Why were people so upset about this? I don't get it.
**My blog posts to my Facebook account, and when this posted, people had lots to say. I thought the different viewpoints were interesting, so I'm sharing a few here: (Commenters 1,2,4 and 6 are teachers.)
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I wish I knew! Most of the parents that didn't want their child to listen to our President will let their five year old watch R-rated flicks while in their care. It is completely ridiculous.
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supposedly (I say that because I have never seen confirmation for or against) this is a revised speech, and people were upset over the first one......I am disappointed with the study guide that came out from the whitehouse....it was supposedly (again non-confirmed) done by teaching fellows, so it should have been of much better quality then it was.......
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It was not about the President addressing the students. Presidents in the past have done this (although George HW Bush was tarred for it by Richard Andrew "Dick" Gephardt the Democrat House Majority Leader. The issue with O'bama arose with the after speech assignments that was leaked. Some of the assignments would have the students write an essay ... Read Moreon what they could do to help the president pass his agenda. No matter what your political views, or who is the President, that would cross the line. As always though our memories only last as long as the current administration.
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well, that explains the lousy lessons that were slapped up by the whitehouse.gov website.........
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The big deal is this: This president has pushed and pushed things through that have been detrimental to the economy despite warnings, and he is trying to push ths health care thing through, not listening to the majority of Americans. He has some really marxist smelling ideas as well as friends. People have a hard time allowing their children to listen to someone they do not trust. Too bad it would be the President of the United States... Listen.
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Four years ago it was "Un-American" to question the President. Now the current President can't even make a speech without this hyped up controversy. Detrimental to the economy? Where is your proof? Marxist? Are you serious, or just drinking the FOX Cool-Aid? Remember wire-tapping and torture? That's what sounds un-American to me. I have 3 children ... Read Moreand was glad for them to hear the speech today. It's completely irrational to believe that Obama did anything today except give a pep talk. I also think the comments made here about helping to "pass his agenda" are exaggerated. And regardless, none of those lesson plans were mandatory. No GOOD teacher would put a political spin on anything he or she assigned regardless of personal politics.
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Or, see it here, with any additional comments. You'll have to have a facebook account.
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What can we say? people are just ignorant.
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