partial transcript from The O'Reilly Factor about Main Children

Doglips · 03-01-2003, 06:58 AM

Criticizing Students Whose Parents are Going to War?

Friday, February 28, 2003

This is a partial transcript from The O'Reilly Factor, February 27, 2003.

Watch The O'Reilly Factor weeknights at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET and listen to the Radio Factor!

BILL O'REILLY, HOST: In the Impact segment tonight, members of the Maine National Guard are saying that some of their children are being harassed at school by teachers who oppose the war. Can that be true?

Joining us on the phone because we can't get a satellite out of Bangor, Maine, for whatever reason, is Colonel Rob Carmichael, the chief of staff at the Maine Army National Guard.

Hey, Colonel, what do you know and how do you know it?

COL. ROB CARMICHAEL, CHIEF OF STAFF, MAINE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: Well, what came to light a little over a week ago during some what we call some family assistance center briefings -- and this is a process where, when we have deployed units, we bring the families in and we set up a system so that while the soldiers are away, we can help the families deal with this -- the departure.

And in -- in that process, it came to light that children were expressing some problems within the schools from one part of the state to another of varying degrees. And we looked into those and there was some real distress with some of the parents about that.

O'REILLY: All right, now, I've looked at the complaints. And the most serious are that a number of teachers have actually told the kids of military people in the classroom that they are immoral, that their parents are doing things that are immoral and unethical.

Is that true?

CARMICHAEL: Well, I think -- I think the was it was put, at least in one case, and certainly this is not an indictment on all teachers...

O'REILLY: No, we know that.

CARMICHAEL: This is in a number of areas, but it was -- it was basically that this is an immoral war, an unethical war and that to be a part of that was immoral or unethical in itself.

O'REILLY: How -- are we talking about 7 to 9-year-old kids? Are we talking about...?

CARMICHAEL: In some cases, 7 to 9. We also, in a couple of other cases where the parents actually went into discuss matters. They were not treated with the sensitivity and the expectation that you might expect during this time.

O'REILLY: What are you going to do about it?

CARMICHAEL: Well, we've -- so far we've worked with the Department of Education very closely on this. The commissioner of education has issued an advisory to the schools. In that advisory, it appeals to them to -- to consider the distress faced by the children at this point in time, to be sensitive to those needs, to be aware of what's going on.

And since that came out on Monday, we haven't had anything come in at this point in time.

O'REILLY: Disciplinary action against the teachers who do that? Because, look, it's cruel. You know, if your daddy or mommy is going away overseas, and you're 7 years old, you're upset.

And then you're teacher's going to tell you that your parents are immoral? I mean, that's disciplinary action to me, Colonel, you know?

CARMICHAEL: Our focus, from our view, is to make people aware of what's going on, to allow the parents to take this to the appropriate authorities at their discretion.

We certainly don't want to put children or parents in a position where they might feel uncomfortable.

O'REILLY: No, you can't force them but you can get military lawyers to file suits, Colonel. That's what you should do.

CARMICHAEL: Our focus is to make sure that our soldiers who go off to do the work to support the country go without having to worry about their families and so forth.

O'REILLY: Yes, but also the kids, Colonel. Come on.

CARMICHAEL: And the kids, exactly. The children, the students.

O'REILLY: This is brutality to those children. If I were you, with all due respect, Colonel, I would look into getting army lawyers, OK, to go up to Maine to file federal lawsuits against the teachers that did this, all right, for intentionally inflicting emotional distress on the children.

You do you that, Colonel, this problem will solve itself immediately.

I'm going to give you the last word.

CARMICHAEL: Well, we think -- we think that we're working in the right direction. Working with the commissioner, the governor's come out very strongly supporting the right thing to do, which is what the Department of Education is doing now, and, again, to express to people, to be aware of these, to be sympathetic, sensitive. That's what we're doing.

O'REILLY: OK, Colonel, we appreciate your point of view. Thanks very much.

CARMICHAEL: Thank you.

Big Dog · 03-01-2003, 08:06 AM

Colonel Rob Carmichael is a wuss. He's a typical apolligist flunky.

Sounds like he wants to just throw it back to the parents - he doesn't want to make waves or upset the status quo. If the parents do bring a lawsuit against these idiots, hopefully he'll be added to the list.

Indy · 03-02-2003, 09:33 PM

I sent three emails to the Governor, the School supt. and the TV station. I suggested this behavior is not acceptable. The only response is from the Governor and he stated, he would look in to it. This BS reminds me of 1969 when I returned home.
Indy

03-01-2003, 06:58 AM	#1
Doglips Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Cocoa Florida Posts: 9,089	partial transcript from The O'Reilly Factor about Main Children Criticizing Students Whose Parents are Going to War? Friday, February 28, 2003 This is a partial transcript from The O'Reilly Factor, February 27, 2003. Watch The O'Reilly Factor weeknights at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET and listen to the Radio Factor! BILL O'REILLY, HOST: In the Impact segment tonight, members of the Maine National Guard are saying that some of their children are being harassed at school by teachers who oppose the war. Can that be true? Joining us on the phone because we can't get a satellite out of Bangor, Maine, for whatever reason, is Colonel Rob Carmichael, the chief of staff at the Maine Army National Guard. Hey, Colonel, what do you know and how do you know it? COL. ROB CARMICHAEL, CHIEF OF STAFF, MAINE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: Well, what came to light a little over a week ago during some what we call some family assistance center briefings -- and this is a process where, when we have deployed units, we bring the families in and we set up a system so that while the soldiers are away, we can help the families deal with this -- the departure. And in -- in that process, it came to light that children were expressing some problems within the schools from one part of the state to another of varying degrees. And we looked into those and there was some real distress with some of the parents about that. O'REILLY: All right, now, I've looked at the complaints. And the most serious are that a number of teachers have actually told the kids of military people in the classroom that they are immoral, that their parents are doing things that are immoral and unethical. Is that true? CARMICHAEL: Well, I think -- I think the was it was put, at least in one case, and certainly this is not an indictment on all teachers... O'REILLY: No, we know that. CARMICHAEL: This is in a number of areas, but it was -- it was basically that this is an immoral war, an unethical war and that to be a part of that was immoral or unethical in itself. O'REILLY: How -- are we talking about 7 to 9-year-old kids? Are we talking about...? CARMICHAEL: In some cases, 7 to 9. We also, in a couple of other cases where the parents actually went into discuss matters. They were not treated with the sensitivity and the expectation that you might expect during this time. O'REILLY: What are you going to do about it? CARMICHAEL: Well, we've -- so far we've worked with the Department of Education very closely on this. The commissioner of education has issued an advisory to the schools. In that advisory, it appeals to them to -- to consider the distress faced by the children at this point in time, to be sensitive to those needs, to be aware of what's going on. And since that came out on Monday, we haven't had anything come in at this point in time. O'REILLY: Disciplinary action against the teachers who do that? Because, look, it's cruel. You know, if your daddy or mommy is going away overseas, and you're 7 years old, you're upset. And then you're teacher's going to tell you that your parents are immoral? I mean, that's disciplinary action to me, Colonel, you know? CARMICHAEL: Our focus, from our view, is to make people aware of what's going on, to allow the parents to take this to the appropriate authorities at their discretion. We certainly don't want to put children or parents in a position where they might feel uncomfortable. O'REILLY: No, you can't force them but you can get military lawyers to file suits, Colonel. That's what you should do. CARMICHAEL: Our focus is to make sure that our soldiers who go off to do the work to support the country go without having to worry about their families and so forth. O'REILLY: Yes, but also the kids, Colonel. Come on. CARMICHAEL: And the kids, exactly. The children, the students. O'REILLY: This is brutality to those children. If I were you, with all due respect, Colonel, I would look into getting army lawyers, OK, to go up to Maine to file federal lawsuits against the teachers that did this, all right, for intentionally inflicting emotional distress on the children. You do you that, Colonel, this problem will solve itself immediately. I'm going to give you the last word. CARMICHAEL: Well, we think -- we think that we're working in the right direction. Working with the commissioner, the governor's come out very strongly supporting the right thing to do, which is what the Department of Education is doing now, and, again, to express to people, to be aware of these, to be sympathetic, sensitive. That's what we're doing. O'REILLY: OK, Colonel, we appreciate your point of view. Thanks very much. CARMICHAEL: Thank you.

03-01-2003, 08:06 AM	#2
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,213	Colonel Rob Carmichael is a wuss. He's a typical apolligist flunky. Sounds like he wants to just throw it back to the parents - he doesn't want to make waves or upset the status quo. If the parents do bring a lawsuit against these idiots, hopefully he'll be added to the list. __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

03-02-2003, 09:33 PM	#3
Indy Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 334	I sent three emails to the Governor, the School supt. and the TV station. I suggested this behavior is not acceptable. The only response is from the Governor and he stated, he would look in to it. This BS reminds me of 1969 when I returned home. Indy