Posted on 09/03/2009 4:14:26 AM PDT by South40
President Obama's plan to inspire the nation's schoolchildren with a video address next week erupted into controversy Wednesday, forcing the White House to pull out its eraser and rewrite a government recommendation that teachers nationwide assign students a paper on how to "help the president," the Washington Times reported.
Presidential aides acknowledged the White House helped the U.S. Education Department craft the proposal, which immediately was met by fierce criticism from Republicans and conservative organizations who accused Obama of trying to politicize the education system.
White House aides said the language was an honest misunderstanding in what was supposed to be a inspirational, pro-education message to America's youths.
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Everything is an honest misunderstanding for this guy.
He hasnt the experience or the brains for the big job.
this dick head got caught and like his “asshole” buddy he’s running....
This is the most rotten administration I have seen in 60 years.
lol keep the pressue on
The program is 1984 style, Big Brother cult-of-personality politics. The White House and public education officials are STILL seeking to foster it. Changing the program notes doesn’t change the program itself. He needs to keep his creepy, imperious, self-righteous face out of the schools altogether. Because he won’t, our household will celebrate an Obama-flu day on September 8.
The speech was only the tip of the iceberg. The plan was to spend the day discussing all the ways O has helped the country.
No surprise that O has partnered with the NEA, but this goes beyond the pale.
Seemingly the only outcry is from conservatives.
This administration is stepping all over itself. I pray to God that we don’t have a terrorist event happen over here because this administration would have no idea what to do.
It's a nice way to teach my kids to RIDICULE and ISOLATE liberal douche bags.
Time to demand equal time, same day and time simultaneous, first inaugural Ronald Reagen speech, if this thing goes through. (i.e it’s our tax dollars Dept.Ed)
Next week he’s gonna send a pamphlet...I need a flu shot so I don’t die. I’ll tell mom.
Pick one thing and start faxing, e-mailing and spot lighting what they do to screw up and NEVER let up ...EVER.
Remember that ridicule and over the top accusations are the best to ISOLATE on person. so pick one person in the ACLU, ACORN, DEMOCRAT party or anything and attack it.
Pick one thing and start faxing, e-mailing and spot lighting what they do to screw up and NEVER let up ...EVER.
Remember that ridicule and over the top accusations are the best to ISOLATE on person. so pick one person in the ACLU, ACORN, DEMOCRAT party or anything and attack it.
Oh, it is OUR fault (again) for misunderstanding that the President actually WAS trying to indoctrinate the yutes of this country.
I don't think he was misunderstood at all.
This is like apologizing that he got caught, not apologizing for the underlying misdeed.
Like other issues where I’ve argued with leftists over the fascist tendencies of their leaders -
just because they’ve withdrawn the program
DOESN’T CHANGE THE FACT THAT THEY WANTED TO DO IT.
They’ve exposed themselves as fascists, and withdrawing the policy doesn’t in any way change that fact.
Don’t bet on them withdrawing it. They’re just going to try a different approach to brainwash the youth.
Bwaaaa...
Zero’s speechifying must have been heavy handed political brainwashing to attempt to enlist the children in stormtrooping their parents.
That’s what this admin does best: Stormtroop the opposition.
The phrase ‘Unintended Consequences’ is starting to be realized by this camp. American is fed up with this clown ... as the recommended school assignment of how they can help Obama, they can help Obama by telling him to step aside and let the free-market capitalists get this country back on track!
” White House aides said the language was an honest misunderstanding”
Uh-Uh! There’s no honesty in the Obama administration. None.
Regardless of what he plans to do on the 8th of Sept . I am advising my 6 grandchildren to stay home from school that day in protest of his radical agendas .
NOTE TO TEACHER:
Dear teacher ,,, my six grandchildren were ill on Tuesday so we kept them home to avoid spreading the illness in our public school system .
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