Grassland Coach Canned for Anti-Obama Song E-mail

[StPatrick]

The basics of the story, as I've been able to ascertain, thus far:

1. Asst. Coach Bryan Glover, age 26, wants to be a songwriter. He co-wrote a song (it's a banal major key modern country song in 4/4 time, so even though it kinda sucks, it could go top 10 if the right guy sang it) criticizing the current presidential adminstration. He then distributed it, via his personal e-mail from his personal computer, to a mailing list that included parents of players on his team. That mailing list was provided by the school.

2. He has in the past used that mailing list to advertise his personal training services, obviously for monetary gain.

Since the infamous e-mail, Glover has been fired, and a hornet's nest has been stirred up in a most righteous manner - the Williamson County School Board probably didn't see this one coming. Point #2 is important, since he'd already been allowed to use county resources, i.e. the mailing list, for personal gain. When he sent his song out, which contains a political message, he was fired. If messages for personal gain are okay regarding training, why not when he's trying to sell a song? I'm not all that bright, but I can only see one clear difference.

The story has since gone viral, at least on righty blogs such as hotair.com and aceofspades.mu.nu.

I don't think he should've been fired, when a reprimand would have served the same purpose - what do TGO members think?

Relevant links:

Fired for non-PC song (OneNewsNow.com)

Hot Air » New Tea Party theme song?

Ain't That America: Middle School Coach Gets Fired For Co-Writing Anti-Obama Song On His Own Damn Time

Caveats:

1. If you watch the Fox interview, it's obvious dude isn't the sharpest tool in the shed.

2. I in no way endorse Ace's idea of equal opportunity fascism. I get it, but no.

That said, how is this guy without a job, while the "mmm, mmm, mmm, Barack Hussein Obama" teacher is okay?

[Daniel]

I would guess partly based on my wife working for the same school system that it just wasnt complained about previously.