Daughter's school not showing Obama's speech (FBISD) (Marlin, Happy: middle school, taxes)

[Txgal33]

Originally Posted by westhou

This thread is both hilarious and sad. It truly is an embarrassing time right now to be a Republican.

All of you keep teaching your kids that Obama is the boogeyman.

You know what ASSUMING does don't you!!?? You assume we all are Republicans. There are plenty of people on BOTH sides that are not big Obama fans. They only show you the Republican side of it. Trust me they are there. Obama seems to be a great man. Nobody is debating that. The way he is allowing things to go down is what I am questioning.

[Txgal33]

Originally Posted by EM1956

Schools "cancel" classes all the time for all sorts of things- Geez, I remember getting out of class to see "Up with People"--hardly educational.

And it's the President. A big deal for kids to have the President talking to them. Not to adults. to them. I think that the speech would leave kids with the feeling "Gee, the President of the USA cared enough about kids, to take time and talk to us" The kids don't care about the politics of it.

At least that's how my kids would have viewed it.

Good view and one that has not been thought of at least by me. Consent forms still a must though I think.

[Txgal33]

Originally Posted by orbius

Just because Republicans indocrinate their children with fearful religions and propaganda at home they think Obama will behave like them. Classic projection, these people are really showing their rear ends here. Its downright treasonous frankly and is going to 100% blow up in their faces when Obama gives the mild as a lamb speech everyone with a brain knows he will give.

And that is why he has already had to revise it....

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by orbius

Just because Republicans indocrinate their children with fearful religions and propaganda at home they think Obama will behave like them. Classic projection, these people are really showing their rear ends here. Its downright treasonous frankly and is going to 100% blow up in their faces when Obama gives the mild as a lamb speech everyone with a brain knows he will give.

What is taught at home regardless of the side you are on is one thing, what is seen in school is quite another. Man you love that word "teassonous" don't you?

Nita

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by Txgal33

Nor do I and I am sure that the school who allowed Bush to come and read sent home consent forms. If schools want to show it fine and dandy but consent forms should be sent home for parents to sign off on it and an alternative for those who will not be watching.

I am still waiting for someone to tell me when Reagan did a TV speech to all school kids? Saying it happened and having it happen isn't the same. Going into a classroom and reading or talking to kids isn't the same as a speech to all kids throughout the country.

Like you, I just don't understand this. It has little to do with my political views.
Nita

[HookTheBrotherUp]

Millions of concerned parents spoke out, so it was not a bunch of isolated, illiterate, crazy parents.

• The President's administration acknowledged a poor choice of words, and had to backtrack and reissue new lesson plans.
• Schools gave the option for parents to opt their children out.
• Those districts where it is not an option at all can go to the WEB site and view it, or record it on CSPAN and watch it with their children as well as the parents who decided to opt out.

All three sides, the administration, and the citizens against, and for it got what they wanted in the end.

Technically no winners, or losers here, however, for their actions, the administration suffers another casualty in the minds of people. The administration either gambled, or was clueless in their discrete effort to get this through, and instead stirred the political mud, not to their favor, and in that sense, this could be considered a loss for them.


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[RoughRider]

Originally Posted by Txgal33

Nor do I and I am sure that the school who allowed Bush to come and read sent home consent forms. If schools want to show it fine and dandy but consent forms should be sent home for parents to sign off on it and an alternative for those who will not be watching.

The facts are that Reagan and GHW Bush both had broadcasts to school kids.

[RoughRider]

Originally Posted by nmnita

I am still waiting for someone to tell me when Reagan did a TV speech to all school kids? Saying it happened and having it happen isn't the same. Going into a classroom and reading or talking to kids isn't the same as a speech to all kids throughout the country.

Like you, I just don't understand this. It has little to do with my political views.
Nita

we ll gee here you go ... On November 14, 1988, Reagan addressed and took questions from students from four area middle schools in the Old Executive Office Building. According to press secretary Marlin Fitzwater, the speech was broadcast live and rebroadcast by C-Span, and Instructional Television Network fed the program “t o schools nationwide on three different days.” Much of Reagan’s speech that day covered the American “vision of self-government” and the need “to keep faith with the unfinished vision of the greatness and wonder of America” but in the middle of the speech, the president went off on a tangent about the importance of low taxes.

[EasilyAmused]

Originally Posted by usc619

LOL I was just talking to my buddy back in San Diego about this, people are really showing their true colors since Obama became president.

You mean that most of America is showing its more moderate, not liberal colors??? Well, it's about damn time.

[HookTheBrotherUp]

Originally Posted by RoughRider

we ll gee here you go ... On November 14, 1988, Reagan addressed and took questions from students from four area middle schools in the Old Executive Office Building. According to press secretary Marlin Fitzwater, the speech was broadcast live and rebroadcast by C-Span, and Instructional Television Network fed the program “t o schools nationwide on three different days.” Much of Reagan’s speech that day covered the American “vision of self-government” and the need “to keep faith with the unfinished vision of the greatness and wonder of America” but in the middle of the speech, the president went off on a tangent about the importance of low taxes.

Can you also find the lesson plan that went with it?