Socialism? Still?
I cannot believe that people are saying that the president is trying to turn children into socialists by asking that they watch an address he is making to them while they are in school.
First: socialism? How can anybody actually be worried about that in 2009? Kids, socialism became the policy of the Republican party when they took over the banks last year, remember that? And the automobile industries? That's not history, it's current events.
Second: I was looking for information on the speech earlier today, and I came up with lots of hits for mommy-bloggers concerned about their children being forced to watch this in school, and how many of them were keeping their children home. WTF? Who's anti-government now, hmmm? Here's the thing: he's not campaigning anymore. HE IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. He has only one agenda at this point, and it's us, all of us. If that's what the anti-Obamans wanted us to believe when Bush was president, why isn't it still good now that the shoe is on the other foot?
Third: Read the text of the speech. It's very sweet, and it's just what you would want someone to say to your kids. Work hard because it's worth it. Your country needs you. It's not political at all. It's lovely.
Fourth: I know that the speech is aimed at all schoolchildren, and I hope that there are those first and second graders who hear it and listen and for whom it becomes the motivation to succeed. I know that in my high school, it will be on everywhere (and I know that many teachers will complain about it taking away from class time, the curmudgeons), but I just don't know how much impact it will have on teenagers. Or should I say, how many teenagers will be impacted by it. I hope they all are. It's a universal message: work hard and have pride in yourself and it will save America.
Not socialist to me.
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READING: The Labyrinth by Rick Riordan
In my humble opinion, it's the folks who are mad that Obama is president that don't want their kids watching the speech. I remember watching some speech of President Reagan's when I was a kid, but no one ever THOUGHT about preventing the kids from watching it. He was our President, and as such, was to be respected and listened to. When President Bush was in office, if you disagreed with him, you were un-American. But those same people who insisted you were un-American for not liking Bush are being incredibly disrespectful to Obama. It makes me mad. What's good for the goose SHOULD be good for the gander, and our Presidents always deserve our respect.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Bluesleepy, he is our leader, and we need to support him. There is nothing wrong with that speech, unless you want your kids to fail in life!
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