Conservatives Revolt Over Obama Speech to Students

2009-09-04 03:43:57

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Macbeth: Banned; +2,444|5823

Next Tuesday at noon, President Obama will be delivering what the White House is billing as "a national address to the students of America."

"During this special address, the president will speak directly to the nation’s children and youth about persisting and succeeding in school," according to Education Secretary Arne Duncan. "The president will challenge students to work hard, set educational goals, and take responsibility for their learning."

The Department of Education encouraged teachers to build lesson plans around the speech and offered "educators a menu of classroom activities…to help engage students in the address and stimulate classroom discussions about the importance of education."

The Department also recommended that students be asked to write a letter to themselves on "how to help the president."

All this did not sit well with Jim Greer, the chairman of the Florida Republican Party. Greer released a blistering statement earlier this week claiming that the president is trying to "indoctrinate America's children to his socialist agenda."

http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/09/03 … 5256.shtml
First heard about this when I was watching Fox News one day, anyway do you think this is more of the GOP being a tad bit paranoid or do you think this is genuine move to trap children into the Democrat and liberal agenda early on in life?

2009-09-04 03:56:22

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Burwhale: Save the BlobFish!; +136|6460|Brisneyland

Sounds pretty harmless to me. The conservatives are just trying to scaremonger. Imagine that , a president telling kids that edcation is important. How dare they!

2009-09-04 03:58:29

#3

Red Forman: Banned; +402|5638

Burwhale wrote:
Sounds pretty harmless to me. The conservatives are just trying to scaremonger. Imagine that , a president telling kids that edcation is important. How dare they!

cuz he is full of shit. just like he bitched about troops being extended...well lookie here what is obama doing now eh? extending troops. keep following your fake messiah you sheep.

2009-09-04 03:59:16

#4

-Whiteroom-: Pineapplewhat; +572|6897|BC, Canada

Burwhale wrote:
Sounds pretty harmless to me. The conservatives are just trying to scaremonger. Imagine that , a president telling kids that edcation is important. How dare they!

I was gonna post something like this... but then I was like whats the point, its more fun to watch the outrage of morons.

2009-09-04 04:02:48

#5

Red Forman: Banned; +402|5638

Nic wrote:
Burwhale wrote:
Sounds pretty harmless to me. The conservatives are just trying to scaremonger. Imagine that , a president telling kids that edcation is important. How dare they!
I was gonna post something like this... but then I was like whats the point, its more fun to watch the outrage of morons.

you are so cool

2009-09-04 04:04:20

#6

-Whiteroom-: Pineapplewhat; +572|6897|BC, Canada

Red Forman wrote:
Nic wrote:
Burwhale wrote:
Sounds pretty harmless to me. The conservatives are just trying to scaremonger. Imagine that , a president telling kids that edcation is important. How dare they!
I was gonna post something like this... but then I was like whats the point, its more fun to watch the outrage of morons.
you are so cool

pretty much... but apparently I am also one of the sheeple...

2009-09-04 04:05:54

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Red Forman: Banned; +402|5638

Nic wrote:
pretty much... but apparently I am also one of the sheeple...

correct. listening to obama talk is like listening to charles manson speak. waste of time. but damn they are popular.

2009-09-04 04:08:27

#8

Burwhale: Save the BlobFish!; +136|6460|Brisneyland

Red Forman wrote:
just like he bitched about troops being extended...well lookie here what is obama doing now eh? extending troops. keep following your fake messiah you sheep.

News Flash!!! politician says things to get into office , then changes his mind. Dont Republicans do that? Wow they must be extremely virtuous.

2009-09-04 04:09:53

#9

-Whiteroom-: Pineapplewhat; +572|6897|BC, Canada

Red Forman wrote:
Nic wrote:
pretty much... but apparently I am also one of the sheeple...
correct. listening to obama talk is like listening to charles manson speak. waste of time. but damn they are popular.

lol... just lol.... never said i listen to him talk. hes a president like any other, he certianly would have to try hard to do a worse job than the last fellow. And hes got a big pile of shit left over from him to dig you out of. I don't think anybody could do it, especially in one term. But criticizing the elected president for speaking to the youth of the nation is just asinine. But that fits doesn't it.

2009-09-04 04:18:44

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Red Forman: Banned; +402|5638

Burwhale wrote:
Red Forman wrote:
just like he bitched about troops being extended...well lookie here what is obama doing now eh? extending troops. keep following your fake messiah you sheep.
News Flash!!! politician says things to get into office , then changes his mind. Dont Republicans do that? Wow they must be extremely virtuous.

lol comparing. lol change. lol lol

2009-09-04 04:21:41

#11

Burwhale: Save the BlobFish!; +136|6460|Brisneyland

If theres no change you conservatives should be perfectly happy then. They hate change more than anything else.

2009-09-04 04:22:03

#12

Red Forman: Banned; +402|5638

Burwhale wrote:
If theres no change you conservatives should be perfectly happy then. They hate change more than anything else.

lol

2009-09-04 04:30:00

#13

Macbeth: Banned; +2,444|5823

Other language was also tweaked: a suggested question for older students, for example, was changed from "What is President Obama inspiring you to do?" to “Is President Obama inspiring you to do anything?"

The Department also recommended that students be asked to write a letter to themselves on "how to help the president."

Totally missed that part some of you?

2009-09-04 04:45:00

#14

Burwhale: Save the BlobFish!; +136|6460|Brisneyland

Well for a start he sounds like he is insiring them to become better students, so thats pretty obvious.

"How can we help the president ?" I guess by being better students and getting educated.

I think it made it pretty clear in this bit...

"During this special address, the president will speak directly to the nation’s children and youth about persisting and succeeding in school," according to Education Secretary Arne Duncan. "The president will challenge students to work hard, set educational goals, and take responsibility for their learning."

theres no deeper sinister levels.

2009-09-04 04:47:34

#15

Red Forman: Banned; +402|5638

Burwhale wrote:
theres no deeper sinister levels.

lawl

2009-09-04 04:53:43

#16

Little BaBy JESUS: m8; +394|6386|'straya

A president encouraging students. Why is this news again?

Yep, I must be part of the sheeple to.

2009-09-04 04:54:28

#17

Red Forman: Banned; +402|5638

lol

2009-09-04 04:54:55

#18

Spark: liquid fluoride thorium reactor; +874|6912|Canberra, AUS

How about we judge the speech after it's given?

The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling what reality ought to be.
^{~ Richard Feynman}

2009-09-04 04:56:58

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Red Forman: Banned; +402|5638

this thread is awesome. i just know what this thread would look like if it were bush. i love watching people demonstrate they are full of shit.

2009-09-04 05:01:48

#20

Spark: liquid fluoride thorium reactor; +874|6912|Canberra, AUS

Red Forman wrote:
this thread is awesome. i just know what this thread would look like if it were bush. i love watching people demonstrate they are full of shit.

Have you actually ever seen any of us lambast Bush for making a speech to students?

Ever?

At all?

The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling what reality ought to be.
^{~ Richard Feynman}

2009-09-04 05:09:54

#21

Little BaBy JESUS: m8; +394|6386|'straya

Red Forman wrote:
this thread is awesome. i just know what this thread would look like if it were bush. i love watching people demonstrate they are full of shit.

Just continue to say "lol" "lawl" "sheeple". I'm sure eventually someone will take you seriously.

2009-09-04 05:20:17

#22

Red Forman: Banned; +402|5638

Little BaBy JESUS wrote:
Red Forman wrote:
this thread is awesome. i just know what this thread would look like if it were bush. i love watching people demonstrate they are full of shit.
Just continue to say "lol" "lawl" "sheeple". I'm sure eventually someone will take you seriously.

what else can i do? yall are full of it. its funny.

2009-09-04 05:35:54

#23

Little BaBy JESUS: m8; +394|6386|'straya

Red Forman wrote:
Little BaBy JESUS wrote:
Red Forman wrote:
this thread is awesome. i just know what this thread would look like if it were bush. i love watching people demonstrate they are full of shit.
Just continue to say "lol" "lawl" "sheeple". I'm sure eventually someone will take you seriously.
what else can i do? yall are full of it. its funny.

Well you could discuss this. I don't mind your views but your patronising attitude to anyone who doesn't agree tires.

2009-09-04 05:39:57

#24

Red Forman: Banned; +402|5638

Little BaBy JESUS wrote:
Well you could discuss this. I don't mind your views but your patronising attitude to anyone who doesn't agree tires.

tough. i did discuss it. obama is full of shit. has been proven. and i gave an example. idc if you dont like it.

2009-09-04 05:40:03

#25

FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6649|'Murka

People seem to think it has something to do with Obama speaking.

It doesn't.

The problem is the associated lesson plan provided by the White House to go along with the speech.

The speech is being made available to whoever wants to see it. Some schools are incorporating it if it fits in with the curriculum. If it doesn't, the schools are just ensuring it's available for the students.

In this time zone, most students won't even be in class--they'll be at lunch or PE. The schools aren't going to bring the students in from those activities to watch a video that isn't part of their established curriculum.

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular

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