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1. By the way, I voted NO because my kid has graduated from school, and he never went to public school after the fourth grade.

   Comment by paul mitchell — September 8, 2009 @ 8:48 am

2. The poll is biased as your readership is mainly conservative.. What’s the point?

   Comment by Sonia — September 8, 2009 @ 2:25 pm

3. Just curious how many bothered to take their kids out of school. Not everyone would, you know.

   Comment by Right Girl — September 8, 2009 @ 2:34 pm

4. I only have one child still in school. After I read what BozObama was going to say, I printed it out, and sent 13-year-old son to school.

   Our Parish School Superintendent (a cousin of mine) sent out specific guidelines over this. He left it up to the teacher in each class to decide whether to view the address. And he specifically threatened any teacher with their job if they interjected ANY of their political opinions (left or right) into any discussion that might follow.

   My 13-year-old son attends a school that is very “mixed” in student population racially. I did not want to get him “tagged” as a negro hater. It’s tough enough just being in Junior High in the first place…and then being mildly autistic…

   We will talk about it when he gets home…in about 20 minutes btw.

   Comment by Andy — September 8, 2009 @ 2:54 pm

5. Excuse me for sounding misinformed but, why? I was never pulled out of class when any of the former presidents had a speech to stay in school. Why should we now? Do we have too many rights that we can’t even listen to a president read an encouraging speech to our children. There are a LOT of things that my presidents have done wrong, and I mean all of them, not just BHO singularly.

   But, seriously, over a stay in school speech?

   I’m young and politically inept, yes. But, I go by how I feel and the small things that a president promises to me. All this hate mongering is really starting to piss me off. I’m ready to start banning free speech unless every single person on the picket line can give me an individual reason in a 500 word summary.

   Feel free to flame after this post. I’m ready for ya.

   Comment by Gorillamonk — September 8, 2009 @ 4:31 pm

6. Gorillamonkey, you are obviously not young. And I suspect that you are not politically inept.

   The “hate mongering” that pisses you off, and your readiness to ban free speech tags you as either a real retard, or a very uninformed gorilla monkey.

   But I suspect that you are neither. So, I will not take the bait and “flame!” (whatever “flame” means)

   The protests we are seeing now are “measured” compared to what we saw when W was President…and when Johnson was President. I’m sure you remember that.

   Comment by Andy — September 8, 2009 @ 9:51 pm

7. There’s a leftie line if ever I saw one, Gorillamonk:
   “But, I go by how I feel and the small things that a president promises to me.”

   [sigh]

   You also say, “I was never pulled out of class when any of the former presidents had a speech to stay in school.” Really, which former president did this before? Only one addressed the schools, and if you saw it, you can’t be young. None sent a curriculum of indoctrination to be followed along with the speech.

   Most of my friends with children, most of whom are Conservative, sent their children to school. They are the type of parents who are involved enough in their child’s education to discuss the speech before and after. Those children wouldn’t be the target audience anyway.

   Comment by Vox — September 12, 2009 @ 12:34 pm

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