What is the latest controversy brewing in the big US of A? Let me help you, it is not the economy. Reports coming in now indicate that the recession is starting to cede and we might be on our way to recovery after coming so close to a catastrophic failure of our economy. Though I do not recommend breaking out the champagne as yet, it looks like the economic stimulus worked. Those that opposed it, the Republican Party, should be red in the face right about now with embarrassment. But amazingly they are not, they are now shamelessly going on the record to say that the same would have happened if we had all sat on our hands. These people are never embarrassed.

Enough with the economy, have you all heard that president Obama is going to be speaking directly to American students on the first day of school asking them to work hard, take personal responsibility and stay in school but to stay off drugs ?

“Yeah, yeah … we have all heard it and we think that it is a good thing. So where is the controversy?”

I didn’t think there was any controversy either until I went into the blogosphere. The news posts and blogs on the internet are overflowing with furor from parents not wanting the speech to be broadcast to their kids. School districts in Texas, Missouri, Wisconsin, Virginia, Illinois (President Obama’s home state) and Minnesota have chosen not to air the President’s speech to the school children. In some states that are showing the speech, some parents have indicated that they will have their kids skip school on that day. Parents are now encouraging kids to skip school. Do people even know what parenting is all about anymore? When I was going to school, I had to be almost dying for my parents to let me skip school. Could someone check to see how well these parents did in school themselves? Could it be a case of a bunch of high school dropouts raising a new generation of high school dropouts? It is a vicious cycle with no end in sight. If I could play the devil’s advocate for a moment, it might not be all that bad to have some people drop out of school. Not everybody is cut out for school. Doing mountains of homework and factoring the polynomials and learning about Russian history is not for the vain hearted. Besides if everybody excelled in school, where would the manual laborers and strip pole dancers come from?

The comments from the readers are just as laughable if not sad. Here are a few of the choice comments that I came across during my quest:-

Mark Bazemore replied:

I found the thought of allowing our children to listen to the National Socialist currently occupying the White House very disturbing, and Nathan, if you would care to compare resume’s to see who has actually done something for this country, I am ready! Are You?

MCPO USN Retired. Let’s talk, Nazi!

Jim Stewart Says:
September 6th, 2009 at 1:02 am

Kevin - the speech has that “Dear Leader” feel. Going over the heads of parents and advising millions of students how to conduct their lives has not been done like this before. Is the president to be a life counselor for students?

mel247

7:51 AM
Sep 6, 2009

While the NY Daily News and the rest of the media and print press continue to kiss Obama’s rear-end I have a question, will he deliver his talk in English or Ebonics?????

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=71093#ixzz0QKuwin8o

There are thousands more but I simply do not have the time to post them all. I would however like to respond directly to that last comment from mel247. I would guess that the president would use the same language that he used to soundly beat McCain in three televised debates last year. The same language he used when he spoke to the graduating class at Notre Dame University, you get the idea mel247. Call it Ebonics or whatever you want to call it but it seems to be working.

I have no doubt that president Obama was aware of the opposition he would face when he signed up for this job. I also believe that it will take more than some ignorant disrespect from a fringe minority to break him. This is a man that took on the Clintons and won. With a name like Obama, he soundly beat the team of mavericks, Sarah and John. He reminds me of another great American who stepped up to the plate and did what he had to do amidst a similar atmosphere of hate and cheap propaganda, Hank “The Hammer” Aaron?