The other thing I saw on Red Eye last night that got me worked up enough to blog was the “Obama Kids” song again. Although I posted the Rush parody, I haven’t said much about the original. For those of you who already know about it, there won’t be much here for you.
Some school in New Jersey got some kids singing a song of praise to our Dear Leader. They claim the kids wrote the song, but that seems unlikely. Anyway, I’ve got no problem with some kid singing a song of praise to Obama if (s)he wants to. I don’t even have a problem with a bunch of kids being taught to sing some kind of song to our President (in office, not specifically), though a song of praise goes to far. But you’ve got teachers, whose job it is to teach these malleable kids objectively teaching a song that is blatantly pro-Obama and ignores any fault of his. This is sickening and wrong and stuff like this needs to stop.
For those of you who don’t know, the school has yet to comment on whether or not the song was approved. What they have commented on is the fact that the video got made and got publicized. Yes, they were none too happy about that which, coupled with the lack of comment on the song itself, leads me to believe strongly that the song was indeed sanctioned by the school administrators.
By the way, I found another one. I’ve got no problem with the first few seconds, but then it goes south for the next minute or so.
I was watching Red Eye last night and the first thing that came up was the ACORN video done by O’Keefe and Giles. I haven’t mentioned the incident yet on this blog, but you can probably guess where my sympathies lie. If either of the latter ever run for an office on which I can vote, it’s a forgone conclusion I’ll be voting for them (unless, of course, it’s something really technical, like surgeon general or secretary of the treasury). If any of the former shows up on my doorstep, I’ll start daydreaming about the Second Amendment. And my assortment of knives. And then hopefully they’ll be scared by my expression and leave. If they didn’t get a clue quick, I’d take them prisoner until the next Concealed Carry on Campus meeting.
For you, dear ACORN executives, I have some PR advice. When a story like this gets out, you have some options:
Do your best to make everyone forget about the story and fire the employees in question.
Side with the employees and sue those who did their civic duty.
Try to do both.
Which one did you pick? Three? Where did you go to school, North Korea? You attack people who probably are idolized by everyone who knows the story while at the same time appearing two-face, since you publicly condemned the employees in question. Real smart.
To you, Mr. James O’Keefe, I hope you become a fine documentary maker someday. I promise to watch at least one. And to buy at least one to redeem myself for living in a house with a copy of Sicko.
To you, Ms. Hannah Giles, I wish the best of luck in whatever career you choose. I sincerely hope you’ll choose to be an investigative reporter or something similar. You have a lot more to offer than some members of the media (*cough* OlbermannMaddowRoesgan *cough*).
And to you, Mr. Andrew Breitbart, I give thanks for bringing honor to our first name. May you continue to publicize quality news and may your pictures look less corny.
