OK Fringers, you do realize that Bush Sr. asked school kids to write IDENTICAL letters in a National speech he gave to school children.
On Sep 3, 12:53 pm, Sage2 <[email protected]> wrote: > Holly, > > Why have some schools districts apologized & why has the > Obama Administration backed off on the message if there was nothing > controversial or the content was not in question ? > > *************************************************************************** > ******************************************** > > On Sep 3, 12:41 pm, Hollywood <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > dick, > > > Hold up on the hysterical partisan ranting and deal with THIS issue > > and what you and I have said about it. > > > Your talking bullshit and if you'd calm down you'd realize that. I'm > > not impressed by the Glenn Beck immitation. > > "They don't tell the teachers what to do" That's right they don't , so > > what are you riled up about? > > "They control the Teacher union". Who does and how? > > > On Sep 3, 11:01 am, dick thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Remember all the talk about pragmatism in this president and we were > > > overreacting last fall before the election? Look at what this POS admin > > > has done so far and tell me I am overreacting. This is a crew who > > > thinks nothing matters but what they want. You don't matter, your kids > > > don't matter, the country doesn't matter; only Zero matters and what he > > > wants to see done. They are pulling all the various activities into the > > > WH with their czars, they are now telling companies how much they can > > > pay people, they are naming people who are on record as being for > > > euthanasia and eugenics and doing away with the Hippocratic Oath - and > > > tell me I am over-reacting? Open your eyes and see what is really going > > > on. Do you think they are doing all this for the laughs and just for > > > something to do? > > > > Now you are changing the slant. They don't tell the teachers what to do > > > but they send out the curricula to the teachers and they control the > > > teachers unions. What do you think the teacher will do. I don't have > > > to do this but if I don't I can kiss goodbye to any chance to get into > > > admin or get transferred to the good school. That is the message here. > > > Alarmist, hysterical nonsense be damned. These people are serious about > > > this krep they are pulling and you sit there and think it is nothing. > > > > They pull something, it gets massively complained about, it gets pulled > > > back and we hear that someone did it without authorization and that > > > someone gets fired and then given another good job. Over and over > > > again. Their whole MO. This is the crew that said the returning > > > military veterans were a threat to the country. Did you complain about > > > that one? Wake up, fool! > > > > Hollywood wrote: > > > > dick, > > > > > You are seriously over-reacting and the comparisons of President Obama > > > > to Hitler, talk of "Brownshirts" etc, is alarmist, hysterical > > > > nonsense. > > > > > I repeat, SHOW ME WHERE ANY TEACHER WILL BE FORCED TO SHOW THIS TO HER/ > > > > HIS CLASS. > > > > > 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 -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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