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Yet ANOTHER Public School FORCES Children to Praise Obama! email this discussion to a friend?

myLot reputation of 60/100. AngryKittyMSV (1878)   ranked 318 out of 6,392 in politics3 months ago

An elementary school in Maryland has forced children to memorize and sing a song of praise about Obama. Can you imagine the outrage if schoolchildren had been forced to memorize and sing songs of praise for President BUSH or even Clinton?

Here's the lyrics:

Obama,

President Obama,

President Obama,

President Obama,

President Obama--He says

Yes we can!

President Obama--We say

Yes we can!

President Obama--I say

Yes I can!

President Obama--He says

Yes we can!

Barack Obama--Oh yes he rates,

The first Black President in the United States!

He's smart and he's--so so good!

He'll lead this country as he should!

He wants us all to work together,

To make this country even better!

Prez' Obama says--"Yes We Can!"

Make the US better--hand in hand!

Obama,

President Obama,

President Obama,

President Obama

President!


Now here's something I'd like some of you who think this is actually OK to try; re-read the lyrics but replace "President Obama" with "President Bush" (except for the "first black" thing obviously) and see how you feel about kids being forced to sing it then.

:


http://redmaryland.blogspot.com/2009/09/obama-worship-comes-to-howard-county.html








 
 
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tags:  obama, praise, indoctrination, obama youth, forced to praise
 
1. myLot reputation of 57/100. Ima_C_Suvaya (275)   ranked 305 out of 6,392 in politics   3 months ago

But whatever you do, don't point out that this is what they do in Dictatorships. I will make it a point today to ask my kids if they have been asked to sing any songs about 0bama.


myLot reputation of 60/100. AngryKittyMSV (1878)   ranked 318 out of 6,392 in politics  3 months ago

You may also want to ask if they have been made to watch "The Story of Stuff" an animated video of liberal indoctrination that MANY kids around the country have been forced to watch and even write reports on.


myLot reputation of 60/100. AngryKittyMSV (1878)   ranked 318 out of 6,392 in politics  3 months ago

The video is put out by TIDES another community organizing tentacle of ACORN.


myLot reputation of 57/100. Ima_C_Suvaya (275)   ranked 305 out of 6,392 in politics  3 months ago

I just watched it. It is complete garbage.


myLot reputation of 76/100. lilwonders456 (1930)   ranked 60 out of 6,392 in politics  3 months ago

oh my goodness. What schools are making kids watch and do reports on that video?
Why are parents allowing it?


myLot reputation of 58/100. Maggiepie (1637)   ranked 1,788 out of 6,392 in politics  3 months ago

LILWONDERS: The schools don't tell the parents! You'd be floored if you know what all gummint skools have been filling our kids' heads with--& for that matter, what they HAVEN'T that they should! angry

Maggiepie
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myLot reputation of 82/100. debrakcarey (1351)   ranked 157 out of 6,392 in politics  3 months ago

I would like to know more about this 'Story of Stuff', can you elaborate?


myLot reputation of 76/100. lilwonders456 (1930)   ranked 60 out of 6,392 in politics  3 months ago

I looked it up on You tube. Watch it for yourself and see what you think.
YOu know it is times like this that I really (and I mean REALLY) like that fact that I homeschool (virtual school). I exactly what my child is being taught and exactly what his teacher is telling him.
I wonder how many parents are not being told by their children or the school about this and other inproper things that are being taught and have NO idea about what is going on.


myLot reputation of 41/100. andy77e (545)   ranked 1,688 out of 6,392 in politics  3 months ago

RACIST! YOU ARE ALL RACIST!

*cough*

Oh sorry... for a minute I thought I was a leftist...

*Cough*

Carry on then.


myLot reputation of 60/100. AngryKittyMSV (1878)   ranked 318 out of 6,392 in politics  3 months ago

ROFL, Andy!

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2. myLot reputation of 80/100. Rollo1 (1624)   ranked 79 out of 6,392 in politics   3 months ago

Oh my, my, my...

"He's smart and so so good"
"He'll lead this country as he should"

Sounds like a bad commercial jingle for some household product. Maybe a dessert topping that is also a floor wax. It's so, so good.

"He wants us all to work together"

I wonder what color the uniforms will be. Hope they aren't as drab as the ones Mao designed.

Yikes, I am speechless.

Why isn't this type of worship prohibited by the "separation of church and state" wording in the Constitution?


myLot reputation of 57/100. Ima_C_Suvaya (275)   ranked 305 out of 6,392 in politics  3 months ago

every day will be pajama day... and they will be gray.


myLot reputation of 82/100. debrakcarey (1351)   ranked 157 out of 6,392 in politics  3 months ago

Camo seems to be the 'color' of choice...anyone seen THAT video?

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3. myLot reputation of 97/100. deebomb (9019)   ranked 147 out of 6,392 in politics   3 months ago

Real education is ignored while they are taught political correctness or better yet taught to fix their self esteem instead of how to do math or reading. Obama want the kids to be in school more hours so they have more time to indoctrinate them. They also want to throw more money at the schools with out fixing the real problems. Teachers aren't teaching the subjects that our kids really need. What they do teach is so wishy washy it's no wonder that we are so far behind the r4st of the world. Most kids going to college have to take remedial classes before they can get the the real college education. Take my granddaughter for instance. For a math and English class she could do a mobile and got an A. The A for a mobile was ok But what did she really learn about spelling punctuation and sentence structure? And making a mobile about a mathematician teach her about balancing a check book or how to do algebra? The education system just dummies down the kids each generation.


myLot reputation of 53/100. bestboy19 (1401)   ranked 596 out of 6,392 in politics  3 months ago

"What did she really learn about spelling punctuation and sentence structure?" Teachers can't teach spelling, punctuation, or sentence structure because they don't know it either. Most public school teachers were public school students, so they didn't learn any more than what they are teaching now.


myLot reputation of 97/100. deebomb (9019)   ranked 147 out of 6,392 in politics  3 months ago

When she went to college she couldn't understand why she had a hard time with her writing class because the high school English teachers told her she was doing great. She ended up dropping out but that wasn't the only reason.

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4. afarrell1 (92)   ranked 1,404 out of 6,392 in politics   3 months ago

this should be added to the folks who don't understand why people make comparisons between Obama an Hitler.

There is a not so subtle indoctrination of the youth going on, they are really hitting the teens (I have two in high school) who will be voting age in the next presidential election. My girls have booth been ridiculed and singled out because they were brave enough and educated enough on world events to actually have a dialog when the teachers begin 'praising' the current Administration's accomplishments.

How upsetting it must be for these teachers to have a fourteen year old girl remind them their messiah hasn't done anything he said he would.

I guess that's why they are going after the younger generation. Obama is going to be in the political arena for many, many years. People say he can only serve two terms, eight years isn't that long.

well, Today Russia has extended it's presidential term from four to six years. But this is America and wouldn't happen here. The 22nd Amendment limits terms right? But what if you just really like the president and he's doing such a wonderful job, and just hasn't had enough time to finish everything he started out to do?

some interesting reading (page 5):
http://lieberman.senate.gov/documents/crs/presidentialterms&tenure.pdf




myLot reputation of 58/100. Maggiepie (1637)   ranked 1,788 out of 6,392 in politics  3 months ago

Well here's a big WOO HOO! for your kids! Seriously, that takes real guts. Be sure the teacher doesn't cheat them on the grades they've earned! thumbup

Maggiepie
"WHERE'S THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE?"


myLot reputation of 53/100. bestboy19 (1401)   ranked 596 out of 6,392 in politics  3 months ago

It's great your girls know the truth and speak it, in spite of being ridiculed. I'd love to know what the teacher said when your daughter pointed out that Obama hasn't done anything he said he would do. I hope it was in class when she said it, so the other students could hear the truth. It should be food for thought.


afarrell1 (92)   ranked 1,404 out of 6,392 in politics  3 months ago

it is during class, and usually the teacher tries to persuade them, then when they realize they can't change their minds, they change the subject because they are taking up too much class time on irrelevant discussions. funny how it's relevant when it's pro-Obama.

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5. myLot reputation of 76/100. lilwonders456 (1930)   ranked 60 out of 6,392 in politics   3 months ago

Why oh why is this happening? You never show kids singing songs about Bush or Reagan. Or Clinton. Not in school.
So why is it right for them to sings songs about Obama?
Especially saying things like he is "good" and lead this country well.

Yes kids should learn about our government and our presidents. But at a certain point it stops being education and goes straight into propaganda....which this is.
I would be ok if htey used a song to help kids learn that he is the 44th president and the first African American. That he was born in Hawaii..etc....
Teach them who the presidents are. Major events that happened during their presidency....but don't teach them that a president is "good" or "bad". That should not be brought up til high school when the chidlren are old enough for their own opinion and healthy debate of both sides of the issues.
Which can't happen with the smaller elementary school age kids.

Mark this down as teachers going wayyyyyyyy out of bounds. The parents need to hold the teacher and the school responsible for this.
If the school won't do anything about it then I say it is time to pull your kid out of that school.

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6. myLot reputation of 92/100. Vijayasankkar (537)   ranked 1,075 out of 6,392 in politics   3 months ago

these kind of things has to be avoided.. infact we should not blame obama for these activities as he is not responsible for these as he is not insisting anyone to do this.. even an educated person behaved in this manner means think about the illiterate people's mentality...


myLot reputation of 82/100. debrakcarey (1351)   ranked 157 out of 6,392 in politics  3 months ago

If he's not encouraging it, who is?

 
7. myLot reputation of 51/100. Taskr36 (4646)   ranked 392 out of 6,392 in politics   3 months ago

I just don't get it. Only a few years ago we had all these left wing groups demanding that children stop singing God Bless America and the Pledge of Allegiance. Now suddenly it's ok to sing songs of praise and worship or Obama. Not songs about patriotism or America, but praising and worshiping the president himself. It's both disgusting and disturbing.


myLot reputation of 76/100. lilwonders456 (1930)   ranked 60 out of 6,392 in politics  3 months ago

This is alll about partisan politics.
These are the same teachers would not even put a picture of Bush up in their classrooms because it was "inappropriate". But yet now it is ok to not only put pictures up....but to teach the kids to sing songs of praise and worship to Obama.
Why? Because their "side" won the white house.
Watch if Obama does not win re-election and we get a repubican or third party president next you will NOT see all this going on. THey will be back to not even putting pictures up again and pretending the current president does not even exist.


Personal politics do not belong in school. These teachers are unprofessional need to be removed from their jobs. They can not handle the responsibility of appropriately teaching small kids.




myLot reputation of 82/100. debrakcarey (1351)   ranked 157 out of 6,392 in politics  3 months ago

Anyone ever take a look at the Department of Education's propaganda? I suggest, if you don't think our schools are being used to indoctrinate children in politics and such....take a look at what their goals are....look real carefully at what is passed off as subject matter. Maybe I am a bit old fashioned but isn't it the job of the PARENTS to teach values to their children.....yes, I know...not a lot of parents do a good job of this. But maybe, just maybe it's because they went through 'values clarification' themselves in school? This isn't just a Obama thing, folks...it's been going on for decades.

 
8. myLot reputation of 79/100. spalladino (9064)   ranked 176 out of 6,392 in politics   3 months ago

I did a little checking on this because I grew up in Howard County and have grandchildren who go to school there so this hit home for me. Apparently, according to information from a local blog there, this story is untrue. According to Patti Caplan, public information officer of the Howard County Public School System:

Several weeks ago, all Longfellow Elementary School first graders were shown a videotape of President Obama’s speech to students as part of the school’s Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports Program (PBIS), which focuses on being safe, responsible and respectful. As the classes were gathering in one of the first grade classrooms, the teacher was playing a CD of a song she and her students composed last year for a technology competition. She also played the song as the students were leaving.

One (yes only one) parent called and emailed the school with his concern that the students were being forced to “glorify and worship” President Obama. The school administration responded to this parent and provided him with a copy of the lyrics, which his wife posted on a blog. The school administration has met with this parent and he apologized for the posting and for creating so much trouble for the school. He indicated that the school had addressed his concern.

The objective of this lesson was to motivate students with a positive message to be respectful, stay in school, work hard and do their best. The lesson supports the work the school is doing as part of PBIS. The children did sing along to the song, which repeats “Yes I Can” and “Yes We Can.” Repetition of this nature is a common element in songs for children of this age.

The focus of the lesson was on the children and positive behavior, not the President. There was no intention or attempt to glorify or worship the President. Educators often use positive role models in their lessons, including Presidents of the United States, and this practice is supported by the Howard County Public School System. The Howard County Public School System does not require nor encourage teachers to include references to President Obama in their lessons, nor does it discourage the use of such references.

The Howard County Public School System respects the right of individuals to disagree with the words of the song and/or even the use of the song in this context. However, the idea that a public school system would have a “policy” to force students to “worship” the President is so ludicrous it deserves no response.

What should concern everyone is the fact that the name of the school’s assistant principal was posted on the blog and has now been circulated widely on the Internet. As a result she has received uncivil, vulgar and threatening calls and emails from all over the country. These come from individuals who have no clue what really took place at the school. Enough already! This is much ado about nothing. These attacks are harassment and must stop.


There's more after this if anyone is interested.

http://insidecharmcity.com/tag/longfellow-elementary-school/


myLot reputation of 80/100. Rollo1 (1624)   ranked 79 out of 6,392 in politics  3 months ago

I read through all the stories on that site about this song, and nowhere did they tell us what the lyrics were, nor did the school administration deny that the lyrics posted on the blog of that one parent (why does it matter that only one parent paid enough attention to be upset about this?).

They said:

" There was no intention or attempt to glorify or worship the President. Educators often use positive role models in their lessons, including Presidents of the United States, and this practice is supported by the Howard County Public School System. The Howard County Public School System does not require nor encourage teachers to include references to President Obama in their lessons, nor does it discourage the use of such references.

The Howard County Public School System respects the right of individuals to disagree with the words of the song and/or even the use of the song in this context. However, the idea that a public school system would have a “policy” to force students to “worship” the President is so ludicrous it deserves no response."

If those weren't the lyrics, I would like to know what they were. But I couldn't find a statement that the lyrics were not as published. All they stated is that the children weren't forced to praise and worship the president. So, it's really not an untrue story, or at least they haven't told us what part of the published lyrics were not as used.


myLot reputation of 60/100. AngryKittyMSV (1878)   ranked 318 out of 6,392 in politics  3 months ago

Actually, if you read all of the information from insidecharmcity.com you would know that it is only a CLAIM that the story is untrue, NOT a fact, and evidence suggests that the CLAIM is actually false, not the STORY.

http://insidecharmcity.com/2009/10/06/school-admin-claims-md-obama-song-story-not-true/


The children did sing along to the song, which repeats “Yes I Can” and “Yes We Can.”


http://insidecharmcity.com/2009/10/07/howard-county-schools-respond-to-obama-song-story/

Instead of taking responsibility for making children sing a song praising a public official, the school has decided to BLAME THE PARENT who blew the whistle on this indoctrination. Nice.

It would be nice if this were an isolated incident, but it is not, see the children in New Jersey forced to sing a song praising Obama that was originally a song about JESUS CHRIST where they simply replaced the name of Jesus (who is not allowed to be uttered in school) with "Barack Hussein Obama".


myLot reputation of 76/100. lilwonders456 (1930)   ranked 60 out of 6,392 in politics  3 months ago

Let me make sure I get this right. The teacher played a song that she and her class from last year wrote about Obama?
Then the kids were singing along?
There is nothing wrong with teacher children yes you can and yes we can. We want them to reach goals in life.
But One
that teacher and her class never should have written that song last year.
Two That song never should have been played and sung by the other kids.
You can teach kids yes you can and yes we can without including the president in it or how "good" he is or how "great" he is going to run the country. That is were it crosses the line.
Teach them they can believe in themselves and to work hard....but leave the propaganda out of it.
I would have thrown a FIT if that was my kid.
No matter who was president.


myLot reputation of 80/100. Rollo1 (1624)   ranked 79 out of 6,392 in politics  3 months ago

Yes, I caught the bit about how they tracked down the complaining parent and made them apologize for being outraged. This is how we keep everyone in line in the new regime.


myLot reputation of 76/100. lilwonders456 (1930)   ranked 60 out of 6,392 in politics  3 months ago

How did they make the parents apologize? I sooo would not apologize. I would pull my kid out of that school sense the school seems to be backing up the teacher instead of doing what is right.


myLot reputation of 60/100. ParaTed2k (4591)   ranked 400 out of 6,392 in politics  3 months ago

It was untrue, but it did happen? How does that work?


myLot reputation of 60/100. AngryKittyMSV (1878)   ranked 318 out of 6,392 in politics  3 months ago

Here's the one that happened in New Jersey, for anyone who may have missed it:

http://video.aol.com/vide...




myLot reputation of 82/100. debrakcarey (1351)   ranked 157 out of 6,392 in politics  3 months ago

@ParaTed.....it did happen, but the school says it didn't. That's how it works.


myLot reputation of 58/100. Maggiepie (1637)   ranked 1,788 out of 6,392 in politics  3 months ago

SPALLADINO: Why would I want to read even more of their propaganda? These songs do worship & praise The Big O. They mention him by name, & ONE of the songs even steals a line from the children's hymn, "Jesus loves the little Children!"

"Red or yellow, black or white; we're all equal in His sight!"

So, no, but no, thanks. That link will not sear my eyes, "Cousin!" wink

Maggiepie
"WHERE'S THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE?"


myLot reputation of 53/100. bestboy19 (1401)   ranked 596 out of 6,392 in politics  3 months ago

"However, the idea that a public school system would have a “policy” to force students to “worship” the President is so ludicrous it deserves no response." Your "no response" has been rather wordy.

 
9. myLot reputation of 47/100. sndcain36 (2667)   ranked 605 out of 6,392 in politics   3 months ago

God help the school that makes my kids sing worship songs to 0bama. I will flip out.


myLot reputation of 60/100. AngryKittyMSV (1878)   ranked 318 out of 6,392 in politics  3 months ago

God wouldn't be able to help them, He's not allowed in the building!


myLot reputation of 23/100. Springlady (2039)   ranked 4,184 out of 6,392 in politics  3 months ago

I just pray more and more parents will teach their children about the Lord Jesus Christ! This nation is falling apart because we have allowed to have Him taken out of our schools among many other places!
May God forgive us and help us!

 
10. myLot reputation of 76/100. suspenseful (17151)   ranked 197 out of 6,392 in politics   3 months ago

This reminds me of Nazi Germany and also Communist Russia and China, but it shows what happens when one relies more on looks, ethnicity, and idolization rather then their ability to govern. Charming word and the means to mesmerize an audience does not make that person a good president. Hitler had it and he was an evil leader, Stalin had that and he was the evil leader of the USSR. Now America has Obama. How many years will it take before they put him in the same category as we now put Hitler, Stalin, and the other villains of the political scene?

 
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