The Down Range Forum
Member Section => Politics & RKBA => Topic started by: Teresa Heilevang on September 18, 2010, 11:31:52 AM
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Yes, my county – Williamson County fired a teacher for a song he wrote and sang. Brian Glover, a teacher and football coach wrote an anti-Obama song and then email the link to the song using his personal email while on his personal off school time.
Coach Says He Was Fired Because of Conservative Song:::
The song is called, “When You’re Holding A Hammer, Everything Looks Like A Nail.” It is a reference to Glover’s frustrations with the current administration and President Obama. Glover co-wrote the tune with a parent on the Grassland Middle School football team. He never thought sending it out to friends, family and player’s parents could put the hammer on the nail of his job with the school.
“Here we are a week before the season starts and they call and say I am no longer with the staff. It’s devastating for me,” said Glover.
It all stems from an email Glover sent through his personal Yahoo account.
“I sent it 99 percent of the people in my inbox– all the way from my mom to people I haven’t spoken to in years,” said Glover.
But the email, with a link to his new song, went out to a hand full of parents of kids on the Grassland Football Team.
Within hours, parents called the school to complain of the politically charged lyrics and Glover said the principal at Grassland Middle School told the head football coach to release Glover from his position with the team.
Isn’t it funny that a school will finally fire a teacher at the snap of it’s fingers and it’s for a song a parent thinks is offensive yet there isn’t one 4 letter word used in the song. This isn’t a teacher who is having an affair with an underage student, this isn’t a teacher on drugs or alcohol, this isn’t a poor performance firing but a firing for a political song. I wonder if this would’ve happened if it was an anti-Bush song? Just saying…..
http://bearcreekledger.com/tag/brian-glover/
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2010/08/23/coach_says_he_was_fired_because_of_anti-obama_song.html
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I hope Toby Keith picks it up and gives him a million bucks.
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I can't believe there's not a lawyer somewhere drooling over the thought of representing this guy in a lawsuit against the school system for violating his 1st amendment right to freedom of speech.
On second thought, as effed up as this country has become, I can believe it quite easily.
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It's too bad it won't get much air play...it's got a good sound and a great message. Something is wrong when a school is anti-freedom. I can't believe Fox hasn't picked this one up >:(
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I forwarded this to Mark Davis, local radio host, Sean Hannity, Mark Levin, and Rush Limbaugh, tried to forward to Glen Beck and Laura Ingrahagm, but no dice. I still hope the man gets paid.