Sean, Let em' snarl and snap all they wish. I LIKE kicking attack dogs in the teeth. They usually turn out to be toy poodles anyway.
On Sep 4, 9:49 pm, VT VirtualTruth <[email protected]> wrote: > President Bush Sr. asked school kids to write the same letters, > > another example of the Jerry Springer GOP Fringe Mob not > knowing their facts or history....they are merely trained dogs > that jump when they hear the attack whistle. > > On Sep 3, 3:20 pm, dick thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Got this posting from Jim Miller. He expresses the point I have been > > trying to make the Holly if I can get past his failure to interpret what > > is actually being said. > > > *Barack Obama Will Make A Campaign Speech To School Kids Next Week: * > > Michael and Diane Medved are not pleased > > <http://townhall.com/columnists/MichaelMedved/2009/09/02/abusing_schoo...>. > > > My wife Diane seldom gets upset about politics. But President > > Barack Obama's recent demonstration of megalomania in insisting on > > beginning the school year by simultaneously addressing all public > > school kids in the United States elicited a concise response: "it's > > sick." > > > In addition to her Ph.D. in psychology, Diane holds an M.A. in > > Education, and both primary and secondary teaching credentials in > > California. She has raised and educated our three kids, each of > > whom received some combination of home schooling, parochial > > education, and public schools. What bothers her (and many > > courageous teachers across the country) is the crude attempt by the > > Department of Education and the White House to blur all distinctions > > between education and cult-of-personality propaganda. > > > How do I know it's a campaign speech, since I haven't read it? By > > reading the lesson plan > > <http://www.docstoc.com/docs/10582301/President-Obama%E2%80%99s-Addres...>. > > The worst part of the plan is one of the things the students may be > > asked to do after the speech: > > > 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. > > > It is legitimate to ask students what they can do to help the country. > > It is not legitimate --- in a republic --- to ask students what they > > can do to help a particular leader. > > > (One thing Obama's team seems to have missed: This speech to school > > kids will provide a great straight line for many comedians, and some of > > those comedians will accept Obama's offer. If you think of a good one, > > or hear a good one, let me know about it.) > > - 2:49 PM, 2 September 2009 > > *The White House* is "clarifying" > > <http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/sep/02/wh-withdraws-call-stu...> > > the language in the lesson plan, presumably in order to remove the more > > political parts. Most likely, Obama's speech will just be an > > interruption of school time, not a full-blown campaign speech. > > > For amusement, you may want to read about reactions from Democratic > > leaders in 1991, when President George H. W. Bush made a speech from a > > school > > <http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2009/09/03/flashback-1991-...>. > > > A few conservatives have said that they would keep their kids out of > > school during Obama's speech. That's silly in my opinion; if there is > > anything offensive in the speech, it is better to explain that to kids > > after they hear it. > > - 11:04 AM, 3 September 2009 [link] > > <http://www.seanet.com/%7Ejimxc/Politics/September2009_1.html#jrm7790>- > > 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. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
