Audio: Palin rips Chicago school for boycotting girls basketball tournament in Arizona; Video: Students speak out
posted at 2:54 pm on May 13, 2010 by Allahpundit
Excellent. The school’s boycott was already on Fox’s radar but Sarahcuda picking it up pushes it into national media, which is where it deserves to be. Not only is the hypocrisy astounding — the bien-pensants in charge evidently had no moral objection to letting students visit China — but the idea of punishing kids over politics is a guaranteed backlash-starter. It has, my friends, come to this:
Safety concerns partly fueled the decision, but the trip also “would not be aligned with our beliefs and values,” said District 113 Assistant Superintendent Suzan Hebson. That explanation, though, smacks of political protest to parents upset by the decision…
“Why are we mixing politics and a basketball tournament?” said Michael Evans, whose daughter Lauren is a junior on the team. “It’s outrageous that they’re doing this under the guise of safety.”…
“Many of the parents feel that this should be resolved in the judicial court, not the basketball court,” said Cynde Munzer, whose daughter, Lena, is a freshman on the team.
“I disagree personally with the Arizona legislation, but I also feel strongly about young women’s rights,” Munzer said. “They don’t want to get involved in politics.”
Let’s hope Rasmussen or someone polls this soon; I’d be surprised if opposition to the school’s move is under 80 percent. Exit question: Has sports boycott fee-vah now officially started to fizzle? Exit answer: Sure looks like it!
Update: From this afternoon’s Megyn Kelly show, Palin hits them again.
Update: Open the floodgates: Via Hengler, the students are speaking up now too.
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today is so frigging slow in news
Doctor Zhivago on May 13, 2010 at 2:57 PM
Concerned trolling schools are just so concerned… politically.
upinak on May 13, 2010 at 2:57 PM
The justification was basically that AZ should be punished. Ridiculous.
AnninCA on May 13, 2010 at 2:58 PM
It is the kidnap capital of the world.
But this is BS.
barnone on May 13, 2010 at 2:58 PM
Marxist ideology enforced by an American public school, I wish I could claim to be shocked…
doriangrey on May 13, 2010 at 2:58 PM
Nuh uh, they’re afraid kids will be kidnapped by illegals.
Akzed on May 13, 2010 at 2:59 PM
This is what the Democratic Party has become.
Love our enemies. Hate our country.
faraway on May 13, 2010 at 3:01 PM
Seriously, how many of these places attacking Arizona do business with China?
ninjapirate on May 13, 2010 at 3:01 PM
Today on ESPN’s Mike & Mike they had on Bill Bradley talking about wether MLB should move the AllStar game outa Phoenix. Bradley and Greene were basically, “Oh sure.”
Let’s politicize everything.
Akzed on May 13, 2010 at 3:02 PM
If parents think that
communistpublic school systems need to hear from them when it comes to what is best for their children’s indoctrination, they better wake up.Hening on May 13, 2010 at 3:02 PM
Arizona should then win by default.
Which it does on the political level, as well.
profitsbeard on May 13, 2010 at 3:03 PM
Good for Sarah Palin fighting for consistency.
maverick muse on May 13, 2010 at 3:04 PM
Both those girls look totally illegal to me. So. I can see where the concern comes from.
rightheaded on May 13, 2010 at 3:05 PM
Remember November, there are local elections too; school boards, city council, mayor’s, county and state.
Skandia Recluse on May 13, 2010 at 3:05 PM
Begin with San Francisco and Los Angeles.
maverick muse on May 13, 2010 at 3:05 PM
We can do our part to help,..BUY ARIZONA!!
http://www.buycottarizona.com/
christene on May 13, 2010 at 3:06 PM
LA, at least, gets electricity from AZ. AZ should just reciprocate their gesture not to sell anything to LA.
lorien1973 on May 13, 2010 at 3:06 PM
How can there be safety concerns when the law is not in effect yet?
Clark1 on May 13, 2010 at 3:08 PM
I’m not sure I’d call it “safety” concerns.
They found out AZ actually prosecutes criminals and lawbreakers, and realized that sending these kids from Chicago there might turn out badly?
That may be accurate; but most parents aren’t willing to admit that their kids are criminals and likely to end up in jail (at least if they’re caught in a place that doesn’t have the graft, corruption,and setup where you can bribe your way free like Chicago).
Good job for them knowing their kids well enough to know that sending them to a state that actually prosecutes lawbreakers might not be “safe”.
gekkobear on May 13, 2010 at 3:08 PM
The Arizona law doesn’t go into effect until July, when the School year is already over…just saying the numbers don’t add up, but this is a California Public School System so who knows what kind of math they are teaching ;)
Dr Evil on May 13, 2010 at 3:08 PM
Forget the hypocrisy over sending the students to China but not Arizona. The ASSistant Superindendent should be fired simply for spelling her name “Suzan”. What the hell is that?
Doughboy on May 13, 2010 at 3:08 PM
We have allowed political correctness to take control of our lives. Sarah Palin is one of few politicans with the courage to oppose it.
Sarah has the guts to say what most of us are thinking.
bw222 on May 13, 2010 at 3:08 PM
I wonder if the students who worked their buns off so they can play in AZ, are now seeing why the rest of America is becoming frustrated with Liberals?
I can’t see the “Students speak out” so I can’t tell.
upinak on May 13, 2010 at 3:09 PM
On the contrary oh great questionaire……I think NASCAR, (the Sprint Cup Series), should boycott Chicagoland Speedway for having idiots in that state pulling this crap. They could certainly use the “safety issue” as a perfect excuse.
Rovin on May 13, 2010 at 3:10 PM
Gee, when the word “secession” has actually started floating around in conversation for the last year or so regarding Texas, it’s really a great idea for the rest of the country to start alienating Arizona for exercising their Tenth Amendment rights to protect themselves against a wave of invaders from another country that the federal government is too f**king lazy to take care of.
Palin 1, 27% of the country 0
MadisonConservative on May 13, 2010 at 3:10 PM
China doesn’t simply persecute females. Entire generations of baby females were murdered, even by parents, because of China’s eugenic’s plan that determined family size and government prioritizations awarded only to boys for being born, and opportunities for only boys in education and careers.
And now China has far more young adult men than women, the former goal presenting a problem so far as maintaining any traditional familial opportunities for the young men to marry. The government has obvious military plans for their use.
maverick muse on May 13, 2010 at 3:11 PM
Even as Eric Holder’s Gringo Gestapo are demanding “Papers, please!” from Faisal Shazad’s immigration-violator accomplices in Massachusetts, liberals in Illinois are detaining students without probable cause, banning them from exercising their Universal Human Right to immigrate to Arizona.
Fox:
Votes? Votes mean nothing–the Arizona legislature voted, didn’t they? Voting with your feet is sacrosanct, though.
Besides, if there were illegal immigrants on the team, the School District would be in violation of it’s own policies…it would be restricting the freedom to illegal immigrants to travel freely!
Evidently, Internal Passport Controls are for Americans only. Layers of irony…
FREE THE HIGHLAND GLOBETROTTERS!
Noel on May 13, 2010 at 3:12 PM
Sorry, I was responding to this article that was linked in the above post. The Highland Park High School who sent home the kids who wore patriotic t-shirts on Cinco De Mayo, are boycotting Arizona too…although only 15% of their campus is Hispanic. Highland Park High School is 80% Caucasian – and apparently they are not allowed to represent themselves in this matter either..
http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/05/highland-park-basketball-team-trip-to-arizona-scrapped.html
Dr Evil on May 13, 2010 at 3:12 PM
Liberals did not expect the support Arizona has gotten. Average Americans are paying attention. We’ve gone from melting pot to boiling point.
kingsjester on May 13, 2010 at 3:13 PM
Ummm, actually Illinois, but yea, my state
educatorsimbeciles aren’t much better…doriangrey on May 13, 2010 at 3:13 PM
Sarah Palin is doing more for America on a daily basis than any one else in politics.
You can bet your a$$ as a championship ball player Palin is NOT going to let this drop.
Mama Grizzly is PISSED!
gary4205 on May 13, 2010 at 3:13 PM
Looks like it is on folks.
ted c on May 13, 2010 at 3:13 PM
Sorry, I was responding to this article that was linked in the above post. The Highland Park High School who sent home the kids who wore patriotic t-shirts on Cinco De Mayo, are boycotting Arizona too…although only 15% of their campus is Hispanic. Highland Park High School is 80% Caucasian – and apparently they are not allowed to represent themselves in this matter either..
http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/05/highland-park-basketball-team-trip-to-arizona-scrapped.html
Dr Evil on May 13, 2010 at 3:12 PM
Dr Evil on May 13, 2010 at 3:15 PM
And AZ should reciprocate the boycott and repossess the Colorado River water that Los Angeles CA preemptively stole, building the water pipeline through AZ, built without negotiations and against water rights at the time. CA had the money then to rape AZ and the political clout to get away with it.
That was then. This is now.
maverick muse on May 13, 2010 at 3:15 PM
d1carter on May 13, 2010 at 3:16 PM
let the girls play ball!!! Dude, it’s ARIZONA! it’s the USA!!!!
That assistant super intendant should be fired!
deidre on May 13, 2010 at 3:16 PM
Sadly probably not, the Public Indoctrination System has done a fantastic job of making little Marxist out of America’s children, these kids are just angry because they dont get to play their play-off game…
doriangrey on May 13, 2010 at 3:16 PM
The Chinese custom of leaving baby girls out to die goes back hundreds of years, long before Mao & 1 child per family.
Jenfidel on May 13, 2010 at 3:17 PM
So that is what “strike” means…heh…sorry should have been “quote”.
d1carter on May 13, 2010 at 3:17 PM
I would be organizing the families to head down there on our own to participate, I’d foot the entire bill if I had to, and let the school district piss and whine.
Bishop on May 13, 2010 at 3:17 PM
Maybe the team has some illegal aliens playing and they are worried for their liberty.
ctmom on May 13, 2010 at 3:17 PM
I heard the other day that “their plan” has also backfired in that they’ve gone so far in one direction, there won’t be enough females to “breed the stock”. Kinda like the way conservatives are outbreeding our aborting-loving liberals.
Rovin on May 13, 2010 at 3:18 PM
I love Megyn Kelly’s repeated use the term “unilateral” and I have no doubt about her intentions for using it.
It really ought to be used more often.
Dusty on May 13, 2010 at 3:18 PM
I don’t know. I know of kids that do the same as these girls. One group had to cancel due to something, I forget what it was…. and those kids were ticked off!
I can assume these girls are a little annoyed.
upinak on May 13, 2010 at 3:20 PM
You mean like when it was on when 70+ percent of the American public told their elected officials not to vote for Obamacare under any circumstances? Dont fool yourself, the American people have no say what so ever in the governance of America.
doriangrey on May 13, 2010 at 3:20 PM
For that matter, how many of them do business with Mexico — which has far more harsh immigration enforcement?
jwolf on May 13, 2010 at 3:20 PM
No, no, no. Charge them 10x higher (due to ‘technical difficulties’ resulting from LA boycott, etc etc)
Sir Napsalot on May 13, 2010 at 3:21 PM
Not if Rahm’s brother has his way.
upinak on May 13, 2010 at 3:21 PM
Because the bigoted left thinks that the only response Hispanics in AZ are capable of in dealing with Caucasian visitors is violence.
CurtZHP on May 13, 2010 at 3:21 PM
WHOA WHOA WHOA!!!! We’re #2….not #1!
Free non round trip bus tickets to IL for any illegal. Preference will be given to drug dealers, pimps and human traficers.
VikingGoneWild on May 13, 2010 at 3:22 PM
Sure they are pissed, but not because the liberals have stolen their rights, they dont understand that, they dont even understand that Americans once had rights. They are pissed off because they wont get to play a game they were expecting to.
They are good little Marxists, they’ll get over it, which is the opinion of their school administrators…
doriangrey on May 13, 2010 at 3:23 PM
Why would Maoists object to sending kids to China? I’m sure they tell the kids how great China is and how bad the US sucks.
darwin on May 13, 2010 at 3:23 PM
You forget that the left only thinks it is those of Spanish origin. They seem to conviently forget those who are from China, India, Korea, Middle east (to many to list) and others around the world.
How does that work out in thier minds is not worth my time to worry about.
upinak on May 13, 2010 at 3:24 PM
Just have to wait and see. BTW nice to see you commenting again.
upinak on May 13, 2010 at 3:25 PM
Of course Palin’s involvement in this will undoubtedly take a toll on many leftie heads … I think I hear some popping now.
darwin on May 13, 2010 at 3:25 PM
Not to mention that the state law is worded exactly in accordance with the federal law.
The Principle of Least Interest
In American human relations, the party with the least interest carries an upper hand, passive aggressive, because they could neglect responsibilities and the party who really cared about something was left holding the bag to carry out the responsibilities.
Nice to have a law to erase the revised progressive mafia-style “understanding” that unconstitutionally burdened border states to endure the unendurable, being pirated into bankruptcy and into a lawless badlands of rape, murder, kidnapping and burglaries. The federal monopoly of power abused by said federals refusing to enforce federal law effectively handcuffed states and citizens to be enslaved. The WILL of the American Citizens to demand Constitutional protection from border invasion has measured appropriately the local means for Constitutional self defense.
maverick muse on May 13, 2010 at 3:26 PM
It turns out this school needs to relocate to Canada –
SINCE THE ARIZONA LAW MIRRORS FEDERAL LAW.
How do they just ignore that? How could they be so stupid????
How could they be charged with educating children?
Stephanie on May 13, 2010 at 3:26 PM
Well, I”m currently Funemployed so I have plenty of time to kill…
doriangrey on May 13, 2010 at 3:27 PM
She may be fighting for it but she doesn’t show it; she endorsed Captain Amnesty in Arizona, remember? And no, I don’t buy foxhole conversion on McCain’s part.
As to visiting China, I think the school probably feels that’s ok because the correct people are being oppressed there. Ah, if only we could do to Republicans what China does to the Falun Gong, America would be, all that it could be. /s
austinnelly on May 13, 2010 at 3:27 PM
I suppose because their job is really not educating … it’s indoctrinating.
darwin on May 13, 2010 at 3:29 PM
Elitist, likely so. But think welfare rolls and reconsider who’s being outbred.
maverick muse on May 13, 2010 at 3:30 PM
“Go rogue, girls”
I smell a media-savvy Saracuda picking up the tab for this trip.
The Left and MSM would shit a collective (pun intended) brick.
Bruno Strozek on May 13, 2010 at 3:30 PM
Rovin
American Thinker article regarding “motherhood is a conservative political statement” re: Tea Party interest.
maverick muse on May 13, 2010 at 3:31 PM
They dont educate, they indoctrinate, and they indoctrinate because parents have abdicated their responsibilities in the pursuit of the American dream, which has slowly and systematically been raised to the level where achieving it means not having the time or energy to get involved in their children s lives or educations.
doriangrey on May 13, 2010 at 3:32 PM
Not to mention a good portion of their water supply. AZ should up the rates of both to cover the costs of the illegals.
Inanemergencydial on May 13, 2010 at 3:33 PM
austinnelly on May 13, 2010 at 3:27 PM
We’re on the same page.
maverick muse on May 13, 2010 at 3:33 PM
Sarah….we need you as Prez!!!!
dec5 on May 13, 2010 at 3:34 PM
Azrael should never build an apartheid wall to keep the Palarazans out of their stolen continent!
BL@KBIRD on May 13, 2010 at 3:35 PM
3:27 /Fair weather consistency so long as convenient, or so long as it serves one’s own interest.
maverick muse on May 13, 2010 at 3:35 PM
Jenfidel on May 13, 2010 at 3:17 PM
Swinging baby girl heads into walls or tree trunks to bash out their brains was a favorite past-time of Communists.
maverick muse on May 13, 2010 at 3:37 PM
This is outrageous. Does the school administrator knows that China has Hukou System, which has been described as “China’s apartheid”. It has been relaxed in recent years. But people are not even born equal in china. And they are Ok with that, while protesting AZ? These people are morons.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hukou_system#Analogies_to_apartheid
Neuron on May 13, 2010 at 3:37 PM
Geraldo Rivera is interviewing our troops in Afghanistan -Camp Leatherneck in Afghanistan on IEDS “Bombs” and they explain battling IEDS…BOMBS. The Pakistan connection is brought up. You can watch The Video.
Camp Leatherneck – for 15 to 20 dollars the enemy can produce an IED, how simple and cheap and easy they are to make? The major ingredient Ammonium Nitrate Fertilizer a sack cost about $15.00. Who can make one of these IEDS? Anyone can do it a Farmer can do it.
Dr Evil on May 13, 2010 at 3:38 PM
I’m surprised no one there has said the same.
maverick muse on May 13, 2010 at 3:39 PM
Heh. CA really shouldn’t get into the game of boycotting other states. That could get ugly.
bitsy on May 13, 2010 at 3:39 PM
3:17 maybe they knew they wouldn’t win anyway–loser mentality regardless.
maverick muse on May 13, 2010 at 3:39 PM
Ask the 1980 Olympic Team how they felt about Jimmy Carter’s boycott? It’s always political.
lonestar1 on May 13, 2010 at 3:41 PM
/my commie, right or wrong.
maverick muse on May 13, 2010 at 3:41 PM
Sorry I meant to post that under the Faisal Post.
Dr Evil on May 13, 2010 at 3:38 PM
There is this idea that the Faisal might have had a difficult time constructing the bomb that was placed in Times Square. But our troops in the above linked video says they are pretty easy to assemble they even bring up Pakistani bombing making involvement in Afghanistan.
Dr Evil on May 13, 2010 at 3:43 PM
Safety concerns would presumably be over all the the illegals rioting, right?
Count to 10 on May 13, 2010 at 3:44 PM
Unfortunately, we have plenty of illegal alien criminals to send them. Did you know that we only prosecute human smugglers caught smuggling at least 10 illegals? Can’t afford to prosecute those who are just bringing in groups of 8 or 9 at a time. We also don’t prosecute any drug smugglers who bring in under 500 lbs. of drugs at a time; just too many of them so we can only afford to go after the bigger ones.
Just something to keep in mind when you hear Libs arguing that the crime problem from illegals in AZ is not that bad. Many of the criminals who get caught here (and only a small fraction actually get caught) never get prosecuted at all — they’re just turned loose and it’s back to business as usual.
AZCoyote on May 13, 2010 at 3:46 PM
I’ve been saying for a long time that Palin probably isn’t running for President. I really believe she’s chosen to become the Conservative “Boudica” and has decided to take on the LSM, and Liberals in her “Pit Bull from Hell” role that she’s crafted quite nicely for herself.
I love how the woman just sits back until the Libbies make a totally stupid strategic mistake that just begs to be attacked – then she’s in there – teeth and lipstick and all ripping them a new one!
I don’t know of any other Republicans who do this. They are all too concerned about their “image” … she doesn’t seem to be that concerned though.
HondaV65 on May 13, 2010 at 3:47 PM
A long time ago much was made of Nixon’s enemy list
Now, a part of the leadership of our nation, teachers, politicians, journalists, religious leaders etc are identifying dangerous segments of society, folk who disapprove of their politics
Teachers are teaching students these citizens must be contained and squashed. Municipalities are working to severe economic ties with groups of citizens who do not share the proper group think. Identify the enemy, mark him, and contain him. If possible destroy him. Even replace the enemy with better citizens, maybe from other nations
Meanwhile, share Panda bears with China, and ignore news reports about plitical prisoners, or N. Korean females sold into the Chinese sex trade. Scream about reduced teacher COLAs in New Jersey, but remain silent about 12 hour days, seven day weeks for dollar a day factory workers in China making the IPODs and other toys for the children of America
It is not enough to debate and face off in an election. We must search and destroy. We must warn the children about the evils of their parents. We must purge.
What is happening now is a movement to resolve issues without debate. Global warming is not open to argument. The dogma is being crystallized.
However, these budding Stalinists are not in the same position, numerically, as was Stalin when he created his perfect state. IMHO they acted too soon and gave their targets a huge boost. Time will tell
entagor on May 13, 2010 at 3:47 PM
It’s so f**king not about you or your corrupt teacher’s union!
Your tax dollars at work, people.
FED UP YET?
locomotivebreath1901 on May 13, 2010 at 3:51 PM
This is so outrageous. These kids should not have to sacrifice because of some smarmy sanctimonious preening and posturing by some idiot socalled educators.
Terrye on May 13, 2010 at 3:52 PM
This little controversy is tailor made for Sarah Palin.
She jumped on it in her speech in Illinois last night, and will continue to hit them, and try to raise the money to get the girls to their tournament anyway.
She will win this one.
Brian1972 on May 13, 2010 at 3:52 PM
maverick muse on May 13, 2010 at 3:11 PM
Agree, China’s entire history and present is an egregious affront to any sane concept of human rights and it’s ruled by criminal dictators.
You go to that craphole and boycott Arizona?
I’d pull my kid out of that school so fast it would make their head swim. Idiot commies.
NoDonkey on May 13, 2010 at 3:53 PM
I wish you were right, but my gut tells me that you are not. They are coming out in the open now, because they know that they have achieved critical mass, that they cannot be stopped no matter how much America tries.
doriangrey on May 13, 2010 at 3:54 PM
That’s the spirit! Fight fight fight!
Brian1972 on May 13, 2010 at 3:57 PM
How much do you want to bet that these “educators” are shocked – SHOCKED! – to discover that a bunch of their students are in total disagreement with them on this? You just know they fully expected the kids to simply nod in obedience to this charade.
CurtZHP on May 13, 2010 at 3:58 PM
Huh? The school in question is in Illinois, not California. But on that level, and considering the politicians that come out of that state, (our President included), I would definitely be questioning what they are teaching.
Susanboo on May 13, 2010 at 3:58 PM
Meanwhile Mitt was seen trying to consolidate Bennett…
MeatHeadinCA on May 13, 2010 at 4:00 PM
Fight who? The Dems have made it 100 percent crystal clear that voting means exactly nothing in America anymore. Obamacare? Dont you get it?
doriangrey on May 13, 2010 at 4:01 PM
Remember these idiot commies want nothing more than to END the boycott of Cuba…
MeatHeadinCA on May 13, 2010 at 4:02 PM
The safety issue is that they could be kidnapped or killed by illegal immigrant criminals.
The Notorious G.O.P on May 13, 2010 at 4:03 PM
Then forget the 2010 elections, roll over, give up and meekly accept your new socialist overlords.
I choose not to.
I think it’s you who doesn’t get it.
Brian1972 on May 13, 2010 at 4:04 PM
Until November. Then we have to wipe them out, top to bottom. It’s now or never.
drunyan8315 on May 13, 2010 at 4:04 PM
Racist!
MeatHeadinCA on May 13, 2010 at 4:05 PM
Speaking of China, here is headline from New York Times as I type:
Killer in China School Stabbing Knew His Victims
By EDWARD WONG 2:15 PM ET
The man who committed the latest in a series of attacks on schoolchildren came from a village where the children and their families knew the killer, reports say.
Shivas Irons on May 13, 2010 at 4:05 PM
Erm, then why did they agree to go in the first place? Arizona has had this problem for years. By your logic, they shouldn’t have even participated if they knew the championship were in Arizona.
So your reason is epic fail.
The safety issue is bogus. It’s politics, pure and simple.
Just like Obamacare is not about health care. It’s about political control, pure and simple.
hrh40 on May 13, 2010 at 4:06 PM
For gods sake prove me wrong then… I dare you to… You dont even have a clue how badly I want to be wrong…
doriangrey on May 13, 2010 at 4:08 PM
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