Angry Florida parent: "I will not tolerate my children being brainwashed by this man. (Obama)"

[sabra]

http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/educationblog/2009/09/some_broward_parents_object_to_1.html

<snip>

Some Broward parents are upset about President Obama’s planned speech to students Tuesday.

The speech, which will be nationally televised at noon on C-SPAN and broadcast through the White House Web site, will focus on “persisting and succeeding in school” and that Obama will “challenge students to work hard, set educational goals, and take responsibility for their learning,” according to the U.S. Department of Education.

But some parents who disagree with Obama’s politics say they don’t want their children involved. They’ve asked for an alternative activity at this time, or have threatened to keep their children home from school.

Said one parent in an e-mail to School Board member Stephanie Kraft: “I will not tolerate my children being brainwashed by this man.”

Another parent wrote: “I believe as a parent that I am the one who should teach my child about personal responsibility and life goals. I do not agree with any of President Obama’s views and policies so I would appreciate if my child did not participate.”

Obama’s speech will not mark the first time a U.S. president has directly addressed the nation’s students. President George H.W. Bush also gave a 15-minute speech to students in 1989, focusing on the evils of drug use.

:crazy:

[Taverner]

1. Some days I just want to show up with a "Stupid Stick"

And go beat the stupid out of those inbreds...

[TwilightGardener]

37. Death panels become more and more attractive to me. I have a lot of people to nominate.

[raccoon]

38. I hope you're in good physical shape. It will take a lot. nt

[DCKit]

61. Angnorance in action.

Obama is threatening the willful ignorance in which they wallow so gleefully.

You can't fix stupid with a stick (or a bat, or a belt).

[Ken Burch]

144. "Angnorance"? Did you mean to invent a new word? If so, it's "brilliant!"

It perfectly sums up the current right-wing mindset!

[DCKit]

151. I believe it's mine. It just fits so well. n/t

[donheld]

74. You're gonna need a whole tree

[billh58]

91. But they're only

exercising their "parental rights." :sarcasm:

Evidently, some people's concept of "parental rights" include using their children as virtual protest signs, and keeping them ignorant. Ignorant parents beget ignorant children, and the Red States are proof positive of that principal.

[davidpdx]

102. Christ I'd go out and help you

They are a bunch of fucking morons.

[HughBeaumont]

121. Or with a sign that says "Stupid Fuck", pointing in all directions . . .

. . . and then stand among a crowd of TeaBirther whackjobs.

:rofl:

I like the "stupid stick" idea. The problem is that it's evident someone beat us to it with these people.

[HillWilliam]

123. Too late. They already fell out the top of a 100' Stupid Tree

and hit every branch on the way down.

[gratuitous]

2. Dear Scared Parent

If your child can be "brainwashed" by a 15-minute video speech, you're doing a lousy job of parenting. Please consider giving your children up for adoption as you are failing in your primary job in life.

Sincerely,
gratuitous

[Ilsa]

8. Your post should be rec'ed. nt

[Blue Gardener]

39. Perfect reply

I'm afraid her children have already been brainwashed by ignorant parents.

[treestar]

45. So true! And she has no problem with some preacher brainwashing

them, you can bet on that.

[dem629]

50. Excellent!

[blueamy66]

57. Yeppers.

Couldn't have said it better.

[ScottLand]

122. Excellent point!

[mwooldri]

153. +1 and here's my postscript...

... if you're that concerned about a 15 minute video by the President, then why are you not in that classroom volunteering and being concerned about the rest of your childs' education?

[TroglodyteScholar]

159. +1

[Uzybone]

3. reccing, because this is being unrecced for some reason

[bluestateguy]

4. "Only Jeb Bush gets to brainwash my child!"

[SammyWinstonJack]

127. +1 nt

[katmondoo]

5. Fine to be brain washed by Bush

with fascist garbage

[Triana]

6. telling children to stay in school is 'brainwashing'?

HA!

[madmom]

29. Thinking about who these people are, yes, to them, it probably is.

[drm604]

69. No. Exposing them to the fact that a man with brown skin is President is brainwashing.

Exposing them to the fact that their school accepts this pretender as being worthy of speaking to them, is brainwashing.

:sarcasm:

[KansDem]

7. After eight years of W and 12 years of GOP...

...there may not be much brain left to wash.

[AspenRose]

9. Translation: I don't want my kids listening to some uppity black man

I don't care if he IS the president.

[quiet.american]

11. Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner! nt

[Tesha]

12. Bingo. (NT)

[HughBeaumont]

20. "Nigras need to know ther PLACE!"

It's what it ALL boils down to. The town halls. The Tea Parties. This. Buncha "Reagan Democrat" leftovers and segregationist seniors mad because white males aren't running things (well, at least not political offices anyway) and women and "LIB'RULS" and minorities don't "know their place".

[CakeGrrl]

33. In a nutshell. n/t

[Name removed]

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[newtothegame]

79. Wow, ignorant. n/t

[HughBeaumont]

99. Wow, that's why it's in "quotes" . . .

:eyes:

[newtothegame]

150. Whose quote? I haven't seen anybody say that. And I doubt you have either.

[Divine Discontent]

89. two things - it boils down to that - and not spending an extra percentage of their money to assure

that they're fellow mankind can get healthcare to make the country healthier and happier... they're racist SOB's, and the ones with cash are arrogant and hateful about those lesser than them (in wealth)

[HughBeaumont]

100. They've always been hateful towards people who aren't like them. It just now extends to EVERYone.

Another thing . . . they talk about "rugged individualism" when not a thing they're part of exemplifies and lauds individual thought. Including this little tea-bag Dick Armey minion brood they're part of. It's sad, really.

[onehandle]

23. Yep. nt

[BlooInBloo]

28. And everybody knows it.

[treestar]

46. Amen, it's so obvious

Some of these people are obvious in their desperation. It contradicts their world view so completely. They thought this could just never happen.

[Mad_Dem_X]

49. +1. That's it in a nutshell.

[Initech]

65. Speaks the truth.

[newtothegame]

78. Well, I suppose it would be the easy way out and politically convenient way for us to assume that...

but don't you think we ought to use our brains and dig a little bit deeper than that? The repukes would look for some overarching, stereotypical answer like that to everything; we shouldn't follow suit.

[SammyWinstonJack]

128. Agree.

:thumbsup:

[eShirl]

137. ok, maybe they're not consciously aware of the racism motivating them

maybe

[AspenRose]

160. Um, no.

[AuntPatsy]

81. I wish they would just say it since many of us see very clearly through this obvious smoke screen..

[FLyellowdog]

83. You got that right! How sad.n/t

[droidamus2]

113. Exactly

I don't think they would use the term 'uppity black man' but more probably something that starts with the letter 'n'. What are those alternate activities 'cross burning 101', 'how to sew your own robe', 'advanced lynching techniques'?

[SandWalker1984]

141. As a Florida resident, I'm sad to say you are correct.

[grytpype]

10. They probably sent their kids to Jesus Camp where they worshipped Bush's cardboard cutout

[GoldenOldie]

21. I'm surprised that this stupid woman sends her child to a public school.

I'm really old and I do understand that many of our ecological problems and health problems are due to the pollution of our habitat. ADD, serious mental illness, cancer, etc., etc., etc., numbers seem to be escalating. Can stupidity now be classified as the the number one disease within our country?

[graywarrior]

13. I can guarantee without a doubt if they're from Broward, they are RACISTS.

[northernlights]

56. yup. broward county stood out to me too

Not that I know much of anything about Florida. Which speaks all the more to Broward Cty's reputation.

[graywarrior]

66. Mid state is filled with fearful people who do not like indigenous people.

[RebelOne]

108. Well, there are 3 people in Broward who are not racists.

My daughter, her husband and daughter live in Hollywood in Broward County. They are Democrats and not racists.

[immoderate]

157. Broward County is the most liberal in Florida.

Our reps include Robert Wexler, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and Alcee Hastings.

--imm

[kcass1954]

158. Do you know any actual facts about Broward County?!?

Know anyone who lives here?

Don't paint us with that broad brush. This is the bluest county in the state - Democrats far outnumber Republicans and "others" combined. Yes, we have assholes and bigots - I happen to live in a little red pocket where I saw more than a few "W" bumper stickers. But this is not the backwards racist area you imply it is.

[jasi2006]

14. No big deal. Keep the kids home or let them do something else.

The brainwashing going on here is teaching your children to disrespect the office of POTUS and to keep a closed mind. Growing up under these parenting skills will ensure that these children will be ignorant, disrespectful, intolerant, and Republican.

[LeftinOH]

15. In other words, "that Black man's gonna teach my kids voodoo."

[scheming daemons]

16. Every time the independents start to drift away from Obama.... the Republicans do shit like this

to push them back.

[MarjorieG]

24. i.e. so much easier to not re-elect a black man, and then all will be fine. Problems disappear.

[Arkana]

17. Fine, keep your kid home.

It'll be the best day of school that children with sane parents have ever had.

[unpossibles]

18. "I will not tolerate my children being brainwashed by this man. (Obama)"

The rest of the quote is "...that's my job!" I suppose.

fucking idiots. Please. Just have your kid stay home all the time so the other kids can learn something.

[Cha]

19. We see all the stupid news around here..

I bet there's lots of parents who are thrilled to have an encouraging, inspiring President speaking to their kids.

I know my grandkids are going to be hearing what President Obama has to say in Portland Oregon.

[givemebackmycountry]

22. But, if it was Sarah Palin talking to the kids...

And WE were the ones saying that WE were going to hold OUR kids out of school, well that would be different.

We would be ANTI-AMERICAN COMMUNISTS THAT HATE AMERICA.

You just can't win with these people.

[Leftist Agitator]

51. "You just can't win with these people. "

That's why we need to deport them en masse. Or exterminate them, either way.

[newtothegame]

82. Wow, this doesn't make us look like fuckin crazy Nazi nuts at all.

:sarcasm:

[Leftist Agitator]

85. Those who would wilfully hinder the progress of all mankind must die.

Or be interned, either way.

Do YOU want these people to destroy our civilization?

:sarcasm:

:P

[bamacrat]

25. But I'm sure she's fine with her pastor brainwashing her kids.

If Obama tries to help he can't be doing it for the betterment of the country he has an evil agenda. I wish all these people would leave the country.

[droidamus2]

116. You got it

Somewhere on DU there is a 'Young Turks' video where they talk about how the Repugs think. They don't gather facts and use logic to reach a conclusion they decide what they want the conclusion to be and then make up what ever it takes to fit that conclusion and ignore any fact that might indicate the conclusion is wrong (they call it motivated reasoning). So in this case what you have is 'Obama is bad and evil' therefore to make this conclusion correct anything that Obama does or says must be 'bad and evil'. Simple isn't it, or at least simple minded.

[KatyMan]

26. This was on another board, it's great:

I yam calling FBISD becuz I yam afraid that knee grow is gonna endoctrinate my child into beliving that guns are evil. I yam also afraid he is gonna require Burkas to be weared by all the girls and Allah to be praised by all the students.


(FBISD is a school district)(and yes it was sarcasm)

[frebrd]

27. Any country as ignorant as this one .........

simply doesn't deserve to survive!

[SammyWinstonJack]

129. The whole country isn't ignorant but the ignorant sure seem to yell the loudest, don't they?

What follows then, is that they get the most attention. :shrug:

[sofa king]

30. "Hostile to attacks on their world view."

Denial and avoidance are the last refuge of a right-wing authoritarian, and every RWA reserves the right to ruin their children, too.

[jimshoes]

31. Jesus Christ, some people in this country

have completely lost their ability to reason and think. I'm beyond depressed. There is no cure for this kind of stupidity.

[Bluerthanblue]

32. didn't * address our children asking them to send the Afghani children

$1...??

Is Obama the duly elected PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES or not?

:shrug:

[muntrv]

34. "Only repukes may brainwash my child. That way, I can be blissfully ignorant."

[SammyWinstonJack]

130. Pretty much. nt

[Beaverhausen]

35. can you imagine what the children of these people are hearing in their homes

I'm sure these people are showing the proper "respect" for the president, just as they wanted us to show Dubya.

[TwilightGardener]

36. "Brainwashing" with a speech on the importance of education, hard work, and

setting goals for achievement. Yes, we wouldn't want children to absorb that poison.

[fascisthunter]

40. your child must have a very feeble mind then

whose brainwashing who, lady?

She's really saying: "I'm really afraid it will be harder to brainwash my own child if it listens to another point of view..."

[treestar]

47. ding, ding!

She has so much reality to contend with and fend off, too!

[damntexdem]

41. Yeah, the parent is very picky over who brainwashes those children.

And the parent certainly doesn't want the kids brainwashed into doing well in school.

[TwilightGardener]

42. Clearly, it's not the message--who's against kids working hard

and making good grades? It's the man they despise. Our elected President, on the job only seven months, and by all measures a decent and accomplished person, no matter the politics. I can't help but see this as racism.

[sinkingfeeling]

43. I can only hope they keep their precious brats at home so they can grow up to be just as dumb as

their parents.

[Vinnie From Indy]

44. And yet fair minded people continue to be amazed!

I, for one, am astonished that anyone would be surprised by the nationwide movement to keep kids at home during Obama's speech. This hullabaloo IS NOT SPONTANEOUS! The fact is that this is simply the latest skirmish instigated by the gargantuan right wing hate machine. Every right-winger on Clear Channel Radio, Fox News and elsewhere have been bombarding their listeners the last few days about Obama's speech to schoolchildren.

Until Democrats/Progressives in Congress address media consolidation and ownership, things will continue on and the corporatist right wing will lie with impunity to millions of Americans daily. Even in Indianapolis these last few days, each and every right-winger on the radio is preaching from the same prayer book in regard to raising hell about Obama's speech.

It's the media folks!

[LiberalAndProud]

48. News. and what passes for it.

[grantcart]

52. This is good - just helps seperate the loons from the rest of us

independents find this stuff revolting.

[gmoney]

53. Don't forget... he's hypnotic!

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2109105/posts

"An Examination of Obama’s Use of Hidden Hypnosis Techniques in His Speeches
Rick Ross Cult Information Forum (posted link from Las Vegas Penny Press) ^ | Oct. 2008 | ?
Posted on October 18, 2008 6:27:06 PM EDT by MonicaG

Barack Obama’s speeches contain the hypnosis techniques of Dr. Milton Erickson, M.D. who developed a form of “conversational” hypnosis that could be hidden in seemingly normal speech and used on patients without their knowledge for therapy purposes. Obama’s speeches intentionally contain:

Obama’s techniques are the height of deception and psychological manipulation, remaining hidden because one must understand the science behind the language patterns in order to spot them. This document examines Obama’s speeches word by word, hand gesture by hand gesture, tone, pauses, body language, and proves his use of covert hypnosis intended only for licensed therapists on consenting patients. Obama’s mesmerized, cult-like, grade-school-crush-like worship by millions is not because “Obama is the greatest leader of a generation” who simply hasn’t accomplished anything, who magically “inspires” by giving speeches. Obama is committing perhaps the biggest fraud and deception in American history."

[droidamus2]

118. That would be funny if it wasn't so stupid

Typical right-wacko-wing crap, 'it is invisible to you so you will have to come to me your respected right wing fear monger to find out what he is really doing. What will they do next put subliminal messages in movies to make you buy popcorn?'

[newspeak]

124. that is so ignorant

I have a certificate in hypnosis-took training years ago. Hypnosis requires the willingness of the subject to accept and the subconscious will trigger a response if you are asked to do something against your conscience. So, if you are told to hurt someone, and your conscience won't allow it, you won't do the act. He's full of BS.

On the other hand, having a shocking or cataclysmic event happen, thus causing fear, like 9/11, using repetition (like the media did for attacking Iraq), and gravitating toward an authoritarian bully figure, like *, causes rational thought to fly out the window and the subconscious mind will accept any absurdity.

And, that's why we have the "teabaggers." Some of them have been "conditioned" by fear and an unwillingness to accept O as president. We should be protesting the networks if you want change in this country. Because some of these networks who hire the basest knuckledraggers are fueling the fear and ignorance. They are very much complicit in how this country is taking shape.

[RoccoR5955]

145. Give me a break with the Freep bovine fecal matter already!

What a load of jive garbage. Where did this Erickson get his MD, or is his MD, a Mailorder Degree? If he's a psychiatrist, who would have the most insight on such things, he should have an MD, PhD. If the author is only an MD, he may just be a psychologist, with an MD.

[mmonk]

54. It has to be said. Republicans are batshit crazy. I mean that literally.

[timtom]

55. "I will not tolerate my children being brainwashed by this man.”

Why not? Does it conflict with someone else's brainwashing? Hmm?

Broward County. Harummpph!

[sasquatch]

58. Wow, with more baby boomers, geriatrics, lizard brains, and southerners moving to Florida-

that state is getting dumber and crazier by the day. Florida: America's oil filter.

[WinkyDink]

120. I'll thank you to leave Baby Boomers---who marched against VietNam and for Civil Righrts---out.

[Name removed]

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[samsingh]

60. he's the 'President' not this man - the idiot's racism is showing clearly

[Initech]

62. The pukes get riled up over the dumbest crap!!!

:eyes:

Seriously I was 9 at the time but I remember that Bush speech. It was followed by an anti drug propaganda program featuring popular cartoon characters at the time. Now *THAT* is fucking brainwashing.

[nc4bo]

63. Hey stoopids, your ignorance is showing.

Might wanna check that before you embarrass yourselves.

The more parents bitch and moan about stuff, the more of a enticing temptation it will be for the kiddos to do just the opposite.

Seems teh stoopid also affects the long-term memory of parents :rofl:

[SammyWinstonJack]

132. +1

:thumbsup:

[Generator]

64. Proably has no problemo

with Johnny Boy signing up for war though.

[windoe]

67. This country has such brilliance,

and such dark shadows of ignorance. America needs an exorcist.

[renate]

68. I have to admit, if I were ever given a choice

... between letting my child watch a speech by George W. Bush and letting them go to the library to spend those 15 minutes more wisely, I'd have picked the library.

I wouldn't have gotten my panties in a wad about it, though. If the choice hadn't been offered I wouldn't have suffered any mental anguish from the brief exposure of my child to the words of the President of the United States. (I did buy a little electronic encyclopedia that described Bush as "Leader of the war on terror." :puke: That was back around 2002, though.) I assume these parents weren't offered a choice and I think they're getting kind of worked up over something that is not a big deal.

[Ilsa]

70. Oh nos! They're trying to brainwash me!

(I wish this was spinning.)

[Bodhi BloodWave]

154. maybe this will help (warning: can cause dizzyness , confusion by focusing on it to long)

[tanyev]

71. I don't recall Florida parents being outraged that GWB used their children as human shields on 9/11.

[troubledamerican]

75. My Pet Goat

seems to be forgotten by most

Such a convenient photo-op

[glinda]

72. Better to be brainwashed by your stupid hatred I suppose! Teach them young to be racist and stupid.

[glowing]

73. This is about a black man telling a white child to do well in school.

It bothers the shit out of these racists. Would they object to Clinton, no? This isn't about a President addressing children like most presidents have done over the years; this is about a black man doing this. This is a racist shitstorm left over from the days Palin blew through the state and stirred up the KKK pot. These are the people who vote for people like Joe Scarborough.

[AspenRose]

161. Yep

This is about a black man, legitimately elected and legally possessing authority, telling any white person ANYTHING; even if it's "have a nice day," they don't want to hear it.

[syberlion]

76. Birthers of a nation...

Those advocating for a “boycott” of the speech are probably - no, firmly in the birther camp, “he’s not really our President, so my kid’s not really missing nothing.”

Fortunately, I am old enough to remember things like civics and government classes in high school. I remember when listening to a Presidential speech was something we did as a way to lean and discuss what was said. There was discussion, questions, reading assignments and basic information about all three branches of our government.

Fear is the main diet of those opposed to this administration. Fear is the diet we were fed for 8 long years, oh and secrecy, don't ask because we won't tell, anything, period. It's time to climb out of those make-shift bunkers and back into the light, despite what those fear-mongers are screaming.

Let them stay at home, let them remain un-informed, under-educated and powerless. When they wonder how we cleaned the air, cured the sick and recovered the economy, well they'll never understand what it means to help everyone, even those that would never ask for it. That's ok, there will be a fake reality show network to keep them entertained and glued to their couches. Oh, and faux news will go by the way-side when American public airwaves will require those using them, even corporations, to be American, B-bye Rupert, back to Australia with you. Also, if you want to call yourself a journalist or a news organization, there will be standards to be met, you know like doctors, lawyers and pilots because they also interact with the public and have to have (gasp) licenses!

It is time to abort these Birthers and I ask, where IS the 70+ per cent that support this administration? Oh, I forgot, when they show up, they turn the cameras off... Media Diversity Now, it is time to take back what was always ours, the airwaves are publicly owned, always have and it is time to re-claim them in the name of Thomas Paine, Paul Revere, George Washington and each one of us.

[RagAss]

80. America, the Age of the Cretin has arrived !

[varelse]

84. I like this thread title better:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=6460773&mesg_id=6460773

[lupinella]

86. Ashamed of my state...

yet again.
In the words of the great philosopher Homer , 'Florida, America's wang.':blush:

[proud2BlibKansan]

87. Wow. I just realized my kids probably did drugs because they missed Poppa Bush's speech

:wow:

[Divine Discontent]

88. LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

Mindless bigot!

She's certain he's an African, who is a closet 'Muslin' to boot, and will try to get her kid hooked on meth when he speaks to them, ahhhhh, but not with words, but with mental telepathy that the Muslins have mastered, that tells the children to go get meth and start inhaling baby!!!!


seriously, you cannot make these people ANY dummmmer than they are!

God, protect me from the majority of your followers, they're just so dumb! I pray this as a believer in You!

[Warren DeMontague]

90. Be honest. You haven't told them who won last year's election, have you?

That's gotta be it.

[JCMach1]

92. Can you feel teh stupid 2nite... da da dada dadada

feel free to join in and sing along

[davepc]

93. So is mindlessly following the president patrotic or not? Or does it depend?

Cause I'm sure 5-6 years ago these morans were all out in force telling us to get behind el presidente and get with the program.

Now, the President is no good.

Which is it?

[JDPriestly]

94. I believe that the people who are complaining about this are basically racist.

They would not be worried if the president were white. They did not worry about Reagan or Bush I doing that.

[Beartracks]

95. I'm all for having parental involvement in schools, but...

... giving them "a say" over whether their child can watch a speech by the elected leader of our country during school hours? Why the hell is this even a question. Call it "social studies." Sheesh... The school should just say, "Presidential speech at the school assembly" and be done with it.

How do you explain to little Bradley why little Susie isn't watching the speech, too? "Well, Bradely, Susie's parents think he wasn't REALLY elected, and they think he's a socialist-communist-fascist Muslim who wants to kill your Grandma because it will make him powerful." The reasons don't even make sense on a first-grade level, much less an adult level.

So.... Seriously - we want to teach our kids that if you didn't vote for someone it's okay to ignore them and act like they're not important, even when that person is leader of the free world?

Stupid proxy wars with children. Morans.

I may have disagreed with a lot of Bush's policies and behaviors, but if he was giving a speech to school kids (oh, wait -- he did!), I'd have no problem with that. The President is the President. When he/she speaks, it's news. His/her prerogative. Period.

So, Obama-haters, if you think Obama is a monster who's going to send mind-vibes through the TV set or computer screen to your kids... well, remember the best education is experiential. So let them watch the speech and see what a monster looks like so they'll know for future reference. Kids are pretty tough, and have good bullshit detectors. I think they can survive the experience. What's the worst that could happen -- that they'd see you were all freaked out over nothing?

[Beartracks]

96. Whoops, wrong spot. Self-delete n/t

[Beartracks]

97. OMG! Unnecessary teacher-parent phone calls!!

"Hi, is it okay if little Johnny uses a blue crayon today?"

"Hi, it's me again. We're learning about fire safety tomorrow. Is that okay with you that little Johnny learns that?"

"Hello, I just wanted to check with you. We're learning about foods around the world this week. Would you have a problem if little Johnny reads the chapter on rice?"

"I'm calling to make sure you got the note I sent home with little Johnny last Friday. Is there a problem if he watches a speech on TV by the President?"

:eyes:

[BluDemocratGirl]

98. This parent needs a reality check

Just how in the hell that telling someone (whether he's President or not) to stay in school and work hard is brainwashing a child. Some of those stupid parents needs to grow the hell up.

[NecklyTyler]

101. I guess conservatives never heard of a "Well rounded education"

I thought freedom was about reviewing all information available, and through critical thinking coming to a conclusion.

Evidently, the conservatives think their kids are too stupid to make up their own minds. More likely, if the kids have access to information other than the filtered, spoon fed, right wing tripe they get at home, the kids may decide for themselves that they are Liberal.

[mwb970]

103. I'm starting to feel like there is an Enemy among us.

These extreme right-wingers appear to be opposed to America itself. (I heard a Texas secessionist say, or rather bellow, "I hate America! I hate its flag!") I have almost no fear of America being conquered by terrorists from far-off places. My fear is of a group of armed, ignorant, angry right-wing lunatics whipped up by the likes of Glenn Beck into a paroxysm of anti-American hate and fear.

"War on Terror"? Who needs it? How about a "War on Right-Wing Extremism"? We're losing that war right now, because we aren't really fighting it. (Who gets all the media time?)

I have never wanted anything in my life as much I want the Rapture to come and take these people away. Please God!

[VOX]

104. When Shrub was pResident, there was none of this. None. If you spoke out publicly against him...

you faced arrest. Then there was the Dixie Chicks episode -- during one of their shows in the UK (FOREIGN SOIL!!!!) back in 2003, lead singer Natalie Maines said, "Just so you know, we're ashamed that the president of the United States is from Texas."

A major shit-storm ensued -- right-wingers were outraged that their "Christian" president has been maligned on foreign soil. They burned DCs CDs, ranted here and there, and made many Clear Channel radio stations drop the DC's songs.

The group received death threats and suffered the mock outrage offered up by the hypocrites.

Now, these same right-wing people are calling their president "socialist," "Marxist," a Nazi and the anti-Christ. Where did their worship for the office of the president go?

[TankLV]

110. Where was all the protest against the ILLEGALLY SELECTED AWOL WAR CRIMINAL bush*?!!!

Oh, right - THERE WAS NONE!!!

When there was a LEGITIMATE reason to boycott THEN, at least BECAUSE THE OTHER GUY GOT MORE VOTES - you would have been declared an ENEMY COMBATANT if you wore a fucking T SHIRT, but now, that we have a BLACK man as President who WON OVERWHELMINGLY - naw, it's NOT racism, so stop THINKING THAT - we suddenly - well OK, since the election - ALL these PROTESTS from NORMAL ORDINARY AmeriKKKans - well, that's OK now!!!

[ScottLand]

105. DUers, do not contest this!

Think of the children. If those children get educated and open their eyes to the world around them, how will they be able to relate to their idiot parents?

[tclambert]

106. "But it's OK if Rush Limbaugh wants to brainwash my kids."

"Or that nice Dick Cheney man. You know, he used to be Vice President. And he says to defend our country it's all right to torture terraists. Or people suspected of terraism. Or people mistakenly identified as someone who might have given a terraist a ride."

[santamargarita]

107. Then take your kids and get the fuck out of our country

:puke:

[saltpoint]

109. Just to be on the safe side, parents like this should probably lock their

kids up in the attic and never let them out until they're 30 years old.

Who knows what crazy ideas they could pick up in the public schools?

[Vinca]

111. The wingnuts would have you think this is an organizing event

for Hitler Youth. What the hell is happening to this country?

[TheCowsCameHome]

112. In their case a light rinse is all that's necessary

They are already brainwashed - they just don't know it.

[sarah FAILIN]

114. Link to Bush library copy of drug use speech

I find it very funny that he spoke on this but he did... Also if anyone says Bush never asked kids to do anything, look in the 5th paragraph from the bottom.."But even more important, I'm asking you to think about what you can do to make a difference for someone else." Sounds a lot like the "I pledge" video the reps are fired up about

http://bushlibrary.tamu.edu/research/public_papers.php?id=900&year=1989&month=9

[spanone]

115. 'racist florida parent'

[marmar]

117. 'by this .......'

You know what she wanted to say......And frankly, I'm more worried about her child being brainwashed by her.

[mod mom]

119. Send your kids to private school-problem solved.

[tkauf0310]

125. the recent past

These are the same people who cheered so loudly when G Bush said he would bring honor back to the White House and then acted ignorant for the next 8 years. "Is your children learning?" If you said he was stupid, you received a tongue lashing from the right about honoring the office of the president. These people lost and if President Obama appeared at the right hand of God, they would become atheists. This all race, ideology,fear, money, ignorance. It's just a shame we still have to look like idiots to the rest of the world.

[Wednesdays]

126. Oh Noes! He's gonna hypnotize us all!

(Note: the document above is NOT a parody!) :scared:

[kenfrequed]

131. Isn't it interesting...

For progressives and liberals during the Bush years our solution to concerns about propaganda from the right wing was just to interract with our children and participate in the education process. This despite a decades long campaign by theocrats to stupify our schools.

But when these self-same conservative lunatics run into anything that disagrees what do they do? Scream, howl, and shout. Then they try to overthrow school boards, pull their kids out of school and throw them into home-schools with biblically correct teachings. The result? More stupid Micro-madrassas in every home.

[kenfrequed]

133. Really maybe it is insecurity

They know brainwashing and its limitations and are afraid that their brainwashing will be less successful in a more publick environment.

[slackmaster]

134. "The Department of Education should not be producing paid political advertising for the president...

...it should be helping us to produce smarter students.... ...And the president should be doing more about education than saying, 'Lights, camera, action.'"

Ten points to anyone who can identify who said that and when, without Googling it.

[Tejas]

152. Former Democratic Majority leader Gephardt

Didn't use Google but did see it mentioned on the web. Thank you for posting it, nice ray of intellectual honesty in this cesspool, but it'll get lost in the roar of those accusing fellow Dems of being right-wing-gun-owning-terrorists etc etc etc.

Getting harder by the day to comprehend the amount of hypocricy here, again, good point.

[Joey Liberal]

135. Republicans are INSANE! nt

[Orsino]

136. Can't these parents afford to lay out of work to do their own sulking? n/t

[AlphaCentauri]

138. "an alternative activity" what about torture in Iraqs jails n/t

[mzteris]

148. maybe they can do a waterboarding

demonstration and let the kids practice on each other.

:banghead:

[judesedit]

139. I feel sorry for the kid. She is #1 proof that the "Dumbing Down of America" worked

I'm glad Obama and his children are so much more mature, understanding of the element of racism, intelligent enough to not let people like this affect their words, actions and goals. The Obama family is truly a family to be admired. That lady is truly a racist idiot in the first degree. And I hope her child knows it.

[judesedit]

140. I feel sorry for the kids. They are #1 proof that the "Dumbing Down of America" worked

I'm glad Obama and his children are so much more mature, understanding of the element of racism, intelligent enough to not let people like this affect their words, actions and goals. The Obama family is truly a family to be admired. Those people are truly racist idiots in the first degree. And I hope their children know it.

[SweepPicker]

142. Going

My daughter will be attending school that day but I "may" have a fight with the wife. She seems to believe some of this stuff from her military friends (military mothers) that is being thrown out here. Amazing how people can be so damn dumb.

[newspeak]

146. and you think the MSM is only in it for the money?

Now some of these people have very ugly preconcieved ideas that continually are validated by some of the most vitriolic spewers on TV. Who owns the networks? What do they have to gain? They are huge corporations, some who have ties to other businesses, like war. Don't you think that it is in their best interest to catapult any propaganda to serve their interests? Yes, we can turn off the TV, but there are many Americans who actually believe that what's on the air equals the truth, because no way would a fair and balance network like Faux lie to us. The people that are being riled up, have been so by their own prejudices, but mainly by FEAR and fabrications. I have said again, the teabaggers should be very suspicious when a corporate network is pushing their agenda. Telling people where they can go protest. They don't get that they are tools for these corporations and the RW who promotes and does the bidding for these greedheads. These campaigns are artificially created, there is nothing grassroots about them. The repugs work their base FEAR and fabrications with the help of the MSM.

[colsohlibgal]

143. Insanity

There is a big stink about this in metro Columbus, a couple of suburban schools will not be participating because of so many calls from wing nut parents. One letter to the editor from a foamer said Obama should concentrate on his job and not waste time on this - though I assume he was fine when Dubya was struggling, in person at the school, to read (likely moving his lips as he did) 'My Pet Duck" as the Trade center was being hit.

I'm about at the point where maybe it would be best to give these folks a few red states and let then secede and be as nuts as they want as long as they want, maybe until the rapture or whatever they believe in, as long as they don't bother the rest of us who can wind America back to a real free non theocratic republic for the people.

I don't blame Big Ed for going nuclear on this last evening, presidents of both parties have been doing these kind of things for a long time and it's never been an issue. What's changed is this guy is black (well, half black), we have sociopaths like Rush and Beck permeating the airwaves, and these people are moving at light speed toward full blown psychosis.

I'm not much more than four hours from Canada and I'm starting to learn French, I'm going to keep my options open if the US keeps driving the bus off the cliff to the far right, what's going on is more than alarming.

[Swamp Rat]

147. "la la la la la la......"

[NotThisTime]

149. You are to do a lousy job in school and drop out as soon as you can, how does that sound to them?

[depakid]

155. Irony abounds in America

Even if a sizable plurality of Americans are too impaired to see it.

I.e. these are the very folks who've been brainwashed thanks to media deregulation.

[maryellen99]

156. I heard on the news this morning

A parent saying he didn't want his son to listen to the speech because he didn't want him to become a "little community organizer".