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A school has forced its students to view an image of Obama while reciting the morning Pledge of Allegiance.
The students, as young as 1st graders, were instructed to turn to the image of Obama as they gave the pledge. Not turn to the flag in the corner, but a the life size image of Obama on the screen.
You libs are plain wacked.
Fossten, you listening. Civil War is coming. Obama is the gasoline that is gonna get this fire started.
Source article on the story
Here is the parent involved responding on a website...
WooHooo! Well, this battle has been won!
I waited until this afternoon to speak with my son and ask him if they still said the pledge with Obamas image projected on the screen. He said that they still did but before that the teacher spoke with them at length about flag etiquette and the meaning of the flag and why we say the pledge.
Not satisfied I called the principal's office and she was busy but they transferred me to his teacher. I spoke with the teacher and told her that as a veteran I am upset that this still is being shown to our children. Make a long story short I explained to her what I posted yesterday and she said that the principal put out to all teachers that there will be a mandatory brief history and explanation of why we say the pledge and to not look at Obama. She also said that they left the lights on. She ended by saying that she was going to talk to the principal right now and see what can be done.
Minutes later the principal called and wanted to fully hear what was going on. I basically went from start to finish and explained that NO image of ANYONE should be shown during the Pledge of Allegiance and as a vet I was deeply offended. I again explained everything that I have posted. She said that they just wanted to honor the president. I then said that then we should honor the rest of our government. Our government doesn't consist of just one person but three equal branches. She agreed and said that in the morning that she would get with their audio/video tech and have him turn it off in my son's classroom. I asked her about the rest of the school and she said that she will make it for the whole school! Can I hear an AMEN!
The principal explained that they do a live video presentation each morning with two kids making announcements, kindof like a news room. She said that after announcements are made the video automatically goes to a taped video of Obama standing, with the flags in the background, while the kids stand for the pledge. I might add that when I talked to the teacher she said that the image is of Obama (the full body picture is of him on a large screen with him being about 3 feet tall and six flags in the background, keep in mind that this is a screen that is about 5'x5') and it is only shown for about 8 seconds. Back to talking with the principal, the principal apologized that it offended me and that she gave her word that it will be taken down tomorrow. She then said that we have to have something up there for that time slot to replace Obama's image because it is a taped video that goes off after the moment silence, which comes after the pledge. She said that she will have the audio tech replace Obama with the American flag? AMEN!
Again she apologized several times for the offense as I reiterated that to us vets those colors mean something to us as well as to any true American!
I ended our conversation by telling her, because I want to be open about everything, that I have posted this story on a popular web site and that it has spread to other sites. I further said that I am not trying to blow smoke here but I want her to know that we have been getting a lot of request from radio, television and publications wanting an interview. I said that this is now out of my hands and as far as we are concerned I am happy with the end results and the matter is now dropped. (note: we shall see!)
I am not sure how she accepted my last comment about the media but I truly believe that she was sincere and this wrong was made RIGHT! I do believe people do have brain farts and occassionally do things stupid and others don't and do things with an agenda. Whatever the case I believe we have made our voices heard. What further makes me happy is that the children got a nice dose of patriotism this morning. Maybe not all children or teachers accepted it but maybe, just maybe one child heard today's message about the flag and it will stick with him or her and they will be the REAL CHANGE that we, as Americans,need!
My wife and I feel like a big weight has been lifted off of us, but with a little help from God and from you all we can make the real change, not the Obama change. I have to be honest hear and say that though we have recieved many request for an interview I do not do well in these situations. I tend to stumble and mumble words. I had to drop out of Speach 101 because I froze with fear when I got up in front of my class. Talk about being embarrassed, never again!
I intend to stay on top of this and see if there are any repercussions. My wife volunteers there Monday and Tuesday and works with the staff. We will see how well recieved she is???
A school has forced its students to view an image of Obama while reciting the morning Pledge of Allegiance.
The students, as young as 1st graders, were instructed to turn to the image of Obama as they gave the pledge. Not turn to the flag in the corner, but a the life size image of Obama on the screen.
You libs are plain wacked.
Fossten, you listening. Civil War is coming. Obama is the gasoline that is gonna get this fire started.
Source article on the story
Here is the parent involved responding on a website...
WooHooo! Well, this battle has been won!
I waited until this afternoon to speak with my son and ask him if they still said the pledge with Obamas image projected on the screen. He said that they still did but before that the teacher spoke with them at length about flag etiquette and the meaning of the flag and why we say the pledge.
Not satisfied I called the principal's office and she was busy but they transferred me to his teacher. I spoke with the teacher and told her that as a veteran I am upset that this still is being shown to our children. Make a long story short I explained to her what I posted yesterday and she said that the principal put out to all teachers that there will be a mandatory brief history and explanation of why we say the pledge and to not look at Obama. She also said that they left the lights on. She ended by saying that she was going to talk to the principal right now and see what can be done.
Minutes later the principal called and wanted to fully hear what was going on. I basically went from start to finish and explained that NO image of ANYONE should be shown during the Pledge of Allegiance and as a vet I was deeply offended. I again explained everything that I have posted. She said that they just wanted to honor the president. I then said that then we should honor the rest of our government. Our government doesn't consist of just one person but three equal branches. She agreed and said that in the morning that she would get with their audio/video tech and have him turn it off in my son's classroom. I asked her about the rest of the school and she said that she will make it for the whole school! Can I hear an AMEN!
The principal explained that they do a live video presentation each morning with two kids making announcements, kindof like a news room. She said that after announcements are made the video automatically goes to a taped video of Obama standing, with the flags in the background, while the kids stand for the pledge. I might add that when I talked to the teacher she said that the image is of Obama (the full body picture is of him on a large screen with him being about 3 feet tall and six flags in the background, keep in mind that this is a screen that is about 5'x5') and it is only shown for about 8 seconds. Back to talking with the principal, the principal apologized that it offended me and that she gave her word that it will be taken down tomorrow. She then said that we have to have something up there for that time slot to replace Obama's image because it is a taped video that goes off after the moment silence, which comes after the pledge. She said that she will have the audio tech replace Obama with the American flag? AMEN!
Again she apologized several times for the offense as I reiterated that to us vets those colors mean something to us as well as to any true American!
I ended our conversation by telling her, because I want to be open about everything, that I have posted this story on a popular web site and that it has spread to other sites. I further said that I am not trying to blow smoke here but I want her to know that we have been getting a lot of request from radio, television and publications wanting an interview. I said that this is now out of my hands and as far as we are concerned I am happy with the end results and the matter is now dropped. (note: we shall see!)
I am not sure how she accepted my last comment about the media but I truly believe that she was sincere and this wrong was made RIGHT! I do believe people do have brain farts and occassionally do things stupid and others don't and do things with an agenda. Whatever the case I believe we have made our voices heard. What further makes me happy is that the children got a nice dose of patriotism this morning. Maybe not all children or teachers accepted it but maybe, just maybe one child heard today's message about the flag and it will stick with him or her and they will be the REAL CHANGE that we, as Americans,need!
My wife and I feel like a big weight has been lifted off of us, but with a little help from God and from you all we can make the real change, not the Obama change. I have to be honest hear and say that though we have recieved many request for an interview I do not do well in these situations. I tend to stumble and mumble words. I had to drop out of Speach 101 because I froze with fear when I got up in front of my class. Talk about being embarrassed, never again!
I intend to stay on top of this and see if there are any repercussions. My wife volunteers there Monday and Tuesday and works with the staff. We will see how well recieved she is???