Comments on: Did Your Child Hear Obama’s Message In School?

By: Concerned Parent

Concerned Parent — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:45:55 +0000

I was shocked when a teacher at Ernest Ward sent homework to the parents and the student. I refused to do it and told my son that he didn’t have to do it. Mr Thomas said that if the parent didn’t want there kids watching it or reading it the they didn’t have to. There should have not been any work on this for a grade!

By: Century Woman

Century Woman — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:02:06 +0000

I think that it is sad that wether you are Conservative or Liberal, Black or White, Obama Fan or not, that this is the way that we treat and talk to each other. There is something that can be said about every president that has been in office. George Bush 1 promised not to raise taxes and he did. Bill Clinton slept with an intern while in the Oval Office. George Bush 2 sent us to war with Iraq, that had nothing to do with September 11 but, we wre there because his father could get m\nothing accomplished when he went into the Gulf War. Obama just got into office 8 months ago and already people are trying to throw him under the bus. When he got to office, we were already in a deep dark hole of recession that we were put in by George Bush 2. He is trying to bring us out. Some things are probably going to be done wrong but, he needs to be given more than 8 months. George Bush 2 got 8 years and things got worse and worse.

Obama is not a Muslim. Stop saying things that you don’t know the truth about. George Bush was a alcholic from the rumors that were said about him. Is this true. Who knows but it is not for me to make these accusations.

What could possibly be wrong with children watching a speech by the President of a country that so many of you claim to love so much. All that was said was telling the children that they need to stay in school and get un education. I would think that this was something that most would want their children to hear.

Regardless of how you feel about the President the Office that he holds is due respect. We all need to stop the bickering and just listen. The hatered is not going to do any of us any good.

By: A. Davis

A. Davis — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:02:57 +0000

I guess it doesnt matter that Obama was raised by his mom who was white and his grandparents was white. So what card is he playing the white or black maybe he can play both. and tell the world he is sorry that people in his country cant tell the diffrence in other races thats why we assume everything is only back or white.

By: Note

Note — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:29:15 +0000

“South,” you are pretty definitive when you say ALL who disagree with our President’s motives are racist. I don’t believe that is true. But why is the white population always singled out to take sole ownership of racism? It’s not racist for the President to say a white policeman behaved “stupidly”? Everyone has to know he would not have commented had the policeman been black and the “victim” been white. Things will change when ALL races acknowledge responsibility. I have to agree with “Sick of.”

By: Sick of the card being played

Sick of the card being played — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:31:37 +0000

I’ll go with you on that one when you give up YOUR history month , exclusive university, beauty pageant, exclusive TV channels NAACP etc, etc, etc………. let me know when that happens.

By: Will things in the South ever change?

Will things in the South ever change? — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:18:50 +0000

The showing of this speech has nothing to do with religion or political parties but rather with color of skin. If it would have been a black republican president the results would have been the same, Frank and Malcom would have just came up with different excuses that would have been equally empty.

I would love to hear these guys explain why it is okay to factor time into the school year to watch movies like “Ice Age”, “Marley and Me”, “Shrek”, “All dogs go to heaven”, (which are just a few that my three children watched while at school last year), but not make time to listen to the President of the United States of America speak directly to them on the importance of staying in school and studying hard.

Please don’t kid yourselves into believing anything different, it was purely a race thing, but they are too cowardly to admit the truth. I hope the color-blind parents will join me in removing these cowards from the school system next election.

“It does no service to the cause of racial equality for white people to content themselves with judging themselves to be nonracist. Few people outside the clan or skinhead movements own up to all-out racism these days. White people must take the extra step. They must become anti-racist.”
–Clarence Page, 1996

“Sometimes change comes not in the first round, but at the second, third or fourth. Change starts with one person questioning, challenging, speaking up and doing something to make a difference. We can each make a difference…because each of us is already part of the community where racism exists & thrives.”
–Paul Kivel, 1993

“If the moderates of the white South fail to act now, history will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people.”
–Martin Luther King, Jr., 1958

By: teacher

teacher — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:12:29 +0000

You all need to just go back to work and quit talking about things that you don’t know anything about. Thank God the students get to get away from all of this negativity every day and go to school!!

By: nonpolitico

nonpolitico — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:42:19 +0000

Darryl,
I agree, the respect SHOULD be for the office. However, this respect is, and has been, lacking in our current climate for a number of years.

I have to disagree with you about this administration being tore down any worse than previous ones. Along with that, what positive aspects are there thus far?
When the Presidential election was going on, the mud slinging was going on full force. All the Bush haters came out in mass and trashed little Bush. As far as I have read, they are still blaming the current problems on him so it hasn’t stopped.

What about the problems with Clinton? That man got caught with his cigar and his intern. I’ve never been able to pick up and enjoy another cigar after that.

What about Bush Sr.?

What about Reagan?

What about Carter?

Ford?

Nixon? (I dare you)

With the exception of a few (and your political point of view), the bad points vastly outweigh the good. So please save the “poor Obama, everybody is complaining about him and overlooking the good he’s done so far” line.
The simple fact is, the people have a voice, and the majority are now saying something is not right in Office.

By: melanie

melanie — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:32:22 +0000

@ bully

there is no one owning my children,these are mine and i will do what is right for them!!! as for the president,i didn’t vote for him and one year i will hope we DO have a decent president that doesn’t just talk…and does more action

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:15:09 +0000

Iraq was a stronghold for radical islamists that are intent on killing Americans. Thank God that our fighting men and women are over in that area exterminating those vermin. Obama’s views and voting record on gun control alone makes him so far left leaning that hes about to topple over. Keep drinking the kool-aid and keep that head stuck in the sand. Me…..I’m loving what hes doing because it will insure that a republican will get the Whitehouse in 12