Principal Obama

President Obama’s Address to Students Across America September 8, 2009 .......................

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That gets a "Pants On Fire" rating!..
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From Polifact Truth-o-meter: ......................... The release, which we received via e-mail, told us to click a link to learn more about Obama's speech.

That took us to the U.S. Department of Education Web site, where Secretary Arne Duncan wrote that the speech was about "the importance of education."

"The President will challenge students to work hard, set educational goals, and take responsibility for their learning," Duncan wrote. "He will also call for a shared responsibility and commitment on the part of students, parents and educators to ensure that every child in every school receives the best education possible so they can compete in the global economy for good jobs and live rewarding and productive lives as American citizens."

We asked the Republican Party of Florida for evidence that Obama intended to discuss health care, banks, automobile companies or taxes with the nation's school children. They couldn't point us to anything.

A spokesman said the party was particularly concerned about the study questions the department had provided. "The goal of these materials is to tell students why they should support President Obama in his overall agenda," said Katie Gordon.

"If the former administration had done something like this, the media would be handling this a lot differently," she added.

We reviewed the study materials but didn't see any mention of controversial issues, let alone any attempt to indoctrinate students in socialism. The pre-K through 6th grade materials said the main ideas of the speech would be "citizenship, personal responsibility, civic duty." The materials for high schoolers mention "personal responsibility, goals, persistence."

We searched previous media reports to see if former President George W. Bush ever gave a nationwide address to school children, but based on our search, it appears he did not. He did, however, regularly visit individual schools and discuss the importance of education with students.

We wondered whether we should give Greer latitude for legitimate commentary on Obama's speech. But he crossed a line when he said that Obama intended to discuss "plans for government-run health care, banks, and automobile companies" and other policy matters not germane to education. That is factually incorrect, and the party could not offer any support for the statement. For raising the specter of socialist ideology and indoctrination, the party takes its claim to an additional, absurd level. We rate the Republican Party of Florida's statement Pants on Fire!

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2009/sep/02/republican-party-florida/republican-party-florida-says-obama-will-indoctrin/


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Are you saying he will not be addressing all public school children on September 8th at 1PM EST via whitehouse.gov? If so, I can provide you with several other links.

U.S. Department of Education Home Page

President Obama announced that on September 8 — the first day of school for many children across America — he will deliver a national address directly to students on the importance of education. The President will challenge students to work hard, set educational goals, and take responsibility for their learning. He will also call for a shared responsibility and commitment on the part of students, parents and educators to ensure that every child in every school receives the best education possible so they can compete in the global economy for good jobs and live rewarding and productive lives as American citizens

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This smear/spam looks like my e-mail inbox until I put a sister-in-law on my spam filter. She never checks anything for truthfulness, just forwards it if she likes it, no matter how absurd it sounds. Some people just don't want to take the time, choose to spread their agenda, or simply don't have a brain!
Put this stuff on your own blog & spread it to your own friends & enemies if you don't want to bother fact checking it! aarrrgh!


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From the link:



Gosh, such a controversial message...reminds me of terrorism ...

Change the messenger to our previous President and the left would have lost their progressive loving minds.

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That gets a "Pants On Fire" rating!..
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From Polifact Truth-o-meter: ......................... The release, which we received via e-mail, told us to click a link to learn more about Obama's speech.

That took us to the U.S. Department of Education Web site, where Secretary Arne Duncan wrote that the speech was about "the importance of education."

"The President will challenge students to work hard, set educational goals, and take responsibility for their learning," Duncan wrote. "He will also call for a shared responsibility and commitment on the part of students, parents and educators to ensure that every child in every school receives the best education possible so they can compete in the global economy for good jobs and live rewarding and productive lives as American citizens."

We asked the Republican Party of Florida for evidence that Obama intended to discuss health care, banks, automobile companies or taxes with the nation's school children. They couldn't point us to anything.

A spokesman said the party was particularly concerned about the study questions the department had provided. "The goal of these materials is to tell students why they should support President Obama in his overall agenda," said Katie Gordon.

"If the former administration had done something like this, the media would be handling this a lot differently," she added.

We reviewed the study materials but didn't see any mention of controversial issues, let alone any attempt to indoctrinate students in socialism. The pre-K through 6th grade materials said the main ideas of the speech would be "citizenship, personal responsibility, civic duty." The materials for high schoolers mention "personal responsibility, goals, persistence."

We searched previous media reports to see if former President George W. Bush ever gave a nationwide address to school children, but based on our search, it appears he did not. He did, however, regularly visit individual schools and discuss the importance of education with students.

We wondered whether we should give Greer latitude for legitimate commentary on Obama's speech. But he crossed a line when he said that Obama intended to discuss "plans for government-run health care, banks, and automobile companies" and other policy matters not germane to education. That is factually incorrect, and the party could not offer any support for the statement. For raising the specter of socialist ideology and indoctrination, the party takes its claim to an additional, absurd level. We rate the Republican Party of Florida's statement Pants on Fire!

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2009/sep/02/republican-party-florida/republican-party-florida-says-obama-will-indoctrin/


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School children across the nation "will be forced to watch the President justify his plans for government-run health care, banks, and automobile companies, increasing taxes on those who create jobs, and racking up more debt than any other President."

U.S. Department of Education Home Page

Oh, just chill. Not everything is about politics. If Bush (remember No Child Left Behind?) had planned such a speech, why would have there been an objection? Isn't it a great message for any young person? I know and you know that some kids don't hear such words nearly enough.

hey spamneck!

Great messages can be delivered in a number of ways. I for one feel there is currently an overwhelming liberal influence over the entire school system from preK through higher education. Lobbying to elementary school kids is out of bounds in my opinion...everyone is entitled to one, so just chill.

I think it's great for the President to speak to students about the value of education and perseverance! I wouldn't mind it if one famous person a month gave a brief pep talk to students. The more encouragement the better!

Change the messenger to our previous President and the left would have lost their progressive loving minds.

Agreed ...

your are absolutely right and they know it. the problem with rita and will all due respect to her is that she and the rest of those blinded by political marketing will believe anything and everything this admin says. its indoctrination and its done towards the youth across the world. the prez went to every college campus in america and put things in their heads that were just "words". what he was saying than was those still dependant on their parents know better than those who actually make the world go round. the youth are the easiest target and the leftist mindset knows it and wont bat an eye at attempting it if it betters their chances of political gain and power. like usual, he will use brilliant words and propaganda to make these kids believe what he wants them to believe. this is simply over the top and the outrage is already rollin. if bush did this, he would have been called every hateful thing in the book. bravo for posting this. im betting the libs on this blog would never have heard of it until now.

theres a BIG difference between inspiring and propaganda. why you have such faith in this admin is beyond me. to believe everything you hear and are told is only doing a disservice to the nation and yourself. this is brilliant politics and its clear for the clear thinking mind to see. actions speak louder than words..........except the left