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Parent Blows Whistle on Teacher Promotion of Obama Internship
Education Reporter ^
| MARCH 2010
| Education Reporter
Posted on 04/02/2010 5:17:17 AM PDT by RaceBannon
Parent Blows Whistle on Teacher Promotion of Obama Internship
The parent of a Perry High School student in Massillon, Ohio, set off a firestorm in his community and in the blogosphere when he gave Pamela Geller, of AtlasShrugs.com, a copy of an internship application provided to his 11th-grade daughter's government class the last week of January. The information packet, emblazoned with the Obama presidential campaign logo, was from DNC-funded Organizing for America (OFA), the successor organization of Obama for America. The student's father, identified as "Chuck," told Geller that the teacher offered no Republican Party internship equivalent to students.
The document, posted in its entirety on Geller's website, promotes a ten-week internship for "empowering students across the country to help us bring about our agenda of change," and for which students may receive course credit. Interns must commit to at least 12 hours a week, and will be taught how to be "leaders in OFA's organizing work this summer," i.e., campaign workers for the 2010 election season.
TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: agendaofchange; arth; brainwashing; hopeandchange; indoctrination; interns; internship; lping; march; obamaforamerica; obamaplant; obamasarmy; ofa; organizingforamerica; publicschools; sniff; sniff11; stooge; trollalert; zot
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To: darkwing104; 50mm
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posted on
04/02/2010 7:47:59 AM PDT
by
darkangel82
(I don't have a superiority complex, I'm just better than you.)
To: 50mm
The “Obama” Plant let his guard down just a bit and you got him. I wonder how many other Obama “ Plants” are scurrying around on the floor here?
62
posted on
04/02/2010 7:53:24 AM PDT
by
stephenjohnbanker
(Support our troops....and vote out the RINOS!)
To: 50mm
LOL! “Whack-a-Troll”
IATZ!
To: darkwing104
Now Mr. “Plant” can go back and apologize to the Obama operatives for getting caught ;-)
64
posted on
04/02/2010 7:56:41 AM PDT
by
stephenjohnbanker
(Support our troops....and vote out the RINOS!)
To: darkwing104; 50mm
This one would have been fun to play with for awhile. Oh, well. He can’t see why this is controversial? Sheesh. Glad to see he’s gone.
65
posted on
04/02/2010 7:57:17 AM PDT
by
bcsco
(Obama: Hokus Pokus POTUS)
To: Ray'sBeth
The teacher unfortunately probably never even thought that it might be Democrat propaganda and that a Republican alternative could also have been offered. This really cannot be an excuse. He never should pass anything out without reading it first ! He's the source of information for the kids, and has a responsibility to do so. Anything less shows a complete lack of understanding, if not outright abuse, of the position of power that he holds.
To: 50mm; darkwing104
Troll using the name of the singer of my favorite band ever deserves a beating on top of the zot
67
posted on
04/02/2010 8:01:37 AM PDT
by
GQuagmire
( We are no longer Massholes)
To: MrRobertPlant2009
Im kind of lost.
No kidding - you aren't on DU. Take your stupidity and 'plant' your butt elsewhere.
To: RaceBannon
We are quickly learning about what life must have been like for your average German citizen in the in the 1930’s.
69
posted on
04/02/2010 8:04:14 AM PDT
by
wjcsux
("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." - George Orwell)
To: SUSSA
Parents, educate your children. Inform them and empower them.
70
posted on
04/02/2010 8:04:26 AM PDT
by
maxter
(Ignorance is not bliss, it is devastating, and we are witnessing some of the fruits of it.)
To: Jemian; 444Flyer; Lurking in Kansas; paulcissa; PennsylvaniaMom; darkwing104; 50mm
MrPlant has been planted.
71
posted on
04/02/2010 8:05:17 AM PDT
by
Semper Mark
(Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. - Aristotle)
To: MrRobertPlant2009
Im kind of lost. Nope, you are a ZOTTED troll.
72
posted on
04/02/2010 8:07:07 AM PDT
by
Arrowhead1952
(Remember in November. Clean the house on Nov. 2nd.)
To: Markos33
To: RaceBannon
How did an outside organization work a deal to get school credit for this course? That is the real issue here - who agreed to accept this brainwashing as a credit course for high schools?
74
posted on
04/02/2010 8:14:48 AM PDT
by
WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
(Do you really want a representative who is more afraid of Nancy Pelosi than of you?)
To: Ray'sBeth
75
posted on
04/02/2010 8:21:59 AM PDT
by
RaceBannon
(RON PAUL: THE PARTY OF TRUTHERS, TRAITORS AND UFO CHASERS!!!)
To: MrRobertPlant2009
Because it is a federal program that is only designed to indoctrinate kids into democrat propaganda
76
posted on
04/02/2010 8:23:05 AM PDT
by
RaceBannon
(RON PAUL: THE PARTY OF TRUTHERS, TRAITORS AND UFO CHASERS!!!)
To: sirchtruth
A teacher passing along a form they have never even read is akin to, well....The US congress/President never READING legislation before they try to pass it!! Great Analogy!!
77
posted on
04/02/2010 8:23:53 AM PDT
by
RaceBannon
(RON PAUL: THE PARTY OF TRUTHERS, TRAITORS AND UFO CHASERS!!!)
To: MrRobertPlant2009
78
posted on
04/02/2010 8:31:39 AM PDT
by
PghBaldy
(Like the Ft Hood Killer, James Earl Ray was just stressed when he killed MLK Jr.)
To: GQuagmire
And in honor of Mr. Plant, I give you the "The Immigrant Song" by Led Zep.
Click the Kitty.
79
posted on
04/02/2010 8:39:51 AM PDT
by
50mm
(Sell not virtue to purchase wealth, nor Liberty to purchase power - Ben Franklin)
To: MrRobertPlant2009
You really don’t see
any problem with a
government school
promoting a
partisan political activity?
Government
schools
should not
promote
GOP activities
or
DNC activities
to its captive audience: children.
80
posted on
04/02/2010 8:41:20 AM PDT
by
Notwithstanding
(Wer glaubt ist nie allein. Who believes is never alone.)
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