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Should teacher Jay Bennish be fired for comments he made about President Bush?

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(CBS4) AURORA, Colo. A geography teacher at Overland High School was on paid leave after comments he made about President Bush and the war in Iraq during one of his classes the day after the State of the Union Address. The comments were recorded by a student who said he usually uses the audio tapes to help him with lecture notes.

The teacher, Jay Bennish, has not commented about the statements, which included a comparison of President Bush and Adolf Hitler. The Cherry Creek School District said Bennish appeared to violate district policy. He will stay on paid leave until an investigation of the comments is complete.

The student who recorded the comments, Sean Allen, appeared as a guest Wednesday evening on KHOW radio with hosts Craig Silverman and Dan Caplis.

"He wanted us to question why a coke headed, alcoholic who's had all of his jobs have failed but one, and whose daddy bought him into office became the President of the United States," Allen said during the show. ~snip~