School Kid Videos: Creepy Obama Worship

by Leigh Scott

“…if the left wants to discredit charges of Socialism, Communism, Nazism and Fascism; they should really think about not emulating Fascist, Communist, Socialist and Nazi regimes.”

I recently saw the first video of the school kids singing the Barack Obama song in class.  At first I thought it was the promo for the new “Children of the Corn” film or perhaps another remake of “Village of the Damned”, but alas, it is not.  It is real.  But I think it’s way scarier than either of those two retreads will be.  This is the single spookiest thing I’ve seen since  “Jeepers Creepers” in the theater.  It’s a bigger freak show than that Nancy Pelosi press conference where she lied about the CIA.

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But, it tells us a lot.  It is another nugget of insight into the twisted logic and belief system that plagues the modern left.  It should be analyzed, discussed, and studied like the Zapruder film.

Again, I must reiterate that if the left wants to discredit charges of Socialism, Communism, Nazism and Fascism; they should really think about not emulating Fascist, Communist, Socialist and Nazi regimes.  As a child I remember films of kids my age in China, all dressed in creepy uniforms with red ties, pledging allegiance to photos of Chairman Mao.

This was shown to illustrate a BAD thing, not as a trailer of things to come.

Nationalism?  Respect for the President?  Pride in civic responsibility?  I’m all about it.  I think reciting the Pledge of Allegiance before the school week is a great tradition.  Singing songs that praise a specific, contemporary leader and his policies?  Meh, not really a good idea.

The teacher of this class, and a good number of the parents of the students involved will be confused by my outrage.  On MSNBC, Norah O’Donnell seemed equally puzzled.  They’re just kids.  It’s just a song about the president.  How is that indoctrination?

Why are you quirky tea-baggers letting your kettle boil over?

I’ll tell you why, you weak-minded, neo-fascist, tools.  Because our nation is built upon ideals and principles, not on individual leaders.  We do not worship our elected officials.  The relationship of politician to populace; that they are the servants of the public, is a cornerstone of our democracy.  It is one of the keys to our continued success.

I would love to ask that teacher how thrilled she would be if I passed out Ronald Reagan T-shirts and taught the kids a little diddy I worked up about how George W. Bush kept America safe from terrorist attacks for eight years?  I think that video would prompt a melodramatic Keith Olbermann monologue and drive Maureen Dowd to lament the poisoning of our youth.  But hey, a song about our exalted ruler is just a display of patriotism, and an SEIU sponsored Black History Month exercise.

But I would never dream of teaching a class to sing a song called “Sarah Palin, Queen of the Wild Frontier” because that’s not part of my DNA.  Conservatives and Libertarians are naturally skeptical of leadership and resist government at all costs.  I think it’s slowly starting to sink in with folks that it really isn’t about the interpretation of our existing government that is the debate, but the very definition of that government that is disputed.  We don’t want a Republican health care bill that favors the insurance companies and drug companies to counterbalance the Democratic underwriting of unions and trial lawyers.  We don’t want any health care bill because we either  like our health care, or we recognize the simple fact that government intervention is the cause of our health care woes in the first place.

People need something lofty to believe in.  Some people believe in God.  Some people believe in ideas.  Some people believe in themselves.

The weakest of our species put their faith and devotion into other mortals.  A dictator is just a single person.  A man of flesh and blood who rises to power through the irrational, emotional, and uneducated support of others.  People who lack the conviction to believe in either a God, a set of principles, or themselves gravitate towards charisma and empty promises.

Instead of combing through history to find out why other nations “hate” us, perhaps the left and the media (I know, a redundant statement) should look at other aspects of world history.   How did a failed art student with a bad haircut and a silly mustache end up starting a world war?  How did a former assistant librarian end up killing 20 million of his countrymen?  How did a seminary drop out become a ruthless dictator?  What is the end result of the deification of a leader?  How well does it work out for societies when they abandon ideas and embrace personality?  What happens when we set aside republican checks and balances and vest power in an individual?

Hit the Wikipedia and answer those questions my friends and you will understand why this Tea Partier has his bags tied up in knots.

Now, I’m not a teacher, but let me ring the bell and start the lesson for all my homies out there in the teacher’s union.  We don’t worship politicians in America, and with very good reason.  World history is full of dictators and monarchs.  Our republic is unique, and it is an amazing success.  Obama works for us; we do not praise and pay homage to him.  Teaching our children that our President, the leader of the free world, is actually the employee of every American citizen is the real lesson for the tykes here.  If America was a giant Wendy’s, Obama would be the manager, Joe Biden would be working the fryer and Rahm Emmanuel would be running the drive through.  We, the American people, own it!

Next week kids, we’ll discuss how we fire our employees.


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Posted Sep 25th 2009 at 2:33 pm in Culture, Featured Story, Politics | 117 Comments