This is just one example; let me know if you need more.

They may not overtly teach leftist propaganda in any one session, but look at the body of work! Look at the text books! Listen to the pro obamacare ad paid for by NEA!

‘I pledge to do my part to reduce the federal payroll (excluding military) to 20 non union part-time employees’.

Right now, he’s flying blind in a thunderstorm, and he’s only calling “May Day” to the Union thugs.

http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/politics/entries/2009/09/03/perry_troubled_by_rollout_of_o.html

http://travismonitor.blogspot.com/2009/09/rrisd-says-no-thanks-to-obamas-kiddie.html

The point on parental rights and failure to involve school boards is well taken. Showing the Obama speech in Texas classrooms without giving parents notice and opportunity to opt out is a violation of Texas law. A helpful school board member directed me here:

TX Education Code – Chapter 26 deals with parental rights.

26.001 – Parents are PARTNERS in their education and should be encouraged to actively participate in creating and implementing programs for their children. No opportunity for parental involvement has been offered.

26.006 – Access to teaching materials – parents haven’t been given access to this speech to review it to determine if it’s appropriate for their child. Teaching unreviewed materials is likely a violation of Texas law. Subsection (b) provides that the district must make the materials available for your review. Ask them to provide you with an advance copy of the speech! Make this request IN WRITING!

26.010 – Exemption from Instruction – parents must be given an opportunity to opt-out of any school activity that conflicts with the parent’s religious or moral beliefs. You need to deliver a written statement — and they’ll have to pull your kid out of class. Suggest that they offer an alternative, like studying the Declaration of Independence or the US Constitution!

As for RRISD, policy EMB – instruction of controversial issues – teachers must be well-informed of the areas being taught. Since the speech isn’t available for teacher review, how can they be well-informed? Also requires that they are CERTAIN (emphasis on that word) that the material is appropriate. Again – how can they be CERTAIN?

The bottom line is this: Given the logistics involved of handling parental requests on such short notice, and the failure of the Obama administration to provide text of the speech prior to ensure it is not controversial, it is likely that any school district that puts this speech in their classrooms without giving ample opportunity for parents to opt out will be violating Texas law!

I don’t think any of them get it either. It’s not the speech in and of itself which will likely be innocuous (at least on the surface). It’s the force fed curriculum that will follow that is disturbing.

I’m troubled by the name calling, to be honest. Just as our reactions have dulled to the accusations of racism every time we criticize the left, so has the left dulled to accusations of communism and socialism. Someone even invoked Hitler and while it fits in a lot of ways, it doesn’t do much for an argument.

What that says to me is we need to find some other way to fight the socialist/communist takeover without using the words. Those words have ceased to have power except to those who truly understand what they mean.

You know full well that if Bush had circulated an indoctrination “lesson” with a line asking kids to describe how they can help him, moonbats would’ve soiled themselves.

Hell, as it is, when Bush showed up to read them a book, the Lefty Loonies wet themselves.

Leftists seem to be surprised by the pushback, not expecting it. Remember this leftists:

When Bush was in office: every (non) vacation. Every (non) golf outing. Every door in China (all one of them). Every last detail of that administration was nuked 24/7. So….. GET USED TO IT.

On the other hand, we actually have substantive arguments for opposing the president. So go scream racism, overreaction, etc, and watch your movement circle the drain.

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