Well that was interesting. A president of the United States tells students to do their homework, stay in school, listen to their teachers and their parents, take responsibility for their own lives and their own futures, there are no excuses, and pursue their dreams but be sensible about them.
For this, we endured a week of ranting by "concerned" parents who didn't want their kids "indoctrinated," and cowardly cringing by some school administrators. (And some "Hitler Youth" video blog postings by a very weird local columnist).
I call it "hiding behind the children," using the kids as human shields in advancing your own political ends. A president tells kids to do their homework, and people go nuts.
So I guess last night those "concerned" parents were telling their kids to not do their homework, do not take responsibility for their lives, do not listen to their teachers, and don't listen to ... here's a dilemma ...your parents.
Or were they honest about it and quote to their kids the immortal words of Emily Litella?
"Never mind."
For this, we endured a week of ranting by "concerned" parents who didn't want their kids "indoctrinated," and cowardly cringing by some school administrators. (And some "Hitler Youth" video blog postings by a very weird local columnist).
I call it "hiding behind the children," using the kids as human shields in advancing your own political ends. A president tells kids to do their homework, and people go nuts.
So I guess last night those "concerned" parents were telling their kids to not do their homework, do not take responsibility for their lives, do not listen to their teachers, and don't listen to ... here's a dilemma ...your parents.
Or were they honest about it and quote to their kids the immortal words of Emily Litella?
"Never mind."
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While this latest flap does seem overblown given the eventual substance of the president's talk, it all began with an earlier video shown recently to children at a Utah school where Hollywood stars and singers pledge to support Obama and offer to support stem cell research, drive hybrid cars, not flush the toilet and to "be of service to Barack Obama."
See the Salt Lake Tribune:
http://www.sltrib.com/ci_13249171?source=most_viewed
Interesting video. Definitely strange in a couple ways. Lotsa clutter among the pledges. If I were a teacher I'd probably dump this one. The format makes the issues seem kinda ephemeral. Which they're not. But if some rocker in a t-short and tats wants to kiss his biceps and pledge to support Barack Obama, it's a free country. The stem cell thing probably didn't go over well in Utah.
It's a little strange this particular clip isn't attributed to anybody. No credits.
I think the overblown flap would have happened anyway. As a matter of fact, it didn't even make the blog of our local paper's closet fascist, who makes about 8 anti-Obama posts a day.
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