Scholarly Indeed

30 June 2007

posted by Bert McBrayer at 22:55 No comments filed in: George W. Bush, Torture

I meant to post about this story earlier this week but never got to it. One of the coolest things that I've seen come out of high school students in a LONG time.

I would have loved to see the president's face when he was handed this letter:

As members of the presidential scholars class of 2007, we have been told that we represent the best and the brightest of our nation. Therefore, we believe that we have a responsibility to voice our convictions.

We do not want America to represent torture. We urge you to do all in your power to stop violations of the human rights of detainees, to cease illegal renditions, and to apply the Geneva Conventions to all detainees, including those designated enemy combatants.

*ZING!*

Wow. How do you recover from that?

Have a photo-op with the students and speak about the re-authorization of the No Child Left Behind Act.

Duh.

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30 June 2007