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Related: About this forumOhio State Board Of Education President Compares Obama To Hitler
Until this week, few people in Ohio could have named the president of the State Board of Education, even if Vanna White gave them a sneak peak at all of the vowels and most of the consonants.
Presidents of these kinds of boards dont usually make headlines unless they abscond with the funds or kidnap a baby. Debe Terhar, however, has made headlines with flair. Recently elected to a second term as board president, Terhar decided to leap into the debate about arming teachers. Concerned only about the safety of Ohios children, Terhar put up a post on her Facebook account, comparing President Barack Obamas positions on gun control to something a crazed Nazi dictator might favor.
When the post came to light, Terhar quickly assured Catherine Candisky, reporting for the Columbus Dispatch,thatoh, no, oh, noshe wasnt comparing Obama to Hitler. She only wanted people to step back and think about it and look at history and realize that tyrants always get their start by disarming citizens. So she posted a picture of Hitler and added this nugget of wisdom: Never forget what this tyrant said: To conquer a nation, first disarm its citizens. Adolf Hitler.
And you thought the question was school children.
more . . . http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/01/22/ohio-state-board-of-education-president-compares-obama-to-hitler/
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Ohio State Board Of Education President Compares Obama To Hitler (Original Post)
proud2BlibKansan
Jan 2013
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FarPoint
(12,472 posts)1. There has to be some higher authority to report her behavior.
If someone has resources, please share.
proud2BlibKansan
(96,793 posts)2. Is she elected or appointed?
Ours in my state is appointed. So firing her would be fairly simple. You should find that out. Then someone who lives in Ohio should start a petition.
CincyDem
(6,411 posts)3. Kasich??? You have to be kidding. He probably already sent her a "you go girl" tweet. n/t
FarPoint
(12,472 posts)4. Your right about that! Kasick is a KKKarl Rove cadet.
Crap....maybe there is something we can do...I'll ask around, talk to a few State Reps.
okwmember
(345 posts)5. The sad thing is people who are so poorly educated
actually have so much control over the education of our children.
agracie
(950 posts)6. Ohio Democratic Party calls for Terhar's resignation...
FarPoint
(12,472 posts)11. Thank you for the link....
I posted it on my Facebook! .....Hahaha
agracie
(950 posts)7. "Where is Lee Harvey Oswald when you need him?" - I am BEYOND appalled !!!
"Lets give Terhar the benefit of the doubt. Maybe shes not a narrow-minded bigot, even if the picture she used to make her point did originate with a Facebook page called Uncle Sams Misguided Children, an unfortunate hijacking of a moniker familiar to any Marine. As Candisky explains, the page, features a variety of anti-Obama, pro-gun posts and photos, such as scantily clad women hoisting large guns, a polar bear with the words Holy f*** Im glad Im white, and another saying Wheres Lee Harvey Oswald when you need him? "
Permanut
(5,667 posts)8. Not to mention..
That Hitler never said that.
WCGreen
(45,558 posts)9. In her take on reality, Hitler did...
They say it on Fox News so it must be true.
Permanut
(5,667 posts)10. Amen, WC..
I am sooooooo glad to have DU to expose these wingnuts, and to keep us informed.
Maeve
(42,301 posts)12. Seriously! And her defense is that people need to know history....
Sometimes the stoopid burns so brightly...