I was just watching the news, where they discussed Obama's speech that he will deliver next Tuesday (8 September 2009) that will be aimed primarily at students about their goals.
And now, I ask you, why are people do outraged about this? This stupidity that Obama is going to turn us unto little liberals that will transform the government? For God's sake, people, it's our choice who to support in elections, what political views to take, and so on? Obama is going to speak about goals, in life, similar to when Bush Sr. lectured about drugs. This speech is going to be about tolerance, and not vilifying the other view for being different.
Anyway, it's still going to be the same speech parents give to their kids: set goals for yourself, yadda yadda yadda. All of the kids -- especially teens -- who read my blog, you all know this talk, and for that all of the parents who read my blog, this is standard issue that you rant about to your kids.
Now, let's all calm down and take a nice step back. We can all emanate from Springfield's example, and give your kids (remember, we're the prime target of the speech) the option of listening to the speech. Chances are, if your kid is mature enough to care about politics and the like, they're mature enough to make the choice of watching the speech, and if they did watch the speech, then the maturity to agree or disagree with what Obama said. Calm down here, people. If this is another sales pitch where the main theme is, "anyone can become president", then it will just be like any other president who said the same thing.
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Some schools in my area chose to not show the speech after angry and paranoid parents called to complain. That, in my opinion, is nothing short of censorship.
I didn't vote for Obama, but I would feel that way regardless of who is in office.
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