6 Thoughts on “I finally see what the Teabaggers are so fearful of

  1. Angry Guy on September 8, 2009 at 5:52 am said:

    Free speech, DL. He wasn’t forcing them to ask god to bless america while in school.

    I can’t wait to hear what the nut job right wingers have to say about the speech. He didn’t even ask them to kill their grandparents. What a shame.

  2. I was being snarky.

    I’m sure the Teafaggers will say they have an edited version of the speech that includes political messages.

  3. Ghost of Dude on September 8, 2009 at 6:37 am said:

    The wingnuts will find all the subliminal messages about voting for socialists and being good little communists.

    I swear every time one of these wingnuts talks it ends up humiliating them. Do they like the taste of their own feet?

  4. More like the taste of bullshit.

  5. hossenpheffer on September 8, 2009 at 8:13 am said:

    Rudy Ruiz has good commentary on CNN.com

    “As a parent, I understand people’s concerns about the concepts to which their children are exposed. But the content of the president’s speech to students should assuage any worries regarding his motives.

    Clearly, his agenda is to inspire kids to make the most of education in building a better life, not to brainwash a generation to do his bidding. Pointing to his own experiences, as well as those of others from diverse and modest origins, his remarks convey the importance of personal responsibility, perseverance and education in fulfilling one’s potential while contributing to our nation’s future.

    The only way to argue with that is by confusing the issues, twisting the situation into something it was never intended to be. It’s gotten so bad, some folks don’t want their kids exposed to the president because they’re afraid he’ll teach them socialism. My answer is that even if he did plan to discuss socialism, they should let their child listen. Of course, the president wouldn’t do that, but why is that my answer?

    Because, as another role model — President Reagan — once said: “All great change in America begins at the dinner table.”

    In that light, the president’s speech isn’t a threat but an opportunity for families to engage their children on the issues. If parents disagree with the president’s views, they can sit down at the dinner table with their kids and explain their divergence. They may even find, when it comes to the value of education, President Obama might say something worth hearing. In the process, parents will teach their children:

    • That we should listen respectfully to others. Doing so, we might realize that we can appreciate certain aspects of a person while disagreeing with others, and that partial differences of opinion needn’t always spur absolute rejection.

    • That we should respect the president because, even if we didn’t vote for him, we’re still one nation.

    • That we should give our president an opportunity to lead by example.

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