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"I’m pretty much fucked. That’s my considered opinion. Fucked."
Posted by: a good laugh ()
Date: September 25, 2016 12:53PM

this is a direct quote from the public testimony before the School Board this past Thursday (9/22) - see the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2Er4gPDYWg at 39:24 (btw; it's the first line from The Martian by Weir - required reading for many HS freshmen and sophomores). The earlier commenters are also provocative and worth looking at. Clearly there is a ground swell of conservative opposition to the distractions of this Board and a growing recognition that FCPS is losing its focus on providing quality education for the majority of students. Stay tuned,,,

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Re: "I’m pretty much fucked. That’s my considered opinion. Fucked."
Posted by: Inquisitive One ()
Date: September 25, 2016 01:05PM

I am impressed!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Re: "I’m pretty much fucked. That’s my considered opinion. Fucked."
Posted by: Rekttt ()
Date: September 25, 2016 03:07PM

Wow the board for wrecked on the transgender policy by a ton of people. I'm surprised one of the board members didn't run out of the room crying after that beat down.

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Re: "I’m pretty much fucked. That’s my considered opinion. Fucked."
Posted by: Too funny ()
Date: September 25, 2016 03:32PM

Laszio Pentek is my hero!

He points out that the 38 page list of rights but mostly responsibilities precludes foul language in the classroom, but reading aloud from the required reading violates that policy.

It's a symptom.

Brilliant!

We are all certainly fucked.

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Re: "I’m pretty much fucked. That’s my considered opinion. Fucked."
Posted by: boredparent ()
Date: September 25, 2016 04:29PM

That was AWESOME! Just awesome! Hat's off to you dude!

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Re: "I’m pretty much fucked. That’s my considered opinion. Fucked."
Posted by: truth hurts ()
Date: September 25, 2016 04:53PM

isn't it great what they do with our tax dollars ? whether it is funding ISIS and claiming to fight them at the same time or teaching smut in the classrooms....the usa is headed down because folks fall for this sheeite

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Re: "I’m pretty much fucked. That’s my considered opinion. Fucked."
Posted by: RE: this FFX School Board Post ()
Date: September 25, 2016 05:04PM

Thank you Mr. Pentek. Some of the earlier speakers also did a great job. This school board needs to drop their PERSONAL PC agenda and do what's right for the students.

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Re: "I’m pretty much fucked. That’s my considered opinion. Fucked."
Posted by: 222112225565455 ()
Date: September 25, 2016 05:16PM

I've read a whole lot of good books in my life. About every single one has something objectionable in it. In fact, if you took every book that has something objectionable in it out of the library, there wouldn't be much left to read.

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Re: "I’m pretty much fucked. That’s my considered opinion. Fucked."
Posted by: boredparent ()
Date: September 25, 2016 05:28PM

222112225565455 Wrote:
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> I've read a whole lot of good books in my life.
> About every single one has something objectionable
> in it. In fact, if you took every book that has
> something objectionable in it out of the library,
> there wouldn't be much left to read.

What if it is offensive to Muslims? Bet you would be against it then.

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Re: "I’m pretty much fucked. That’s my considered opinion. Fucked."
Posted by: Vote for Pentek ()
Date: September 25, 2016 05:51PM

How can these board members sit through this testimony and believe they will get re-elected?
Mr. Pentek for SB!

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Re: "I’m pretty much fucked. That’s my considered opinion. Fucked."
Posted by: Love it ()
Date: September 25, 2016 05:55PM

BRAVO

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Re: "I’m pretty much fucked. That’s my considered opinion. Fucked."
Posted by: just curious- ()
Date: September 25, 2016 06:01PM

Who selects these books?

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Re: "I’m pretty much fucked. That’s my considered opinion. Fucked."
Posted by: Re: this FFX County School Board ()
Date: September 25, 2016 07:21PM

222112225565455 Wrote:
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> I've read a whole lot of good books in my life.
> About every single one has something objectionable
> in it. In fact, if you took every book that has
> something objectionable in it out of the library,
> there wouldn't be much left to read.

Age appropriate is a factor. There are tons of Classics that will raise ideas that require critical thinking and decisions but crass language isn't a criteria.

Is that the vocabulary you want your children to repeat? Not me.

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Re: "I’m pretty much fucked. That’s my considered opinion. Fucked."
Posted by: you are retarded ()
Date: September 25, 2016 07:45PM

truth hurts Wrote:
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> isn't it great what they do with our tax dollars ?
> whether it is funding ISIS and claiming to fight
> them at the same time or teaching smut in the
> classrooms....the usa is headed down because folks
> fall for this sheeite


Your stupidity proves the point, but luckily you'll die off soon enough.

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Re: "I’m pretty much fucked. That’s my considered opinion. Fucked."
Posted by: 34252345234523444 ()
Date: September 25, 2016 09:04PM

Re: this FFX County School Board Wrote:
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> 222112225565455 Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > I've read a whole lot of good books in my life.
>
> > About every single one has something
> objectionable
> > in it. In fact, if you took every book that
> has
> > something objectionable in it out of the
> library,
> > there wouldn't be much left to read.
>
> Age appropriate is a factor. There are tons of
> Classics that will raise ideas that require
> critical thinking and decisions but crass language
> isn't a criteria.
>
> Is that the vocabulary you want your children to
> repeat? Not me.

You do know Mark Twain's definition of a classic, don't you? It's a book everybody wants to have read but which nobody wants to read.

The Martian is a great book and one kids will actually want to read.

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Re: "I’m pretty much fucked. That’s my considered opinion. Fucked."
Posted by: Demon Matt ()
Date: September 25, 2016 09:23PM

What a bunch of retards on this board and testifying before the School Board.

The Martian was a great book and a better movie. Will someone remind the Hungarian clown that it actually has American heroes in it? Or did someone knock all the brains out of his head in a water polo match a decade ago?

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Re: "I’m pretty much fucked. That’s my considered opinion. Fucked."
Posted by: hhmmmnn ()
Date: September 25, 2016 09:48PM

wasn't it the Chinese who saved the day...? ;0) It was a good movie - and they deliberately excised the first lines - mostly as they don't work very well in a PG movie. Mr. Peltek's objections may be seen as contemptuous of the raging hypocrisy of the SR&R, the issuance of etiquette guidance for public testimony (twice) and the assignment of this book. There are plenty of quality books that could be assigned and it's a longstanding frustration that western classics are ignored in favor of "diversity" and "modern angst". But Mr. Peltek is brilliant in his condemnation and bringing attention to the perfidy and omphaloskepsis of the Board members.

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Re: "I’m pretty much fucked. That’s my considered opinion. Fucked."
Posted by: Mark j ()
Date: September 26, 2016 12:23AM

Those speakers did a great job...why wasn't the auditorium packed...that place should have been packed with angry parents. Get motivated people!

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Re: "I’m pretty much fucked. That’s my considered opinion. Fucked."
Posted by: GNevE ()
Date: September 26, 2016 09:25AM

Who gives a f*** if the book and movie was good? I don't send my kids to school to be entertained by a "good" book or movie. They can read and watch that crap at home. Why aren't they actually reading real literature is the question?

Everyone just wants to push dystopian futuristic angsty sci-fi on the kids. At our high school this year the summer reading project was a comic book. It's embarrassing.

One small example: my oldest went through their entire FCPS schooling without ever being assigned to read a single Charles Dickens novel. This is why I had to basically force my own supplemental reading onto the kids.

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Re: "I’m pretty much fucked. That’s my considered opinion. Fucked."
Posted by: johnny ringo ()
Date: September 26, 2016 02:51PM

Rekttt Wrote:
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> Wow the board for wrecked on the transgender
> policy by a ton of people. I'm surprised one of
> the board members didn't run out of the room
> crying after that beat down.


Any particular one in mind?

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Re: "I’m pretty much fucked. That’s my considered opinion. Fucked."
Posted by: mind raped ()
Date: September 27, 2016 07:34PM

So I went to show my kids Mr. Pentek's railing at the School Board on You Tube and we find that they have censored his quoting of the first line from The Martian!! Unbelievable - they can assign the work to the school children but the words can't be uttered.

The heaping of contempt on the craven, timorous, cowardly School Board will continue.

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Re: "I’m pretty much fucked. That’s my considered opinion. Fucked."
Posted by: Old Salt ()
Date: September 27, 2016 09:05PM

mind raped Wrote:
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> So I went to show my kids Mr. Pentek's railing at
> the School Board on You Tube and we find that they
> have censored his quoting of the first line from
> The Martian!! Unbelievable - they can assign the
> work to the school children but the words can't be
> uttered.
>
> The heaping of contempt on the craven, timorous,
> cowardly School Board will continue.


I just looked at the above link and it is still there.

This is public record and there is no such thing as censoring public record. You can redact, but salty language is not on the redaction list.

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Re: "I’m pretty much fucked. That’s my considered opinion. Fucked."
Posted by: 325498765 ()
Date: September 28, 2016 07:37PM

Old Salt Wrote:
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> mind raped Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > So I went to show my kids Mr. Pentek's railing
> at
> > the School Board on You Tube and we find that
> they
> > have censored his quoting of the first line
> from
> > The Martian!! Unbelievable - they can assign
> the
> > work to the school children but the words can't
> be
> > uttered.
> >
> > The heaping of contempt on the craven,
> timorous,
> > cowardly School Board will continue.
>
>
> I just looked at the above link and it is still
> there.
>
> This is public record and there is no such thing
> as censoring public record. You can redact, but
> salty language is not on the redaction list.



They are just cleaning it up for the website.

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Re: "I’m pretty much fucked. That’s my considered opinion. Fucked."
Posted by: asdasd ()
Date: September 28, 2016 10:35PM

Listening to him and the earlier speakers had me cheering fuck the damn school board.

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Re: "I’m pretty much fucked. That’s my considered opinion. Fucked."
Posted by: Phone haters? ()
Date: October 18, 2016 12:01AM

That was fascinating. At least it looks like real citizen engagement.

I'm mystified about the guy immediately before who was upset about building cell towers on school property. They'll pull at least $2K a month in revenue for that easement. What's the big deal?

People at ground level wouldn't even be in the near field of the transmitters at those frequencies and heights.

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Re: "I’m pretty much fucked. That’s my considered opinion. Fucked."
Posted by: Freq ()
Date: October 18, 2016 06:58AM

Phone haters? Wrote:
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> That was fascinating. At least it looks like real
> citizen engagement.
>
> I'm mystified about the guy immediately before who
> was upset about building cell towers on school
> property. They'll pull at least $2K a month in
> revenue for that easement. What's the big deal?
>
> People at ground level wouldn't even be in the
> near field of the transmitters at those
> frequencies and heights.

The biggest danger from a cell tower is if they fall down.

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Re: "I’m pretty much fucked. That’s my considered opinion. Fucked."
Posted by: Storm Clouds ()
Date: October 18, 2016 08:53AM

OP thank you for posting this. A lot of us are busy and do not catch every board meeting recording.

I'd love to meet this guy and shake his hand.
He is correct. If students want to be vulgar or dive into smut riddled literature, etc. on their own time -- that is between them and their parents.

During school time, however common decency must be rule as it is part of what makes a society better for everyone.

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Re: "I’m pretty much fucked. That’s my considered opinion. Fucked."
Posted by: Rockstar ()
Date: October 18, 2016 09:03AM

common decency my ass.
that word is rampant in the current vernacular. you're fooling yourself if you think it's not heard by every kid already a hundred times a day.

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Posted by: Inquisitive One ()
Date: October 18, 2016 02:05PM

Rockstar Wrote:
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> common decency my ass.
> that word is rampant in the current vernacular.
> you're fooling yourself if you think it's not
> heard by every kid already a hundred times a day.


It is a very lazy way of speaking and should not be taught in schools in any way or form. In any event, as the OP pointed out, it is the height of hypocrisy for the School Board to prescribe a book with that language when it is expressly prohibited from being used in their public meetings.

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Re: "I’m pretty much fucked. That’s my considered opinion. Fucked."
Posted by: Just wondering ()
Date: January 07, 2017 04:09PM

So did this really angry guy shoot his wife to desth? Where was his concern for his daughter then, who apparently found them? What if he was that mad at the school board meeting? wow

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Re: "I’m pretty much fucked. That’s my considered opinion. Fucked."
Posted by: WoodsonFrostMantua ()
Date: March 01, 2017 09:30AM

Haven't heard anything about him being charged. What would be the reason for the cops not charging him, other than lack of evidence (someone else being the shooter)?

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