School Kids Sing Song Praising Obama

apdst · 09-23-09, 07:55 PM

The nationwide speech was harmless, eh?

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No word on where or when this was shot but it was posted to YouTube just two days before The One’s speech to students, which makes me wonder if it was part of some school’s festivities for the screening. I think parents’ fears about their kids being politically indoctrinated are usually overblown, but I’m open to persuasion by compelling evidence — like, for example, this, or the vid you’re about to see. Getting little kids to croon about how awesome the president is troubles me less than the pop quiz the boss posted, mainly because they’re too young to understand and/or assimilate the agenda they’re singing about (and way too young to vote, natch). But Guy Benson got my atheist ire up when he noted that one of the lines about The One here, heard near the beginning from the kid who’s singing solo, is an adaptation from a hymn about how much Jesus loves the little children. Which makes this an extreme example of what the boss was so worried about vis-a-vis Obama’s speech: Not that he’d say something nutty or overtly political to kids but that some of his more devout cultists in the teaching ranks would take the speech as a license to push the political envelope in the classroom

Hot Air Blog Archive Video: Children sing songs of Obama’s glory

YouTube - School kids taught to praise Obama

dragondad · 09-23-09, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by apdst

The nationwide speech was harmless, eh?

Allow me to point out the obvious.

Yes the speech was harmless. Even Republicans praised the speech.

So what's your point?

apdst · 09-23-09, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by dragondad

Allow me to point out the obvious.

Yes the speech was harmless. Even Republicans praised the speech.

So what's your point?

Well, the topic of the thread is the video. Any comments on that one? or, are you going to evade that part?

Orion · 09-23-09, 08:08 PM

The only thing I find sick about this is that an innocent song is being labelled with the word "cult". How pathetic can you get.

Redress · 09-23-09, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by apdst

Well, the topic of the thread is the video. Any comments on that one? or, are you going to evade that part?

You had one line of your own text in the OP, which was a question, which he answered. Now you criticize him for answering your question...

And this video has nothing to do with Obama's speech.

apdst · 09-23-09, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Redress

You had one line of your own text in the OP, which was a question, which he answered. Now you criticize him for answering your question...

And this video has nothing to do with Obama's speech.

The timing is coincidental? You can prove that? I'm sure you can, since you're all about proving statements of fact. Yes?

Redress · 09-23-09, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by apdst

The timing is coincidental? You can prove that? I'm sure you can, since you're all about proving statements of fact. Yes?

You made the original accusation, can you back it up? Or could we both be offering opinions?

apdst · 09-23-09, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Redress

You made the original accusation, can you back it up? Or could we both be offering opinions?

You made a factual claim. It's time for you to back it up with proof. We'll be waiting. Don't be a hypocrite.

Harshaw · 09-23-09, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Orius

The only thing I find sick about this is that an innocent song is being labelled with the word "cult". How pathetic can you get.

Depending on the story behind this, I wouldn't call this an "innocent song."

It looks like it's a school teacher leading her class in what amounts to an Obama worship service. This would be indoctrination if that's what it is.

Doesn't mean Obama has anything to do with it, but it's still uber-creepy, and if it's a public school teacher, then the parents should kick a mighty bitch.

independent_thinker2002 · 09-23-09, 08:43 PM

If the video was posted two days before the speech, how could you claim the speech had an effect on this?

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