Obama's Speech to our Children

Thu, 09/03/2009 - 2:06pm
By: oak tree

Parents: Keep your children home from school on Tuesday, Sept. 8th, or at least request that they be removed from the classroom while Obama's speech is being aired. Shame on Fayette County Bd. of Ed. for allowing this to happen. They could have opted out but instead left the decision to the individual schools to air or not to air this speech. Who knows how the teachers will put their own individual spin on this. It is way out of line for Obama to reach down into our classrooms to politicize our children's education. What will he do next? He gives too many speeches as it is! Enough already!

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Submitted by jezehbelle on Fri, 09/11/2009 - 5:32pm.

.. But any yutz off the street can have as many illiterate children as they want...
Odd.

I went to Fayette county schools for my K-12th education
I remember watching all the 9/11 coverage as it happened, and we panicked together as a class. So, gee, I think I would have preferred to watch the PRESIDENT say "Do good in school, kids, so you can be good functioning members of society someday" than planes crashing into buildings and dust, smoke and terror for an entire school day and class discussions that ATLANTA was going to be next.
Maybe that's just me though. |:,

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Submitted by borntorun on Tue, 09/08/2009 - 9:04pm.

Are you serious? I read the text....obviously you didn't. How the heck do you get he's politicizing our children? I mean I don't agree with 99% of what he's done but that was about an innocuous of a speech as I've ever seen! Kids stay in school, don't give up, etc...gee, when does the revolution start!


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Submitted by suggarfoot on Tue, 09/08/2009 - 8:15pm.

I asked mine about it, and they said, they didn't get to watch it! I asked why and was told that today, they told them that....to watch it...they had to have a note from the parent saying it was ok...I said ' aren't you sure you are mistaken? and was told no.

I hope this isn't true. If they were not allowed the choice to watch it, that was wrong. Kids should be able to hear anyone that wants to inspire them, or give them advise on their as yet uncharted road map of life.

I hope these kids were not deprived of deciding if they wanted to hear this or not. My child goes to Sandy Creek.

When I was growing up, the teachers were asking everyone who had 'made it' to please come talk to the kids. The kids will take away from it, what they want. It is wrong not to give them the chance.


Submitted by PTCGOIL on Tue, 09/08/2009 - 9:41pm.

of parental indifference to a child's education. If your felt it would be wrong for them NOT to watch it, why didn't you find out school policy and make sure they DID watch it? You have just, in your child's mind, blamed educators for YOUR failing to get involved in their schooling. What a great message to send your child. The school was wrong, you told them, you should have been able to watch it.

YOU are the one who was wrong. Did you say to your child, "I'm sorry you didn't get to see it. I, as your parent, feel you should have. It was MY mistake not making sure you were able to see it. I will try better next time there is a decision about your education that I have control over."

Take some responsibility here.

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Submitted by suggarfoot on Wed, 09/09/2009 - 8:35am.

the article concerning the speech started with...

"Fayette students can opt out of Obama speech

Fayette students will not be required to watch the President's speech, and parents who don’t want their children to see the speech may send a note to teachers asking their children be excused from the TV viewing, said school system spokesperson Melinda Berry-Dreisbach."

I felt it would have been retorical to call the school after it was stated to send a note if you didn't want your kid to watch it!

I am not wrong...what is wrong is that you feel the kids ...should not...watch it. Why don't you just come out and say that, instead of slamming someone.


Submitted by PTCGOIL on Wed, 09/09/2009 - 9:45am.

continued with, "The decision on whether to show the president's speech during class is up to each individual school. The system is asking teachers who plan to show the speech during class to send home notes to make parents aware. Not all schools have the technology to watch the speech live."

Again, you are the poster child for trying to pass the responsibility to others. Which is exactly why the president felt he needed to talk directly to the students.

"I am not wrong." Great attitude.

Please point out the part of my post where I stated I didn't want the kids to watch it.

Slamming? Stating fact is not slamming.

The correct spelling is "rhetorical". Doesn't even belong in that sentence.

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Submitted by suggarfoot on Wed, 09/09/2009 - 2:16pm.

I've raised my child by myself for 17 years and done pretty well without your input or judgement. And..no.. I didn't' mean rhetorical.

What I feel is that it turned into an overblown issue. I do not think Obama was trying to brainwash my child and after reading the speech I didn't didn't crawl under the bed and hide.

Children need to hear other successful adults opinions. Because the man is black doesn't mean he can't give my child some good advise. That is really what it boils down to..you don't like that the guy is black.

I'm grateful that he cared enough to give the speech. My child's teacher taped it and I sent a note this morning, so I guess this tragedy of my irresponsibility was salvaged!


Submitted by Davids mom on Sun, 09/13/2009 - 12:43am.

From another blogger:

Children need to hear other successful adults opinions. Because the man is black doesn't mean he can't give my child some good advise. That is really what it boils down to..you don't like that the guy is black.

No one mentioned Bush's race when things weren't going the way some thought was the 'right' way. Interesting. This is not only found on this blog when politics are discussed.. . but on blogs throughout the nation/world.

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Submitted by S. Lindsey on Sun, 09/13/2009 - 10:37am.

Keep playing the card.. We will take care of the Country.

"Any People who expect to be both IGNORANT and FREE, in a state of CIVILIZATION, expects what NEVER was and NEVER will be."
THOMAS JEFFERSON


Submitted by windowpane on Sun, 09/06/2009 - 12:51am.

He says git the flu shot. Therefore don't git the flu shot. It is only a plot to inoculate your children. They will wake up the next morning: muzlums wanting abortions after having same sex sex. That sex may or may not have happened w/ the pastor of your church. It may or may not happened over the internet. They will certainly believe that dinos did exist which is not true because there is no mention in the big book. He is sooo powerful a speaker (unlike our last Harvard MBA prez) everyone will (esp. skool chil'n).. that they will sucomb to every word. HIDE your women & children!!!!

Submitted by fayetteparent on Tue, 09/08/2009 - 7:03am.

I wonder if any of the nut jobs actually read the text of the speech or are they still saying Obama is trying to brainwash and politicize our kids? After reading it, you'll see there is nothing offensive in it.

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Submitted by Robert W. Morgan on Tue, 09/15/2009 - 5:58am.

It got better after they deleted the part where Prezbo says "And you too can grow up to become a community organizer and a lawyer for ACORN, a great American institution that gives the downtrodden a leg up (so to speak) on the ladder to economic success"

November 2010 is only 13 1/2 months away. Can't wait.


Submitted by Insayn on Fri, 09/04/2009 - 12:35pm.

Since government has made the decision that schools cant teach the theory of evolution they should not allow someone to force feed their politics to our children.

Keeping the kids out of school is going a bit far though.

just my .02

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Submitted by John Munford on Fri, 09/04/2009 - 10:58am.

Fayette schoolchildren will not be forced to watch. Parents can send a note to the teacher and they won't have to see it.

Link below:

Click HERE for the story


Submitted by Spyglass on Fri, 09/04/2009 - 8:53am.

FYI

Submitted by heatjam on Thu, 09/03/2009 - 9:35pm.

There is all this hoopla going on about Obama's speech to the kids on Tuesday and the funny thing is that 99% of the students will tune out after the first couple of minutes! It's a politician talking! And anyway, if what they are saying is true, the message isn't a bad one! give it a break people! And NO...I most certainly DID NOT drink the kool-aid! Personally, I don't agree with the man or his policies!

Submitted by Just Saying on Thu, 09/03/2009 - 9:12pm.

Children of Fayette County are invited to join a new club meeting at your school on September 8th. The Obama Youth will gather to watch an inspiring message from our leader. Learn how to better serve him. Bask in the glow of his presence via video.

Just kidding. But seriously, it is unprofessional for an educator to show a video that the teacher has not previewed. In fact, teachers are supposed to only show videos that have been watched and deemed worthy by the school based media committee. Instructional time is valuable and already limited by fire drills, pep rallies, assemblies, etc. Unless there will be questions on the CRCT about the speech, the video should be shown in the home and not the classroom.

Parents have a right to be concerned. I'm puzzled why the White House is insisting upon a live broadcast. I think if parents could preview the video, they could better judge if the message was appropriate. The real issue here is that many Americans do not trust Barack Obama. When he says he's just going to talk about the importance of education, we simply don't believe him.

Submitted by fayetteparent on Fri, 09/04/2009 - 4:00pm.

There will be a transcript of his speech released on Monday.

Submitted by Just Saying on Tue, 09/08/2009 - 8:37pm.

I'm sure it was a wonderful, well crafted, beautifully teleprompted speech and I sincerely will read it one day this week. One has to wonder why the White House announced on Thursday that the transcript would be released on Monday. How many speechwriters gave up their long holiday weekend to rewrite the original speech?

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Submitted by alittlebirdietoldme on Thu, 09/03/2009 - 8:51pm.

Agreed


Submitted by fayetteparent on Thu, 09/03/2009 - 8:07pm.

To say he is going to 'brainwash' the students is truly idiotic. Why is it 'out of line' for our elected head of our government to speak to students about taking responsibility for their education, staying in school, working hard, etc? Even if the only thing they come away with is that the president spoke to them, that is a good thing. It makes them feel involved. Other presidents in the past also gave speeches that were shown in the schools for the students. I bet there wasn't half the h,, raised then as now. I don't agree with all Obama says and wants, but he is the president and the office does deserve our respect. The outlines given to the teachers were SUGGESTIONS,not requirements, of things to do to involve the students in the topics prepare them. For the younger ones, they are told to think of ways they can help the president. Why is that such an awful thing? He is talking about education and working hard, helloooooo. I wonder, if it had been "their" candidate that had won the election, would they be so vocal about "government and politics" being in the classroom.

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Submitted by alittlebirdietoldme on Thu, 09/03/2009 - 8:52pm.

drank the koolaid


Submitted by Bonkers on Fri, 09/04/2009 - 5:16am.

Apparently some drank too much of the Cheney-Bush Texas Tea. Attitudes still linger, I think.

Submitted by AlarminglyCorrect on Sat, 09/12/2009 - 11:24pm.

You just can't stomach the fact that you made the GARGANTUAN mistake of your life voting for berry obama, who is nothing more than a fraud, a failure, and basically nothing but a has-been lawyer for a corrupt group like ACORN. It's fun to watch!

Submitted by Davids mom on Thu, 09/03/2009 - 8:03pm.

"I'm going to be making a big speech to young people all across the country about the importance of education; about the importance of staying in school; how we want to improve our education system and why it’s so important for the country. So I hope everybody tunes in."

Parents in Fayetteville don't want their children to hear the President of the United States extol the importance of education?

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Submitted by JeffC on Sun, 09/13/2009 - 12:57am.

They're so far on the fringe and gullible that if Rush and Sean tell them to be against the President telling children to stay in school and study and that education is important then instantly that's their opinion and they'll be able to explain why as soon as they are instructed as to why they all came to their conclusions. I've never seen a group so easily manipulated and gullible. No wonder they're frightened by small little insignificant groups like ACORN. They're incredibly credulous. It's a wonder to behold.


Submitted by Davids mom on Sun, 09/13/2009 - 1:04am.

. . a wonder it is!

Submitted by AlarminglyCorrect on Sat, 09/12/2009 - 11:30pm.

If you really wanted the kids educated you would demand they be shown the ACORN corruption video, then explain to them how presbo is a former lawyer for these disgusting people and now he is enabler-in-chief. And if they stay good little democrat robots perhaps they too can grow up to cheat people out of money, taxes and flesh. Now that would be a true education!

Submitted by Bonkers on Sun, 09/13/2009 - 6:56am.

Show them the Spitzer film instead!
Or the "TEA" bunch red-neks!

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Submitted by alittlebirdietoldme on Thu, 09/03/2009 - 8:53pm.

we all know drank the whole pitcher


Submitted by AlarminglyCorrect on Sat, 09/12/2009 - 11:34pm.

Wow, you drank the whole pitcher! You must really like that stuff. How was the taste? I've never had it. (PSSSSSttt....it's really just donkey urine.)

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Submitted by NUK_1 on Thu, 09/03/2009 - 7:25pm.

He's the elected President of the United States and that alone means he deserves some respect, whether you hate his politics or not. I'm pretty sure he's not going to be making a speech that contains any "controversy" or partisan politics in any event. Save your bile until after Obama gives his speech and then fire away. To assume he's going to "politicize the children" is just goofy.

Americans whine about how ignorant their children are about history and current events...well, there's your thinking that leads to a bunch of ignorant kids out there.


Submitted by lion on Thu, 09/03/2009 - 6:08pm.

You-abcde--are an idiot.

The President of the United States will speak to our children about the importance of staying in school and studying hard.

Not only is Barack Obama the President of the United States, he is the first African-American President.

Georgia has one of the highest school drop-out rates in the nation. The drop out rate among minority students in Georgia is particularly high.

It will be very helpful for President Obama to personaly address these issues with our students.

Where are the "responsible" conservatives on this issue? Do you just leave the field to the wingnuts? Or are there no responsible conservatives left.

Where are you Cal? You are supposedly an opinion shaper in our community?

Submitted by PTC32YEARS on Fri, 09/04/2009 - 8:20am.

I am a "responsible conservative"; My wife and I teach our children these values AT HOME. It is not the job of the government to teach this, especially not Obama.

Submitted by lion on Fri, 09/04/2009 - 4:24pm.

I must say that my tolerance level on the Obama school speech issue is very low.

It is not being responsible to teach our children that they have something to fear if the President of the United States talks to them about the importance of education.

He will be reinforcing those values PTC32YEARS says he (or she) is teaching at home.

So you object that such a message would be coming from the government "especially President Obama." I cannot imagine such an uproar if the message had come from Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, or Bush.

I think PTC32YEARS and others need to reflect on why they apparently find President Obama so threatening. Could it be just another phony issue from the paranoid, wingnut faction of the Republican Party?

And please be responsible and do not expose your children to Glenn Back, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Vanity, or Fox News.

If you want your children to be well educated, turn on Georgia Public Television and NPR.

Submitted by AlarminglyCorrect on Sat, 09/12/2009 - 11:17pm.

We are currently fighting at many airports to get CNN-Airport removed and replaced with FOX News. Then we can get Beck , Hannity and some truth to the millions of people worldwide. We also will demand that Sean Hannity and Glenn Beck be piped into the schools. 2 hours a day (it might not be enough to combat the sufficient brown-shirt indoctination already implanted by the government school.) But, it's a good start. We are also encouraging all school children to write a letter to the airport authority and the school boards in their county to achieve this goal. We are also demanding all tax dollars stop funding NPR and GPB. This is the only way for your children to be well educated. Wimpy conservaties should join with the socialists. Start your letter writing campaign today!

Submitted by fayetteparent on Thu, 09/03/2009 - 8:09pm.

Well said.

Submitted by Bonkers on Thu, 09/03/2009 - 6:24pm.

You want the Citizen newspaper to say Obama should ask kids to stay in school??? Surely you jest? (I know your name isn't Shirley)

Why those kids that listen to him would be tainted forever by cooperating with anything this President does!

He must be fought at every turn, at every street, at every door, at every rampart, on all lands, on all seas, he must be shoved from the office of the president and the sooner the better.

How did this happen anyway? (Texas and Florida maybe?)

He has the nerve to request permission to speak to a combined congress next week! What have we come to anyway.
Did somebody see if he can vote, and check his birth certificate?
Does he own land. Are there two water fountains and toilets in the White House?
Who is sleeping in Lincoln's bed? WOW pains me.

Submitted by Bonkers on Sun, 09/13/2009 - 6:52am.

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Submitted by Bonkers on Sun, 09/13/2009 - 6:51am.

Everything not included above:
This fellow is wearing out the real President's airplane! Somewhere every week, and daily sometimes. Pretending to work.
What will Newt fly in when the 747 is worn out? Limbaugh would weight it down alongside Newt. The pills alone would stall it!

Keep him outen thet thang!

How did all this happen now way?

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Submitted by meanoldconservatives on Thu, 09/03/2009 - 6:40pm.

"He must be fought at every turn, at every street, at every door, at every rampart, on all lands, on all seas, he must be shoved from the office of the president and the sooner the better."

The end must be near. I actually agree with a sentence written by Bonker$. I know this was another stupid, feeble attempt at "satire", Bonker$ style. But, I think you're onto something old man (with that one sentence only!).


Submitted by Whiskers165 on Thu, 09/03/2009 - 3:30pm.

This post is ridiculous. Obama's just going to waste his time talking about how if you work hard you can go places in life. That's how it always happens when they make you watch or listen to political speakers in public school, they just talk about working hard to succeed. But really? You're concerned about teachers in the Fayette County school system putting a liberal spin on something? Have you attended a Fayette County school lately? A vast majority of the teachers are pretty conservative.

And on top of that, any teacher, liberal or conservative, who would try and prove their political views to students after this address most likely do it regardless of whether there is a presidential address or not. There's one English teacher at Starr's Mill who is obnoxiously conservative and puts her political spin on everything discussed in the classroom and even argues and belittles students who don't agree with her. That's some BS.

My brother had her and I was constantly urging him to file a grievance with the school but he didn't have the spin. Likewise I had an extremely liberal debate teacher when I attended Starr's Mill. He was a little more subtle about pushing his views on people, but did it nonetheless. Still inappropriate for school in my opinion but he didn't attack anyone's beliefs so I didn't care seeing as I agreed with him on some issues. Some parents did complain about him though (go figure, it's Fayette County) The school resolved it by pulling the students out of his class. No problems with that on my end

So basically my point is teaching political ideology in public school is crunch. If it happens, file a grievance and the school will take action. Or you could pull your kids out of public school (a good move on so many levels) and home school or send them to one of the many private schools in the area, most of which have a pretty conservative bias (I'm sure you'd appreciate that) and also offer better, less stressful education. Even though I disagreed with a lot of the political spin put into my classes at private school, it certainly didn't bother me. I can think for myself. Teachers aren't going to magically convert me to whatever they're selling by talking about it in class a bunch.

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Submitted by S. Lindsey on Thu, 09/03/2009 - 9:00pm.

From their on WEBSITES:

A suggested lesson plan that calls on students to write letters to themselves about what they can do to help President Obama following his address to students nationwide is troubling and establishes the president as a "superintendent in chief," education experts told FOXNews.com

The Department of Education has offered educators "classroom activities" to coincide with Obama's message.

Students in grades pre-K-6, for example, are encouraged to "write letters to themselves about what they can do to help the president. These would be collected and redistributed at an appropriate later date by the teacher to make students accountable to their goals."

Teachers are also given guidance to tell students to "build background knowledge about the president of the United States by reading books about presidents and Barack Obama."

During the speech, "teachers can ask students to write down key ideas or phrases that are important or personally meaningful."

For grades 7-12, the Department of Education suggests teachers prepare by excerpting quotes from Obama's speeches on education for their students to contemplate -- and ask as questions such as "Why does President Obama want to speak with us today? How will he inspire us? How will he challenge us?"

Activities suggested for after the speech include asking students "what resonated with you from President Obama's speech? What lines/phrase do you remember?"

What would you guys be saying if President Bush did the same thing?

"Any People who expect to be both IGNORANT and FREE, in a state of CIVILIZATION, expects what NEVER was and NEVER will be."
THOMAS JEFFERSON


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Submitted by Main Stream on Fri, 09/04/2009 - 6:17pm.

I heard today that if you play the Obama speech backwards, you can hear him instructing us all to help build a socialist country. ewwwwww, scary! Shocked

Y'all are retarded.

(Lindsey, turn off your BOLD!)


Submitted by AlarminglyCorrect on Sat, 09/12/2009 - 11:02pm.

Wait until you hear what he says in Farsi! And in forward at that!

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Submitted by Silence Dogood on Sat, 09/12/2009 - 8:59am.

After reading her for months and not missing a thing she says, it appears that this is a very troubled person. Ms Main Stream epitomizes the viciousness of the extreme left in a way that that is ewwwwwwww, scary.

Please Ms Main Stream. Shake the hate and ugliness. Surely you can contribute more than that to this site. Tone it down a bit and at the very least you could be funny and bring out some good talking points from the left like Mr. Bonkers. Bring something to the table here. Smiling


Submitted by Davids mom on Sat, 09/12/2009 - 7:05pm.

When one has nothing of substance to offer - personal attacks will do!

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Submitted by Git Real on Sun, 09/13/2009 - 12:27am.

That was a real "personal attack". (eyes rolling)

Obama.... The Bernie Madoff Of Washington


Submitted by MacTheKnife on Sat, 09/12/2009 - 4:24pm.

And the understatement of the year goes to ...

Silence Dogood!

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Submitted by meanoldconservatives on Fri, 09/04/2009 - 7:45pm.

"super-loonie Repubs..."

Hey, remember when you were giving Lindsey grief below for incorrect spelling? Well, liberal genius....a "loonie" is what the Canadian one dollar coin is called. I think the correct spelling for that tough word you were tackling is l-o-o-n-y OR l-o-o-n-e-y. Now, who is retarded douche-bag???? Talk about the importance of an education - sheeesh!


Submitted by Bonkers on Fri, 09/04/2009 - 5:24am.

You know we DID make a big mistake letting them learn to read!
Now they are uppity! Even their intelligent ones are uppidy, think they can be President.

Submitted by Whiskers165 on Thu, 09/03/2009 - 10:20pm.

That they have suggested lesson plans that include writing ways they can help the president achieve his goal of having students work hard in school. I'm sure if you provided a link to the website you're referencing there we would see that it's not asking kids to write how they can help Obama push his partisan agenda, but instead how they can help him achieving the goals outlined in his message which will undoubtedly pertain to improving student performance in American education. Is that such a bad thing for kids to write about?

How is encouraging learning about "presidents and Barack Obama" a bad thing? Are you saying we shouldn't encourage kids to learn about their president? Would you rather them know nothing about him and just go off what they hear from their family and friends? Is there something you know about Obama that could be found out by studying him that you don't want students to know?

And what's wrong with writing down meaningful phrases out of a speech about improving academic performance? I'm guessing based on what you already said, you'd rather our students not hear a good message than hear one from someone you happen to strongly disagree with on some issues. And unless you're really just a complete idiot, I'm hoping you agree with Obama on the issue of our students needing to strive for their best academic performance.

And what if Bush did the same thing? I wouldn't have cared. I respected Bush and even though I disagreed with his policy sometimes I didn't demonize him like some a lot of immature liberals and conservatives do when they don't like some of the president's politics. You realize not all liberals hated Bush? I actually thought he was an alright president. Not an exceptional one in my opinion but I did agree with him on a lot of issues. Like having love for America, respect for the troops, respect for the second amendment, a need to invade Afghanistan and clean up the mess the Soviets left decades ago.

And I'd really likea an explanation of that Jefferson quote and how it applies to anything you said. Because basically you just wrote about how our students shouldn't educate themselves on our president or pay attention to his message on academic achievement. That's ignorance in a sense, to disregard something good just because you have a personal distaste for some or a lot of the person saying it's politics. Grow up dude. There are no absolutes in good or bad, even in matters of opinion unless your head is just completely up your ass. Every single person is capable and most likely will exercise both good and bad actions in their life, by anyone sensible person's standards, no matter how much of one of those extremes they tend to lean to in the said person's eyes when it comes to their actions.

(Don't know why this is bold, well it came up that way on my screen, but I didn't mean for it to be that way)

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Submitted by S. Lindsey on Fri, 09/04/2009 - 8:03am.

You Libs would have lost your collective MIND.. and you know it..

Let's say he wanted to speak to all the Nations Children.. He was going to talk about the Iraq war.. Why we had to go.. Why it is better for the Iraqis that we did.. The Dept of Education puts out a memo that said all kids will write a letter of support that WILL BE GRADED...

You people would have been marching on Washington by now..

Personally I don't care that he is doing it.. AS LONG AS THE SPEECH IS GERNERIC.. and Children are not graded.. What happens if a child refuses.. or the parents said no... Will that Childs grade be reflective of their parents’ wishes?

Sorry for the bold.. either I left it open or Bonkers did.. I checked my copy I closed it..

As for my tag line.. Observe all of my comments.. you will find it there in all.

"Any People who expect to be both IGNORANT and FREE, in a state of CIVILIZATION, expects what NEVER was and NEVER will be."
THOMAS JEFFERSON


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Submitted by Main Stream on Fri, 09/04/2009 - 10:12am.

"Let's say he (Dubya) wanted to speak to all the Nations Children.. He was going to talk about the Iraq war.."

I've heard that Obama's speech will be focused on staying in school and the importance of an education, not about invading a sovereign country and looking for phantom weaponry.

Geeezo, you righties have turned into super-loons, getting your panties wadded up over Obama again. Y'all scream and twitch about any hint of "black crime" creeping into our community but did you just once stop to THINK about the good it may do for Obama to be heard in some of the most poverty-stricken, crime-ridden cities and rural schools where so many children drop out and resort to a life of crime or gangs? Did you just once stop and THINK that hearing the president speak about the importance of an education and staying in school could possibly have a POSITIVE impact on a child's life?

Y'all are really, really pathetic.

"Personally I don't care that he is doing it.. AS LONG AS THE SPEECH IS GERNERIC"

It's g-e-n-e-r-i-c. Talk about the importance of an education - sheeeesh!


Submitted by AlarminglyCorrect on Sat, 09/12/2009 - 10:58pm.

Perhaps you can help these children with the president's call to action! These kids would make GREAT recruiters for ACORN! You can help them write their letters seeking some tax dollars and/or breaks on getting a house for some after school solicitation. They must know plenty of under-age girls. Fun for the whole family!

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Submitted by meanoldconservatives on Fri, 09/04/2009 - 3:38pm.

"Y'all scream and twitch about any hint of "black crime" creeping into our community but did you just once stop to THINK about the good it may do for Obama to be heard in some of the most poverty-stricken, crime-ridden cities and rural schools where so many children drop out and resort to a life of crime or gangs?"

Excellent news Yeller Stream. Barry speaking for 15 minutes is going to help the creep of "black crime". With absentee and/or pathetic parenting, teachers can't get these kids to listen to squat. And they are going to listen to Barry? Why? Because he is the same color as some of them (the target audience you mentioned)? Did you ever stop to THINK for one minute that if the kids you described above had parents doing their job, that a president would not feel the need to have to motivate them? I don't really have a problem with the speech if it sticks to the script and parents don't mind individually. I mean, I know Hillary commanded that "it takes a village". In non-Socialized America it really takes responsible parenting and that church environment you so love to demonize. When that is absent, I guess it does take a village and a village idiot. Even JeffC, far and away the most respected liberal we have on this blog, bemoans the movement of the left away from personal responsibility. Instead of lecturing us on here about how we should view the upcoming "sermon on the mount", why don't you go out and blog on your loony leftist websites about getting their acts together and doing right by their little darlings?

"Did you just once stop and THINK that hearing the president speak about the importance of an education and staying in school could possibly have a POSITIVE impact on a child's life?"

Yeah, we did think about that. Positive impact is good on any child, from any direction. But, most of us on here think the government should be governing and not have the burden of raising children. Between getting his ass kicked by public opinion on his "reform" and his free-falling approval ratings, Barry really has other things to do.

"Y'all are really, really pathetic."

Well, then what are you doing checking back in here? Don't you remember when you ceded this blog to us a week or two ago? Remember when you admitted we had taken over successfully? Run along now troll....


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Submitted by S. Lindsey on Fri, 09/04/2009 - 11:16am.

Did you even read the part about the Dept of Educations little task after the speech?

Again I ask if this was Bush would you say it was ok?

If you say yes.. Your are lying and you know it.. Just go ahead man up a little admit it.. Obama is in so alls good..

But it begs to question why they have changed the text of the speech and said it was mis-worded.. Why was that? Now they are "rethinking" the whole write a letter in support thingy.. Don't ya Progressives really just hate the internet.. Blame Al Gore he invented it after all.

"Any People who expect to be both IGNORANT and FREE, in a state of CIVILIZATION, expects what NEVER was and NEVER will be."
THOMAS JEFFERSON


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Submitted by dawn69 on Thu, 09/03/2009 - 11:01pm.

The Jefferson quote is a 'tag' line. Like the avatar ( the icon at the top of each post) it comes up on EVERY blog post.

Hey! My post just showed up as bold too. What have you done to me?


Submitted by Bonkers on Fri, 09/04/2009 - 5:34am.

"Tags" are as Tags do!
Is somebody doing domething to you again (bold)?

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Submitted by dawn69 on Fri, 09/04/2009 - 8:57am.

Good morning to you. How are you this fine Friday morning?

"Don't take life too seriously. You'll never get out alive." - Bugs Bunny Smiling


Submitted by MacTheKnife on Fri, 09/04/2009 - 10:36am.

I love watching these liberals self destruct. And the best part is, they are oblivious to the whole backlash.

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