Broward County, FL

School district superintendent, James Notter has deemed President Barack Obama’s speech as a mandatory event.  Student will not be allowed to opt out of hearing the President’s speech, regardless of what their parents might wish and despite the fact that the President’s address to students was deemed by the Secretary of Education to be purely voluntary.

Video –FoxNews

The President: Hello everyone – how’s everybody doing today? I’m here with students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. And we’ve got students tuning in from all across America, kindergarten through twelfth grade. I’m glad you all could join us today.

I know that for many of you, today is the first day of school. And for those of you in kindergarten, or starting middle or high school, it’s your first day in a new school, so it’s understandable if you’re a little nervous. I imagine there are some seniors out there who are feeling pretty good right now, with just one more year to go. And no matter what grade you’re in, some of you are probably wishing it were still summer, and you could’ve stayed in bed just a little longer this morning.

I know that feeling. When I was young, my family lived in Indonesia for a few years, and my mother didn’t have the money to send me where all the American kids went to school. So she decided to teach me extra lessons herself, Monday through Friday – at 4:30 in the morning.

Now I wasn’t too happy about getting up that early. A lot of times, I’d fall asleep right there at the kitchen table. But whenever I’d complain, my mother would just give me one of those looks and say, “This is no picnic for me either, buster.”

So I know some of you are still adjusting to being back at school. But I’m here today because I have something important to discuss with you. I’m here because I want to talk with you about your education and what’s expected of all of you in this new school year.

Now I’ve given a lot of speeches about education. And I’ve talked a lot about responsibility.

I’ve talked about your teachers’ responsibility for inspiring you, and pushing you to learn.

I’ve talked about your parents’ responsibility for making sure you stay on track, and get your homework done, and don’t spend every waking hour in front of the TV or with that Xbox.

I’ve talked a lot about your government’s responsibility for setting high standards, supporting teachers and principals, and turning around schools that aren’t working where students aren’t getting the opportunities they deserve.

But at the end of the day, we can have the most dedicated teachers, the most supportive parents, and the best schools in the world – and none of it will matter unless all of you fulfill your responsibilities. Unless you show up to those schools; pay attention to those teachers; listen to your parents, grandparents and other adults; and put in the hard work it takes to succeed.

And that’s what I want to focus on today: the responsibility each of you has for your education. I want to start with the responsibility you have to yourself.

Every single one of you has something you’re good at. Every single one of you has something to offer. And you have a responsibility to yourself to discover what that is. That’s the opportunity an education can provide.

Maybe you could be a good writer – maybe even good enough to write a book or articles in a newspaper – but you might not know it until you write a paper for your English class. Maybe you could be an innovator or an inventor – maybe even good enough to come up with the next iPhone or a new medicine or vaccine – but you might not know it until you do a project for your science class. Maybe you could be a mayor or a Senator or a Supreme Court Justice, but you might not know that until you join student government or the debate team.

And no matter what you want to do with your life – I guarantee that you’ll need an education to do it. You want to be a doctor, or a teacher, or a police officer? You want to be a nurse or an architect, a lawyer or a member of our military? You’re going to need a good education for every single one of those careers. You can’t drop out of school and just drop into a good job. You’ve got to work for it and train for it and learn for it.

And this isn’t just important for your own life and your own future. What you make of your education will decide nothing less than the future of this country. What you’re learning in school today will determine whether we as a nation can meet our greatest challenges in the future.

You’ll need the knowledge and problem-solving skills you learn in science and math to cure diseases like cancer and AIDS, and to develop new energy technologies and protect our environment. You’ll need the insights and critical thinking skills you gain in history and social studies to fight poverty and homelessness, crime and discrimination, and make our nation more fair and more free. You’ll need the creativity and ingenuity you develop in all your classes to build new companies that will create new jobs and boost our economy.

We need every single one of you to develop your talents, skills and intellect so you can help solve our most difficult problems. If you don’t do that – if you quit on school – you’re not just quitting on yourself, you’re quitting on your country.

Now I know it’s not always easy to do well in school. I know a lot of you have challenges in your lives right now that can make it hard to focus on your schoolwork.

I get it. I know what that’s like. My father left my family when I was two years old, and I was raised by a single mother who struggled at times to pay the bills and wasn’t always able to give us things the other kids had. There were times when I missed having a father in my life. There were times when I was lonely and felt like I didn’t fit in.

So I wasn’t always as focused as I should have been. I did some things I’m not proud of, and got in more trouble than I should have. And my life could have easily taken a turn for the worse.

But I was fortunate. I got a lot of second chances and had the opportunity to go to college, and law school, and follow my dreams. My wife, our First Lady Michelle Obama, has a similar story. Neither of her parents had gone to college, and they didn’t have much. But they worked hard, and she worked hard, so that she could go to the best schools in this country.

Some of you might not have those advantages. Maybe you don’t have adults in your life who give you the support that you need. Maybe someone in your family has lost their job, and there’s not enough money to go around. Maybe you live in a neighborhood where you don’t feel safe, or have friends who are pressuring you to do things you know aren’t right.

But at the end of the day, the circumstances of your life – what you look like, where you come from, how much money you have, what you’ve got going on at home – that’s no excuse for neglecting your homework or having a bad attitude. That’s no excuse for talking back to your teacher, or cutting class, or dropping out of school. That’s no excuse for not trying.

Where you are right now doesn’t have to determine where you’ll end up. No one’s written your destiny for you. Here in America, you write your own destiny. You make your own future.

That’s what young people like you are doing every day, all across America.

That’s right, ladies and gentlemen, President Barack Obama, in an interview with a student reporter last month, said that he would give a speech targeting students on September 8.

Here’s the video:

What is he going to do? Use Sesame Street to appeal to children?

Whatever he does do, Lord knows the Department of Education wants teachers to pay attention.

Click here to read the “PreK-6 Menu of Classroom Activities: President Obama’s Address to Students Across America.”

Now, I’m sensing there will be a “call-to-arms” for the Obama Youth. I’m sure Obama will tell them to convince their parents that O-man is right.

Developing…I’ll have more after work…

Read–Hot Air

Read–Michelle Malkin

UPDATE: Conservative Tammy Bruce said, “Make September 8 Parentally Approved Skip Day. You are your child’s moral tutor, not that shady lawyer from Chicago.”

I completely agree. Some school districts are leaving the decision to the teachers with the ability for parents to opt-out. I think parents should have to opt-in…

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UPDATE: September 2, 2009:

So, go to the Menu of Classroom Activities written up by the Department of Education, and go to page two…or just click the picture below for the full size image…

Basically, it asks teachers to ask students to write letters to themselves on how they can help the president. Help Obama do what?! Propagate his radical, fascist ideas?

Well, now the wording has changed…after outrage…of course…

“We changed it to clarify the language so the intent is clear,” said the White House.

Also, I did think it was weird that one of the pre-speech suggestions was to read books about President Obama…creepy…
Read–Hot Air

UPDATE: September 2, 2009:

Coming to a classroom near you…

“I pledge to serve Barack Obama.”

“I pledge to be of service to Barack Obama.”

This video truly knocked the wind out of me. I could not believe the above quote. I am scared.

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UPDATE: September 3 2009:

Check out the Propaganda Watch here!

Well, it turns out the “I Pledge” video was actually shown in a school in Utah…

The AP dumbs-down the message of the video, saying the video shows celebrities pledging to different things…and makes no mention of them pledging to serve Barack Obama!

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Is anyone else horrified about everyone wanting to serve Barack Obama?

Hey, I’m all for community service…I did a lot in high school…but I am wholly against service to Barack Obama. Forget God’s partner, this guy thinks he’s god.

Yet another case that I have covered turns out to be from Obama’s pick for Supreme Court Justice…

Remember the girl who couldn’t run in her school’s student government because she called a teacher a “douche bag?”

If you don’t, click here.

Well, apparently, she sided against the blogger…

I’m not liking this…It’s beginning to scare me…

This is just the next thing in a list of reasons she isn’t fit for the position…

She’s a member of La Raza…

She promises Empathy…

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Well, Mr. Obama, it was you…

Today, on his one hundredth day in office, Barack Obama disowned the deficit he helped to create during his townhall meeting.

Folks, you have to understand, Obama inherited an economic situation he helped create.  Former President George W. Bush’s economic stimulus was backed by Democrats and Republicans alike.

You have to remember that Obama was a senator…I know…it wasn’t for very long…but he was a senator…

“Number one, we inherited a $1.3 trillion deficit…. That wasn’t me. Number two, there is almost uniform consensus among economists that in the middle of the biggest crisis, financial crisis, since the Great Depression, we had to take extraordinary steps. So you’ve got a lot of Republican economists who agree that we had to do a stimulus package and we had to do something about the banks. Those are one-time charges, and they’re big, and they’ll make our deficits go up over the next two years.”

Now…that’s exactly what you should do…Blame the previous administration…

Check out the article…

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According to Fox News, US soldiers involved in a raid yesterday–April 26–that ended in six arrests and two deaths, may be tried in Iraq for “‘grave’ and premeditated felonies.”

This could have dire consequences.  If I were on the ground in Iraq, I would be worried about taking that shot…

Folks, this cannot happen.  Our leaders better be on top of this…

Developing…

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And in other news…

This guy is my favorite!

It’s a little vulgar…Enjoy!

This guy needs a promotion.

Folks, Check this out.

Sorry, folks, Kinda like the last post, I really don’t have anything to say…

Other than…It just goes to show ya…

According to Yahoo News, after Dingy Harry congratulated Obama on a speech he gave, Obama said, “I have a gift, Harry.”

This exchange is documented in the epilogue–called “The Obama Era”–of Harry Reid’s new book, The Good Fight.

What a pretentious…

Oh nevermind…

But in all honesty, if this encounter happened as was reported, Barack Obama is a pompous jackass.

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This all is revealed as artist Michael D’Antuono unveils his newest painting, “The Truth.”

This painting features a messianic Obama.

More after the Jump…

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Audio here.

At the annual shareholder meeting, Jeffrey Immelt was asked about Janeane Garofalo’s comments about recent Tea Parties–
“teabagging rednecks–and if he considers it “hate speech.”

His question received much applause.

His answer, “I believe that MSNBC has standards they follow…”

Booing ensued.

Good work Jesse Watters!

So what is he saying?

British Prime Minister:

“We are engaging in a deep process of reform and restructuring of our international financial system.”

“These are not a single collection of actions, this is collective action.”

“I think the New World Order is emerging.”

“Biggest Interest cuts in history, the biggest fiscal stimulus we have ever seen, the biggest increase in resources in the history of our international institutions…”

So what he’s saying is the biggest government in history…

Say hello to the New World Order:

Say Hello to the crack squad of savvy, motivated personnel who run the world…