The President vs Spongebob: What are we doing here?

by Ron Daly 

President Obama is speaking to school children today not too far from our DigitalMailer offices. I know this because not only is it on the news, I had to get a fistful of letters and emails from my daughter's school administrators all about the speech and the syntax and the vocabulary and whether or not it's "age appropriate". It’s going to b tape delayed and shown at 3 pm. And, if you're a real jerk, you can send your kids to the library for a special viewing of Spongebob Squarepants' feature film or something like that.  

Are you kidding me?  

Read the speech for yourself at this link (click here). President Obama is not conducting a "sex ed" seminar. There shouldn't be an "opt out" for this, this is a speech from the President of the United States. If you're wondering why anyone cares, go ahead and read the second half of that last sentence. It's the President! He's trying to encourage kids to stay in school which in the long run increases our country’s chance at a better future. 

Now my question - is this what's right with this country or what's wrong with it? Granted, we are not in Iran where the losers of the last election are hiding in caves in fear for their lives. Yes, as an American, you have the right to question your government and complain about said government. But a talk to the school age children across America? Did we do this to JFK or Reagan? (click here). We’ll never get this country back on track without finding a way to work together. 

It’s the President of the United States of America...Rant over. Back to CU news tomorrow.

Comments

[Tom Griffith]

Ron, it's not about what the President is saying, it's about the Department of Education's lesson plans and the whole orchestrated effort. It smacks too much of indoctrination. Check out the Dept of Ed's website and read the lesson plans. Most of it is non-objectionable, but there is just enough about President Obama and implied support that is causing the furor.

[Itsnotabouttheman]

Ron, its not about what the President is saying. Its about who gets to get in front of my (our) children. They have figured out a way to keep God out of the schools, but Obama gets a free pass?