Indoctrination Nation

Latest Obama Derangement: the President is going to brainwash all America's schoolkids into serving him as mind-controlled slaves.

No, really.

President Barack Obama's plans for a televised back-to-school address to students next week are drawing fire from some conservatives, who say he's just trying to indoctrinate them to his political beliefs.

In the Sept. 8 speech, Obama will challenge students to work hard, set goals for their education and take responsibility for their learning, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said in a letter to principals.

The Education Department is encouraging teachers to create lesson plans around the speech, using materials provided on the department website that urge students to learn about Obama and other presidents.

"He will also call for a shared responsibility and commitment on the part of students, parents and educators to ensure that every child in every school receives the best education possible so they can compete in the global economy for good jobs and live rewarding and productive lives as American citizens," Duncan said in a press release.

But already, some conservatives are crying foul. The chairman of the Florida Republican Party is condemning Obama's speech as an attempt to "indoctrinate America's children to his socialist agenda."

Sigh. As Steve at NMMNB points out, it's a good thing Bush never tried this.

Oh wait, he did.

It was Bush, so there was no indoctrination going on there, no sirree. Nor was there any indoctrination going when -- at a time when the White House was trying to brand Bush's foreign policy with the name "Freedom Agenda" -- the White House kids' site offered a "freedom timeline" that attempted to link the "American Response to Terrorism" to stories about U.S. history touchstones such as the Underground Railroad, the Statue of Liberty, the March of Dimes, and the Berlin Airlift. This was accompanied by teachers' and parents' guides that included the following:

* The class will identify the characteristics associated with each story, such as diplomacy, intelligence, liberty, giving and humanitarian aid.

Extension Activity One
The teacher will lead the class in discussing these characteristics and how they relate to today's efforts to preserve freedom.

"How they relate to today's efforts to preserve freedom"? No indoctrination intended whatsoever! Obama's fascist-communist "stay in school" message is simply an unprecedented example of presidential propaganda aimed at youth!

It was fine when Bush said this, because he was an American patriot. The Black Guy in the White House? He's not allowed near our children.

[UPDATE 11:10 AM] No matter what Obama does, Republican lawmakers will continue to attack him as a dictatorial tyrant who must be stopped.

"He has the three things that are necessary to establish an authoritarian government," Broun said. "And so we need to be ever-vigilant, because freedom is precious."

And the groundwork for a "patriot" to "stop Obama for good" continues to be laid.