What is being Said
Hi Lloyd,Kristen wrote this editorial (No thanks, Mrs. Obama ..) for her high school newspaper in February of this year. After the article was published, she underwent attacks from African-American students, parents, local church groups, and members of the community. She was called a racist, threatened with a knife, attacked verbally and physically in the hallways at school, and her vehicle tires were slashed in the school parking lot. Members of some local minority organizations even met to discuss how to retaliate against her and a boycott of her school newspaper was launched.Some parents and grandparents asked the school administration to censor her work so that she would be unable to publish controversial editorials in the future, but Kristen went before the administration and stood her ground. Because of her determination, the administration agreed not to censor her work and to allow her to continue to publish editorials without approval from the principal or school board.Since then, she has written other conservative editorials and is still getting some resistance from the student body. But she has not backed down.Since then she gave a follow up speech (Protecting the Pie) on the subject at a state-level 4-H event and at a meeting of the Choctaw Co. Republican Party.She is passionate about what she believes and is eager and ready to speak anytime she is asked. She is hard-hitting and doesn't mince words. We are very proud of her as you can imagine!Looking forward to seeing you in Jackson (Tea Party Express rally) on the 8th."...
The Call to Dunkirk