Obama Comes For Your Children

Christ. So, there's a movement afoot to take children out of schools on Tuesday because the president has the audacity to appear on C-SPAN to speak to students about the importance of education.
And this has more than a few people in a tizzy, claiming the president is "indoctrinating" the kiddos.
Check out this email from a guy in Ohio that fell into the hands of my fellow hacks yesterday:

Greetings,

Organizational leaders, please forward this email to your entire distribution list. All others please read and take action as indicated.

President Obama is scheduled to address school students on September 8. The exact content of his speech is unknown. But it is likely to be benign, especially if it is subjected to significant public exposure. The recommended "lesson plans" coming from the Department of Education however, indicate that the opportunity is being taken at this time in order to boost the prospects of the White House's legislative agenda in general and popular support by school children of President Obama in particular. He is taking his campaign to the classroom.

Ther e is nothing in the proposed curriculum that indicates any involvement of or participation by the parents in this indoctrination; only the President, the teachers and the children. We feel that this is a grossly inappropriate use of our tax dollars and our schools for political purposes, and an inexcusable affront to parental guidance.


We urge everyone to telephone or email not only their local school superintendent and all school board members, but also all candidates for school board who are on the ballot for the November election. Local newspapers and the Board of Elections can tell you who is on the ballot for school board in each district.

1) Find out whether or n ot they support this inappropriate political intrusion into the classroom
2) If the school district decides to support this political intrusion, either ....
a. ask them to define the provision for parents to attend or
b. ask them to issue slips for parental signature approval before the children are permitted to attend
c. If the school district refuses either option above, keep the kids home on September 8.

This address may set the precedent for annual or even more frequent political indoctrination of our children by whoever may currently occupy the White House. This kind of thing has been done repeatedly by the Fidel Castro's, Saddam Hussein's, Mao Tse-Tung's, Joe St alin's and Adolf Hitler's of the world, but never by a Franklin Roosevelt or a Ronald Reagan.

Please note that only part of Thursday September 3 and all of Friday September 4 is available to take this action; Monday September 7 is a holiday and the address is to be given September 8. The short notice of this address is attributable to the White House. Please take action immediately.

Jim Woods
Medina County Friends And Neighbors

So, Jim mentions Castro, Saddam, Mao, Stalin and ol' Adolf. I know what you're thinking: Pol Pot gets short shrift yet again.

What the fuck do these mouth-breathers think Obama is going to say? "Kids, work hard, stay in school, and read a book everyday, and by "book" I mean Mein Kampf. "

It's getting scary out there, baby.

-- Stephen Chupaska