5th Grader Suspended For Wearing Anti-Obama Shirt

Above is the image of the anti-Obama t-shirt worn by 5th grader, Daxx Dalton, at his Aurora, CO middle school. The t-shirt reads, "Obama is a TERRORISTS best friend". The kids were asked to come to class wearing red, white and blue to show their patriotism and the boy showed up with this home-made abomination. 

The boys father, Dann Dalton, describes himself as a "proud conservative" and has been a part of many controversial anti-abortion protests in the past. He says his sons first amendment rights were taken from him when he was given the option to: take off the shirt, turn it inside out, or get suspended. They boy chose suspension and his father is angry at the school claiming, "Let's face it, the public school system is filled with a bunch of liberal loonies".  

I know this is  "free" country and all, but what happened to respect? You will never see an Obama supporter wearing that kind of anti-McCain trash, so why should this little boy? Everyone is entitled to their own opinions and they should be respected, but I think the student body should be respected too. If the boy showed up to class with a shirt of a naked woman on it, he'd probably face the same fate. Why? Because it's a respect issue. I'm sure no one would be screaming "first amendment rights" then. The father is pursuing a law suit now... SMH.