war. Him serving in Vietnam doesn't necessarily mean he can lead a country.

Grrrr.

[themaidmarian.livejournal.com]

i love that john kerry's involvement with vietnam is treated as trivial... never mind the fucking fact that g.w. didn't even go.