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Howie talks more on Obama's future speech
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Howie talks more on Obama's future speech

Published:Thu, 3 Sep 2009
Description:A presidential speech urging students to take responsibility for their own academic success is turning into a political flashpoint in the nation. At issue: President Obama's 15-minute address to students on Sept. 8 – and the U.S. Department of Education's detailed instructions on how to prepare students for it. Do you agree with the speech?
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" 87746943. -- White House withdraws call for students to help Obama. The Obama administration is rethinking its course recommendations for students ahead of president Obama's address to the nation's comptroller next week rewriting -- suggestions to teachers for student assignments on how auto. Help the president. White House aides said the language was supposed to be an inspirational pro education message to Americans utes. But it's unintended consequences were evident among the activities initially suggested that you suggested for the pre -- the sixth grade students was to. Right letters to themselves about what they can do to help the president. Well man. I just cannot believe this this is this is astounding and and once again we come back. To the eternal what's becoming the eternal question imagine if George Bush had tried this -- you would imagine this. You know. Not a single public school district in Massachusetts maybe not a single public school district in nine in New England. Would have allowed the speech to be broadcast. Another assignment for students after hearing the speech was to discuss what the quote. President wants us to do one quote what the president wants us to do was I said yesterday it's pretty clear the president -- you do we want to pay higher taxes. And when you get sick and all the -- The speech quotas of how the value of education in the importance of staying in school. As part of his effort to dramatically cut the dropout rates have a spokesman. Presidential aides acknowledged to The Washington Times that they helped the US Department of Education a right to suggest that assignments which third criticism by many who saved Obama is trying to indoctrinate the education system what -- supposed to think that don't want. 18774694322. What would you tell your kid is your kid if your kid is -- got to hear this speech is do or do you know if your kid is gonna hear this speech and have you why have you called up this could be. The local school."

" You know it's CA gay guy said yesterday errors -- an email from paying him you know hitting -- where they had the -- The the assignment which they now say it was anonymous it was not a required assignment. But all the high school students had to read dreams from my father -- by Barack Obama for their summer reading. And you know host this guy said I was PO of the my daughter was going to be made to read this this piece of packet prop. But I didn't wanna say anything because you don't want your your road you don't wanna make make it how the big your some kind of not only W I don't know how we would not you know. But that's the that's the vibe that you would be you would give off if you called into one of these up politically correct. It's school administration offices so -- people we're just letting it slide and hang up. Ended the thank goodness there was a story some some. A friend of mine and for an hour and a friend a laurels Caldwell laurel just happened to mention it in passing and and she did a story on it. And and and it's in now it's not gonna be required me gotta stand up to these people. That's that's the only way I mean you're not -- ya gonna shame Mumbai that you know headliner a new story on not. On TV you're talking a segment on the on the talk show that's gonna slow down a little bit. 18774694322. So he would can you imagine this -- mean what -- you -- tell you kids if you can attest to what has to go through this. 18774694322. I think it's hard for a lot of us to imagine maybe it's not that hard to imagine we look at the faculty parking lot seal the Obama stickers. Which I've seen in the in the announced certainly. In public school parking -- But -- Mike my daughter. Carolyn told me that today they made an announcement I guess over the loudspeaker they sit there and found they had her high school they -- found a or start a Republican club. Into the person made the announcement today. Please don't hate us. Don't hate the community what what is cleared the what does this mean this is ridiculous you know help. Mean did did that this is a hi -- compound that these kids live and and you've got away you've got Obama is talking now about bringing back this this this so called. Playing in this so called plan that soak the very rich. To what to pay for healthcare Democrats target higher earners to help fund health plan. -- you -- the previous step in and Ottawa read a newspaper headliner or understanding at TV news story. When they say Democrats target higher earners they mean Democrats target everybody who has a drop. Because there aren't enough quote unquote high earners to pay for all these grandiose plans everybody with a job is gonna get hit. 187746943221877469432. To show on your next with Howie Carr go ahead John."

" Yeah all right good. I wanted to contact you about this so are video yes I actually called my daughter's school district school. This morning and apparently they've had a bunch of people calling to complain about it yes and they had a meeting. About --"

" And they decide to -- the City Council one minute and any parent -- minutes -- well. -- any and they don't that don't want their children and that can happen but no written -- excuse some of the."

" The -- given it to be given a bathroom break."

" No. One minute then don't join the rest of the school assembly. So I'm open people peel up more vocal about an eighty call out that the whole -- ball."

" Do you think how old is your kid. And she's great I think do you think she'll she'll feel more like 'cause she's being ostracized when she has to leave the room."

" That said I did bad feeling a lot about prepared to comment on and there could be Ahmad. But the that there -- but -- by."

" I'm glad today that shot I think you did the right thing."

" The -- it's just did bickering we're gonna end. You know -- itself but."

" There really hasn't it should -- on I am glad that the people around here are doing it in a blue in a blue state you know there's a there's a story here from the Dallas morning news groundswell of -- parent opposition to president Barack Obama's speech next week. Has forced many north Texas school districts to question whether -- Arab -- classrooms. By mid day yesterday local school districts say this isn't -- and -- Dallas north Texas. They were inundated with hundreds of phone calls from parents urging them not to show Obama's speech at school some parents threatened to keep their children home from school of the video was aired. We had no idea there would be such a public outcry he said a spokesman for a one of the -- it caught us by surprise how to catch him by surprise shot after what's going on this summer I mean the guy. -- favorability ratings surge in double digits in the tank."

" It's why didn't get it's the -- so we're very excited voted yes. They don't -- or."

" Thanks for the call shot 18774694322. John you're next with Howie Carr go ahead John."

" Ariel I had tried to get waterlogged John regard but I wanted to -- could get in touch with George Washington and if -- slowly this race. Well right now there we go out all right this guy is so stupid he needs help groups in the got -- respects grid that's right yes. Yeah that's good that's all it is all right this is absolute cabbage -- It I just got through talking to a guy -- a public company we -- like what are more liberal. But if you have any idea what the guys still and I named -- everything -- how can you do vote. But they're already got executive bullet as people out no clue who or what just ideas it would got to find out. --"

" And I know. There was a story in the units is placing fourth things that could destroy American morning in the got a list that is one of them just the fact that people sodium ignorant these days."

" Got into the dumbing down of America. You know when you live in a country where it tries to put -- diesel fuel nozzle on your regular gas tank. We can't figure out why it doesn't let us now we're in trouble to."

" What do you do you remember they they made these movies and I think what they were pretty funny movies about the old it -- in the in the -- you know all the all the you know I think they call a duck and cover was one of the document -- they just took all these these old things that they used to show in the schools and put -- put them all together and it was very funny. The world spoke to laugh at them. But now I mean and this is. This is more insidious indoctrination than any thing that was going on in the fifties as far as I can tell you know he's always say there was a chance. That that there might be a nuclear Iran attacked in the 1950s. Why why don't what are the children have to listen to this be asked for Barack Obama. "

" Candidate on the good counterpoint all of -- on a commercial yet I'd pledge allegiance to their debt to the United States of America. -- compound interest gorgeous yeah. We value that reported good stuff."

" Thanks for the call John and Sally here next with how we cargo ahead Sally."

" How -- as a public schoolteacher nonunion conservative yes it might score ever considered doing this. I would definitely -- just refused to have my kids these subjects are your schools do wanna go. As far as I'm not an -- around --"

" Yeah well or no would be a prime target be in a college town no less."

" Are absolutely. Liberal city of the states. But I'd be fired before. It is before a lot -- like -- to go on in my room -- it with my kids. But delegates aren't that up real quickly is going to be that last year that -- service -- where. -- whole district meets on the first day I would it you know Obama teacher yeah. In that this year I worthy Obama lies brainy guys T shirts. It's an incredibly. In some people say that should've been a guy -- brass balls to do it. But. But incredibly. More people that made I would like to T shirt I had one guy I go ballistic on it but -- I'm -- stroke. And he pounded on the -- that we need socialized medicine we need change. And that he held up -- cup. Up to it knows it. Prefer to me like -- But and I have a daughter in my class. I -- appalled that it's almost speechless not not entirely speechless and they didn't you weren't they don't want."

" Somebody mentioned this yesterday they'll teachers have a pretty DM good. Health insurance policy why does why does this guy wanna give up a good health insurance policy for a for a crappy health insurance policy."

" Because they're ignorant."

" He doesn't it."

" It doesn't do you understand what's gonna happen."

" Absolutely -- they don't get."

" I wish you know -- I guess it's impossible because you can't get people to read the American newspapers but they ought to read the British newspapers there's a story today. The telegraph the London telegraph it's the biggest conservative paper in the UK. A group of experts have sent a letter to the Daily Telegraph -- experts who care for the terminally ill. And they say some patients are being wrongly judged is close to death. And that these in the these patients who were in no danger of immediate death. Can then have fluid and drugs withdrawn and many are put on continuous sedation until they passed away. I'm reading this -- This is just I don't read a story like this every day you know. This approach can also -- the signs that their condition is improving these experts warn. As a result the scheme is creating a national crisis in patient care. The letter states. That it's signed by all these all these experts in led geriatric care. Then and this is the this is what we're gonna get Sally I mean it's I don't think it's a scare tactic to save this I mean this is the way it always develops in countries with socialized medicine."

" I don't I I know how -- mean."

" And and doesn't this guy doesn't know this this guy does say he's teaching the young people above board domain Andy has a he probably has a master's degree. If he if he doesn't know when he of the Stasi."

" It now Booth it's scary."

" It is really scaring."

" But at least some of the teachers have figured it out that's goodness Sally."

" Yeah yeah."

" Well -- let's hope for the best LA."

" Thanks thanks for college -- ledger -- some use out of that T shirt. But by 18774694322. Peter you're next with Howie -- go ahead Peter."

" Hey how are you the by the way I've got two daughters be up there -- am I this year. And I had to stay after yesterday showed you got more fans well it's not traditional look there's an -- about -- it is but of course felt good good job. But yet you start in about a doubt that doubt there's -- that big bet they're being subjected to rip them they'll go out -- my daughter as she was there. -- you know they watched this inconvenient truth you know I didn't watch it every month forgot it was like required required yeah it was."

" Says it was the same way in Wellesley -- same thing exactly yeah. Yeah. I you know what the you know let's -- we just -- on I believe that psychic more than I believe an inconvenient truth."

" You were well I'd I'd -- just got up my best though yeah yeah I had to call it the -- notebook those two things but. But it very good job done like get that out there it's great."

" Thanks Peter Y 8774694322187746943. 22. Let's see Don your next bird dot dot Dan you're next with our cargo ahead Dan."

" our -- were called yesterday about the teachers. Mentioned. I'm proud of political closet are put -- just -- an email -- they just they have been yesterday night -- last night talked about the upcoming thing on Tuesday and we're gonna shorten the library. And -- hopes that it's gonna be a chance to hear about Obama's education policy and I sent an email back to the hole by at least say well I hope so but I also don't think that. We should be done I think that we should be apolitical art dealings with kids that we should note did you think critically think for themselves not be indoctrinated. Sort of very interesting day at school from today."

" When you shot in the."

" But the -- one of the handful of other conservative futures saw a lead in the hall this morning duplex there this afternoon at the end of the day thirty in the news like you're feeling ostracized today actually got a compliment I had a couple people. Say you know good job and they were mostly stopped -- Special words of the faculty however. Was a little different."

" What -- they did any of them say anything to be."

" actually had a really good conversation with the civics teacher who who cut through I mean obviously. For his curriculum I guess it's fixed because it's political sides civics so he's gonna have his kids watch it. But and and so we had a nice conversation. And I noticed a lot -- over the median Serb most of them were cool but there was a couple like a real dirty looks then they had some teachers come to the come to go unstable at lunch in that way at the other end."

" All what I just like just like your in the high school. I I don't know I like how you've got a zip on your god knows brightly for the big the end to right so no one could sit next -- Oh my god thanks for the call them 18774694322. Officer mark your next -- we cargo ahead officer mark."

" Well we set some didn't like early about how. If George Bush would have tried this in getting into these schools number a couple of years ago the Brandeis University library when the FBI showed up. Because of the threat that was sent."

" Yes and a library adult yet there was no way it was this that was that had. The threat they were gonna bomb debris there we're gonna bomb Brandeis which I predominantly Jewish school and audio REI the FBI traced it back to the new and public library threats that that's what -- and then. So then the the cops then the FBI show up. And they say we think there may be a terrorist in the library. Exactly and the end the the library enough barred the door like she was George Wallace in the 96 there for a fight that may get back there may or call one yeah."

" So it was okay it's okay now to inundate the kids with everything coming over the Internet into the school but. Now but back then when there was a legitimate threat somehow you know well we don't rage against the man at that point."

" Fight the power like a sorry Howard the truth that's my favorite one I don't know what it means they they can they couldn't say it enough. Right yeah. Very very hypocritical. The are you surprised officer mark I'm shocked it out I don't know I know we all are. Yeah thank you up until dark well by that's okay."

" So mark the vice president of how we nation 18774694322. On how -- 18774694322. The White House said Tuesday that Obama hopes his speech will inspire students and encourage them to set academic goals. Well -- substitute word here. The Mets -- the White House said Tuesday that bush. Hopes his speech will inspire students and encourage them to set academic goals. Again though."

" Is this making the network newscasts I don't think it is I don't think there's any. There's any mention of this this is -- this is a yet -- radio. Internet. And in of in a case of a few conservative newspapers like the Dallas morning news. That's that's where the story as a -- 187 it's in the mainstream media does not deign to cover this. Kim your next what Howie -- go ahead cam."

" I calorie high I have my son -- school this year kindergarten -- My first question on that is why is -- pre K through twelve might -- year old if not can understand anything that. That didn't think. So to me it's indoctrination at that point."

" Right exactly they have the."

" Exactly but I contacted our principal of his school and he had not even heard about it. He asked need that in the information so that I was like -- critical. No significant because I'm Kate if they do it -- I'm taking another look at that he would not going to be there for it and I just go back to the print like that and in the -- and I think it's what you -- know that I don't in any way condone that and it's not the president's job to talk to my child about persisting -- and succeeding in. It's cool. And that I don't believe it takes a village. You know it takes me and my family and we will teach our children how to succeed -- in school and then life. And it's not the president's job to do that. So I'm sure I'm on the good list now immediately thank -- with the and I'm there yet but -- schools that quote and."

" I'd die they hope they don't -- the fact that he didn't know anything about that's a good -- about -- yeah."

" And -- in Maine so it sounds like possibly. And the letter didn't get a baby talk they look at a."

" What part of -- in the daily. OK so -- from the -- gulf just though I'm surprised they don't know bottom Bailey island but anyway okay thanks for the call give. Well will -- a good -- lied and well I'll read a few more stories that we'll come back to mess around and about and about twenty or thirty minutes. And how we guard."

" Talk radio wave of personality. Or would total federal been told by -- which is part of the -- Armonk Boston's talks vision."

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