Fetzer: schools should skip Obama speech

Hey Republican Chairman Fetzer,

Do your kids go to public school? Oops, I forgot.

We're here. We like Tea Parties. Get used to it! (Or I'll sue you so hard.)

Why? Because Obama is actually straight?

Yes, the NCGOP has a long road ahead looking forward to this kind of stuff every time Fetzer opens his mouth as party head.

note to hoosierhysteria, OBAMA RECIEVED more CORPORATE DOLLARS THAN MCCAIN DID.

The Republican outrage over this is such complete nonsense, and Tom Fetzer ought to know better. Maybe he should have done some research and found out that his hero, Ronald Reagan, gave a speech directly to school kids in 1988:
http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speeches/1988/111488c.htm

And that exchange had clear political messages in it, about taxes, etc. Pres. Obama's promises to be pretty tame stuff: stay in school, etc.

Also this is in the first year of his administration. The only reason to get upset about such a thing might be if it was close to the president's re-election campaign (like G.H.W. Bush in 1991). This is nowhere close.

really?

millions?

Please stay up there as long as you need to.

If a Public school had refused to air a speech by George Bush,. Mr. Fetzer would be the first to appear before television cameras - nattily attired and primped, of course - to complain about libruls in the public schools hating the troops.

Crass political opportunism, thy name is Fetzer.

This whole thing is a joke, and those espousing the point of view that the President is a socialist who seeks to indoctrinate children with his evil schemes deserve nothing other than derision. It's not a valid point of view. It has no merit. It's ridiculous.

Not all points of view have equal merit, and this one needs to be called for what it is: stupid.

ding ding we have a winner.

When George H.W. Bush did something similar in 1991, Democrats went bonkers and demanded that the Bush administration repay $26,750 in taxpayer funds used to hire a production company for the broadcast. The Democrats were right to raise objections to the Bush speech, just as Republicans are right to raise objections to Obama's speech.

From the New York Times (10/4/91): "The money came from the Education Department's salary and expense budget. As a result, Representative William D. Ford, the Michigan Democrat who heads the House Education and Labor Committee, demanded that Education Secretary Lamar Alexander appear before the committee to defend his "spending scarce education dollars to produce a media event.

[snip]

And the House majority leader, Richard A. Gephardt of Missouri, said, "The Department of Education should not be producing paid political advertising for the President."

Why shouldn’t the students hear from The Leader? The right wing nutcases are crazy. The students love the President. Remember the pledge during the campaign?

“Let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves but each other...........I pledge my service to Barack Obama....... I pledge to be a servant to our President."

This pledge should replace the Pledge of Allegiance. Let the children hear from The Leader !

("Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them……….. And he took the children in his arms, put his hands on them and blessed them.")

I couldn't care less what Fetzer says. I wouldn't listen to one of Fetzer's speeches. All of my $$ will be going toward Democrat candidates, not the Grand Oil Party that Fetzer represents, which by the way represents corporate interests that ruined this country from 2001-2008.

This type of ignorance is dangerous in someone who is supposed to be a leader. What's next? Burning books?

I wonder.... Was Jesus a socialist ?

wow how exciting

How soon we forget similar "presentations" by RR and GHWB.

Public schools have been liberal indoctrination centers for quite a while. This is simply blatantly exploiting that fact.

Not surprised and not the last such stunt to be pulled .... gonna get MUCH worse.

Actually it wasn't George W. Bush, but his father who did something stupid like this in 1991 -- the Dems rightly raised concerns at that time. Check your history, outraged1.

The problem with this little stunt is that it sounds a bit too much like all kids will be receiving their "little red books" from Chairman O following the exercise. The other problem is that our public schools are indoctrination centers for socialist rhetoric.

Educated citizenry are a threat if they are educated under their own auspices and not those dictated by the government.

The president wants to encourage kids and motivate them to do well. I suppose educated people are a threat to the GOP.

The problem here is that we aren't being told what exactly he will be saying. Even the lesson plans are rather vague....we aren't supposed to show anything to our students without screening it first. Why don't they give teachers and parents a little better idea what he will be saying BEFORE we show it to the kds and plan a lesson around it?

Hey James, Do you approve the hiring of Van Jones for Green Jobs advisor? You know, the avowed communist who has made outrageous claims and who is a 9/11 Truther? Either Obama's vetting procedure sucks or we should be very afraid of Obama and for our way of life.

You mean this speech?

I suspect Mr. Fetzer didn't view it same when "W" was making a speech for school children. I am sure he was all for that.

Hey Republican Chairman Fetzer,

Do your kids go to public school? Oops, I forgot.

Get your children OUT of government screwls as fast as you can!

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9/12 MARCH on Washington! how many busloads from Rawleigh going?

www.9-12project.org

We are expecting MILLIONs to show! BE THERE!!!