Takes on the whole controversy
Why was it a controversy?
For me, the problem was what came AFTER the speech, the assignments that had kids write about and keep track of what they were going to do to help OBAMA..not the country, not the community, not anything that would be what they should be thinking about..the thought process was arrogant and self-centered. It goes along with the message that Obama will save everyone, that everyone needs help from him.
Which contradicts everything he said in his speech today.
The speech was great. It gave the exact conservative message that kids need to hear, especially inner city kids. That it is up to THEM to get an education, it is up to them to go to school and actually pay attention and do homework. Stop blaming everyone accept who actually should be blamed. I taught in inner city schools for 8 years. I had great lessons, and the kids who came and listened learned a lot. Of course, the ones that really needed to hear what I had to say were not there or not paying attention.
However, if even 10% of kids who are not working hard or who have bought into liberal indoctrination that everything will be done for you actually listen to Obama's message today that would be a huge success.
That would be 10% of kids that will read at grade level and get into a college or trade school. It would be more successful than millions of dollars of liberal programs.
Tuesday, September 08, 2009
Obama's school speech
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'Helping Obama' - Is not really such a great thing. They should have instead used "helping our country and president".
Just curious - why are you silent on right-wing attack on Obama even before they heard the speech. Do you approve it?
For me, the problem was what came AFTER the speech, the assignments that had kids write about and keep track of what they were going to do to help OBAMA..not the country, not the community, not anything that would be what they should be thinking about..
Actually:
"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." (my bold)
In context, it was perhaps inartfully worded but obviously not about advancing the president's partisan agenda.
He should have stuck to reading the sequel to "My Pet Goat" and left it at that.
If Obama voters, at least the simpletons that still support him, had done any critical research on this man, they'd perfectly understand why some were concerned with Obama’s potential speech to the children.
All one has to do is research Obama-Ayer’s Annenburg connection, where the agenda pushed was a belief that public educations primary job is social engineering. All one has to do is view the last pro-Obama video passed around many school systems throughout the country. All one has to do is research Obama’s past and current associations where it's clear that Obama's agenda is not the agenda of a majority of U.S. citizens.
But, I’m glad it was a good speech.
I wonder what the content would have been if so many citizens had not awakened to the views and directions Obama and those around him would like to take this country???
You mean this Annenburg, the close personal friend of Ronald Reagan and ambassador to the UK under Nixon?
But I especially love how you throw ominous accusations around with no evidence.
We already had this debate, and the winner was clear. If we did it again today, the result would be the same.
Your Regan/Nixon point is typical misdirection.
Stanley Kurtz made this observation about that typical pap:
”The Obama camp denies CAC’s (Chicago Annenberg Challenge) radicalism by pointing to the fact that this foundation was funded by Nixon Ambassador and Reagan friend, Walter Annenberg. Moderates and Republicans often support Annenberg activities, it’s true. Yet the story of modern philanthropy is largely the story of moderate and conservative donors finding their funds “captured” by far more liberal, often radical, beneficiaries. CAC’s story is a classic of the genre. Ayers and Obama guided CAC money to community organizers, like ACORN (the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) and the Developing Communities Project (Part of the Gamaliel Foundation network), groups self-consciously working in the radical tradition of Saul Alinsky. Walter Annenberg’s personal politics don’t change that one iota.”
You hinted at the main point with your “ominous accusations” remark, it’s clear for any that care what Obama and Ayers priorities were while on this committee.
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