rachel wrote on September 09, 2009 08:04 AM: #1. "Every single one of you has something you’re good at." Very nice, Mr. President...was the Grammar Czar on holiday?

#2 By: Byron York
Chief Political Correspondent
09/08/09 7:11 AM EDT: But when President George H.W. Bush delivered a similar speech on October 1, 1991, from Alice Deal Junior High School in Washington DC, the controversy was just beginning. Democrats, then the majority party in Congress, not only denounced Bush's speech -- they also ordered the General Accounting Office to investigate its production and later summoned top Bush administration officials to Capitol Hill for an extensive hearing on the issue.

themomof7 wrote on September 08, 2009 08:24 AM: Teacher,
Well stated!!

And quite frankly,"m", if you're going to address someone on their misplaced commas, lack of capitalization, or other incorrect grammar, you should proof read your OWN work first. I suggest you start with sentence structure and move your way into making it comprehensible for your reader.

I just got off the phone with 5 different schools here in the valley. Each one stated they had either opted out of the presentation or were allowing children the opportunity to decide for themselves. This pleased me. I was very grateful that our schools were allowing our children to use their own discretion and their own minds to decide what they want to participate in. Children are much smarter than adults give them credit for being.

I personally do not care for the President but am curious to hear what he has to say to the children. If anyone can get children to have a desire to stay in school and learn, then does it matter -- in the long run -- who it is and whether we care for them or not? The important thing is getting children to want to learn.

Teacher wrote on September 07, 2009 02:28 PM: @ S & M (no pun intended),

Perhaps you might want to read the text of the President's speech (now posted on whitehouse.gov) before you go picking on Susan. It contains a LOT more grammatical errors than her 17. As a teacher, I find that disgusting. Many of the errors made (comma splices, commas in sentences with compound predicates) are errors I'm expected to teach my 4th graders NOT to make this year.

GH wrote on September 06, 2009 01:45 AM: 666 Fair and Balanced Fred wrote on September 05, 2009 05:49 PM:

"Are you smoking crack?

Please provide as many sources as possible supporting the assertions above.

The cons can't lead so they consistently mislead."

I wasn't sure if this was difficult to find so I suggest you type in "I pledge video" on Google.

There are hundreds of links for you.

The libs are to lazy to do any work themselves so they have the conservatives do all the work for them.

How's that for a catchy phrase?

GH wrote on September 06, 2009 01:15 AM: Just watched it again to make sure I didn't misspeak and it's just as creepy the second time.

GH wrote on September 06, 2009 01:08 AM: Here you go F&BF...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqcPA1ysSbw

I know it's hard to believe, before seeing it I would have assumed the person saying it was smoking crack also but it's there for anyone to see.

I'm not the one smoking crack but I think some of the celebrities on that video are.

DrPearl wrote on September 05, 2009 09:07 PM: Nobody cares that he's 30% black. Get over yourselves. People care because they've read Rules for Radicals by his hero, Saul Alinsky. People care because he's purposefully destroying the nation's economy. People care because they see what "change" really means. Read the book..get a clue...you really should be frightened unless you're in the political elite. I will not hold a place in the bread line for you.

Mr Spock wrote on September 05, 2009 07:08 PM: Ah it's so refreshing to see this unrestrained outpouring of hate in its purest form. Now that's keeping it real, ugly but real. Forget about all the crazy rationalizations and character assassination -- the fact is previous presidents have addressed American schoolchildren, and no one gave it a second thought. In fact, when I was a kid back in the 60s all of us in gym class had to take The President's Physical Fitness Test. And those who passed were awarded with a special certificate. Can you imagine the outcry nowadays in these silly, sad and divisive times, if any president, especially a black Democrat tried to promote such a program?
Folks, if we can't even get it together as a nation to listen to a generic, soporific speech from our democratically elected leader, then how are we ever going to tackle and succeed with the hard stuff? But now is as good a time as any to put this nation to the test to see if we're going to let those who scream the loudest and lie the most have their way. It's just too bad that America's schoolchildren are caught in the crossfire of so many mixed messages: on the one hand. Schools set up their little student councils, and have their civics classes. But on the other hand, if you win major elective office in real life, you're accused of being a Martian and a third cousin of Bigfoot. Democracy as it stands in the US right now is not a very inviting or productive model to inculcate our young with.

S wrote on September 05, 2009 06:57 PM: M,
You were very kind in your response to Susan; I counted at least 17 spelling and grammatical errors in her posting.

Please Susan, teach your children to respect the opinion of others and to be able to make up their own minds with rational thinking not one-sided teachings, no matter where those learning experiences may come from.

m wrote on September 05, 2009 06:29 PM: Susan, Susan, SUSAN!!! Were you ever in school? What is ARE President, ARE children? What is healcare? Maybe if the President had spoken to you about paying attention in class you would have better writing skills. Also, contractions need apostrophes and the pronoun 'I' should always be capitalized. Please tell us you aren't homeschooling your children.

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