An experiment by an eighth grade student in a pro-Obama school shows intolerance and hate:
"They said, 'You can't make up your mind. You can't wear a McCain shirt one day and an Obama shirt the next day.' "I have to admit I am guilty of such prejudice and anger. My only excuse is... they started it first!
But she sure did, and she turned her journal into a report for her history teacher, earning Catherine extra credit. We asked the teacher, Norma Cassin-Pountney, whether it was ironic that Catherine would be subject to such intolerance from pro-Obama supporters in a community that prides itself on its liberal outlook.
"That's what we discussed," Cassin-Pountney said about the debate in the classroom when the experiment was revealed. "I said, here you are, promoting this person [Obama] that believes we are all equal and included, and look what you've done? The students were kind of like, 'Oh, yeah.' I think they got it."
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