Pawlenty: Obama speech to kids "disruptive", "uninvited", forced on children

[jefferson_dem]

Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, a Republican seen as a potential 2012 presidential candidate, on Friday criticized President Obama's planned speech to schoolchildren, calling it "disruptive" for schools.

"At a minimum it's disruptive, number two, it's uninvited and number three, if people would like to hear his message they can, on a voluntary basis, go to YouTube or some other source and get it," he told reporters at the Minnesota state fair, according to CNN. "I don't think he needs to force it upon the nation's school children."

The president will speak about the importance of working hard and staying in school, according to the White House. He will not address policy or political issues. Some school districts, citing logistical concerns as the school year gets underway, are opting not to show the speech.

http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/09/04/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry5289102.shtml

[Thrill]

1. FAIL

[Happyhippychick]

2. How DARE the president of the U.S. speak to children about education??? It's an outrage!!!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. Timmy the Tool is disruptive and uninvited.

And it is absolutely disgusting that he would be so disrespectful of the President. Did he or any other Republican complain when St. Ronnie did the same thing?

[dflprincess]

23. And Ronnie actually did try to indoctrinate them by extolling the virtues

of tax cuts to the little darlings.

[DrToast]

4. And Pawlenty was supposed to be the sane one

Looks like he's embraced the lunatics.

[Beartracks]

5. He also FORCES reporters to listen to PRESS conferences!!!!

How disruptive is THAT??

[Vicar In A Tutu]

6. Paul Empty is irrelevant.

One suspects that an astonishing amount of tutelage was required to craft a personality so bereft of charisma.

[Deja Q]

17. "Pal Empty" - nice one!

:thumbsup:

[livetohike]

7. Pawlenty has no future as a Presidential candidate so he

might as well say what he thinks, as despicable as it is.

[Hansel]

9. Pawlenty couldn't even win in his home state.

Minnesota is a blue state in which Obama is still popular. Tim and his tin ear.

Joe Scaraborough called him out this morning as a party leader who should do the right thing and condemn this ridiculous attack on Obama. That there is nothing wrong with our president telling the kids to study hard and stay in school and that parents should appreciate him doing that.

Looks like he was too late.

[livetohike]

25. Pawlenty is not a leader .....the GOP doesn't have anyone

right now who is willing or able to lead. They are caught up in this playground bully battle where they are attempting to prove who is the bigger jerk, imo.

[Raschel]

13. Hee hee. It's funny how he moved aside for Coleman, and the RNC promised

him his chance. He should be happy he made it to governor. I don't see him going any farther.

[Hosnon]

8. This and the glaring falsehoods parroted about healthcare make me wonder if

I'm living in Crazy-Land.

Can it be as simple as "because he's Black"? How was Clinton treated (I was too young to care at the time).

[Raschel]

14. Michelle Bachman, Sarah Palin, Tim Pawlenty, what do they have in common?

They're the Whitest of the Whitebread.

[Deja Q]

16. They're all missing a chromosome. That, or they're sharing the SAME one and are missing 45 others.

:shrug:

[Raschel]

18. Looks like Tim can drop his "good guy" act now that he's thrown his hood in the ring.

[DrToast]

20. It was a little like this with Clinton

But I sure as shit don't remember it being this bad. I was a bit young myself, but I think I'd remember if shit was this bad.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

10. Hey, I thought the same thing about gym

Too bad nobody told me I could opt out.

[Hansel]

11. I just called his office and left a message about how offensive

his comments are. That as the governor of the State of Minnesota the our citizens should expect him to show respect to the President of the United States. I mentioned that I thought his remarks were repulsive and that I'm ashamed that he is the governor of our state.

Also, I noticed that the comments in the Star Tribune are running about 11 to 1 against his statement. This is unusual because normally the comments section is loaded with Freeper like comments. I think he awoken a sleeping giant.

http://www.startribune.com/politics/state/57249992.html?elr=KArks8c7PaP3E77K_3c::D3aDhUec7PaP3E77K_0c::D3aDhUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiUr

I also will be contacting the school district on Tuesday to warn them that I will stop immediately my generous contributions and matches from my employer to the school should they entertain the idea of showing disrespect to our president.

Please contact Pawlenty and let him know your feelings.
Telephone: [phone]
Toll Free: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

[Cass]

12. Omg, its like they are falling over each other to be more offensive than the

last one.

[Deja Q]

15. Hey, Timmeh, go play with your doofus buddy - you know, the one who said

"Is our children learning?"

You probably went to the same school; as you act just as dumb as Bush did...

[RememberWellstone]

19. Oh for fuck sakes

I don't get it? Why are they so incensed by a President speaking to the nation's children?

[TwilightGardener]

21. They're making him sound like a pedophile hanging around the schoolyard

bothering the kids. Fuck you, Pawlenty, you piece of shit.

[TwilightGardener]

24. By the way, I hope Pawlenty has never, ever set foot inside a school

or addressed children in any way as governor--because, you know, that would be "disturbing"...

[zulchzulu]

22. It's nice to have it on record that you don't respect the office of the President, No Chin Tim...

After all, the mere idea of students looking up to the President and perhaps getting a message to stay in school is just too much to handle.

Then again, Right Wing Parrots like Hannity, Limbaugh and Beck are college dropouts... maybe that's the new GOP Message.

[saltpoint]

26. Not that Tim Pawlenty is maybe considering -- just considering, mind you --

a run for the White House.

How tawdry of us liberals to even THINK that his motivation would be ANYTHING less than to protect our nation's precious youth.