dick,
On Sep 3, 9:20 am, dick thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > I told you before. I do not want the president asking the children to > help him when the message is given in the schools. What he should be > doing is asking the parents to help see that their kids get educated. > Wrong place to reach out to. It smacks far too much of the personality > cult. > > He asks them what they can do for him rather than what they can do to > help themselves and their country. He is not the country. While I am > not a fan of the Kennedy clan, JFK did make a definite point in his > speech about ask not. Zero is making it personal. That is specifically > the problem I see with this. The whole thrust of this lesson plan is > the problem. If you cannot see that, then you are ripe for wearing your > uniform and doing your Sieg Heil salute. > > > > Hollywood wrote: > > dick, > > > But I did. What specific problems do you have with it? > > > On Sep 2, 7:36 pm, dick thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> you obviously didn't read the study guide that was passed out by the > >> Dept of Ed to go along with this speech. > > >> Hollywood wrote: > > >>> d.b. > > >>> WOW, what a terrible thing to do. To actually encourage young people > >>> to work hard, set goals for themselves and take responsibility WHY, > >>> THAT MAN IS A MONSTER! > > >>> On Sep 2, 7:25 pm, "d.b.baker" <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>> [Q] - President Barack Obama's plans for a televised back-to-school > >>>> address to students next week are drawing fire from some > >>>> conservatives, who say he's just trying to indoctrinate them to his > >>>> political beliefs. > > >>>> In the Sept. 8 speech, Obama will challenge students to work hard, set > >>>> goals for their education and take responsibility for their learning, > >>>> Education Secretary Arne Duncan said in a letter to principals. > > >>>> The Education Department is encouraging teachers to create lesson > >>>> plans around the speech, using materials provided on the department > >>>> website, that urge students to learn about Obama and other > >>>> presidents... > > >>>> The chairman of the Florida Republican Party is condemning Obama's > >>>> speech as an attempt to "indoctrinate America's children to his > >>>> socialist agenda." > > >>>> "The idea that school children across our nation will be forced to > >>>> watch the President justify his plans for government-run health care, > >>>> banks, and automobile companies, increasing taxes on those who create > >>>> jobs, and racking up more debt than any other President, is not only > >>>> infuriating, but goes against beliefs of the majority of Americans, > >>>> while bypassing American parents through an invasive abuse of power," > >>>> Chairman Jim Greer said in a press release. > > >>>> Added conservative talk show host Tammy Bruce, in a Twitter feed: > >>>> "Make September 8 Parentally Approved Skip Day. You are your child's > >>>> moral tutor, not that shady lawyer from Chicago." And conservative > >>>> author Michelle Malkin said the lesson plans have a "heavy activist > >>>> bent." --http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0909/26711.html > > >>>> Just what the kids need, a serial BS'er stalking their schools. > >>>> Besides, aren't the union teachers enough? I mean, how much bullshit > >>>> can any kid take. > > >>>> Any guesses how many students will be staying home?- Hide quoted text - > > >> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
