"White House Withdraws Call for Students to 'Help' Obama. President Obama's plan to speak to the nation's schoolchildren in a video address next week erupted into controversy as critics claimed he was trying to indoctrinate America's kids." (via Fox News):
Me: There is simply no freakin' way teachers (mostly liberal union folks) would have ever, ever gone along with any permutation of this type of "President talks to the kids" effort if it was a President named Bush:
"The Obama administration is rethinking its course recommendations for students ahead of President Obama's address to the the nation's schoolchildren next week, rewriting its suggestions to teachers for student assignments on how to "help the president."
"White House aides said the language was supposed to be an inspirational, pro-education message to America's youths, but its unintended consequences were evident. Among the activities initially suggested for pre-K to 6th grade students was to "write letters to themselves about what they can do to help the president.""
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/09/03/white-house-withdraws-students-help-obama/
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