Say you're a substitute teacher in some fictious state, that's a lot like Arizona . . . and you had a few days at middle school sub'ing in a history/wrting class . . . there were some kids acting up . . . so you think your local politicans should know about your experience . . . you write a letter.

Teacher's Letter to Lawmakers Leads to Inquiry

Well, apparently your letter gets read aloud on the floor of the legislature, recorded, broadcast pretty much all over the state, since it has stuff like this:

In the letter, Hill said a majority of the eighth-graders he had recently taught at a Glendale school had refused to say the Pledge of Allegiance and declared that Americans had stolen their land. Hill also wrote that while substitute teaching in the area, he came to believe that "most of the Hispanic students do not want to be educated but rather (want to) be gang members and gangsters."

Next thing you know, journalist are calling you, asking for comment, the school district is trying to find out where you worked and what kids you're talking about . . .

Then those journalist discover your family court records and how you lost custody of your kids, anger management problems and the ethnicity of your ex.

Ah America.

Shytestorms rarely leave folks spotless. A lesson learned after the event.

It's so iconic there's probably a play by Sophocles about it.

What's the old saying about 'A lie will make it around the world three times before the truth gets out of bed.'

But these are Wingers we are talking about. Truth is a sometimes thing and if you don't have any you can just always make it up!

Wait, what's the lie? I missed it.

So Arizona republicans believe the letter is evidence Hispanics are disloyal and wish only to join gangs, thus justifying laws to keep them out.

Chances are the teacher never wrote it. a sub teacher would want to keep their head down so that they got further work. Maybe another teacher wrote it so the sub was out of the way .