{"id":791,"date":"2009-09-08T07:40:14","date_gmt":"2009-09-08T07:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/onecity\/2009\/09\/quote-of-the-day-permission-slip-watch-obamas-school-speech.html"},"modified":"2009-09-08T07:40:14","modified_gmt":"2009-09-08T07:40:14","slug":"quote-of-the-day-permission-slip-watch-obamas-school-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/onecity\/2009\/09\/quote-of-the-day-permission-slip-watch-obamas-school-speech.html","title":{"rendered":"Update: President Obama’s School Speech vs. Reagan’s ’88 School Speech"},"content":{"rendered":"

Via Daily Kos<\/a>, a parent in Ohio<\/a> sent this note to school with their daughter regarding Obama’s school speech<\/a>. I wish my mom would’ve written permission slips like this for me:<\/p>\n

“Despite the warnings of right-wing radio<\/a> hosts, and fullycognizant that my daughter risks learning a lesson in civics, I,nonetheless, grant her permission to watch a televised address by theduly-elected leader of these United States, President Barack Obama<\/a> onthe controversial subject of the importance of school<\/a>.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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What Would Buddha Do<\/a>?I’m really not sure. I think Sid might not’ve given a speech on theneed to work hard in school. He might’ve told kids to get to the forestas fast as they could. Rush Limbaugh<\/a> would’ve crucified Buddha’s School Speech, I’m pretty sure. <\/p>\n

Do you find this controversy, um, well, at all…you know…racist<\/i>? Or are we just upset that a highly literate president is addressing the kids, for a change? Yeesh. Here, check out Ronald Reagan’s School Speech <\/a>from 1988 (more politcal, you think?). By the way, Rush Limbaugh supposedly just recommended Obama’s Speech<\/a>! I guess Limbaugh is not anti-learning after all.<\/p>\n

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