OK this is getting bizarre. This mother breaks into tears when she thinks of the President of the United States speaking to her children in school. We are less than two days away from Obama’s brain-washing, soul-crushing, communist-loving subliminal-laced speech to our children. By Wednesday, our schools will be little more than communes with kids calling for redistribution of wealth and reeducation of parents.
There was a time when the lunch lady was the scariest thing at school.
I am honored to speak to the Kent Gardens Elementary School on Constitution Day and I have been looking for tips on the brainwashing techniques. (I would like my car washed everyday by zombie elementary students). I assume that the subliminal messages work something like this: “Hello children, I am the President of the United States (undervoice: “vote Democratic”). I want to speak with you about education (undervoice: “Republicans shot Bambi”) . . .”
Even some Chicago schools are refusing to air the speech. While some schools have banned the speech on the ground that they would not be able to read it, the White House always promised to release it on Monday — the day before. The speech was actually released on Sunday and it proved every bit as indoctrinating as feared. Among other things, Obama asks the children to wash their hands. What totalitarian hogwash. Then there is this frightening bit:
Every single one of you has something you’re good at. Every single one of you has something to offer. And you have a responsibility to yourself to discover what that is. That’s the opportunity an education can provide.
Everyone knows that “opportunity” is doublespeak for enslaving your parents and sacrificing them to gay socialist feminist union overlords. What is even more frightening is that Obama has already brainwashed Laura Bush, who has come out in favor of the subliminally laden speech, here.
In one Fox story, a parent explains how a president speaking to school kids is “very socialistic.” What they do not realize is that there is little to worry about. To be sent to a re-education camp, you first have to be educated. According to recent data, the schools in many of the states opposing the President’s speech have already protected against that danger.
However, as this clip shows, even our classic movies were used to shape us unconsciously through subliminal messages:
For the story, click here.
The bottom line of this alleged hullaboo over Obama’s speech to the schoolchildren is Race. Jill, in light of how the right has spewed the lies over Obama’s birthplace, the lies on the proposed health care plan, the Tenther’s nonsense, there is now way the left can work with the right. The Right has been taken over by religious wingnuts who do not live the tenets of their religion because this nonsense would not be happening if Obama was not a an African American man. Reagan, Daddy Bush and other Presidents have talked to school children. Why wasn’t there a tremor through the land then?
Mespo: I think you are reading the letter the wrong way. How I read it, it sounds like the diocese is saying “the speech is probably okay because it seems the President is only going to talk about the stuff we talk about every day” but we need more information before we give clearance.
I don’t see what’s wrong with that position unless you are actively looking for reasons to assume people who don’t fall in line are are just ignoramuses.
Just caught this little article from Wisconsin’s Madison Catholic Diocese:
“Catholic schools in Madison should not broadcast President Barack Obama’s back-to-school address Tuesday, the Catholic Diocese of Madison instructed principals in a letter this week.
“It would be irresponsible of any teacher to introduce to her/his students material that the teacher has not screened, evaluated, found to be educationally sound and then integrated into the lesson plan as a means of meeting the standards of the curriculum,” according to the letter from Michael Lancaster, superintendent of Catholic schools in the Madison diocese. The letter goes on to say it appears the message will only reiterate messages already delivered every day such as “work hard, be responsible, set goals and don’t give up.”
Officials with the Madison School District have said teachers will decide whether to tune their classrooms in to the back-to-school address. Students who don’t want to listen can leave class without penalty.”
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Well by the “screened, evaluated, and found educationally sound, standard” I guess catechism class is right out the window. The “hardwork pays off message” probably has the same impact on an African-American child coming from a robed 50’ish white guy as from the first African-American President.
Smart group those RCC’ers in Wisconsin — Cheeseheads, indeed.
Jill:
Only you could take a talk by the President to school kids about the value of hardwork and staying in school, and turn it into some government conspiracy that parents should protect their kids from. Right to keep their kids from listening-sure just like they have the right to name their kid “Hitler.” Fully legal, but incredibly stupid and shortsighted along with insensitivity on galactic scale. Must we tolerate every fool racist hiding their invidious views under some cloak of parental rights, or must we, as in your case, forsake every principle we have out of respect for some misguided appeal for societal harmony?
Wayne:
“Since the 30s school children have been brainwashed about the horrors of pot, booze, and sex.”
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Look how ell that worked out. Brainwashing of that ilk may make us the most inquisitive society on the planet. You seem to have survived just fine too. Bet you don’t buy organic milk.
Wayne: “and have enough faith that our children are total flakes that will believe everything they hear at school.” Next posting: “See if you can locate the missing “not” in my previous post.”
I kind of like it reading “and have enough faith that our children are total flakes that will NOT believe everything they hear at school.” 🙂 Srsly, a little old-fashioned non-conformity on the part of a child goes a long way toward warding off an institution’s ability to influence a child toward the herd mentality.
Imagine the nerve of the President to want to address kids about the importance of education, personal responsibility, volunteerism, community, country. Just because Reagan did it, doesn’t make it right for a Democrat to speak to the children. Why, it could unduly influence them toward actually caring about other people undoing 30 years of me-first-me-last-me-always indoctrination by the failed philosophies of conservatism. They can’t allow that.
See if you can locate the missing “not” in my previous post.
Over at Volohk they have a great post on this topic examining George H.W. Bush’s similar address to school children. Which was almost on all fours with Obama’s proposed address including the creepy request that school children write “Dear Leader” letters to Bush to pledge their assistance.
And you know what? Democrats were pissed about it.
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Anyhow, if you send your kids to school, they will get brainwashed. That’s just the way it is. Speaking from my own experience in the late 80s, I know I sat through countless “lessons” on the evils of pesticides and the virtues of organic farming (among whatever other environmental issue was hot at the moment).
In the 50s children were brainwashed about the evils of commies and Russians.
Since the 30s school children have been brainwashed about the horrors of pot, booze, and sex.
And on, and on.
So it’s not “bizarre” that parents are worried that their kids are getting brainwashed at school. It’s “bizarre” that any parents are under the illusion that their kids aren’t getting brainwashed every single day whether they hear Obama at school or not.
The only solution is homeschool, but we are too busy earning a living as an Evil Capitalist Bastards. So we just dare the school system to try to brainwash our kids and have enough faith that our children are total flakes that will believe everything they hear at school. Plus, we talk to our kids. So there’s that, too.
Jill,
Very well said on all points.
I especially share your concern that we find race relations regressing — in my view significantly so. For a president elected to transcend race I see quite the opposite happening, and I think the Gates incident was much more fundamental and somehow polarizing than many understand. I have worked in a reserved corporate environment for quite some time and hear people talking about issues of race and class in a way that is quite surprising and unusually conspicuous. Something is changing when I hear comments from people that haven’t said a word in fifteen years.
I have not thought through what this means for the political and social landscape over time, but it’s not encouraging if this energy becomes focused on destroying neighbors instead of on correcting government itself.
These people aren’t stupid or crazy. They just keep stirring up the mud and keep this administration from getting any traction anywhere. Unfortunately the media loves the contriversy so no matter how far fetched they lend credability to these folks. Instead of refusing to report the idiocy they cover it like there’s a large percentage of people who have a problem with the “issue” and not with just having a Black President. There were 4,000 people who came out in support of health care refform this week, has anyone seen it covered by the MSM?
Time for a deep cleansing breath. I knew people who didn’t want their kids subjected to Bush talk. These parents don’t want their kids subjected to Obama talk. In each case I believe a parent has a right to make that decision.
As to the underlying crap. I feel the public is being whipped up by our corporate governement. People are terrified right now. They are losing their jobs, their homes, food, medical care. It is a scary time. These fears are real. We also have real racial hatred in this nation. We have the well honed link between “capitalism” aka, socialism for the rich, linked into religion and “patriotism. People who aren’t in the ruling elite are getting screwed. So that makes this a good time to play on people’s fears, the real ones, and the made up ones.
I think everyone needs to step back and stop being manipulated. The right wing is turning against the left wing, but the left wing is turning on the right as well. Who benefits? Not us. When I see this happening I suspect foul play by this govt. I ask again that no one turn on their neighbor.
Where I live, the fear and rage is palpable. When that happens it’s time to difuse this as best as possible by reaching out to others–not agreeing with them, but offering help and kindness. It’s the only way out of being manipulated into distrusting one’s neighbor. I take this very seriously because this govt. is destroying the poor and the middle class. We should fight this govt., not each other.
This is “off-topic”. Has the following story already been posted If so, I missed it…
Ashcroft Can Be Held Accountable For Post-9/11 Wrongful Detention, Court Rules (9/4/2009)
http://aclu.org/safefree/detention/40928prs20090904.html
Well is it time to go to the lobby and buy a Coke? How about a link to subliminal advertising:
http://www.poleshift.org/sublim/
When you consider everything that has come before, from appointments, Sotomayor and foreign policy, Republicans have succeeded dramatically to “marginalize” a black-Muslim-terrorists-socialist man who is president.
What is even stranger is that it took something as insignificant as a presidential speech to public school kids.
To the right wing, marginalization equals second class citizen status. Mission accomplished.
I thought the role of the president was to execute the laws enacted by the legislative branch and to protect the Constitution through the use of the veto. Based on what I see around me, I’m not sure Obama has much time to spare completing just his minimum job requirements… a job made a lot more extensive after his predecessor.
The underlying message of a president speaking to the nation’s students is that children should look up to government and government leaders, and perhaps even think about how they can support the so-called goals of government. Quite the opposite is true: children should be wary and highly skeptical of government.
Considering how much science fiction writes have gotten right over the recent century, I’ll quote Robert Heinlein: “Love your country, but never trust its government.”
Having the government direct schools to carry messages of its choosing is a slippery slope. Considering how close we are to the chasm, I am surprised by how much support this action is getting in society.
Mr. Turley,
I would like to say I cannot believe the false information being circulated on (Fox) “News” and other outlets re the President’s speech, but sadly I can believe it.
I voted for President Obama and am the parent of a middle-schooler in North Carolina. What is the legal or constitutional precedent for schools — and entire states — being allowed to “opt out” of televising the President’s speech on education?
Even though our daughter knows that we did not agree with former President Bushes’ policies, we would never prevent her from hearing him speak. In fact, we would be in favor of it. How can you become educated if you cannot listen to and try to understand various points of view?
I find it hard to imagine that if John McCain had become President, we would have the option of “keeping our kids away from hearing the President.”
Please advise me as to the legality and/or constitutionality of what is taking places in the public school system and states, as I am preparing to contact our school system, but need as much information as possible before doing so.
Who are these morons that believe the brain washing, birther, deather, etc. crap? Do I need to buy a truck load of blackmarket assault weapons in order to protect my family from them?
I am currently husbanding canned goods and bottled water, and survivalist magazines as I dig the Man Cave, twenty feet under my house, getting ready for the apocalypse that will come with the 2010 State Of The Union address.
Stupidity is often indistinguishable from insanity.
Very interesting editorial,the reporter takes both sides to task.
Stir created by Obama’s speech to students is ‘a sad time for America’
Posted by Mark Di Ionno/Star-Ledger Columnist September 04, 2009 6:40PM
Categories: Must-see stories, Real-Time News.
http://blog.nj.com/njv_mark_diionno/