More indoctrination... hide your stuff...

If you've been watching Glenn Beck this week, you've probably seen this one. I figure there are a whole buncha folks who are at work when he's on, who aren't hooked into all the conservative blogs, Twitter, etc., etc., and thus may have missed this one. So... here goes...

This video is being shown across the country in schools... from what I understand it's been being shown for about two years and no one seems to have raised a stink about it until someone brought it to Glenn Beck's attention and he shared it with the world a few days ago.

Here's a link to Beck's page where they debunk the garbage that's in the video above: http://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/198/30932/

I watched Beck's program the day after he first showed it (I watched that one, too ;-) and he mentioned that parents called him on his radio show saying they'd asked their kids about it... and discovered their children had watched it, some for two years running.

How many of us would think to ask our kids what they watched in school? If we do think to ask, we're lucky to get any kind of an answer! If you ask your child about what they learned you might pull enough info out of them to know that maybe they learned about the discovery of America or watched a science film or that they started learning about whatever... but it's doubtful they'd even think to share that they watched a movie that showed how nasty Americans are poisoning children... killing innocent people... killing our world...

One day they might pipe up and tell you that using 2-ply toilet paper is destroying our planet... or you may wonder why they toss their pillow on the floor every night (watch the video above)... or tell you how bad George W. Bush was after 9/11 (watch the video above)... or start crying when they wear a hole in their tennis shoes, telling you they can't buy another pair (watch the video above)... You may never know where some of the stuff they share comes from.

I watched the video above all the way through. There's some stuff I kind of agree with in the video. But... there are so many "buts"... I can't believe a teacher would show children this video without doing their own homework, but then again, if they're showing it they probably swallow the concepts it's built upon it completely. The only saving grace is that it seems geared toward younger kids yet the moderator uses words that I bet half the kids wouldn't understand... but I suppose the kind of teachers who'd share this with their class would probably look at it as a good discussion and teaching vehicle. Let's learn some new words kids...

If you saw the videos I shared in some of my earlier posts today, and you manage to get all the way through this one, it should spur you to spend a bit more time picking the brains of your kiddos... and make you wonder where we're heading in this country.

Kids, Obama, more indoctrination...

Can you just imagine what would have happened if anyone had done something like the previous video in last post about George Bush??? Here's some more fun stuff being taught to our kids...





Lyrics:
Yo Mir Kenen.
Yo mir kenen, yo mir kenen
President Obama
Mazel tov fun kinder, bubehs ,zeydehs, tatehs, mamehs

Yes we can, yes we can
President Obama
Good luck from children, grandparents, papas and mamas.

Yo mir kenen, yo mir kenen,
Zogt undzer president ,
Yung un alt ,di gantze velt, patchen mit di hent.

Yes we can, yes we can
Our president does say.
Young and old, the whole wide world, greets you on this day.

This one is kinda catchy:



I have more... going to put them in a separate post so it doesn't load too slow...

My Pledge

I've had loads of emails and calls regarding the Pledge video made by "stars" in Hollywood. (See posts from yesterday morning on a couple of my blogs below, plus I'm including the actual video for those who haven't watched it yet). The video hit the news big time last night and I'd guess it will get more play today, despite the fact that it's a holiday weekend and a light news time.

The video of Hollywood stars pledging to Obama, to be his servant, to serve him, really creeped me out, and angered me. As a friend of mine said this morning, it's Hitleresque (new word for the dictionary maybe, but a perfect description). These are adults, or maybe just spoiled children in grown-up, worked on, bodies... saying they will be a servant to Obama. It's propaganda, indoctrination, and just plain old weird and wacky. Not to mention controversial.

We're just at the beginning of Obama's presidency, where are we headed??? Couple that video with the lesson plan sent to the schools to go along with Obama's speech on Tuesday to ALL of our school children and we're getting a taste of how vigilant we're going to need to be in protecting the young impressionable minds of our children.

The sad thing about all of us talking and writing about the video is that it's going to have more susceptible kids and students watching the video. It's going to go ballistic. The video I grabbed yesterday to post (below) had about 4,000 hits when I pulled it. Just took a look and it's up to 50,000... and it's only one of about 6 or 7 identical videos I easily found out on YouTube.

Side note: While looking, I also found a sorta-funny counter video that ended with a guy holding up a can of Pledge... I think, but am not sure, that it's Patrick Courrielche in the video. He's the guy who was on the conference call where the White House and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is asking artists to use their talents to make posters and use their art to promote Obama and his health care plan (some posters have already being spotted in classrooms).

There are going to be kids who buy into what they're selling on the Pledge video. The bigger the stink by "adults" and "the establishment", the more enticing it will become to high school and college kids. It'll be "cool".

I would encourage you to do what my sister is doing and what at least one of my friends did: watch the video and then TALK with your children. Share your beliefs, explain the problems with being a servant to any man, talk about dictators, hero worship, weak minds, what can happen when people aren't paying attention, the importance of being involved, and yes, talk to them about the good stuff on the video, too. Nothing in the world wrong with smiling and getting to know your neighbor...

It's maybe a good time to share your thoughts on stem cell research which is included in the midst of the pledges. There are any number of things in this 4 minute video that will push your buttons and make good topics to re-emphasize your values.

The video is way, way over the top. I won't wax eloquent about what I think about Hollywood stars, comedians, musicians and sports types as idols, but it's tempting! However, I will pledge...

I pledge not to watch any movie which stars anyone of those in the video.
I pledge not to buy any of the music produced by anyone in the video.
I pledge to flip the channel if I see or hear any of them.
I pledge to speak up about my beliefs.
I pledge to do everything I can in my power to support and promote the values that are truly important.
I pledge to work my tush off to protect our American values and the precepts the country was founded upon.
I pledge to be a better American. Period.
I pledge to get more involved.

Hey kiddies, let's pledge to serve Obama...
This is a very balanced story via video: http://connect2utah.com/content/video/?cid=48702. Maybe too balanced, maybe even a bit over the top balanced... As a parent I would be completely bent out of shape to learn that my children were encouraged to pledge to Obama at school. In one part of the video the students watched during assembly Hollywood "stars" "pledge to be a servant to President Obama", in another a guy pledges to be of service to Obama as he kisses his upraised arms (huh? what's that all about... must be some message in the tattoos on his biceps...).

Pledging Allegiance to Obama
I wrote about this one in my Read My Lipstick Network blog so I won't repeat myself... but I did want to share this with my readers on this blog. This link is to a news story about a pledge to Obama video shown to public school children in a school assembly: http://connect2utah.com/content/video/?cid=48702