Any school that let students opt out of watching Obama's back-to-school speech,

[jenmito]

they should ALSO let students opt out of having certain teachers, learn certain subjects, etc. It's RIDICULOUS to give parents the option of not letting their children listen to the POTUS giving a speech about staying in school, doing their best to get good grades, etc. This is NOT like giving their children a HPV immunization. THAT I could understand having an opt-out letter sent home. Opting out of listening to the POTUS talk about the importance of education? CRAZY.

[HockeyMom]

1. Collier Count y (Naples, Florida) REFUSED to show it

"Obama is too controversial" is what they said. Excuse me? Stay in school and do your homework is controversial? No, it's WHO is saying it, not WHAT he is saying. This a Teabagger place. Neighboring Lee County (Ft. Myers) DID show it. BTW, Ft. Myers schools score higher on state and SAT scores than Naples.

[jenmito]

4. Yup, it's definitely the messenger...

because it can't be the message. These people are probably Faux listeners who believe Obama is trying to "indoctrinate" the children. Maybe they think he's trying to turn them Muslim? :eyes:

[GoCubsGo]

16. Sure, it's also the message.

He's telling the kids to pay attention to their teachers, study hard and learn what they're being taught. The GOP doesn't want an educated populace. They want a bunch of ignorant dummies who believe everything their party feeds them. You know, like the ones who are choosing to let their mini-mes "opt out".

[Ikonoklast]

26. They also want religious institutions to take over education.

Keep 'em scared, ignorant, and fearful by filling their heads full of superstitious nonsense.

They'll do as they are told, by their fathers, preachers, bosses, and politicians...OR GOD WILL SMITE THEM WITH HIS WRATH!!







As an aside, would anyone in their right mind hire an attorney that got a law degree from the Liberty University to do anything other than paint their house?

[jberryhill]

23. I had no idea that "controversial" meant "brown"

[JoePhilly]

2. God forbid we get a GOP Prez again while my kids are in school ...

I will pull them out, and demand that the school call home about how parents can opt out.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

12. "Before there was a black President"...........

:eyes: :puke:

[JoePhilly]

15. [phone]

This white guy sees that.

The effort to claim Obama is "illegitimate" is racist at its core.

I hope that Dems now ensure that any Senate needs 60 votes to change the name of a post office.

That screaming "you lie" is OK at any State of the Union Speech.

[RockaFowler]

3. Again

:eyes:

I really hate this. What exactly are these people afraid of??

[hlthe2b]

5. The " lesson" they are teaching by doing so, leaves me depressed...

Some principal (superintendent's) idea for CYA against parental complaints. What damned irresponsible cowards.

[monmouth]

6. While listening to the President give his speech I was thinking how I

would have loved to heard such a message when I was a child. It was wonderful and very inspiring.

[jenmito]

7. Yeah, but...

you're not a Birther and don't think he's the Antichrist. Some of them do have those mindsets-thanks to Faux, Limbaugh, etc. The schools shouldn't be ALLOWED to let kids' parents opt out of letting their kids listen to the POTUS.

[monmouth]

9. Agree. If it was the other way around, we would be "un-American."...n/t

[jenmito]

10. Exactly. n/t

[littlewolf]

17. at which case the parents pull their kids out of public school

and send them to private school and the public school loses out on the money the
state gives them for each kid enrolled ... bottom line the parents are responsible
for their kids ... not the gov't ... not the schools ... the parents .... when
kids are truant ... does the state fine the teacher and principal ? no they fine
the parent ....

[Gari]

8. 5 miles from the George H.W. Bush Library, that's S.O.P.

It is just sickening. Yet the school kiddies get rounded up and bussed to the Bush Library and Museum for programs (indoctrination) all the time without a peep or permission slip required.

I was behind one of our truck driving folks today with the charming bumper sticker "I'm not racist, I hate his white half, too". Just lovely. DH is wishing we could move to nice Blue State where I would not be driving and ranting about the crazies that occupy our home town.

[jenmito]

11. Yuck.

I don't think I could live in a place like that. Hang in there!

[Gari]

14. I know, it's probably because we're used to it.

When Jimmy Carter was elected in 1976, our high school principal announced on the P.A. "Welcome to Moscow, USA".

[jenmito]

18. Wow...

good luck with all THAT!

[sweetapogee]

21. Gari writes:

"Yet the school kiddies get rounded up and bussed to the Bush Library and Museum for programs (indoctrination) all the time without a peep or permission slip required."

Indocrination maybe but no permission slip required? Not likely.

[Capt. America]

13. He is the President. Even if it was Bush, I would let my kid watch. Its about teaching civics, not

politics.

[jenmito]

19. Exactly. It's not politics. Too bad some can't see past the lies about Obama. n/t

[jtrockville]

22. Ditto, but frankly I have no objection if others feel differently.

Actually, I think it might generate interest (you know... the "forbidden fruit" thing).

[lunatica]

20. Well who wants to have their kids seduced by the Antichrist? Jeez people!

Think of the poor kids and that Satanic Antichrist getting his hoofs into them!

:scared:

[Capt. America]

25. However, it will only hasten the armagheddon, which is a good thing.

[Exilednight]

24. Not that big of an deal to me as long as it is universally applied and is allowed when there are

Republicans giving speeches.