Mike Mahaffie nails it.
I took the liberty of running it through wordle to see what the top 75 words would be.
Apparently, it’s all about “School.”
So much for “indoctrination.”
There is an argument developing in the comments on Pandora’s post that seeks to change the story about why there was an uproar. But one thing seems clear to me: It (the uproar) is pretty much just a load of crap and should be ignored. The problem I see is that uproar appears to be the preferred mode of public discourse these days.
Ignoring the right wing is impossible, though, when we give them the megaphone. This applies to our media, to our President, and to ourselves. Their arguments are nothing but lies. From saying Obama was not born in America to saying that healthcare reform will have death panels to kill all the old and disabled, to this latest completely fabricated tempest.
Nothing. But. Lies.
Maria Evans just repeated that revisionist history in the comments, saying that the outrage led to the withdrawal of the lesson plan last week with lightning speed. Well, if was all about the lesson plan, then why has the outrage continued??? Yes, this revisionist history is a lie. They were upset that the President of the United States wanted to speak to school children about hard work, responsibility, and education. And the reason you were upset is because, and only because the President of the United States is a man named Barack Obama.
That is it. That is the only reason.