Do Not Mock Him Clown; Lest Clown Mock Him DownAnd tell the pleasant prince this mock of his
Hath turn'd his balls to gun-stones; and his soul
Shall stand sore charged for the wasteful vengeance
That shall fly with them: for many a thousand widows
Shall this his mock mock out of their dear husbands;
Mock mothers from their sons, mock castles down;
And some are yet ungotten and unborn
That shall have cause to curse the Dauphin's scorn.
William Shakespeare
Henry V
Act 1, Scene 2
Morris County clowns express praise for teacher; find fault in timing, formatResolution defends president, decisions – at least for now
The trial, which began Feb. 27, concluded Tuesday, Perlett said. No verdict was rendered as part of an agreement brokered by officials in the K-12 district last Friday following an onslaught of criticism.
Mouth pieces for the President said he was pleased that the Freeholders had opted for freedom over terror by gagging the teenagers, but was disappointed that the resolution that they passed, though flagrantly full of factual errors and in obvious support of the current administration did not go far enough.
"To try a sitting president in a time of war crosses the line"This is the text of the resolution passed by the Morris County Board of Freeholders Wednesday concerning the Parsippany High School mock trial of President Bush:
Whereas, an advanced placement government class at Parsippany High School conducted a mock trial (the Mock Trial) and named George W. Bush, President of the United States of America, as a defendant;
and Whereas, during this Mock Trial, President Bush was fictitiously accused of "crimes against civilian populations," and the "inhumane treatment of prisoners,"
and Whereas, these hypothetical charges amounted to accusing the President of the United States of being a war criminal,
and Whereas, this Mock Trial was conducted while the United States was in fact waging a war on terrorism against assassins who attacked our nation on Sept. 11, 2001, killing thousands of innocent men, women and children,
and Whereas, since that day in September 2001, thousands more young American men and women have been killed or wounded while bravely serving in this war to defeat the terrorists so that attacks like the ones that occurred nearly five years ago will never again happen on American soil,
and Whereas, there are more appropriate and respectful avenues for addressing public concerns over current national policy than by conducting mock trials in a high school classroom of a sitting president for scurrilous accusations of war crimes during a time of war,
and Now, therefore be it resolved, by the Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Morris in the State of New Jersey that the Mock Trial is hereby condemned as highly inappropriate and inimical to our national interest for the following reasons.
1. The Mock Trial undermines the office of the Presidency at the at the very moment our nation is at war.
2. The Mock Trial undermines the legitimacy of our troops, who currently service in harm's way at the command of the President of the United States.
3. The Mock Trial is disrespectful to the young men and women who have paid the ultimate price in this war on terrorism because it suggests they gave their lives on orders from a "war criminal" rather than a President who is committed to ensure the national security of the United States of America.
Evil ClownTired of war? Let's talk celebrity eating disorders and broken marriages.
- Litotes The Clown
Clown mismatch:
Warriors Raising Warriors
http://www.edwards.af.mil/archive/2002/2002-archive-mock_trial.html
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