Obama's Speech in Schools Biased Ideology?

[BriarFox]

Obama will be delivering a "stay-in-school and get a good education" speech at noon on Tuesday at a high school in Virginia. The text of the speech will be released Monday. Despite not even having seen the speech yet, some school districts (in Ohio, Texas, Wisconsin, etc) have decided not to air the speech because of angry parent feedback who think Obama will be brainwashing their kids.

What do you think?

[Hulkein]

I voted for the socialist option just because you made it ridiculous.

If the speech is released and isn't a partisan type speech then I guess it could be slightly helpful for the children. Apparently George H. W. wanted or did do it when he was president and got backlash from Democrats for the same reason.

[Fallen]

I think that it is retarded that there is even much of a debate about it. As long as Obama stays completely non-partisan, and doesn't speak on issues like universal healthcare or any other legislation, I think he should damn well speak to the children of America when he pleases. Brainwashing your kids? Are your kids so dumb as to be taken in by a 10-30 minute speech of any kind? What, do they not watch television? Do you want to make sure the only one "brainwashing" your kids is a priest/pastor every Sunday?

The man wants to encourage kids to stay in school. He will also be attempting to fill your children's heads with such evil ideas as the importance of education, and the consequences of dropping out. There wont be any partisan crap in the speech. Obama isn't that stupid. If you wanted to try to "brainwash" my kid* into staying in school, hell, I would probably thank you for it. I'm no huge Obama fan, and I still feel strongly that if the President of the United States of America wants to address the children of the nation, he should be given that opportunity.

* I don't have children, and I am not batshit insane, so I may be bias on this issue.

P.S. - Am I the only one that thinks they should bring back the pledge of allegiance into public schools?

[BriarFox]

I voted for the socialist option just because you made it ridiculous.

It is pretty ridiculous. Sadly, that's exactly the response to the speech by a number of people on a public poll the Columbus Dispatch was running.

[Parkbandit]

Obama will be delivering a "stay-in-school and get a good education" speech at noon on Tuesday at a high school in Virginia. The text of the speech will be released Monday. Despite not even having seen the speech yet, some school districts (in Ohio, Texas, Wisconsin, etc) have decided not to air the speech because of angry parent feedback who think Obama will be brainwashing their kids.

What do you think?

I think it's dumb. He's the President of the United States.

As long as shit like this isn't being shown:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51kAw4OTlA0

I'll wait to read the transcript of the speech first before I have a talk with my kids.

[BriarFox]

I think it's dumb. He's the President of the United States.

As long as shit like this isn't being shown:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51kAw4OTlA0

I'll wait to read the transcript of the speech first before I have a talk with my kids.

"I pledge allegiance to the funk, of the United Funk of Funkadelica."

[Fallen]

When was it stopped? I'm sure it's up to each state, but I'm pretty sure most states still have kids, at least in grade school, recite it. Not that forced nationalism actually means anything--when it's said by force (or at least, by force of pressure/conformity), the words have no meaning.

The practice stopped somewhere mid-grade in Michigan. No one ever put a ruler to my head and said "say this or we fail you." You were simply required to rise and place your hand over your chest. Whether you said it or not was up to you. I remember being none too thrilled with the "under god" part, so I simply didn't say it, and recited the rest. Problem solved.

[BriarFox]

The practice stopped somewhere mid-grade in Michigan. No one ever put a ruler to my head and said "say this or we fail you." You were simply required to rise and place your hand over your chest. Whether you said it or not was up to you. I remember being none too thrilled with the "under god" part, so I simply didn't say it, and recited the rest. Problem solved.

Ironically, that phrase was only added in the Fifties. The original version, written by a Baptist minister no less, made no reference to God.

[Parkbandit]

"I pledge allegiance to the funk, of the United Funk of Funkadelica."

I was mostly talking about the stars pledging their loyalty and service to Barack Obama. Not only does it sound eerie as hell, but it's a 180 degree turn from a core foundation of what this country was founded upon.

[BriarFox]

I was mostly talking about the stars pledging their loyalty and service to Barack Obama. Not only does it sound eerie as hell, but it's a 180 degree turn from a core foundation of what this country was founded upon.

No, no. I got your point. I just thought that line was funny.

I'm not sure the stars were pledging their service to Obama, though - it was more a statement of agreement with the idea of public service that Obama was putting forward. Each of the stars pledged to take part in something they believed in.