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Topic: Mayan Doomsday Rumors
Prompt Michigan Officials To
Close 33 Schools Early |
Mayan Doomsday Rumors
Prompt Michigan Officials To
Close 33 Schools Early
Mediaite, by Andrew Kirell
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Posted By:JoniTx, 12/20/2012 1:55:22 PM
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| More than 30 Michigan schools have closed two days early for the holidays because of a string of “rumors” running rampant throughout the neighborhoods that a) there might be violence against students; and b) the Mayan calendar predicts apocalypse on Friday morning. Detroit’s NBC affiliate WDIV reported that Lapeer Community Schools superintendent Matt Wandrie said that the doomsday “rumors” are adding to fears about gun violence resulting from last week’s massacre in Newtown, Conn. “Given the recent events in Connecticut, there have been numerous rumors circulating in our district, and in neighboring districts,
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
bullhead, 12/20/2012 2:10:54 PM (No. 9076391)
This a perfect example of the state of public education and educators. There are many fine teachers and administrators, but I think they are in the minority. The politically correct educators out number them.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Dreemaun, 12/20/2012 2:13:49 PM (No. 9076395)
We live in the west side of Michigan and my son is in High School. He said some of the kids are skipping tomorrow and their parents are taking off work because of this Mayan stuff. Really?
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
SoCalGal, 12/20/2012 2:41:50 PM (No. 9076442)
Uh-huh. Michigan. Interesting.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Heil Liberals, 12/20/2012 2:50:40 PM (No. 9076451)
High quality edumacation they have there in Michigan. And here I thought the only ignorant rednecks lived south of the Ohio River. What a bunch of Yankee boobs.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
King of all trolls, 12/20/2012 2:54:01 PM (No. 9076453)
All this from a state that brought us Jenny "have another" Granholm. And yet, people wonder why the Japanese dominate the US car market.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Hoosier, 12/20/2012 2:54:17 PM (No. 9076454)
I´m going fishing tomorrow. And if it´s the end of the world, you know what that means...
The heck with the slot limit on redfish!!!
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
provide, 12/20/2012 3:22:49 PM (No. 9076503)
Dock them for two days government attendance assistance.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
schnapps, 12/20/2012 3:54:01 PM (No. 9076542)
Let me guess. All 33 school districts are in precincts where Øbama got 100% of the vote.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Jiobaobubai, 12/20/2012 3:58:58 PM (No. 9076556)
As I told my wife last night, I am not worried about the end of the world.
But I am worried about those who might be worried about the end of the world and what they may do.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Pinchem, 12/20/2012 4:09:17 PM (No. 9076570)
This bandwagon hysteria by the gullible further explains how Obama got re-elected.
Too many gullible, ignorant and stupids abound.
It´s time for people to grow up and reinstate the proper education for children and send the liberal/marxist/socialist packing out of this country.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
obdurate, 12/20/2012 5:15:02 PM (No. 9076647)
Some real geniuses in a blue state.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
Flashback, 12/20/2012 5:33:06 PM (No. 9076667)
Make a list. Check it twice, Fire them on Monday morning.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
Blue-Z-Anna, 12/20/2012 6:29:03 PM (No. 9076738)
Down here in Texas....
...people are telling Apocalypse jokes like there was no tomorrow !
(Rimshot....hihat slam)
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
rlwo, 12/20/2012 6:52:14 PM (No. 9076758)
These people vote. We are done.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
Crosscut, 12/20/2012 7:29:20 PM (No. 9076805)
They all voted for Obama too. This is another display of their low IQs.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
secondtimelucky, 12/20/2012 7:30:28 PM (No. 9076808)
14 - these people VOTED. we´re already done...
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
JonBoy54, 12/20/2012 8:52:42 PM (No. 9076871)
Public schools and school related activities are cancelled because of non-creditable threats and rumors?
Remember when the iconic image of an American was John Wayne?
Now it´s Caspar Milquetoast.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
ocjim, 12/21/2012 2:30:41 AM (No. 9077086)
Rampant, raging ignorance and superstition. Left to its own devices, Detroit would just descend into a new Dark Ages.
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