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By Whatever Means Necessary
Balloon Juice —
... At some point, even the dim bulbs in the media (and maybe even Rahm Emanuel) will figure out that all the Republicans want to do is destroy Obama. Period. ...
Obama Talks To The Children
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
... I've ignored the furor over Obama's address to the nation's schoolchildren about working hard in school because it's a fake story fueled by misguided outrage. Benen gets it about right here: ...
Closing the Barn Door After the Cows Have Gone
Balloon Juice —
... It boggles my mind that the President talking to schoolkids telling them to set goals and study hard could be controversial. As Steve Benen noted, ...
It's come to this
WTF Is It Now?!? —
Conservatards have gone completely fucking bananas. Forget about covering Michael Jackson's funeral or a fist thrown after a college football game, the real news should be the descent into total rabid insanity by the country's right. Steve Benin: ...
Indoctrination Bad! Indoctrination Good!
Whiskey Fire —
... Bad indoctrination! Good indoctrination! UPDATE: Also, premiere journal of conservative thought Human Events takes a principled stand against gay ice cream. From grammar school auditoriums to ice cream parlors, conservatives throughout the land face harsh persecution and repression. It must really suck to be them. ...
Chuck Todd Can't Figure Out Why Hissy Fits Succeed
Crooks and Liars —
... Dishonest morons motivated purely by ideology have decided to throw a scream-fest over a proposed "stay in school" speech from the President to children. ...
Weekend Opinionator: Obama Goes Back to School
Opinionator —
... People get grumpy when an Obama speech on something important preempts the primetime schedule; does she really believe they’re going to turn off “CSI” to watch The One drone on about education? I think kids can handle 20 minutes alone with him. Among liberals, Steve Benen, the Political Animal, thinks Republicans are ignoring their own history, and not just that aforementioned appearance by the first President Bush: In 1988, then-President Reagan spoke to students nationwide via C-SPAN telecast. Among other things, he talked about his positions on political issues of the ...
